NEC Corp., Japan’s biggest telecommunications equipment maker, is very optimist about Latin America. Its operations in countries such as Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and Chile is addressing important growth, and the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">NEC plans a US$ 50B revenue for 2018, Latam expected to drive US$ 5B >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Movistar Ecuador invests US$ 20 million to launch HSPA+ >
Telefónica Movistar has invested US$ 20 million to launch HSPA+ technology and begin to offer 4G services in Guayaquil, the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador. The mobile …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Intel Capital names David Thomas as executive director for Latin America >
Intel Capital has announced that David Thomas will return to his position as director of strategic investments for Intel Latin America, after a hiatus of 18 months. During that time, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile offers lower pricing options for unlimited smartphone plans >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
T-Mobile USA Inc. announced a change to its pricing for unlimited smartphone data service, providing new and lower postpaid plans. The carrier said it will also offer more flexibility for …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Lenovo announces three new tablets for Android, Windows OS >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
Tablet maker Lenovo today announced a trio of new 10.1-inch tablet devices, with two that run on Android 3.1 and one that operates on Windows 7.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Annual smartphone sales to surpass the billion mark by 2016 >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
In less than five years, smartphone sales are expected to rise above the billion mark for the year, according to a new report from Juniper Research. Sales are expected to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint removes contract burden for business customers >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) is launching a new set of wireless plans for business customers. Business Freedom Plans won’t require any contract and customers will have the option to pool …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The supermarket’s future is now >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
When you were a child how did you imagine supermarkets would be in the future? Maybe you thought it would no longer even be necessary to go into a physical …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Why BlackBerry is still the best at e-mail >
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Silicon Valley set for job surge, as New York City threatens to steal tech crown >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Though this month’s job figures for tech employees in Silicon Valley remained fairly constant, a new report claims the area is in for a whopping 15% employment surge over the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Apple has another record quarter, running low on superlatives >by Jon Norrisby Jon Norris
Yesterday Apple held their quarterly earnings call to announce their revenues for the last three months and, somewhat unsurprisingly, they managed another quarter or massive growth, huge profits and all-round good times.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile devices propel Apple to record growth and profits >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
Mobile has become the absolute fabric of Apple Inc. (AAPL). The business has changed so dramatically thanks to the iPhone (and increasingly the iPad) that it barely resembles itself from …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ericsson expands managed services partnership with Telefonica in Brazil >
Ericsson has secured a contract to provide managed services for field maintenance to Telefónica Brazil in São Paulo. The range of field services include operations, supervising and maintaining Telefónica’s fixed …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile devices propel Apple to record growth and profits >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
Mobile has become the absolute fabric of Apple Inc. (AAPL). The business has changed so dramatically thanks to the iPhone (and increasingly the iPad) that it barely resembles itself from …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile Technology Inventions in Rural India: The Case for Building Business-Social Bridges >
Hilmi Quraishi | Video via Vimeo Ashoka-Lemelson Fellow Hilmi Quraishi and Microsoft partner to exchange knowledge, scale Hilmi’s mobile inventions, and demonstrate the power of collaboration between the private and citizen …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T given initial exclusivity of HP TouchPad 4G >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
HP has given full exclusivity of its TouchPad tablet 4G to AT&T just in time for the back to school shopping spree, the company has revealed. The tab, which runs …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T given initial exclusivity of HP TouchPad 4G >
HP has given full exclusivity of its TouchPad tablet 4G to AT&T just in time for the back to school shopping spree, the company has revealed. The tab, which runs …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Martin on Time Warner’s Expansion in Latin America >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Bloomberg John Martin, chief financial officer of Time Warner Inc., talks about the company’s expanded content distribution strategy for markets in Latin America, India and Europe. Martin speaks with Lisa …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Martin on Time Warner's Expansion in Latin America >
Bloomberg John Martin, chief financial officer of Time Warner Inc., talks about the company’s expanded content distribution strategy for markets in Latin America, India and Europe. Martin speaks with Lisa …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Wireless technology helps battle the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M. >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – The largest fire in New Mexico history still has some life left in it. The Las Conchas fire may be around 70% contained but continues to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FDA to regulate apps for medical use >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
In a recent draft proposal, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will regulate apps that combine with medical devices that are already regulated by the agency, such as …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">BSNL launches voice and video telephony over IP >
The Hindu | JULY 18, 2011 State-run BSNL along with Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) provider Sai Infosystem has launched voice and video telephony over Internet Protocol to its customers. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Migrant workers main driver for mobile money >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Migrant workers throughout Asia, who own cell phones but not necessarily bank accounts, are the main driver for mobile money in Asia according to Sybase’s director of business development Tarik …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">SKT rolls out education platform >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
The Korea Herald | July 18, 2011 | Cho Ji-hyun SK Telecom, the country’s top mobile carrier, has introduced an education platform for tablet PCs called “T Smart Learning,” to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile video is the future of VAS says Dialogic >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Mobile video is the future of mobile value added services (VAS) according to Eamonn Kearns, VP of sales at Canadian communications firm Dialogic. “Video is the new voice,” said Kearns …