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13.08.2012

ETA Launches Committee To Guide Emerging Mobile Payments Industry

The USA based Electronic Transactions Association has launched a Mobile Payments Committee to develop standards for the industry. It describes itself as a global association - then says it has signed up " all four major mobile network operators", all of which as USA based. There is no global mobile network representation in the group.

13.08.2012

Former Telstra CEO Looking at T-Mobile USA Buyout Bid

Former telecommunications executive Sol Trujillo is trying to drum up interest in a buyout of Deutsche Telekom AG’s T-Mobile USA and has so far been unsuccessful in pitching a deal to private-equity firms including Blackstone Group LP and KKR & Co., according to people with knowledge of the matter.

13.08.2012

Intel, Sina and others launch OpenStack-friendly alliance

Burgeoning Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) initiative OpenStack received a welcome endorsement last week when Intel teamed up with some local Chinese players to launch the China Open Source Cloud League (COSCL) – a new alliance which will accelerate development of the project in the huge domestic cloud market.

10.08.2012

IBM made "informal approach" for RIM'S enterprise business

International Business Machines Corp has considered buying Research In Motion's enterprise division, Bloomberg reported On Friday, citing two unnamed sources.

10.08.2012

Nokia sells Qt to Digia

Nokia Corp. Thursday said it has agreed to sell its remaining share of software development kit Qt to IT firm Digia Oyj for an undisclosed sum, as the ailing Finnish handset maker continues to divest assets in a bid to return to profitablity.

10.08.2012

Australia on path to social media regulation

Australian MPs have started to call for legislative powers to compel social networks to swiftly remove offensive content, after Facebook failed to act decisively to remove a page containing numerous racist stereotypes of Australian aboriginals.

10.08.2012

Chip market growth rate to double

Over the next five years the long-term growth rate for the semiconductor market is going be more than double what it has been, according to market research firm IC Insights Inc.

09.08.2012

Mobile transactions to hit $730bn by 2017 as real-world purchases soar

The value of remote transactions for digital and physical goods purchased via mobile devices is expected to exceed $730bn annually by 2017, a new report from Juniper Research has found.

09.08.2012

NTT invests in new low-latency route between Europe and Hong Kong

NTT Communications, a member of the NTT Group and the number one Fortune Global 500 telecommunications group, announced it has extended its Global low-latency network with a dedicated connection between London and Hong Kong.

09.08.2012

Starbucks throws weight behind Square

US mobile payment firm Square has received a $25m investment from global coffee chain Starbucks, and the two firms have announced a partnership to accelerate usage of Square’s payment technology.

09.08.2012

Samsung says not considering buying RIM or BlackBerry license

 South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co said on Thursday it has not considered acquiring Research In Motion or licensing the embattled BlackBerry phone maker's new mobile operating system.

08.08.2012

Indian 2G auction turmoil as telcos revolt

Allegations of discrimination against foreign mobile operators, unfairly high start prices for spectrum bidders and yet more government delays have thrown India’s 2G auctions into chaos once again over the past few days.

08.08.2012

UK to miss 2015 target for high-speed broadband

The UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has conceded that it is likely to miss the government’s stated target of bringing superfast broadband services to 90 per cent of the country’s population by 2015, with those in rural areas most likely to suffer.

08.08.2012

SK Telecom, LG Uplus gear up for VoLTE launch

SK Telecom and LG Uplus on Tuesday claimed they will become the first operators in the world to offer voice over LTE (VoLTE) when their services go live tomorrow, according to local press reports.

08.08.2012

M2M Cellular Connections Expected to Hit 2.5 Billion by 2020

Cellular M2M connections are predicted to grow from 277 million in 2012 to 2.5 billion by 2020, according to Strategy Analytics. A combination of factors, including global connectivity platforms, efforts at standardization, cloud computing and regulatory initiatives will help contribute to an excess of 30% CAGR growth between now and 2020.