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Article | 17/05/2013 T-Mobile drops challenge to FCC's net neutrality rules
T-Mobile USA has dropped a pending challenge to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules.
Article | 26/04/2013 North Korea close to 2 million 3G subscribers
North Korea's sole 3G network operator has managed to double its subscriber base in a little over a year and is about to hit 2 million users.
Article | 24/04/2013 US DOT: Auto makers should disable in-dash electronics when cars are moving
Automobile makers should prevent drivers from using their in-vehicle electronic devices to browse the Internet and send text messages while their vehi...
Article | 10/04/2013 Wandera eyes enterprise data roaming costs
Eyeing the sometimes considerable data roaming bills that companies receive, a startup called Wandera launched a service Wednesday that promises to cu...
Article | 8/04/2013 Vodafone, Ericsson test feature to make rural mobile coverage cheaper
Ericsson and Vodafone in Egypt have successfully tested a new way to build more energy-efficient networks in rural areas, and make it possible to buil...
Article | 4/04/2013 Sierra Wireless connects M2M applications with new gateway
Sierra Wireless has launched the AirLink LS300 gateway, which can be used to connect things as varied as trucks or soda machines to a wireless network...
Article | 27/03/2013 North Korea halts 3G mobile Internet service to foreign tourists
North Korea has abruptly stopped offering 3G mobile Internet access to tourists entering the country, just three weeks after the service was launched,...
Article | 21/03/2013 Bills would require police to get warrants for mobile phone location
A group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced legislation that would require law enforcement agencies to get court-ordered search warrants before obtaining...
Article | 8/03/2013 LTE handsets in favor as China prepares to issue 4G licenses
As China prepares to launch its 4G networks, a steady stream of LTE enabled devices will begin entering the country next year, with close to 25 percen...
Article | 7/03/2013 US FTC cracks down on text spam
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed eight complaints against companies allegedly involved in sending unsolicited text messages offering free g...
Article | 25/02/2013 Small-cell chip, network rollouts point to a diverse future
In Star Wars terms, the small cells that mobile carriers and vendors will be talking up this week at Mobile World Congress are more like the odd-coupl...
Article | 25/02/2013 Operators, GSMA work to simplify integration of apps with mobile networks
Mobile operators are hoping to make it easier for developers to integrate network-based features with their applications using a new platform called O...
Article | 21/02/2013 New smartphone OSes, network technologies vie for attention in Barcelona
ZTE smartphones based on Firefox OS along with Nokia's new Windows Phone-based devices will share the spotlight at this year's Mobile World Congress w...
Article | 20/02/2013 FCC eyes Wi-Fi expansion, approves mobile signal boosting rules
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has taken the first step toward an expansion of the spectrum available for Wi-Fi, with the agency launching...
Article | 20/02/2013 ST-Ericsson puts next-gen LTE technology on new quad-core smartphone processor
ST-Ericsson has cranked its forthcoming smartphone processor up to 3GHz. The quad-core NovaThor L8580 will include a PowerVR graphics processor and an...