Inside Costa Rica | May 16, 2011 The contracts are now signed and by the end of the year and for the first time in Costa Rica there will be …
2011
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">"Prepaid", Everyone Wants A Piece Of The Pie >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Petrobrás to provide infrastructure for national broadband plan >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
IT Decisions | May 16, 2011 | Hadley Richardson Brazilian oil giant Petrobrás signed an agreement whereby its fiber optic network will be used to meet part of the requirements set …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">LTE LatAm: Telefonica and LTE >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
RCR Wireless interviews Telefonica’s Renan Oliveira de Barros Leal (Executive Director for Strategy, Quality and Wholesale) at LTE Latin America 2011.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">United Bank of India Selects Cisco and Wipro to deploy Wide Area Network Optimization Solution >
Cisco | May 12, 2011 | Press Release Deployment Is Amongst the Largest Globally for Any Public Sector Bank KOLKATA, India, May 12, 2011 – Cisco today announced that United …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Govt asks MTNL, BSNL to synergise operations; stock rises >
Economic Times | May 16, 2011 NEW DELHI: After dilly-dallying for years, the government has asked the two telecom PSUs – BSNL and MTNL – to synergise their operations and function …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CSL launches LTE services for existing consumer 1010 subscribers >
TeleGeography | May 17, 2011 Hong Kong cellco CSL, which launched a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network for selected corporate users in November 2010, yesterday made its 4G mobile broadband services …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Humana taps mobileStorm for secure health data messaging platform >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
Los Angeles-based mobileStorm Inc. has landed a deal with Humana Inc. to test a new mobile messaging platform tailored for the healthcare industry. The mobileStorm for Healthcare system will enable …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Europe decides dark ages were safer for children: Plans to ban school Wi-Fi >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
Europe would like to return to the dark ages by proposing a ban on mobile technology in areas frequented by children, as well as “the creation of wave-free areas not …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Rumor: Apple installing NFC pay stations >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
On Monday news broke that Apple Inc. had a big surprise in store for punters this coming weekend to mark its 10 year retail anniversary. With talk of black curtains, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Apple planning mystery launch for 10 year retail anniversary >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
Apple Inc. may be planning a massive surprise this week, according to Boy Genius Report, which claims the Cupertino, Calif.-based company has made employees sign non-disclosure agreements and sign up …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Medio Systems launches customer retention service for carriers >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
Churn is inevitable, but it is bad and Medio Systems Inc. has a new service to help combat it. A new customer retention service from the Seattle-based company gives carriers …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia N9 video leaks : Looks like no-go for MeeGo >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
A video of Nokia Corp.’s upcoming N9 smartphone has found its way onto YouTube. The leaked video shows glimpses of a thin, stylish looking device complete with a nice looking …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile expected to pace India's broadband penetration >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Mobile broadband subscriptions using 3G technologies in India are expected to reach 41 million connections by the end of the year, far outpacing the 11 million connections using wired technologies, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia N9 video leaks >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
The leaked video shows glimpses of a thin, stylish looking device complete with a nice looking camera, though the few peeks at the screen seem to show Symbian Anna rather than MeeGo or Windows phone 7.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Report: Mobile broadband set to alter wireless space through 2025 >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Following up on research released last year, WiseHarbor Research reiterated its stance that LTE-based mobile broadband technologies will continue to lead the industry, while WiMAX-based solutions will peak in 2015 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Contracts: Alcatel-Lucent in Fiji; Ericsson builds LTE in Korea; and more >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-Lucent Fiji: With the government of Fiji to unveil its government data center which marks the completion of its e-Government phase …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Rumor: Apple installing NFC pay stations >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
On Monday news broke that Apple had a big surprise in store for punters this coming weekend to mark its 10 year retail anniversary. With talk of black curtains, hardware locked in back rooms ready for installation and employees pulling all nighters, many have been speculating whether Apple has a brand new device up its fruity sleeve. Others, however, claim it could be nothing more (or less) than a brand new NFC payment system.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Gigaband Networks seeks to optimize Wi-Fi to the home >by Marc Speirby Marc Speir
embed video code: PHOENIX – Mike Golden, CEO of Sedona, Ariz.-based research group Gigaband Networks Inc., is in a joint partnership with the Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton School …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Why wireline matters to wireless >
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.Whenever we talk …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sony details PSN ‘Welcome Back’ package, wins few friends >by Jon Norrisby Jon Norris
Over the weekend Sony’s ailing Playstation Network was finally resuscitated and brought back online, to the delight of its long-suffering users. The network had been offline for over three weeks after Sony took it down and was forced to rebuild it from the ground up in response to a massive security breach, which saw the personal details of over 100 million users lifted by hackers.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Apple planning mystery launch for 10 year retail anniversary >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Apple may be planning a massive surprise this week, according to Boy Genius Report which claims the Cupertino company has made employees sign NDAs and sign up for night shifts, with talk of black curtains for Apple store windows later this week.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Europe decides dark ages were safer for children – plans to ban school Wi-Fi >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Europe would like to return to the dark ages by proposing a ban on mobile technology in areas frequented by children, as well as “the creation of wave-free areas not covered by the wireless network.”
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Anatel approves plan to sell 3.5GHz WiMAX licences >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
TeleGeography | May 9, 2011 Brazil’s telecoms regulator Anatel last Thursday approved plans to sell licences for wireless broadband services in the 3.5GHz band using WiMAX technology. The watchdog has …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Peru among first in Latin America to sell white iPhone 4 >by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra Cuya
Living In Peru | May 13, 2011 The anticipated white iPhone 4 is now available through Movistar in Peru, the first operator in the country to commercialize Apple’s smartphone, reports Peru.com. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Licences of Idea, Spice may be cancelled >
Times of India | May 14, 2011 NEW DELHI: The telecom ministry has issued a showcause notice to Idea Cellular for the Karnataka circle and Spice for the Andhra Pradesh …