April 12 2011 – 11:39 am ET | Sylvie Barak | RCR Wireless News RIO DE JANEIRO – Mike Roberts, principal analyst and head of Americas for Informa described Brazil …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@ LTE LATAM: Brazil declared strongest mobile broadband market in LATAM >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia Siemens Networks appoints Eduardo Araujo to lead Latin America business >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Nokia Siemens | April 12, 2011 | Press Release Espoo, Finland – April 12, 2011 Nokia Siemens Networks has appointed Eduardo Araujo to lead its business in Latin America. Araujo, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@ NAB: PBS to test mobile DTV for emergency alerts >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
LAS VEGAS – PBS said it will begin testing next-generation emergency alerts with a pilot project to use mobile digital TV to deliver multimedia alerts using video, audio, text and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@ LTE LATAM: Demand for 4G grows in Brazil, but common hurdles stand in the way >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
April 12 2011 – 1:35 pm ET | Bob Moser | RCR Wireless News RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s major wireless providers are sharing the burden of building the backbone …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Korea moves closer to all HDTV goal with Ericsson >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Ericsson | April 11, 2011 | Press Release SkyLife to offer enhanced HDTV to consumers Strengthens vision for an all HD service by 2015 Capacity for over 150 new HD …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@ LTE LatAm: Erasmo Rojas discusses the challenges and opportunities for the region >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
RIO DE JANEIRO – Latin America in 2011 will present a whole host of challenges and opportunities for the world of wireless said Erasmo Rojas of 4G Americas on Tuesday, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@ LTE LatAm: Brazil aims for LTE readiness by 2014 World Cup >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
RIO DE JANEIRO – More than 400 million tourists expected in Brazil for global sporting events in 2014 and 2016 will be carrying LTE-ready mobile devices, and the industry is optimistic that it’ll have Brazil’s major cities’s networks ready by then, according to a senior adviser for the GSMA at Informa’s LTE Latin America conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@ LTE LatAm: Enforcing rules and more 'a la carte' service may liberate broadband providers >
RIO DE JANEIRO – Future profitability of LTE may be decided by service providers that enforce their usage policies more strictly and tailor new packages to a wider variety of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@ LTE LatAm: Oracle outlines its solutions to operators >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
RIO DE JANEIRO – Some may have been surprised to see Oracle Corp. presenting at the LTE Latin America conference in Rio De Janeiro on Tuesday, but Leonard Sheahan, a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AMD takes on Intel Atom processors in Android tablet market >by lleavittby lleavitt
Chipset vendor Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is hiring Android driver development engineers, marking the company’s move into the tablet and smartphone space. The move may be a wise one indeed, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Windows already up and running on ARM architecture >by Jon Norrisby Jon Norris
Over at Microsoft Corp.’s MIX Developer Conference in sunny Las Vegas, Microsoft has demoed a new preview build of Internet Explorer 10, and also dropped a little premature Easter egg – the build of IE10, and the underlying Windows OS, were both running on a 1 GHz ARM chip. Sneaky.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@ NAB: Wireless operators, broadcasters wary of OTT providers >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
LAS VEGAS – Both wireless operators and TV and radio broadcasters are looking over their shoulders at the threat of over-the-top content providers to wreak havoc on their businesses. That shared …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Intel rumored to design mobile phone for ZTE >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
While Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel Corp. has no phones on sale that use its processors, whispers are hinting that the chip maker may be trying to break into the smartphone …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@ LTE LatAm: Demand for 4G grows in Brazil, but common hurdles stand in the way >
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s major wireless providers are sharing the burden of building the backbone of a national network before the country hosts international sporting events in 2014 and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">SAF Tehnika extends broadband to rural Canada >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
Latvian-based microwave manufacturer SAF Tehnika JSC announced a deal to deploy 200 CFIP Lumina links in rural Canadian areas to extend broadband coverage.Partnering with SAF is Crossover Distribution.com Corp., a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Contracts: Nokia Siemens helps reduce energy; SkyLife Korea selects Ericsson; and more >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
The following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Nokia Siemens Networks China: With Anhui Unicom Energy, China Unicom’s subsidiary in Anhui province, to reduce the energy consumption of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T Mobility continues Alltel transition in Utah, N.D., S.D., Iowa and Minnesota >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
AT&T Mobility (T) has flipped the switch on more former Alltel Communications L.L.C. customers in parts of Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota that are now being serviced …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T Mobility continues Alltel transition in Utah, N.D., S.D., Iowa and Minnesota >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
AT&T Mobility (T) has flipped the switch on more former Alltel Communications L.L.C. customers in parts of Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota that are now being serviced …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Eye-Fi launches ‘improved’ wireless card for photo transfer >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
Eye-Fi Inc., makers of memory cards with built-in Wi-Fi capabilities, is introducing “direct mode,” which allows the transfer of photos from a camera with an Eye-Fi card for a direct …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@ NAB: Genachowski politely chastizes NAB on voluntary spectrum auctions >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
LAS VEGAS – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski used his time before broadcasters to appeal to them about the benefits of voluntary spectrum auctions, the reality of today’s spectrum …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T Mobility's GoPhone to get smartphone >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Further proof that the prepaid space is the mobile industry’s hottest segment came this morning with AT&T Mobility (T) announcing it will begin offering its first smartphone through its GoPhone …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cisco gives Flip the ax >by lleavittby lleavitt
Feeling some serious buyer’s regret, Cisco Systems Inc. today announced plans to give up its $590 million purchase of Pure Digital Technologies and eliminate its Flip business unit.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Tout launches first network for real-time video status updates >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
What Twitter brought to text-based communications online, San Francisco, Calif.-based Tout is now bringing to video through a community of people instantly updating their Facebook friends and Twitter followers with …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@ LTE LatAm: Brazil declared strongest mobile broadband market in LATAM >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
RIO DE JANEIRO – Mike Roberts, principal analyst and head of Americas for Informa described Brazil as the “strongest mobile broadband market in the region,” during his opening keynote at …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@ LTE LatAm: Public safety communications new outlet for LTE >
RIO DE JANEIRO – Public safety communication networks will be targeted as an easily applicable market for LTE in the coming year, with major providers already working together in select …