2011

Market Watch | June 16, 2011 Stockholm, Sweden, Jun 16, 2011 (Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) — Stockholm – Tele2 AB (Tele2), (nasdaq omx stockholm:TEL2 A and TEL2 B) today announced that its Russian operations added 216,000 new customers in …

The Financial | June 16, 2011 The FINANCIAL — JSC MegaFon announced the resignation of CFO Kai-Uwe Mehlhorn, effective June 16, 2011. “I sincerely thank Kai-Uwe for his highly professional approach to work, devotion and commitment.” ….. Read full article …

Hindustan Times | June 19, 2011 In its pursuit to become a leading player in telecom space, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries group may have to acquire younger brother Anil-run Reliance Communications (RCom), a report has said. RIL’s proposed re-entry into …

Mumbai Mirror | June 18, 2011 | Bapu Deedwania Fifteen days ago, mobile giants Vodafone had filed a defamation notice against an irate customer, seeking to restrict him from maligning the company on the Internet and allegedly harassing their top management …

PaidContent: UK | June 17, 2011 | Ingrid Lunden Attention mobile operators: here’s a cautionary tale for you about what happens when you try to wedge yourself into the app ecosystem created by the likes of Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), but fail …

PadGadget | June 20, 2011 The shift in popularity from netbooks to tablet PC’s prompted Acer, the world number 2 PC maker, to announce that they are changing their focus. The company shipped 400,000-500,000 netbooks in May which represents a …

InfoSonics | June 16, 2011 | Press Release SAN DIEGO, June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IFON) today announced the launch of its new verykool® i310 handset in Latin America. “Our new verykool® i310 is a 2G flip phone that is an upgraded …

India Blooms | June 20, 2011 Mumbai, June 20 (IBNS) MAXX Mobiles, one of India’s largest homegrown mobile phone companies, on Monday launched a new slider QWERTY keypad phone – MAXX Vista (MS502), in three color themes of pink, orange …

BroadHop Inc., policy control platforms for telecom operators, announced it has expanded its management team, appointing Steven D. Adams to the newly created role of Vice President, Customer Operations. Adams will lead BroadHop’s global customer deployment, support and professional services …

NEW YORK — Live from the Mobile Marketing Forum, RCR Wireless News presents a wrap of the week’s news and highlights some key trends coming out of the event. Please check out the video for a full recap of the …

Nortel Networks Corp. (NRTLQ) is delaying the auction of its patent portfolio to field a new level of interest from the likes of Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Intel Corp. (INTC). The two Silicon Valley giants have entered the fray with …

RCR Wireless News is hitting the road next week for Singapore As with every stop on our global tour, conference series and news desk, our team will engage the mobile community at the local level to better understand the impacts …

SINGAPORE – Huawei finally unveiled its mysterious MediaPad on Monday, one day before the start of the CommunicAsia telecoms show in Singapore. The tablet, previously teased in online ads, was revealed to be a 7-inch Android 3.2 Honeycomb, running on …

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ZD Net | June 17, 2011 | Rachel King Google already promised at the launch of Google Wallet that NFCtechnology would be coming to more Android handhelds beyond theNexus S. Sony Ericsson is helping out. Answering the call for near field communications chips is NXP, …

The Hindu | June 12, 2011 After mobile phones, the competition is hotting up for “tablets” in India with BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion (RIM) all set to launch its PlayBook in the country later this month, to face the likes …