Monthly Archives: February, 2012
Feature Report: Small Cells, Big Future
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As data usage continues to increase, the networks must keep up. Small cells provide a quick fix for network infrastructures at an extremely affordable...
MWC 2012: Integrating femtocells and Wi-Fi
The integration of small cells and Wi-Fi has been a theme throughout this week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Just ahead of the show,...
MWC 2012: Innovative mobile data pricing needed to ensure adoption, profitability
BARCELONA, Spain – While marketing hype around acronyms, levels of “G” and the sexy devices that run over those networks are seen as the...
MWC 2012: Operators get aggressive with small cell deployment
In the United States, operators are turning to small cells to boost network capacity and revenue opportunities. Small cells are no longer seen as...
MWC 2012: Nokia Siemens focused on North American growth
BARCELONA, Spain – Nokia Siemens Networks is looking to increase its presence in the North American wireless market, despite its current worldwide position as...
MWC 2012: Acision announces enterprise messaging solution
Looking to the corporate market, global mobile messaging provider Acision unveiled a stand-alone messaging network, the Acision enterprise network (AEN) at Mobile World Congress...
Brightstar, Teleplan create JV to service Brazilian OEMs
Brightstar and Teleplan have formed a joint venture to provide an integrated aftermarket solution for OEMs in Brazil. Teleplan is a services and...
MWC 2012: HP highlights LTE as both a challenge and an opportunity for CSPs
At Mobile World Congress, Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPQ) demonstrated the solutions it launched last week which enable telecom companies to provide customers with a...
Nokia Siemens forecasts 12 million LTE Brazilian users
Brazil's auction of radio frequency in the 451 MHz to 458 MHz band; 461 MHz to 468 MHz band and 2.5 GHz to 2690...
Sprint Nextel to raise $2 billion in move that may help Clearwire
After deciding that the purchase of MetroPCS would be too costly, Sprint Nextel (S) is instead heading back to the capital markets with a...
MWC 2012: PolyCom and HTC to bring video conferencing to smartphones
PolyCom's RealPresence video conferencing solution will be available for select HTC smartphones later this year, the two companies announced at Mobile World Congress. HTC...
Ahuja steps down as LightSquared CEO
LightSquared’s convoluted path continued to twist today as the company announced its CEO Sanjiv Ahuja was leaving stepping down from that position, though was...
The race to connect everything: Digi unveils new software and hardware tools
Digi International, a leading connectivity provider in the world of Machine to Machine communication, made two big announcements today at Mobile World Congress. First,...
MWC 2012: Integrating small cells and Wi-Fi
Almost 90% of all base stations will be small cells by 2016, according to the Small Cell Forum. Wi-Fi integration is a key...
MWC 2012: Emerging markets scream for affordable smartphones
BARCELONA, Spain – Emerging markets and the carriers that serve those areas took center stage, literally, during day two of this week’s Mobile World...
MWC 2012: Bharti Airtel lags behind in climate leadership in Africa
Indian telecom major Bharti Airtel lacks green agenda in its investments in Africa, Greenpeace Tuesday stated in its briefing paper on International Green Telecom Leadership.
Brazil’s Oi approves a restructure plan to simplify ts holding structure and shares
Shareholders of Brazilian carrier Oi have approved a plan to simplify the company's holding structure and shares. Telemar Participacoes, which markets Oi-branded services in...
MWC 2012: Telefónica to deploy LTE in 2.6Ghz
Spain’s Telefónica announced LTE deployment atMobile World Congress, saying it will use Alcatel Lucent's LightRadio technology in the 2.6Ghz frequency band. Deployment is...
MWC 2012: Cisco uses licensed, unlicensed solutions to meet mobile Internet growth
With mobile video projected to be 71% of all mobile data traffic by 2016, coverage is an ever-increasing challenge, said Cisco’s Murali Nemani in...
Telenor makes Wikipedia available to 135M customers in Asia, Europe
The 3-year partnership between Telenor Group and the Wikimedia Foundation will cover users in India, Thailand, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Montenegro and Serbia.
MWC 2012: Samsung gets creative with Galaxy Note 10.1
Samsung is already running neck-and-neck with Apple in the smartphone market, and this week at Mobile World Congress the Korean giant is unveiling products...
MWC 2012: Listen to TE Connectivity’s interview about picocells, DAS integration
Picocells and distributed antenna systems (DAS) solutions are not necessary competing solutions, on the contrary, they are complementary. Recently, TE Connectivity and Ip.access announced...
Reaction rolls in to reported Sprint Nextel/MetroPCS deal
Recent press reports that Sprint Nextel’s board prevented a potential acquisition of rival MetroPCS garnered headlines over the weekend and reaction from the analyst...
Brazil, Argentina boost Telecom Italia’s revenue to US $40 B
After TIM Brazil reported growth in both profit and revenue, its owner Telecom Italia saw its full-year profit before some items climb 7.3%, helped...
MWC 2012: Smartphones from HTC, Sony and Samsung focus on media
More and more smartphone owners are using their devices as entertainment systems and cameras, and at Mobile World Congress it is clear that smartphone...