Zim SIM Mandatory Registration Deadline Extended
Telegeography
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has allowed the country’s mobile network operators extra time to register the personal details of their pre-paid subscribers, after an original deadline of 31 August passed
Telmex Eyes Broadband Speed Boost to Retain Subscribers
Telegeography
Mexican fixed line incumbent Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex) has revealed plans to quadruple broadband speeds in some of the country to up to 20Mbps, according to Bloomberg.
Apple Just Gave Bandwidth Providers a Present
VoIP Watch
Apple has conquered the wireless world with the iPhone and iPad. Now they want to do to the cable industry what they have done to the wireless carriers. Forced them to get bigger pipes to deliver more big file content, more quickly.
Icahn Continues To Invest Heavily In Motorola
MocoNews
Carl Icahn is not being conservative about his opinion that Motorola (NYSE: MOT) will be a more valuable company once it has been split into two publicly held entities. Rather, the shareholder-activist billionaire, who has been investing in the handset-maker since 2007, has bet an additional $111 million into the company in just the past week. His stake now stands at around 250 million shares, or 10.7 percent, reports Barron’s.
Seriously, FCC, Get a Move On
GigaOm
Stacey pinged me and pointed to this report about the state of Internet Access Services issued by the Federal Communications Commission. It has a lot of fascinating data, but the problem is that the report has data that is 14 months old, which makes it pretty much worthless.
FCC Kills M2Z’s Free Broadband Plan
Daily Wireless
The prospect of a national, free, but low-bandwidth wireless broadband network, promoted by M2Z Networks, has been killed by the FCC, reports Wireless Week. The main objection was that signals in the AWS-3 spectrum (2155-2175 MHz) that M2Z proposed to use, would interfere with signals in the AWS-1 band (2110 to 2155 MHz).
Cyprus/France Segment of Alexandros Cable Lit
Telegeography
Cyta has announced the commercial launch of the Cyprus-France segment of its new submarine cable subsystem Alexandros. The cable is the result of a strategic co-operation agreement between the Cypriot telco and Telecom Egypt (TE), under which Cyta participates on an ownership basis in ??’s submarine cable system TE NORTH (TEN), which connects Egypt with France.
CRTC Forces Large Operators to Match Retail-Wholesale Speeds
Telegeography
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has issued a ruling forcing large telecoms network operators to make their broadband internet access services available to alternative ISPs at speeds matching those offered to their own retail customers.
Telstra Offers Increased HSPA+ Speeds to Business Customers
Telegeography
Australian incumbent Telstra has announced that it aims to start offering peak theoretical download speeds of up to 42Mbps on its ‘NextG’ wireless network, the Australian reports.
Verizon Doubles Speed for DSL Offer
Telecompetitor
Verizon has taken a lot of heat regarding for its DSL broadband offerings in non-FiOS territories. Some argue that Verizon is ignoring these territories and may even try to sell them off, leaving them to focus on FiOS and 4G LTE as their broadband horses.
AOL Buys Rally Up As Part Of New Mobile Strategy
MocoNews
AOL (NYSE: AOL) is buying Rally Up, a startup behind a social networking app for the iPhone and iPad that lets users share their locations with select friends. The app pitches itself as a social network for “people that actually should know your location,” such as family members and close friends.
Cricket Acquires The Rest of LCW Wireless for $3.2 Million in Cash
IntoMobile
It was back in July of 2006 when LCW Wireless was formed as a joint venture between Cricket Communications, CSM Wireless and WLPCS Management. At that moment, Cricket held a majority non-controlling stake, only to buy off CSM’s 24% stake four years later (March 2010). The deal went through in July 2010 following the grant of approval by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Intel: $1.4B for Infineon
Daily Wireless
Intel today announced a $1.4 billion acquisition of Infineon Technologies AG’s wireless unit. Infineon’s Wireless Solutions (WLS) business provides baseband processors, radio-frequency transceivers, and power management integrated circuits (ICs) for wireless devices.
Skype for SIP is Now Skype Connect
VoIP and Gadgets
Today, Skype announced that Skype for SIP is changing its name to Skype Connect. Guess the techie name “SIP” isn’t exactly business-friendly, hence the name change. Today, they are also announcing that hat Skype Connect (formerly Skype for SIP) is officially out of beta.
Vendors Scramble for Indian Backhaul
Daily Wireless
Ceragon Networks today announced that it has received new orders for its FibeAir backhaul gear from a leading Indian operator. Ceragon’s equipment will be deployed in a number of circles to facilitate the operator’s network expansion.
