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Article | 6/05/2011 HTC supplying equipment to mobile operators alliance
Smartphone maker High Tech Computer (HTC) signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday with a group of Asian telecom service providers who will be j...
Article | 29/04/2011 LTE outage irks users, dents Verizon's reputation
Verizon still hasn't disclosed the cause of the network outage that plagued LTE users this week, but at least one effect is clear: embarrassment.
Article | 25/04/2011 China approaches 900 million mobile phone users
China is on the verge of becoming the first country in the world to have more than 900 million cell phone users, according to government statistics.
Article | 20/04/2011 China Mobile will help Alcatel build next-gen base stations
China Mobile will help Alcatel-Lucent develop its next generation of mobile networks, the French network equipment vendor said on Wednesday.
Article | 20/04/2011 Ericsson acquires M2M platform
Ericsson Tuesday signed an agreement to acquire Telenor Connexion's machine-to-machine (M2M) platform, in an effort to get more technology and know-ho...
Article | 19/04/2011 North Korea's sole 3G operator sees users and revenue surge
North Korea's only 3G cellular operator continues to report strong demand for its service and saw record revenue and growth in subscriber numbers in 2...
Article | 18/04/2011 EU sets ground rules for rural 4G broadband
The European Commission has adopted technical rules on how the 900MHz and 1800MHz radio frequency bands should be opened up to LTE (Long-Term Evolutio...
Article | 18/04/2011 Deutsche Telekom and France Télécom will shop together
Deutsche Telekom and France Télécom are joining forces to increase their collective buying power, and negotiate better deals on mobile networks and sm...
Article | 18/04/2011 UAE restrictions will hit all wireless providers, says RIM
Potential changes to wireless data services for very small business in the United Arab Emirates will affect the entire industry and not just BlackBerr...
Article | 16/04/2011 Recycled spectrum to help realize global LTE roaming
As more LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks go live across the globe, operators have started planning to offer data roaming, and reusing existing spect...
Article | 14/04/2011 Sprint subscribers get carrier billing on Android Market
Sprint subscribers will now be able to pay for the applications they buy on Android Market via their monthly cellphone bill, Google <a href="http://an...
Article | 8/04/2011 Japan's NTT aims to fix quake-hit undersea cables by May
Seven segments of undersea data and telephone transmission cables that were damaged in the March 11 earthquake off Japan should be repaired by early M...
Article | 8/04/2011 Japanese earthquake shelters getting PCs, WiMax
With a new laptop computer under his arm, Kenji Takemoto marched into the Takasago Day Care Center in Sendai. It's been almost a month since an earthq...
Article | 5/04/2011 US operators prepare to launch Isis digital wallet pilot
Isis will pilot its mobile commerce program based on Near-Field Communications technology in Salt Lake City in early- to mid-2012, the joint venture s...
Article | 4/04/2011 Vodafone sells stake in operator SFR to Vivendi
Vivendi will acquire Vodafone’s 44 percent stake in the French telecommunications company, Société Française du Radiotéléphone (SFR), for €7.95 billio...