February 2012

With time now being a significant factor, LightSquared has filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission asking that the government agency develop receiver standards for unlicensed GPS devices. This issue has plagued the company, which has yet to gain access …

Nokia on Wednesday announced planned changes at its smartphone manufacturing factories in Komarom (Hungary – 2300 jobs), Reynosa (Mexico – 700 jobs) and Salo (Finland – 1000 jobs), thereby impacting 4000 jobs by the end of 2012.

Millicom International Cellular (MIC), which operates under the Tigo brand, announced (check out full report) a 10.1% year-over-year increase in revenue to $1.177 billion for the final quarter of 2011, while revenue for the full year increased 10.5% to $4.53 billion …

A recent report of security company  Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP), named The Impact of Mobile Devices on Information Security, showed 71% of businesses believe mobile devices have caused an increase in security incidents, citing significant concerns about the loss …

Bharti Airtel reported a 22% decline in its consolidated net profit to $206.6 million in Q3 (October-December) of the FY12 due to 3G roll-out costs and higher interest costs.

The annual Pacific Telecom Council (PTC) conference is known as the “Davos of Telecom.” For 34 years, CEO’s and telecom regulators descend on Hawaii to sip mai tai cocktails and spar over policy.

In an earlier article we discussed how the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show had a highly visible new presence from the major automakers this year, and how this revealed their strategy to defend the in car infotainment market opportunity by re-inventing …

Service providers that prioritize opportunities, place their teams properly, participate knowledgeably in the supply chain, form partnerships effectively and establish credible personae are bound for success in the machine-to-machine services market.

A Google blog says that the creator of the Android operating system is developing sunglasses that can function as a smartphone. The “Google goggles” have a display that can be seen by one eye, leaving the other eye free to …

Global sales of smartphones exceeded those of all personal computers combined last year, with vendors shipping roughly 490 million smartphones, according to reports from IDC and Canalys. This was well above the estimated 414 million client PCs (including tablets and …

Sprint Nextel (S) expanded its machine-to-machine efforts globally announcing a partnership with France Telecom’s Orange Business Services division in a deal that it claims will enhance its reach to more than 180 countries. The deal also blurs the line between …

Network infrastructure semiconductor supplier Mindspeed Technologies said it has completed its previously announced $76.8 million acquisition of privately-held, U.K.-based Picochip. Picochip is a supplier of integrated system-on-chip solutions targeting small cell base stations, and has a history of supplying equipment …

A new study, released by a bipartisan policy and political network of technology CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, shows that there are now roughly 466,000 jobs in the “App Economy” in the US, up from zero …

Tata Consultancy Services announced the opening of its Silicon Valley customer collaboration center in Santa Clara, Calif. The center will serve as the worldwide headquarters of TCS’ mobility solutions, which aims to bring the benefits of emerging technologies like big …

Virgin Mobile Latin America reported a partnership with mobile virtual operator Datora to lauch a mobile virtual network operator in Brazil. According to VMLA, Datora is an investor and with its expertise will be instrumental in launching the MVNO. In a …

Eugene Kaspersky seems to be a different CEO – at least less formal than top executives normally are. He graduated from the Institute of Cryptography, Telecommunications and Computer Science in 1987, and in 1997 co-founded the developer secure content and …

TRAI Chairman Dr J S Sarma stated that some of the recent developments have indicated there is perhaps a need to review the policy of forbearance in telecom tariffs.

Smartphones are now the majority of mobile phones in countries such as the United States, and at the end of 2011, nearly 15% of U.S. consumers went online using a tablet,

Voice over LTE has moved one step closer to commercial availability as Qualcomm (QCOM) says it has successfully handed over a call from an Ericsson (ERIC) LTE mobile network to an Ericsson W-CDMA network. The call was made using a …

The Rural Cellular Association has expressed concern that Federal Communication Commission’s recent announcement of Mobility Fund Phase I procedures will reward large carriers like AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless.

Micron Technologies named president and COO Mark Durcan as its new CEO following the death of former CEO Steve Appleton in a single-engine Lencair plane crash Friday. Appleton, an experienced stunt pilot, died when the plane he was piloting banked …

Perhaps looking to hedge its bets, mobile virtual network enabler Simplexity MVNO Services announced a deal with Sprint Nextel (S) to use the carrier’s network to offer third-party branded voice and data services. The announcement follows an agreement struck with …

While the real impact of the Supreme Court of India’s 2G case verdict will be felt in the months to come, initial media reports suggest that around 10,000 jobs in the telecom sector are likely to be impacted due to …