A few months ago Amazon surprised the world by launching its Cloud Drive and Cloud Player, a music locker service that allowed users to upload and store their entire music collection (well, up to 5GB of it) to stream and download as they wished.
2011
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Amazon drops prices to draw in Cloud Drive users >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">UK Tabloid facing social media firestorm over phone hacking >by Jon Norrisby Jon Norris
Over here in the UK a long-running investigation has been taking place into the actions of the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid the News of the World. Around two years ago it was discovered that the paper had hired private investigators to hack the phones of celebrities in order to extract salacious gossip – however in the past 72 hours the spat has exploded into a full-blown national emergency.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Happy culture leads to happy customers >by Chris Stobieby Chris Stobie
Editor’s Note: John Williams is a human resource consultant to RCR Wireless News and TelecomCareers who is blogging on HR matters that impact the wireless industry, including hiring and retaining …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Indian operator SSTL focuses on data innovation >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
GUANGZHOU, China – While India has seen a rapid increase in the number of subscribers on its networks, the operators delivering service have not seen the same increases in revenues, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mexico represents 21% of VAS sales in Latin America >
Mobile value-added sales (VAS) in Mexico generated revenues of US$1 billion for mobile operators during the first quarter of 2011, said the second edition of MAVAM Mexico (Acision Monitor of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RCR Wireless News names Latin American editor in chief >
RCR Wireless News has named Roberta Prescott editor in chief of RCR Wireless News Latin America, as the news group expands its global coverage of the mobile and wireless industry. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">American Tower receives subpoena from SEC >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued American Tower Corp. (AMT) a subpoena seeking tax-related documents dating from 2007 to current financials. This is in the midst of a company …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cisco launches new connected stadium Wi-Fi offering >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) wants to dominate the sports stadium and entertainment industry by catering to the end user and wants to make flawless reception and especially smartphone and tablet …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Texas Instruments gets first Netflix HD certification on Android >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
Texas Instruments (TXN) released a new technology that allows users to stream content from their devices to larger screens via the Netflix HD app for Android. TI is the first …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">HTC acquires S3 Graphics for $300M >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
HTC Corp. is adding 235 patents to its war chest in a $300 million deal to acquire S3 Graphics Co. Ltd. from VIA Technologies Inc. S3’s patents cover a range …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">American Tower receives subpoena from SEC >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued American Tower Corp. (AMT) a subpoena seeking tax-related documents dating from 2007 to current financials. This is in the midst of a company …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Capital Markets: i-Free Ventures Capital Fund; Brightstart acquires Flipswap; and more >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Logicalis Group, the international IT and Communications solutions integrator, has acquired Netarx, Michigan-based solution provider. Netarx provides IT professional services including managed services, data center, collaboration, and infrastructure design solutions …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Every top five OEM's loss is Apple and Google's gain >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
As the mobile platform war turns, Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), Motorola Inc. (MOT) and Palm (HPQ) all lost smartphone market share in the United States over the last three …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Pearce to replace Sukawaty as Inmarsat CEO >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Satellite communications provider Inmarsat plc reported that current CEO and wireless industry veteran Andrew Sukawaty will relinquish his position to Rupert Pearce effective Jan. 1, 2012, at which time Sukawaty …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: 2012 mobile trends – mobile commerce, product ecosystems, location integration >
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">RCR Wireless News names Prescott Latin America editor in chief >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
RCR Wireless News has named Roberta Prescott editor in chief of RCR Wireless News Latin America, as the news group expands its global coverage of the mobile and wireless industry. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">iPass introduces Wi-Fi offload, roaming platform for operators >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
iPass Inc. (IPAS) introduced its Open Mobile Exchange (iPass OMX) platform, designed to offer operators the ability to integrate Wi-Fi with 3G and 4G networks, enabling end users to seamlessly …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Microsoft looking to extract license fees from Chrome OS manufacturers >by Jon Norrisby Jon Norris
For a little over a year Microsoft has been extracting license fees from HTC for their use of Google’s Android operating system, on the basis that Android infringes several of Microsoft’s patents. While their claims have yet to be tested in court, Microsoft has been dangling the threat of lawsuits in front of other Android manufacturers, including Motorola and Barnes & Noble.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Google Wallet >
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">More than 1M Brazilians switch operators >
More than 1.36 million Brazilians switched telephone operators but kept their original phone numbersin the second quarter. According to ABR Telecom, the association that manages number portability operations in Brazil, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Chile: 4 companies applied to manage number portability database >
Chile’s Secretary of Telecommunications (Subtel) said that four companies – Telcordia, Indra,Informática El Corte Inglés and Neustar – presented technical and economic offers to manage Chile’s number portabilitydatabase. The winner will …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mexico’s telecommunications sector grew 12.7% in the first quarter >
Mexico’s telecommunications sector grew 12.7% in the first quarter of the year, compared with the same period in 2010. During the first three months of 2011, satellite television continued as …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Rumours of Facebook’s death have been greatly exaggerated >
Since Google launched it’s new project, Google+, there have been many claims that it is a Facebook killer. The idea seems to be that Google+ is so much better than …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Contracts: Tellabs & Celeste; Nokia Siemens wins 2 contracts; and more >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Tellabs France: With French broadband Internet service provider CELESTE to exclusively provide the nationwide optical transport network in order to expand its high performance and high bandwidth fiber optic network …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">HTC posts record $1.56B in sales for June >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
Following rumors that implied HTC Corp.’s June sales would be down or flat, the Taiwanese smartphone maker has released record monthly sales a few days earlier than planned.Consolidated sales in …