2012

The United Kingdom took a step closer to next-generation mobile broadband services as the country’s regulatory body said it would begin looking at allowing current mobile providers to tap into their 2G and 3G spectrum holdings to offer LTE-based services. …

Having seen its previous LTE roaming partner stumble over spectrum concerns, Leap Wireless today announced a five-year wholesale deal with Clearwire. The agreement will provide Leap and its Cricket brand with LTE coverage for customers when they are outside of …

SAP’s recent launch of its Business One OnDemand solution, which moves to software as a service (SaaS) and a cloud-based model for its Business One application, looks to be a landmark move by the German-based company into the cloud computing …

Billionaire Carlos Slim Helú is set to launch an Internet TV network that will feature American television host Larry King, who has joined Helú as a co-founder of the network. Named “Ora.TV,” the digital television venture will be funded by …

Lenovo’s cloud storage unit and SugarSync unveiled a cloud storage service that will be integrated into Lenovo’s personal computers and tablet devices. The solution is focused on consumers looking to access, sync and backup their files, photos, music and movies …

Technology innovation has driven the growth of full service providers in Latin America and the Caribbean in a period characterized by the continuous decrease in the number of facilities-based telecom operators.

Samsung’s Smart TV just keeps getting smarter – at SXSW Interactive the company was showing off a model that responds to hand motions and voice commands. The TV’s camera recognizes faces as well as hand motions, meaning that controls or …

With talk that supplies could be limited at launch, Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility have begun ramping up marketing efforts for Apple’s latest iPad model, which is set to hit stores March 16. Both carriers, which are the two domestic …

The Rural Cellular Association, which nowadays would like to be known as RCA – The Competitive Carrier Association, continued to grow its base of large operators by welcoming T-Mobile USA to the fold. RCA, which counts more than 100 carrier …

Alcatel-Lucent signed an agreement with Ecuadorian Corporacion Nacional de Telecomunicaciones to extend the telecom providers network nationwide. Alcatel-Lucent said it will provide a range of applications focused on the deployment of a new 3G mobile broadband network in Ecuador, including …

Consumer cloud services for accessing content will be integrated into 90% of all connected devices by the end of 2013, according to technology research and advisory firm Gartner. Personal cloud services are designed to allow consumers to store, sync, stream …

Almost overnight, tablets have become a key component of many computer companies’ growth strategies – and for good reason. Based on one of our recent studies, tablet demand will surge to 200 million by 2014,

Over its 40 years, German enterprise software giant SAP (SAP) has signed up 35 million end users to its traditional enterprise solutions. In the last 15 months, SAP said it has attracted 60 million users to its mobile platform. A …

Network equipment giant Ericsson reported a contract extension with Italian operator 3 Italia to upgrade the carrier’s existing 3G network core and transport network to support 42 megabit per second HSPA+ and LTE equipment. The deal also includes the extension …

South African mobile operator MTN released a statement that it “strongly condemned Turkcell’s attempt to use the threat of a U.S. legal claim to extort money from MTN,” and criticizing Turkcell for refusing to cooperate with an independent investigation set …

Cable & Wireless Worldwide said it has extended a deadline for Vodafone Group (VOD) to announce its intent to purchase C&W until March 29. The original deadline for announcing its intent was end of today. Vodafone confirmed last month that …

Dish Network (DISH) said it has closed on an acquisition of BDSD North America and “substantially all of the assets of TerreStar Networks,” which has helped Dish secure 40 megahertz of nationwide spectrum in the 2 GHz band. Those spectrum …

Telefónica Group’s Brazilian operations announced plans to cut 1,500 jobs. The announcement followed a pair of government decisions ordering the group to pay fines for not meeting service quality agreements. The job cuts are part of the group’s integration process …

Compared to the big four telecom operators competing in the Brazilian market, Algar Telecom, a division of the Algar Group that operates the CTBC brand, is a much smaller and niche carrier. However, history has shown Algar Telecom to be …

Leading up to the launch of the new tablet, rumors were circulating that the new device would have a screen with resolution more lifelike than the human eye; enhanced capabilities that would make the need for real friends obsolete; and …

The semiconductor business is all about speed, but the rate at which tablets are changing the market has even some of the most seasoned chipmakers racing to keep pace. Tablets are now the 8th largest market for semiconductors, up from …