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11.10.2012
Telenor launches LTE in 11 Norwegian cities
Norwegian incumbent Telenor has announced the launch of its LTE network in 11 towns and cities in the country. Telenor said it would continue to rollout across the country “at a rapid pace”, pledging to have one third of the Norwegian population covered by its LTE network by the end of the year. The firm aims to have 90 per cent population coverage by 2015, said CEO Berit Svendsen in a statement.
11.10.2012
Thai court to hear petition against 3G licence auction
A Thai court said it would hear a petition that says the country's coming auction of third generation mobile phone licenses is unconstitutional and not in the public interest.
11.10.2012
Apple to Take the Smartphone Crown Within Five Years
UK based IT managers have given their opinion on the prospects for the smartphone market with a third (37%) believing Apple will eventually gain the upper hand over its rival Samsung.
10.10.2012
Integrated storage hardware is DEAD
VMworld Nexenta, the ZFS-based storage software company, is successfully avoiding becoming a storage hardware supplier - although that could make life easier. But it believes hardware storage companies are doomed in the long run.
10.10.2012
Microsoft is now your 'devices and services' company
CEO Steve Ballmer's latest shareholder letter declares that Microsoft officially is a devices and services company now, emphasizing the company's hardware desires.
10.10.2012
U.S. panel to probe new wave of complaints against Huawei, ZTE
A U.S. congressional report that urged American companies to stop doing business with Chinese telecom equipment makers Huawei and ZTE has triggered a fresh wave of complaints against the firms, opening a second phase to the panel's investigation.
10.10.2012
Smartphones Nad BYOD to Drive $340 Billion Enterprise Mobile Services Market
Services revenues from mobile business users worldwide will grow to $340 billion by 2017, according to a forecast from ABI Research. The data includes voice, messaging, handset data plans, mobile broadband and enterprise apps, and management services revenues.
09.10.2012
UK Broadband launches retail TD-LTE service
UK Broadband put its sizeable spectrum holdings to work on Monday with the launch of a retail fixed wireless service offered via a new consumer-facing brand, Now Broadband.
09.10.2012
Russia's MegaFon confirms IPO plans
Russia-based mobile operator MegaFon intends to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO), it has been confirmed.
09.10.2012
Thai top three mobile operators cleared for 3G auction
Units of Thailand's three largest mobile phone operators are qualified to participate in the upcoming licence auction for the 2.1 gigahertz spectrum, used to provide third-generation mobile services, the National Broadcasting & Telecommunications Commission said.
09.10.2012
Global broadband penetration passes one-third of all homes
More than one-third of the world’s households will have a fixed broadband connection by the end of this year, according to US firm ABI Research, which is forecasting there will be 618.7mn subscribers to fixed broadband services by the end of 2012, up 7.3 per cent from one year previously.
08.10.2012
Almost half of consumers with smartphones use instant or over-the-top messaging services and one in five use VoIP apps
More than 45% of customers with a smartphone use some form of instant messaging (IM) or over-the-top (OTT) messaging app in addition to (and in some cases instead of) traditional text messaging (SMS), according to a new report examining consumer smartphone voice and messaging trends from Analysys Mason. In addition, 20% of consumers use a VoIP app, and 20% of those consumers use it more than traditional voice services.
08.10.2012
Samsung seeks to reinvent itself in Silicon Valley
Samsung Electronics is planning to open several innovation centers outside South Korea as part of a project to reinvent the company and ride the next wave of business and consumer-driven opportunities, according to Young Sohn, Samsung's newly-appointed chief strategy officer.
08.10.2012
German court rules Motorola doesn't infringe Microsoft patent
The Mannheim Regional Court Friday ruled that Google Inc.'s Mobility Holdings Inc. division doesn't infringe on a patent held by Microsoft Corp.
08.10.2012
Google launches credit card in UK
Businesses in the United Kingdom have become the first in the world to have the chance of obtaining a Google credit card.