Mobile Broadband Operators Face Capacity Crunch (Cellular-News.com) According to the findings of a new report commissioned by policy control vendor, Camiant - mobile broadband affords tremendous growth opportunities for operators; however, given the popularity of data cards and smart phones and the substantial capital expenses involved in building additional network capacity, operators can expect to […]
European and North American Mobile Broadband Study Finds Change Is Key to Maintaining Profitability (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Camiant, Inc., the leading provider of policy control and application assurance technology, today announced a newly published study, “Mobile Broadband in North America and Europe: Change is Key to Maintaining Profitability,” that explores mobile broadband adoption […]
U.S. Cellular launches mobile broadband in Wisconsin (Small Business Times) U.S. Cellular today is launching Mobile Broadband, enabling customers in southern Wisconsin to surf the Internet at DSL-like speeds and bring faster service and capabilities to customers through EVDO (Evolution-Data Optimized) technology. Source: www.biztimes.com
Verizon Wireless Launches High-Speed Wireless Broadband Network Throughout Athens, Vinton, Jackson and […]
CenturyTel to Acquire Embarq in $5.8B Deal (CommunicationsDirect) MONROE, La. — Phone company CenturyTel Inc. will acquire larger peer Embarq Corp. in a deal valued at $5.8 billion, the companies said today. The deal continues a trend of consolidation in the market for traditional local phone service, which is shrinking as people turn to cable […]
Mobile phones up, landlines down in India (CIOL) NEW DELHI, INDIA: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said on Friday that a total 9.79 million telephone connections (Wireline and Wireless) have been added during September 2008 as compared to 9.03 million connections added in August 2008. Source: www.ciol.com
Africans and Their Mobiles, Part 1: Numbers and […]
PDA: Telegraph launches application for Google Android (Guardian Unlimited) Telegraph Media Group has launched a downloadable application based on the new Google Android mobile operating system, to allow users of Android-based phones to access the newspaper publisher’s content. The rollout of the service coincides with the launch […]
Cyber-poison rife in schools (Perth Now) UP TO 10 per cent of children in WA schools say they have been subjected to cyber-bullying - where poisonous messages are circulated on the internet or mobile phones. Source: news.com.au
Verizon Wireless Launches High-Speed Wireless Broadband Network Throughout Lower Schuylkill County (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Speed Wireless […]
40 years later, some wonder if Carterfone is still relevant (Ars Technica) 40 years has passed since the FCC issued its Carterfone “open device” Order. But economists and legal scholars disagree about the famous rules’ significance and future. Read More… […]
FCC Approves Free Wireless Broadband Proposal (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News) The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday gave a tentative stamp of approval to a free, national broadband service that will block access to porn. Source: news.yahoo.com
Pervasip Corp. Reports Strong Third Quarter 2008 Results; Company Expects Exponential Revenue Growth (Business Wire via Yahoo! […]
AT&T appoints executive to spread wireless connectivity beyond cell phones (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) NEW YORK - Latching on to a trend in the wireless industry, AT&T Inc. said Wednesday it has started an initiative to encourage manufacturers to create more non-phone gadgets that connect to its wireless network. Source: www.startribune.com
30pct Chinese netizens use cell […]