IB Times | August 11, 2011 | Anissa Haddadi The Obama administration is hardening its position against the Assad regime and has announced new sanctions, in an attempt to increase pressure on the leader and his government’s brutal repression of the …
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SingTel Group reports resilient performance from Singapore and Australian operations
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaSingTel | August 11, 2011 | Press Release Revenue growth across Singapore and Australia in the quarter Stronger Australian Dollar offsets weakness in regional currencies Net profit affected by finance and tax expenses Singapore, 11 August 2011 – Singapore Telecommunications Limited …
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The Korea Times | August 11, 2011 | Kim Yoo-chul KT, the nation’s second-biggest teleco has announced a much-awaited new mobile rate plan in a response to government pressure to cut prices to try and help ease inflation. …… Full …
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Daily Star | August 10, 2011 | Abdullah Mamun The government yesterday finalised the process of how it will charge four mobile operators — Grameen-phone, Banglalink, Robi and Citycell — for renewing their licences for the next 15 years. ….. Full …
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Fast-growing WhaleShark nets investment from Google, adds HomeAway CEO to board
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaThe Statement | August 2, 2011 | Lori Hawkins In a move that expands its network of high-profile supporters, fast-growing WhaleShark Media said it has received an investment from Google ….. Full article here via The Austin American Statement
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Partnerships: Orange and Google partner to reach Africa; Motorola & Telit; and more
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaOrange and Google announced a strategic partnership that will leverage Orange’s SMS platform to bring Google’s services to African customers. This agreement will facilitate access to the growing mobile internet market in Africa. Through the development of SMS-based services that …
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Capital Markets: Stratos acquires Blue Ocean; Mobile health Azumio receives funding; and more
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaStratos BV, provider of mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, announced it has purchased most of the operational assets of Blue Ocean Wireless Ltd. As part of the acquisition, Stratos assumes responsibility for providing services to most of BOW’s customers, …
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Contracts: Northwestern U. selects Motorola Solns; China Unicom deploys with Alcatel-Lucent; and more
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaMotorola Solutions and Northwestern University announced the selection of Motorola to deploy a new P25 system to replace a 14-year-old analog trunking system and will provide a standards-based IP system that enables interoperability and greater efficiency for the Northwestern University …
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Movers & Shakers: Exec shake ups for AOL & Alcatel-Lucent; Verizon's new President; and more
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaUpstream, mobile marketing technology and solutions provider, has brought in former Microsoft Partner and General Manager, Simon Negus, as Chief Operating Officer. Negus joins Upstream from Microsoft UK where he served as a Microsoft Partner and UK Board member. Read …
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Bits & Bytes: Barcelona named Mobile World Capital; Alvarion deploys 4G; and more
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaAlvarion, provider of 4G networks in the Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) market, announced that Bandera Electric Cooperative, an electric cooperative since 1938, has deployed a 4G network in Texas. The GSMA announced that Barcelona has been selected as the Mobile …
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Foxconn boosting production efficiency and yields to secure Apple orders
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaDigiTimes | July 21, 2011 | Ninelu Tu, Joseph Tsai After having to share Apple’s next generation iPhone orders with Pegatron Technology, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is internally working on raising its production efficiency and yield rates to …
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Partnerships: Telefonica gets friendly with intl. carriers; Baidu with record companies; and more
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RIM and Brightstar Introduce a Localized BlackBerry Bold 9780 Smartphone in Vietnam
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaResearch In Motion | July 19, 2011 | Press Release Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) and Brightstar Corp. today introduced a localized version of the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9780 smartphone in …
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The Korea Herald | July 18, 2011 South Korea’s umbrella federation of small and medium-sized enterprises on Monday said it will seek to set up the country’s fourth mobile carrier as part of an ongoing effort to boost growth of …
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Reuters | July 20, 2011 | Miyoung Kim South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co launched a thinner and lighter version of its Galaxy tablet in its lucrative home market, trying to chip into blockbuster sales of Apple Inc’s iPad. Read the …
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Bloomberg John Martin, chief financial officer of Time Warner Inc., talks about the company’s expanded content distribution strategy for markets in Latin America, India and Europe. Martin speaks with Lisa Murphy on Bloomberg Television’s “Fast Forward.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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The Korea Herald | July 18, 2011 | Cho Ji-hyun SK Telecom, the country’s top mobile carrier, has introduced an education platform for tablet PCs called “T Smart Learning,” to be rolled out next month. Read the full article here …
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iTnews | July 19, 2011 | James Hutchinson The NSW Government’s new integrated transport authority has been handed formal responsibility for approving a wider rollout of free WiFi on the state’s buses, trains and ferries. Read the full article here …
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iTnews | July 19, 2011 The City of Melbourne is deploying a pay-by-phone trial for on-street metered parking spaces. By October, drivers in the inner-city suburb of Carlton will be able to use an iPhone application or website to pay …
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South Korea Tops Internet Ranking Published by The Boston Consulting Group
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaBCG | July 15, 2011 | Press Release The BCG e-Intensity Index Highlights National Differences in Internet Activity and the Need for Strong Regulatory, Payments, and Consumer-Protection Schemes LONDON, July 15, 2011—South Korea is the nation with the most far-reaching …
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iTnews | July 15, 2011 | John Hilvert The Victorian Government’s digital train radio system project faced a cost blowout of up to $31.4 million, public transport minister Terry Mulder has said. Read the full article here via iTnews
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iTnews | July 15, 2011 | John Hilvert The Victorian Government’s digital train radio system project faced a cost blowout of up to $31.4 million, public transport minister Terry Mulder has said. Read the full article here via iTnews
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Pacific Fibre | July 18, 2011 | Lance Wiggs 12,750km System Will Set Record for Cross Sectional Capacity, Support Increasing Capacity Demands in Australia and New Zealand Read the full article here via Pacific Fibre
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Reuters | July 18, 2011 | Jonathan Standing Shares in Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC tumbled as much as 6.5 percent on Monday after losing a preliminary ruling in a patent case with Apple Inc, with its announcement of a share …
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Reuters | July 18, 2011 | Jonathan Standing Shares in Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC tumbled as much as 6.5 percent on Monday after losing a preliminary ruling in a patent case with Apple Inc, with its announcement of a share …