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Article | 1/04/2013 DoCoMo is building a fleet of LTE trucks for earthquakes, concerts
NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile operator, is building a fleet of truck-based LTE base stations that can be deployed during natural disasters or to ...
Article | 29/03/2013 Huawei loses to ZTE in French patent suit
Networking and telecom equipment vendor Huawei has lost a patent lawsuit it filed in France against ZTE over a USB connector patent, ZTE said on Frida...
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 | 26/03/2013 Facebook woos serious gamers
If 2012 was the year of arcade, casino and hidden object games on Facebook, such as "Diamond Dash," "Bubble Witch Saga" and "Bubble Safari," the socia...
Article | 26/03/2013 Existing Samsung Galaxy S III phones won't work with T-Mobile's LTE network
Existing owners of Samsung's Galaxy S III will not be able to use the phone on T-Mobile's LTE network, which debuted Tuesday and will reach 200 millio...
Article | 26/03/2013 T-Mobile rolling out iPhone 5 on new LTE network in U.S
T-Mobile on Tuesday unveiled the Apple iPhone 5 for its wireless network and said it will offer the phone for an initial payment of US$99 without a co...
Article | 26/03/2013 Proposed broadband infrastructure sharing could save €60 billion, says EC
Europe’s Digital Agenda Commissioner on Tuesday put forward a new law aimed at making broadband rollout cheaper and easier.
Article | 26/03/2013 Cell system used in Antarctica may help to cover the Plains
Rural residents in North America may soon get a shot at better cellular coverage with an open-source technology being used in Antarctica, Mexico and P...
Article | 26/03/2013 ZTE to let airline passengers access Internet using Wi-Fi and LTE
After years of development, airline passengers will be able to access the Internet using LTE this year, according to ZTE.
Article | 25/03/2013 Oracle buying Tekelec for network signaling software
Oracle is filling out its product stack for communications with the acquisition of Tekelec, which provides network signaling, policy control and subsc...
Article | 25/03/2013 Apple acquires mapping apps startup WiFiSlam
Apple has acquired mapping startup WiFiSlam, which is developing an indoor location service for smartphones, Apple said Monday.
Article | 22/03/2013 FCC chairman announces his resignation
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Friday he will soon step down, following months of rumors that he would r...
Article | 22/03/2013 EU mulls Apple anti-trust investigation over contracts with operators
The European Commission is deciding whether or not to launch an anti-trust investigation into Apple's contracts with European mobile phone companies.
Article | 22/03/2013 FCC Chairman Genachowski to announce resignation Friday, report says
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski reportedly plans to resign, ending a four-year term marked by significant efforts to expand wired and wireless broadba...
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...