Archive for December, 2009
Google phone to contract T Mobile USA by Jan next year
Wireless Federation
Google will enter into a contract with T Mobile USA to sell one of the versions of its own-branded cell phone, while the other will be unlocked version of the touch screen phone, allowing consumers to pick a carrier of their choice to provide wireless service.
Topics: carrier, NextG, T-Mobile, wireless
China Gets Femto Fever
Unstrung
Huawei supplies femtocells to China Unicom as other vendors look to China to boost the femto market worldwide
Topics: China, China Unicom, NextG, wireless
$850 million investment to be made by America Movil in Mexico
Wireless Federation
$850 million investment is eyed by Latin America’s biggest mobile operator America Movil SAB in its domestic operations by 2010. Operating in the 18 countries of Americas, the Company had reported 194.3 million wireless subscribers at the end of September.
Topics: NextG, wireless
Analyzing the world’s 10 biggest handset makers in Q3
Fierce Wireless News
The numbers are in, and it’s time to make sense of the data. ABI’s Michael Morgan checks out the world’s 10 largest branded cell phone makers in the third quarter of 2009, providing sales data as well as insight into their strategy and competitive position in the market.
Topics: carrier, handset, NextG, wireless
AT&T supports spirit, not strict rules of net neutrality
Fierce Wireless News
AT&T said that while it supports the principle of net neutrality, it does not think that strict, prescriptive new regulations are needed, especially for wireless broadband.
Topics: broadband, FCC, NextG, regulation, Verizon, wireless
ATN creating new company to run former Alltel properties
Fierce Wireless News
Atlantic-Tele Network, which agreed to pay Verizon Wireless $200 million to acquire some of the assets Verizon was required to divest as part of its acquisition of Alltel, has formed a new company to run the properties, and intends to hire more than 200 new workers.
Topics: NextG, Verizon, wireless
FCC digs into broadband controversies
CNET
A task force that is shaping a national plan to provide ubiquitous high-speed Internet access tackles the USF, wireless spectrum, and cable set-top boxes.
Topics: 3G, broadband, FCC, NextG, wireless
India’s Bharti Airtel to expand its base in SAARC countries
Wireless Federation
Leading Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel has announced its prospects of expanding its base in various SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) countries with Bangladesh being the first step towards this direction.
Topics: Asia, NextG, telecom, wireless
Russian mobile operators to launch 3G service in Moscow
Wireless Federation
OAO Mobile TeleSystems, OAO VimpelCom and OAO MegaFon- three major mobile operators of Russia received permission to launch third-generation networks in Moscow. The announcement was made more than a year after they launched similar services in cities elsewhere in the country.
Topics: 3G, mobile operators, NextG, wireless
Telefonica fined by Spanish regulator of EUR 11 million
Wireless Federation
Telefonica has been fined of EUR 11 million by Spanish telecommunications regulator CMT for delaying the provision of naked ADSL wholesale services. The regulations for naked DSL wholesale access were set by the regulator in March 2008. The decision has come after a series of complaints from Vodafone.
Topics: ADSL, naked DSL, NextG, regulation, [...]
2010: The year of Google
Fierce Wireless News
In thinking about 2010, I believe 2009 will be viewed as an important transition year. By that, I mean there was nothing ground-breakingly new–it was in 2008 that we saw the introduction of the iPhone 3G, iTunes App Store, the Amazon Kindle e-reader, netbook, and the first Android device. In many respects, 2009 [...]
Tech Blog, Singapore Startup Feud Over Tablet PC
Mobile Tech Today
About 18 months ago, a technology blogger got fed up with the industry and forged an alliance with a startup to make his dream computer. It almost worked.
Topics: NextG, wireless
Wireless and broadcast industries begin spectrum debate
CNET
The debate between wireless operators and TV broadcasters over reallocating wireless spectrum has begun.
Topics: 3G, NextG, wireless
Hack Turns Barnes & Noble’s Nook Into a Web Tablet
Mobile Tech Today
According to comments posted at the nookDevs forum, developers have come up with a method for transforming Barnes & Noble’s nook e-reader into a web tablet. Demonstrating that where there’s a will there’s a way, a modification enables the $259 device to become a portable computer featuring free 3G Internet access.
Topics: 2G, [...]
Nokia, Samsung invest in touchscreen technology firm
Fierce Wireless News
Nokia and Samsung have both invested in Swype, a touchscreen user interface startup that has large ambitions for the touchscreen market. The two handset makers’ investment arms, Nokia Growth Partners and Samsung Ventures, along with returning investor Benaroya Capital, pumped $5.6 million of Series B financing into the Seattle-based company.
Topics: carrier, handset, NextG, [...]
