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Facebook board member Marc Andreessen makes colonialism remark on Twitter; Zuckerberg calls comment ‘upsetting’ India’s telecoms services regulator TRAI has issued a new regulation prohibiting discriminatory tariffs for data services …

In final results before combination with Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia Networks sees solid growth in Greater China, EMEA regions Finnish vendor Nokia recorded net sales of 3.6 billion euro ($4.05 billion) in …

Asian operations accounted for over 50% of Q4 revenues Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor ended 2015 with 203 million subscribers in the 13 European and Asian markets in which it operates. …

As forecasted in a number of media reports, Yahoo this week announced the company would lay off 107 employees effective April 11, according to Business Insider. In an earnings call …

Sprint closed the call center as part of cost cutting plan T-Mobile US is in talks to take over a call center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that was recently closed …

In a patent filed on Feb. 9, Google forecasts potential interest in using autonomous, self-driving vehicles to deliver packages, a concept Amazon and Google have both been exploring with the …

Channeling his inner Jack Kerouac, Sprint boss goes on the road for listening tour Sprint is struggling right now. Last year the carrier slipped behind T-Mobile to the No. 4 …

Overall SoftBank revenue expands 7.9% year-over-year Japanese mobile operator SoftBank ended the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 with 31.68 million mobile subscribers in the country, up from 31.17 million …

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, e-commerce sales were up 15.1% in the third quarter of 2015. When compared to an 1.6% increase in total retail, it’s easy to …

Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam, in an interview with Jim Cramer on CNBC’s Mad Money, confirmed the carrier’s interest in a potential acquisition of Yahoo. The discussion started with talk about …

Despite profits, the telco announces plan to close call centers Swiss mobile telephony operator Swisscom recorded revenue of 3.02 billion francs ($306 million) in the fourth quarter of 2015, slightly …

According to a report by Bloomberg, Google, which buys its data center server chips from Intel, could take that highly lucrative business to competitor Qualcomm if that company’s chips meet performance …

The telco ended 2015 with 34.8 million LTE subs in 20 markets British telecom group Vodafone recorded revenues of £10.3 billion ($14.91 billion) in its fiscal third quarter, ended Dec. …

EU conditions meant to guarantee competition in Belgian market The European Commission cleared the acquisition of Belgian mobile operator BASE by U.S. company Liberty Global, the European body said in …

India surpassed the US smartphone user base Smartphone shipments in India totaled more than 100 million units during 2015, representing an increase of 23% compared to the previous year, according …

Looking to speed time to market for “Internet of Things” products, Ericsson announced a new virtual marketplace for patent licensing across potential IoT verticals ranging from industrial applications to connected …

Liberty Global operates in the Dutch market via cable firm Ziggo U.K. telecom group Vodafone confirmed it is in discussions with Liberty Global to analyze the creation of a joint …

IWCE’s Network Infrastructure Forum is a new event co-located with International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) that brings together the industry’s wired and wireless players to examine the communications technology infrastructure. …

ALLEN, TEXAS – Nexius, specializing in delivering end-to-end network services and business intelligence solutions, today announced a new partnership with RCR Wireless News to create an Independent Proof of Concept Lab …

Newly acquired EE to operate as new business unit British telecom group BT announced a new organizational structure following the acquisition of compatriot mobile operator EE. The new business structure …

Learn more about data center power needs and moves toward sustainability As the demand for streaming video, mobile applications and other technologies that require high-bandwidth continues to proliferate, the need …

Ever think of ride-hailing services like Uber, Lyft and Airbnb as wireless companies? Well, they are. We know the wireless industry is a rapid growth engine, but if we pull …

Deutsche Telecom and Orange received shares, £3.46 billion in cash BT confirmed the completion of its £12.5 billion ($17.8 billion) acquisition of U.K. mobile operator EE, which was previously controlled …

Swedish telco posted a net loss of $349 million in Q4 Swedish telecom operator TeliaSonera expects total investments excluding license and spectrum fees to reach 14 billion to 15 billion …

Crown Castle announces new CEO, better than expected numbers Crown Castle International announced both its fourth quarter financial results as well as plans for a new CEO this week. The company’s CFO Jay …