Wireless News

3G Buildouts Push up Mobile Network Investment

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:13:00 GMT

Mobile networks may not be getting upgraded as fast as some subscribers would like, but carrier spending on infrastructure is expected to rebound slightly this year after falling in 2009.Revenue from sales of mobile radio and...

NFL signs mobile phone deal with Verizon Wireless

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:12:00 GMT

The NFL has signed a four-year agreement with Verizon Wireless to show live games and highlights on mobile phones in a deal U.S. media reported was worth $720 million."We are looking forward to working with Verizon...

Intel Sees 2012 Deployment for Mobile WiMax Release 2

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:11:00 GMT

Chip giant Intel, a major backer of the movement to provide mobile WiMax wireless broadband to Internet users around the world, expects the next major release of the technology to be deployed starting in 2012, an executive...

Verizon touts average LTE speeds of 5-12Mbps

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:08:00 GMT

As carriers start to see the results of field trials, and even commercial deployments, of LTE, the game of spinning the performance figures begins. We've already seen considerable dispute over the real world data rates ...

After a Rough 2009, Mobile CAPEX Is Expected to Grow in 2010

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:07:00 GMT

After a rough two years, mobile operators will look to increase their capital expenditure on improving their networks in 2010. ABI Research expects mobile CAPEX to grow by more than 4% YoY in 2010, after contracting ...

Indonesian operator to deploy Synchronica e-mail sync service

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:06:00 GMT

Synchronica plc said it received its largest contract to date for its Mobile Gateway product, which provides push e-mail and mobile synchronization services.The $1.05 million contract is with an undisclosed distributor for...

Sprint Nextel shares jump for second day

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:05:00 GMT

Shares of Sprint Nextel Corp. jumped for a second day Tuesday as investors cheered signals that the lagging telecommunications company is getting stronger.The stock gained 21 cents, or 6.2 percent, to $3.61 in afternoon...

Mobile retail market to exceed $12 billion by 2014

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:04:00 GMT

A new report from Juniper Research has found that one to one marketing allied to the rapid proliferation of smartphones will be among the key drivers of a mobile retail market which is anticipated to exceed $12 billion by ...

3G services launched in Jordan

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:03:00 GMT

Orange Jordan has launched 3G services in Jordan, making Jordan the first Arab country in the Middle East to launch 3G services outside the wealthy Gulf states. Jordan has a very developed mobile market for its level of...

New Consortium Funded by the European Commission Established to Increase Mobile Broadband Infrastructure Density Tenfold

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:02:00 GMT

A new initiative named Beyond Next-Generation Mobile Broadband (BuNGee) aimed at a tenfold increase of mobile broadband infrastructure capacity density has been launched. The €4.7 million initiative is funded in large...

DoCoMo hits back in Japan

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:01:00 GMT

Japan's mobile market leader NTT DoCoMo added the most net new subscribers in February for the first time in seven months, according to the country's Telecommunications Carriers Association.Depsite having fewer than...

4G Identity Solutions Wins India Unique ID Devices Contract

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:59:00 GMT

4G Identity Solutions Pvt. Ltd. ("4G ID") announced that it has won two bids to provide both fingerprint and iris recognition devices to the Unique Identification Authority of India ("UIDAI") as it undertakes building the ...

Another step towards its 4G network rollout in Malaysia: YTL Communications

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:58:00 GMT

As another step towards the launch of its 4G network in Malaysia, communications firm YTL Communications has entered an agreement with Samsung Electronics to increase the number of base stations for the nationwide ..

Norscan Joins Leaders of India's Telecom Market

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:57:00 GMT

By invitation from Mr. N K Goyal, President of the Communication, Multimedia and IT (CMAI) association of India, Norscan Instruments has joined India's prominent business leaders as part of its Telecom community. CMAI ...

Taipei becomes a 4G WiMAX metropolis

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:00 GMT

Taipei City has entered a new era of fourth-generation WiMax technology, wireless telecom service provider VMAX Telecom Co. Ltd. announced March 9. VMAX, licensed by the Cabinet-level National Communications Commission..

ITU takes step to boost 3G mobile phone services around the world

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:55:00 GMT

Users on so-called third-generation (3G) mobile telephones are set to receive a boost in worldwide compatibility, international roaming capability and greater access to high-speed data services from a new United...

AT&T completes 100G field trial

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:54:00 GMT

AT&T announced the successful completion of a live network environment field trial of 100-Gigabit backbone network technology. During the trial, AT&T field tested the new Cisco CRS-3 Carrier Routing System. AT&T also...

Govt suspends mobile phone service of S Tel in 3 states

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:53:00 GMT

The government has said the services of S Tel, joint venture of Chennai-based Siva group and Bahrain Telecom (Batelco), were suspended in three states due to non-availability of necessary equipment for interception...

Tata Communications to up African investments

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:52:00 GMT

Tata Communications will expand its African investments ahead of the West African Cable System (WACS) becoming operational next year, according to its chief executive officer Srinath Narasimhan....

BSNL plans fresh tender for 50-m cellular lines

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:51:00 GMT

State-owned BSNL is working on a new GSM tender for 40-50-million cellular lines, the company executives with direct knowledge of the developments told ET . Last week, following a string of controversies, the ...

GLOBE TELECOM, AMOBEE MEDIA TO DELIVER AD SERVING FOR INTERNET AND MOBILE

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:16:00 GMT

Deployment solidifies Amobee APAC footprint and marks key milestones Amobee Media Systems, the world leader in advertising solutions for mobile operators, today announces it has been chosen by Philippines' leading telecommunications ...

‘Indian operators can record high activation for mobile data services through our offerings’: July Systems

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:14:00 GMT

Mobile Internet may be perceived as a limited revenue generating avenue in India as of now. But July Systems which recently bagged exclusive rights to develop and monetize a mobile internet service for the upcoming IPL is...

LTE set to transform wireless industry, but not just yet

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:13:00 GMT

Try to download and watch a video on your smartphone via a wireless network right now and chances are you will have to wait a while.As growing numbers of people use smartphones, the main source of steep growth in wireless...

Egypt's Orascom Telecom loses Algeria tax appeal

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:00 GMT

Egyptian mobile phone giant Orascom Telecom says Algerian authorities have rejected its initial appeal of a $597 million tax bill levied against its subsidiary in that North African nation.In a statement issued Sunday evening...

Norscan Joins Leaders of India's Telecom Market

editor@teleresearchlabs.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:10:00 GMT