Wall Street Journal | March 29, 2011 | Kenan Machado MUMBAI—Bharti Airtel Ltd., Vodafone Essar Ltd. and Idea Cellular Ltd. are close to signing an agreement to share their third-generation …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Bharti, Idea, Vodafone Close to Signing 3G Pact >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Chinese operators select Alcatel-Lucent to enhance mobile network intelligence >
Alcatel-Lucent | March 29, 2011 | Press Release 9900 Wireless Network Guardian (WNG) to help Jiangsu Mobileand Ningxia Telecom provide superior customer experience Shanghai, March 29, 2011 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">San Diego County prepares for network overload during major events >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
In anticipation of the next fire season in San Diego County, researchers and local authorities are building a wireless network to provide better access to live camera feeds of the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FLO TV goes dark, what's next for mobile TV? >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
Qualcomm Inc.’s mobile TV service has gone dark and with it a new round of questions have cropped up about the future of mobile TV as a whole. Will there …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@ CTIA: Cricket to stay on top of smartphone space >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
UPDATED: ORLANDO, Fla. – Few would argue the allure of a mobile device for consumers when they are selecting which wireless carrier they are looking to join. Sure, carriers like …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">LTE Money Matters VoLTE and Roaming >
LTE networks are here to address the hunger for mobile broadband. But today’s implementation does not fully satisfy as LTE is missing two aspects that are both subscriber requirements and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Best Buy Connect now '4G' enabled >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY) bolstered its Best Buy Connect-branded mobile broadband offering with the addition of “4G” services through a previously announced agreement with Clearwire Corp. (CLWR). The service, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Alcatel-Lucent signs equipment deals with Chinese operators >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Alcatel-Lucent scored a pair of Chinese victories with subsidiaries of China Mobile Ltd. (CHL) and China Telecom Corp. Ltd. (CHA) announcing plans to deploy the company’s 9900 Wireless Network Guardian …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Contracts: Telecom Italia chooses NSN; and more >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Alcatel-Lucent announced that Chinese operators Jiangsu Mobile, a subsidiary of China Mobile, and Ningxia Telecom, a subsidiary of China Telecom, will deploy the Alcatel-Lucent 9900 Wireless Network Guardian (WNG) in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Anchoring among consolidating network operators >
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.My last three …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cox moves into Oklahoma; New England next on deck, 50% footprint coverage later this year >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Cox Communications followed up on its previous announcement to launch wireless services in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Okla., markets, marking the cable companies fourth and fifth launches. The company …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Amazon launches Cloud Player, streams your music for free >by Jon Norrisby Jon Norris
Those sneaky Amazon.com Inc. engineers are at it again. While rumours swirled that Google Inc. was preparing to launch their cloud-based Google Music service, Amazon.com has gone right ahead and stolen their thunder with a streaming solution of their own!
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RCR Wireless News’ Haiti odyssey: A personal journey >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – We needed to change some money and buy some Gummi bears – though not necessarily in that order of importance. So we headed to the supermarket and upon emerging, realized that the car had died once again. “Can you help me push it?” asked Nixon. We got out and threw our weight against the massive Mitsubishi. It didn’t really budge. We tried again. A little crowd formed and some added their shoulders to the effort. Eventually, the car started rolling, but still it couldn’t start. “Keep pushing,” Nixon yelled from out of the window. “Er, Nixon, where do you want us to push it? There’s a busy intersection with oncoming traffic in front of you.”
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RCR Wireless News’ Haiti odyssey: Election fever heats things up in Haiti >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti is hot and getting hotter by the minute as election results loom. As if the posters plastered over every available surface weren’t enough, it’s almost impossible to avoid talk of the elections with anyone we meet.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Microsoft Names Oracle Ex-India Chief Bhaskar Pramanik As New Chairman >
Fox Business News | March 28, 2011 | Dhanya Ann Thoppil BANGALORE -(Dow Jones)- Microsoft Corp. (MSFT: 25.41, -0.21, -0.82%) Monday said it named the ex-chief of Oracle India, Bhaskar Pramanik, as new …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Video: Big queues for Ipad 2 in Australia >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
March 26, 2011 | Video News via CNTV
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Video: BAIDU ACCUSED OVER COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT >
Video via CNTV
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Group plans to take Funtalk private >
Business Week | March 25, 2011 Funtalk China Holdings Ltd., which sells and distributes wireless communication devices, said Friday that a group of investors, which includes some of its executives, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Telefonica and Microsoft bring BlueVia to .NET framework developers >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Telefonica | March 28, 2011 | Press Release Telefonica and Microsoft Bring BlueVia to .NET Framework Developers Alliance extends BlueVia’s reach, providing Microsoft’s 6 million-strong .NET Framework developer community with easy access …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">GlobeNet’s submarine fiber optic cable system upgrade is now complete >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
GlobeNet | March 24, 2011 | Press Release Delivering the Lowest Latency International Capacity Between the Americas BOCA RATON, FL–(Marketwire – March 24, 2011) – GlobeNet, an international wholesale provider …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">GlobeNet's submarine fiber optic cable system upgrade is now complete >
GlobeNet | March 24, 2011 | Press Release Delivering the Lowest Latency International Capacity Between the Americas BOCA RATON, FL–(Marketwire – March 24, 2011) – GlobeNet, an international wholesale provider …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">ComunIP is now part of Takenet! >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
ComunIP | March 25, 2011 | Press Blog After almost three months of negotiations, Takenet announced the acquisition of ComunIP. Takenet is a pioneer in Value Added Services market in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Telefonica’s Brazilian units swap shares as part of restructure >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Bloomberg | March 26, 2011 | Manuel Baigorri Telefonica SA (TEF) said the boards of Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo SA (TLPP3), its fixed-line unit in Brazil known as Telesp, and Vivo Participacoes …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Samsung apologizes for LG insult >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
JoongAng Daily | March 28, 2011 | Kim Hyung-eun Latest spat in war of words over who reigns supreme in new 3-D technology Is the war of words between Samsung …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Australia's Broadband law passes parliament >
Wall Street Journal | March 28, 2011 | Ray Brindal CANBERRA—Australia’s parliament has agreed on legislation that sets out the regulatory framework for the National Broadband Network, Minister for Broadband, …