2012

Millicom International Cellular S.A., which operates under the “Tigo” brand, said it plans to implement a new structure based on three key components: in-market organizations, global categories and global support functions. In a statement, Millicom CEO and President Mikael Grahne …

Citing plans to expand its operations in mobile application development, integration, security and management, IBM (IBM) reported a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Israeli-based Worklight, a provider of mobile software for smartphones and tablets. Financial terms of the proposed deal …

India’s Tata Communications, together with nine global service providers, announced the launch of the Global Meeting Alliance™, an open ecosystem of leading telecom providers that have aligned to interconnect their respective business video communities.

The LTE spectrum auctions are changing competitive dynamics in mobile markets. Leading mobile operators are paying billions to achieve long-term spectrum dominance, while challengers are hoping to use acquired spectrum to deploy smart network solutions and boost their competitiveness. In …

Upgrading to a new network brings many advantages and benefits for wireless customers, but with it comes an extensive build out that brings dynamic challenges. It requires years of research and testing, along with countless upgrades and changes within the …

LightSquared has reportedly garnered a six-week extension from Sprint Nextel to gain approval for use of its 1.6 GHz spectrum assets from the Federal Communications Commission that are currently tied up in interference issues with the GPS community. The six-week …

What’s the best reason to show up early for a meeting? Often the answer is to get a seat closest to the wireless access point. But as more employees show up at work with tablets and other wireless devices, many …

AT&T (T) reconfigured some of its executive positions, a move that followed a fiscally tough fourth quarter highlighted by a failed attempt to acquire rival T-Mobile USA. The telecom giant reported that John Stankey has moved from president and CEO …

Sprint Nextel (S) could be in for a tough fourth quarter if results from retailer RadioShack are any indication. Sprint Nextel is set to release its Q4 2011 results on Feb. 8. The retailer cited “underperformance” by Sprint Nextel’s postpaid …

The company established its India presence to cater to the Indian mobile user with technology to help overcome and disregard usage barriers and unfamiliarity of the mobile phone, it said in a statement.

Twenty-four US Senators from across the country recently wrote to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging it to address the problem of dropped, incomplete and poor quality phone calls to rural America.

Mexico should quickly reform the laws and regulations governing its telecommunications sector to boost competition, investment and drive growth across the economy, according to a new Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development report. In its report, OECD said Mexico should …

The growth in mobile subscribers contributed to the financial performance of Chilean operator Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A Entel. The company reported that its mobile customer base increased 24% in 2011 to 9,347,434 subscribers at the end of the year. …

The latest figures reveal that the total wireless (GSM, CMDA and FWP) subscriber base in the country has increased from 884.37 million in November 2011 to 893.84 million at the end of December 2011.

2012 has already been a busy year for M&A at Intel. Last week the semiconductor giant inked a deal to acquire QLogic’s InfiniBand switch, chip, and adapter businesses, and 3 days later Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) said it will buy 190 …

Shares of Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) continue to lose ground today, even though the Austin-based company beat Wall Street’s earnings forecast by a slight margin last week. One reason could be the top line: Freescale said sales for the 4th …

Mobile lines registered in Brazil’s São Paulo area, which includes 64 municipalities, will have one digit added starting June 29, 2012, the Brazilian telecom regulator Anatel announced. The measure aims to expand the numbering resources to meet the growing demand. …

Growth in Colombia’s ICT sector is outpacing that of the country’s overall economy, according to the most recent report from the National Bureau of Statistics (Dane), released by The Colombian Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies. The ICT sector grew …

The concerns of healthcare IT executives trying to meet the demands of supporting consumer-grade computing devices are growing. A study — conducted by BizTechReports and published as a white paper by Panasonic (download here)– found major operational issues for media …

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A series of non-cash charges helped drive AT&T into the red during the fourth quarter, and much of the revenue it earned from data-hungry iPhone users was offset by iPhone subsidies. America’s second largest carrier (after Verizon) lost $6.7 billion …