DUBLIN – One of the buzz words at the TM Forum 2011 has been “customer experience,” with companies looking towards ways to improve the relationship between the service provider and …
2011
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">TM Forum: Convergys launches CRM powered by Microsoft >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">TM Forum: Deutsche Telekom divulges secrets of becoming an agile service provider >
DUBLIN – An auditorium full of executives and mobile entrepreneurs came to hear Deutsche Telekom’s secret to “Becoming an Agile Service Provider” in a keynote Monday at the TM Forum. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Can Google Wallet succeed? >by Jon Norrisby Jon Norris
Google is holding a “partners event” today in the Big Apple, and its been all-but confirmed that the search giant will be launching its NFC payment system, the imaginatively-named Google Wallet , along with some retail partners.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">WSJ: Google to India-Lay off the Regulations >
Wall Street Journal WSJ’s Amol Sharma reports from New Delhi on Google taking issue with India’s Internet regulations. Google claims the strict rules could hamper its profitability in a booming …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">India rejects Dutch govt’s plea to settle Vodafone tax case out of court >
Economic Times | May 25, 2011 | Deepshikha Sikarwar & Joji Thomas Phillip NEW DELHI: India has rejected the Dutch government’s plea for an out-of-court settlement of Netherlands-registered Vodafone International Holdings …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">India rejects Dutch govt's plea to settle Vodafone tax case out of court >
Economic Times | May 25, 2011 | Deepshikha Sikarwar & Joji Thomas Phillip NEW DELHI: India has rejected the Dutch government’s plea for an out-of-court settlement of Netherlands-registered Vodafone International Holdings …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">LTE LatAm: Huawei Booth and Demo >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
RCR Wireless gets a demo from Huawei and the LTE Latin America Conference in Brazil 2011.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Tycoon Clash Means Less Money for Mexico Billionaires as Consumers Benefit >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Bloomberg | May 24, 2011 | Crayton Harrison An escalating confrontation between Carlos Slim and two fellow billionaires is driving prices lower for phone, Internet and TV services inMexico, a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Broadband Fixed Internet Connections Grew 14.1 Percent in Peru During 2010, According to Cisco Barometer >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Cisco | May 25, 2011 | Press Release Peru Reaches a Penetration Rate of 3.47 Percent as Mobile Broadband Connections Continue to Rise LIMA, Peru, May 25, 2011 – Cisco …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">BSNL may court private equity funds for tower unit >
Business Standard | May 24, 2011 | Mansi Taneja Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is planning to rope in private equity investors, including telecom companies, to pick up stake in a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cable & Wireless worldwide appoints Andrew Morawski to lead Americas Business >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Cable & Wireless | May 24, 2011 | Press Release New York, May 24 2011: Cable&Wireless Worldwide announced its full year results for fiscal year 2010-11 (ended 31 March 2011) …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cable & Wireless worldwide appoints Andrew Morawski to lead Americas Business >
Cable & Wireless | May 24, 2011 | Press Release New York, May 24 2011: Cable&Wireless Worldwide announced its full year results for fiscal year 2010-11 (ended 31 March 2011) …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">InfoSonics Launches New Economical PDA-like i277 2G Touch Screen Phone in Latin America >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
InfoSonics | May 25, 2011 | Press Release SAN DIEGO, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IFON) today announced the launch of its newverykool® i277 handset and first customer shipment to Latin America. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Glue Conference: Open APIs growing and growing up >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – Growth, simplicity and money are driving open application programmable interfaces, said John Musser of Programmable Web. Open APIs are becoming increasingly popular, and the growth rate of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">YouTube and AdMob celebrate milestones, huge numbers abound >by Jon Norrisby Jon Norris
Eponymous video streaming website YouTube is today celebrating its sixth birthday, while mobile advertising platform AdMob is marking one year as a Google property. In separate blog posts today both the YouTube and AdMob teams shared some impressive numbers showing how the two services continue to grow.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Austin’s main airport to offer free Wi-Fi >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
Austin’s main artery for long-distance travel, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA), finally hammered out a revised deal with operator Boingo Wireless to allow for free wireless Internet usage. It was feared …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Austin's main airport to offer free Wi-Fi >
Austin’s main artery for long-distance travel, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA), finally hammered out a revised deal with operator Boingo Wireless to allow for free wireless Internet usage. It was feared …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T names first five LTE markets >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
AT&T Mobility (T) plans to bring Long Term Evolution technology to its first five markets this summer. CTO John Donovan said Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta and San Antonio would be …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Capital Markets: Qualcomm acquires Atheros; Tweetdeck officially joins the flock; and more >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Fuse Powered Inc. announced the completion of a $2 million seed funding round, with contributions from BlackBerry Partners Fund and NFQ Ventures. The investment will accelerate Fuse – a digital …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Where is Arizona going with the FCC buildout? >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
PHOENIX — Arizona is making an online interactive broadband map using federal funding. In addition to creating its own state coverage map, like all U.S. states, the data is being …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Glue Conference: Operators are not the enemy, A-Lu exec says >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
BROOMFIELD, Colo.—Service providers are not the enemy of application developers, despite a preconceived notion that they are, Alcatel-Lucent’s Laura Merling told a crowd of developers at this morning’s Glue Conference …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">TM Forum: IBM expands platform for communications service providers >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
DUBLIN – IBM Corp. (IBM) has introduced a new set of software and services for communications service providers. The enhancements to the IBM Service Provider Delivery Environment will bring service …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Computex 2011 – Microsoft’s last kick at the tablet can? >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
On the afternoon of June 1st, Microsoft VP Steve Guggenheimer will take the stage for a Windows lovefest where it’s rumored we’ll see the first glimpse of the company’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system (OS) running on tablets.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Facebook will partner with telcos if terms are deemed "beneficial" >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
Facebook would like to partner with telcos and pursue more revenue potential by promoting brands according to the firm’s director of online sales and operations in EMEA, Colm Long. Speaking …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google set to strike in mobile payment market >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
Google is accelerating its march to join the mobile payment business by partnering with Citibank, Mastercard, Spring and several retailers including Macy’s, American Eagle and Subway. The company is expected …