Bloomberg | March 29, 2011 | Crayton Harrison and Anabela Reis Portugal Telecom SGPS SA (PTC) bought 25.3 percent of Brazilian carrier Telemar Norte Leste SA (TMAR5) for 8.32 billion reais ($5 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Portugal Telecom Acquires Bigger-Than-Planned 25.3% Stake in Brazil’s Oi >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Portugal Telecom Acquires Bigger-Than-Planned 25.3% Stake in Brazil's Oi >
Bloomberg | March 29, 2011 | Crayton Harrison and Anabela Reis Portugal Telecom SGPS SA (PTC) bought 25.3 percent of Brazilian carrier Telemar Norte Leste SA (TMAR5) for 8.32 billion reais ($5 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">China Unicom adds 20M wireless customers in 2010 >
March 31 2011 – 1:26 pm ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News China Unicom Ltd. (CHU) said it added nearly 20 million customers last year, pushing China’s second …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">China, India, United States propelling base station deployments >
March 30 2011 – 1:33 pm ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News The crush of mobile device usage is indeed a worldwide phenomenon with global handset adoption on …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">China, India, United States propelling base station deployments >
March 30 2011 – 1:33 pm ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News The crush of mobile device usage is indeed a worldwide phenomenon with global handset adoption on …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Vodafone pledges $5B for control of India operations >
March 31 2011 – 11:52 am ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News Vodafone Group plc (VOD) has pledged $5 billion to acquire the remaining interest in Indian wireless …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Japan rare earths imports from China fall in February >
Reuters | March 30, 2011 | Chikako Mogi (Reuters) – Japanese imports of rare earths fromChina shrank further in February, sliding 36 percent from January, data from Japan’s Ministry of Finance …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Japan rare earths imports from China fall in February >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Reuters | March 30, 2011 | Chikako Mogi (Reuters) – Japanese imports of rare earths fromChina shrank further in February, sliding 36 percent from January, data from Japan’s Ministry of Finance …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">ICT scraps plan to build two satellites >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Bangkok Post | March 31, 2011 | Komsan Tortermvasana The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Ministry has abandoned its proposal to build two satellites in order to retain the country’s orbital …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Internet services restored after AAG finally repaired >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
VietNamNet Bridge | March 29, 2011 VietNamNet Bridge – Asia America Gateway was completely repaired on Monday after a problematic month that hampered some of the nation’s international internet services …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">PLDT-Digitel Deal: End of unlimited calls, texts feared >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Philippine Daily Inquirer | March 31, 2011 | Doris Dumlao, Paolo Montecillo, Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. The return of telecom duopoly in the country can shore up profits for leading players Philippine …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Regulator to audit telcos >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
The Daily Star | March 30, 2011 | Abdullah Mamun BTRC makes the move as deadline looms for licence renewal The telecom regulator will open audits into mobile phone operators next …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Dell, Equinix and Rackspace collaborate to launch OpenStack cloud demonstration environment >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Equinix | March 30, 2011 | Press Release OpenStack partners align to simplify and accelerate customer adoption of leading open-source cloud platform REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—March 30, 2011—Dell Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL), Equinix, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">International growth, domestic strength fuels American Tower’s financials >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
February 23 2011 – 1:22 pm ET | Tracy Ford | RCR Wireless News American Tower Corp. (AMT) posted strong fourth-quarter and full-year financial results, noting double-digital growth in both …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">International growth, domestic strength fuels American Tower's financials >
February 23 2011 – 1:22 pm ET | Tracy Ford | RCR Wireless News American Tower Corp. (AMT) posted strong fourth-quarter and full-year financial results, noting double-digital growth in both …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Can mobile music subscriptions really drive $5.5B by 2015? >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
Mobile music subscriptions are projected to more than triple by 2015, according to a new report from Juniper Research Ltd. At least 178 million mobile customers are expected to pay …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Monthly service plans gain popularity among prepaid customers >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
Almost half of all prepaid wireless customers in the United States are on recurring monthly service plans, according to a new survey from J.D. Power and Associates. The survey found …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">China Unicom adds 20M wireless customers in 2010 >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
China Unicom Ltd. (CHU) said it added nearly 20 million customers last year, pushing China’s second largest operator’s customer base to more than 167 million subscribers.The carrier said the growth …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">That's a wrap: See what you missed @ CTIA 2011 >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
ORLANDO, Fla. – The world’s wireless attention shifted back to the United States and the CTIA Wireless 2011 event following its yearly start in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Partnerships: iBasis and Vodafone; Samsung and Sumitomo; and more >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
iBasis, a KPN company,announced that Vodafone Qatar Q.S.C. has interconnected to the iBasis global network for the exchange of international mobile phone calls. The move enables Vodafone Qatar to cost-effectively …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Vodafone pledges $5B for control of India operations >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Vodafone Group plc (VOD) has pledged $5 billion to acquire the remaining interest in Indian wireless operator Vodafone Essar Ltd. it did not previously control.The move was initiated by the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google vetting Android customizations to reduce fragmentation >by Jon Norrisby Jon Norris
In an effort to tackle the ongoing problem of Android fragmentation Google Inc. has apparently issued an ultimatum to its partners that from now on Android Godfather Andy Rubin will check all customisations and must approve them before they are released.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Customer Experience: Turning a wireless store into a fun and engaging destination >
Shopping for a mobile phone can be a complicated and unpleasant process. Today’s wireless consumers are looking for a more interactive, informative and convenient phone shopping experience. As the industry …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Facebook Landing Team transports company culture >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Vancouver Sun | March 30, 2011 | Mike Swift AUSTIN, Texas – As Facebook evolves from insular Silicon Valley start-up to a global company with a necklace of offices around the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Social networks exploding in Latin America but online video, banking still low – Regional >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Business News Americas | March 29, 2011 | Patrick Nixon Latin America is seeing explosive growth in its online population with social networks championing other communication mediums, while in the …