The Hindu | April 7, 2011 | Sandeep Joshi The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued licence termination notices to three telecom operators — Aircel, Etisalat DB and Sistema Shyam …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">2G scam: PAC summons cabinet secretary, PM’s principal secretary >
Economic Times | April 7, 2011 NEW DELHI: Stepping up the pace of its inquiry into the 2G telecom scam , the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has summoned cabinet …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">2G scam: PAC summons cabinet secretary, PM's principal secretary >
Economic Times | April 7, 2011 NEW DELHI: Stepping up the pace of its inquiry into the 2G telecom scam , the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has summoned cabinet …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Tata DOCOMO ropes in Ranbir Kapoor as brand ambassador >
Economic Times | April 7, 2011 NEW DELHI: Tata Docomo, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices (TTSL), today appointed Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor as its brand ambassador . The company …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Salamfone launches Malaysia mobile service >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Business Times | April 7, 2011 SALAMFONE Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Kuwait’s Reach Telecom, today launched its mobile service here, modelled after the principles of Syariah. In a statement …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">P1 to introduce LTE technology >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Business Times | April 8, 2011 PACKET One Networks Malaysia Sdn Bhd (P1), Malaysia’s leading fourth generation (4G) broadband provider, hopes to introduce the LTE (long-term evolution) technology in Malaysia …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cisco memo says company has been slow to make decisions >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
SAN JOSE, Calif.-John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), told staff via an internal memo that has since been published, that the consumer electronics, networking, voice, and communications technology …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Offers.com launches “local offers” to deal aggregator >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
Those who sift through emails from Groupon, LivingSocial, Entertainment.com, Crowdsavings, Restaurant.com and others, now have a new local option to view the best deals in their cities from Austin-based coupon …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Offers.com launches "local offers" to deal aggregator >
Those who sift through emails from Groupon, LivingSocial, Entertainment.com, Crowdsavings, Restaurant.com and others, now have a new local option to view the best deals in their cities from Austin-based coupon …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">BlackBerry Bold Touch reviewed before officially launched >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Even before being officially unveiled, RIM’s bold new BlackBerry Bold Touch has already been put through the reviews wringer by Boy Genius Report (BGR).
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Barnes & Noble accepting submissions for the Nook App Store >by Jon Norrisby Jon Norris
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Hot on the heels of the launch of fellow bookseller Amazon’s own Android Appstore, Barnes & Noble has today gone official with what has been rumoured for some time – an App Store for their tablet / eBook reader, the Nook Color.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">China Mobile to trial TD-LTE with Ericsson's help >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
China Mobile Ltd. (CHL) is moving forward with its TD-LTE plans having selected Ericsson (ERIC) to participate in a network trial of the technology in Shenzhen, China. The trial announcement …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cisco memo says company has been slow to make decisions >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), told staff via an internal memo that has since been published, that the consumer electronics, networking, voice, and communications technology and services …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Partnerships: Singtel and Chunghwa Telecom launch satellite; Virgin Media and Motricity; and more >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Savtira Corporation, provider of outsourced e-commerce solutions, announced its participation in the ng Connect Program. The ng Connect Program is the multi-industry initiative driving the development of next generation broadband …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Televisa invests $1.6B for stake in Mexico's Iusacell >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Mexican media conglomerate Televisa S.A. (TV) moved forward with a $1.6 billion investment into wireless operator Group Iusacell S.A. de C.V. that will allow Televisa to add mobile services to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mandated data roaming rules victory for smaller operators >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules mandating that wireless operators offer data roaming on what it calls commercially reasonable terms and conditions along a 3:2 party-line vote, with Republicans Robert …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ntelos completes LTE trial >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Regional telecommunications provider Ntelos Holdings Corp. (NTLS) said it has successfully completed an end-to-end LTE field trial in Waynesboro, Va., with infrastructure partner Alcatel-Lucent. Ntelos currently operates a CDMA-based network …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Microsoft and Toyota partner on $12M telematics initiative >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Toyota Motor Corp. (TMC) have struck a new deal that will leverage the Windows Azure platform in the car-maker’s next generation telematics services.The companies plan to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Next stop for RCR Wireless News: New York City and New Jersey >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
RCR Wireless News is hitting the road next week for New York City and the Garden State. As with every stop on our global tour, conference series and news desk, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Clearwire signs wholesale agreement with Locus >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
The wholesale world of mobile broadband services continues to glean results as Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) today said it has signed prepaid wireless mobile virtual network operator Locus Telecommunications Inc. The …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Opera announces 100 million Mini users with best press release ever >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
It’s not often we at RCR Unplugged can honestly claim to be impressed by a press release.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FCC issues new NRPM on cellphone signal boosters >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
The Federal Communications Commission yesterday issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding tougher rules regarding consumer signal boosters, asking how the products should comply with all applicable technical and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Haitian university emerges from the rubble – deconstructed, reconstructed >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Finishing up earlier than we expected, thanks to World Vision’s efficiency, we set out yet again, back to PetionVille for our next set of interviews with NetHope partner ESIH (Ecole Supérieure d’Infotronique d’Haiti).
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Telus Mobility set for 2012 LTE launch >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
UPDATED: Just months after announcing plans to begin rolling out upgrades to its HSPA+ network, Telus Mobility (TU) said it will have a LTE network up and running by early …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Andy Rubin sets the record straight on Android openness >by Jon Norrisby Jon Norris
Since Google Inc. announced late last month that the latest version of Android, Honeycomb, would not be open-sourced just yet, many in the development community have cried foul, labelling Google hypocrites and questioning whether Android is really “open,” as Google so loudly proclaims it to be.