2012

Global ICT spending growth in 2012 is forecast to be lower than previously expected. Gartner Inc is now predicting growth of 3.7% this year. The firm’s previous forecast for the 2012 growth rate was 4.6%, and the growth rate for …

The Paraguayan Communications Company (Copaco) launch of its Internet Protocol television (IPTV) services starts its triple play offer, which is set to be the first in the country. According to local press La Nación, total investments were about US $10 …

Although 3G networks in Brazil’s capital cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are newer than those in London, their perforance is worse. A recent survey conducted by Informa Telecoms & Media compared these three cities’ mobile broadband infrastructure. …

In a bid to quickly resolve consumers’ problems with telecom operators, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has introduced new regulations.

Trapit co-founder Hank Nothhaft, Jr. is no stranger to Facebook or Twitter — in fact that is where his company has found most of its customers to date. But Nothhaft says that on a web filled with “tweets and retweets,” …

This week saw a couple of events that makes the conspiracy theorist in me go a bit bonkers, or at least a bit more bonkers than usual in what is the last year of our earthly existence. (Thanks for the …

Job growth at the top U.S. wireless operators continues to show strength, mirroring a positive national employment trend as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that the nation’s unemployment rate dipped to 8.5%, the lowest level in almost …

Broadcom Corp., a semiconductor solutions provider for wired and wireless communications, introduced its first family of 802.11ac (5G Wi-Fi) chips designed for a broad variety of product segments.

SK Telecom, a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator, announced the successful development of Heterogeneous Network Integration Solution, which enables simultaneous use of different types of networks including 3G, LTE and Wi-Fi to ensure high-speed data service of up to 100 …

Brazil was the leading country in growth in Facebook users during 2011 among the top 30 countries by number of active users, according to researcher Nick Burcher, who has been collating Facebook usage statistics by country for a few years …

The merger of local data, fixed-line, cable TV and Internet provider Grupo GTD and Chile’s second-largest mobile telephone operator, Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA (Entel), could be threatened as the National Economic Prosecutor (Fiscalia Nacional Economica, FNE) is reviewing the …

Sprint Nextel’s LTE plans received some clarity as CEO Dan Hesse announced the first four markets to receive the carrier’s new network offering scheduled to launch later this year, with plans for 10 markets in its initial launch. Hesse, speaking …

AT&T Mobility has expanded its LTE network to 11 new markets, pushing the network to 26 total markets covering 74 million potential customers. The newly launched markets include: New York; Austin, Texas; Chapel Hill and Raleigh, N.C.; Los Angeles, Oakland, …

On Thursday, the Supreme Court of India, which is monitoring the investigations in to the 2G spectrum scandal, sought response from the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate over accusations that they were going soft on Loop Telecom, …

The holidays are ending, but Austin’s Tabbedout hopes the party will go on, and that bars and restaurants around town will let you use your smartphone to pay the bill. Today the company is launching a coupon feature within its …

Verizon Wireless (VZ) sold 4.2 million iPhones during the fourth quarter of last year but failed to meet its full-year guidance of selling 11 million of Apple’s (AAPL) iconic devices. The results were provided by Fran Shammo, Verizon’s executive vice …

Getting the word out early for a quarter that is typically generous to its operations, MetroPCS (PCS) and Leap Wireless (LEAP) both announced limited fourth-quarter results today that proved a mixed bag for the no-contract operators. MetroPCS said it added …

California’s Mindspeed Technologies (Nasdaq: MSPD) is making a big investment in small cells — the company is buying Picochip for $51.8 million in cash and stock, plus up to $25 million in earnout payments payable in the first quarter of …

The global telecommunications industry continues to expand as spending by consumers and businesses for wireless services fuels industry revenue growth, a market analysis report from the Insight Research Corp. says.

AsiaInfo-Linkage (Nasdaq: ASIA), a provider of telecommunications software solutions and related services, said it has signed an agreement to provide convergent billing and customer relationship management software to Nepal Doorsanchar. NDCL, or Nepal Telecom, is the state-owned telecommunications operator in …

There are four LTE networks in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) said in an updated report about the LTE evolution. The association confirmed 49 LTE operators have launched commercial services. The GSA report covers …

Colombia’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology has invited expressions of interest from industry players to participate in the process for granting permits for use of radio spectrum in frequency bands 1850 MHz to 1990 MHz and 1710 MHz to …

DirecTV’s Latin America subsidiary Sky Brazil announced its plans to acquire Acom Comunicacoes SA, provider of pay-TV and Internet broadband services through multichannel multipoint distribution service (MMDS). Sky, which did not disclose the purchase price, announced its plans Dec. 4 …