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11 Short Stories About the Mobile Networks
May 19th 2013 - 10:20 GMT
Summaries of short news items relating to the mobile networks....more
Canadian 911 Center Deploys Exalt for Backbone Network
May 17th 2013 - 10:45 GMT
Canada's Capital Region Emergency Service Telecommunications has deployed a microwave backhaul systems to transport communications among 40 public safety agencies in British Columbia's Capital Region....more
Indonesian Tower Operator to Build 1,000 Towers This Year
May 17th 2013 - 09:10 GMT
Indonesian tower network operator, PT Solusi Tunas Pratama (SUPR) has announced plans to build between 800 and 1,000 new towers this year, predominantly in urban areas....more
Telefonica and Samsung Sign Global Carrier Billing Agreement
May 16th 2013 - 16:55 GMT
Telefonica Digital and Samsung have announced a global carrier-billing agreement that will pave the way for Samsung phone users to purchase apps and content from the Samsung app store via their phone bill....more
CommProve Wins Brazilian LTE Network Monitoring Contract
May 16th 2013 - 10:55 GMT
Mobile network monitoring software vendor, CommProve has announced the winning of an LTE network monitoring expansion contract in South America with TIM Brasil ...more
Vodafone Germany Signs Broadband and IP-TV Deal with Deutsche Telekom
May 16th 2013 - 09:40 GMT
Vodafone Germany has signed a deal with Deutsche Telekom that will allow it to offer high-speed fixed-line broadband and IP-based television services across Germany....more
London Expands Municipal Wi-Fi Coverage
May 15th 2013 - 17:45 GMT
A district of the UK city, London is to get a municipal Wi-Fi network after the local government authority signed a 10-year deal with Arqiva....more
Increased Wi-Fi Coverage for Scottish Railway Passengers
May 15th 2013 - 16:45 GMT
UK based railway operator, ScotRail has announced that it will offer free Wi-Fi coverage at 25 of its stations as part of a government funded scheme. ...more
T-Mobile USA Raises Upfront Payment for Apple IPhone by 50%
May 15th 2013 - 11:46 GMT
T-Mobile USA has hiked the retail price that it is selling Apple's iPhone by 50% to US$150 upfront....more
Belgium's Mobistar Suspends Landline Service Sales Citing Regulatory Problems
May 15th 2013 - 10:20 GMT
Belgium's Mobistar has suspended sales of all its landline services, blaming a hostile regulatory regime....more
Ericsson Wins Saudi Network Upgrade Contract
May 15th 2013 - 09:55 GMT
Saudi Arabia's Etihad Etisalat, Mobily has selected Ericsson to provide EPC networks in the western region of the Kingdom, boosting the mobile data network router capacity four-fold....more
O2 Ireland Upgrading 3G Network Ahead of LTE Launch
May 14th 2013 - 16:35 GMT
In advance of its 4G network rollout commencing later this year, O2 Ireland has announced that it is upgrading and enhancing its 3G network in 250 locations across 14 counties in May....more
Telecom New Zealand Converting Payphone Booths into Wi-Fi Hotspots
May 14th 2013 - 14:40 GMT
Telecom New Zealand is deploying Wi-Fi hotspots into its existing network of public payphones, using equipment supplied by Ruckus Wireless....more
British Telecom Deploys 5 Millionth Wi-Fi Hotspot
May 14th 2013 - 14:15 GMT
The UK's British Telecom has announced that its Wi-Fi service has reached more than 5 million hotspots in the UK and Ireland, with the company adding more than 20,000 new hotspots each week over the past year....more
SaskTel Carries Out LTE Networks Upgrades
May 14th 2013 - 08:40 GMT
Canadian mobile network operator, SaskTel has completed another 32 different 4G wireless network infrastructure enhancement projects across the province in April 2013...more
Vietnam Networks Told to Improve 3G Network Performance
May 14th 2013 - 08:20 GMT
Vietnam's mobile networks have been ordered to improve the quality of their networks following a survey that found nearly half of 3G customers are dissatisfied with the service....more
9 Short Stories About the Mobile Networks
May 13th 2013 - 18:55 GMT
Summaries of short news items relating to the mobile networks....more
UK Based EE Clarifies Reports That It Sells Customer Data
May 13th 2013 - 18:15 GMT
The UK based mobile network operator, EE has denied reports that it is selling its customers personal information to Ipsos MORI, a polling company....more
Orange Brings Forward Spanish LTE Launch
May 13th 2013 - 14:05 GMT
Orange plans to become the first mobile network in Spain to offer LTE based 4G services, and will aim to beat rival network Yoigo to the launch....more
Telecom Egypt Aiming for July Launch of Own Mobile Service
May 13th 2013 - 12:55 GMT
Egypt's monopoly landline operator, Telecom Egypt says that it stands ready to launch its own mobile network services as soon as the regulator grants the necessary license....more
BT Branded 4G Service As Soon As Next Year Says CEO
May 13th 2013 - 11:57 GMT
The UK's dominant landline network, British Telecom (BT) expects to be able to launch a 4G-branded mobile network as soon as next year....more
Hacked T-Mobile USA IPhone's Boosts LTE Download Speeds
May 12th 2013 - 10:20 GMT
When T-Mobile USA started officially selling the Apple iPhone, one of the things it also did was send out a software update to all the unlocked ex-AT&T handsets being used on its network to enable LTE services....more
Digi Outlines $252 Million Network Upgrade Plans
May 11th 2013 - 10:25 GMT
Malaysian mobile network, Digi has outlined plans to invest RM750 million (US$252 million) this year on network upgrades, of which around 80% will go on 3G and LTE services....more
Verizon Wireless Keen to Support Multiple Smartphone Platforms
May 10th 2013 - 10:40 GMT
Verizon Wireless' CEO Dan Mead has said that there is still a place in the company for other smartphone operating systems other than the Apple/Android duopoly,...more
China Mobile Reacts to Audit Office Findings of Poor Accounting
May 10th 2013 - 10:25 GMT
China Mobile says that it is beefing up its internal auditing processes in the wake of an investigation by the government's National Audit Office....more
AT&T to Offer No-Contract Tariffs
May 10th 2013 - 07:45 GMT
AT&T has followed its smaller rival, T-Mobile and launched its own mobile service that wont require customers to sign an annual contract....more
SingTel Upgrades LTE Network to 150Mbps Download Speeds
May 9th 2013 - 11:46 GMT
Singapore's SingTel has upgraded its LTE network to offer support for theoretical peak download speeds of 150Mbps, although the realistic figure is just 5-40Mbps,...more
Vodafone New Zealand Responds to Wave of Customer Complaints
May 9th 2013 - 10:50 GMT
Vodafone New Zealand has responded to a wave of complaints about its network following a broadcast by the "Fair Go" television show....more
AT&T Slashes Price of HTC's "Facebook Phone"
May 9th 2013 - 09:30 GMT
USA based AT&T has slashed the retail price of HTC's Facebook optimized smartphone, just a month after it went on sale....more
Ericsson Confident in China Mobile's $6.7 Billion 4G Tender
May 8th 2013 - 18:55 GMT
Ericsson is confident that it will take a sizable chunk of China Mobile's forthcoming 4G network infrastructure tender....more
Cambodian Administrator to Sell of Bankrupt Mobile Network Assets
May 8th 2013 - 15:50 GMT
The remaining assets of Cambodia's bankrupt mobile network, Mfone are to be sold off by the administrator in an effort to recover the US$160 million that would be needed to settle the company's debts....more
Sprint Nextel Blames Suppliers for Delays in Network Upgrades
May 8th 2013 - 13:20 GMT
USA based Sprint Nextel is in the middle of a major network revamp to combine several legacy systems into one platform, but has warned that delays at its suppliers are pushing back the completion date....more
Ooredoo Says It Sees Strong Demand for LTE Services
May 8th 2013 - 11:20 GMT
Qatar's Ooredoo says that it has seen strong early demand from customers using its recently-launched LTE network. ...more
Thailand's AIS Signs Up 800,000 Customers to New 3G Network
May 8th 2013 - 11:00 GMT
Thailand's AIS has formally launched its own 3G network and says that it has already signed up 800,000 customers to the service....more
TeliaSonera to Launch LTE Services in Spain
May 8th 2013 - 09:00 GMT
TeliaSonera's subsidiary Yoigo will launch 4G services in Spain in July -- which it says will make it the first operator in the country to offer LTE services....more
T-Mobile USA Sells Half a Million Apple IPhones in 4 Weeks
May 8th 2013 - 08:45 GMT
T-Mobile USA has announced that it sold around half a million Apple iPhones in the first four weeks since it finally secured an agreement to sell the smartphone....more
9 Short Stories About the Mobile Networks
May 7th 2013 - 19:05 GMT
Summaries of short news items relating to the mobile networks....more
Tele2 Outsources Billing and Invoice Processing Operations
May 7th 2013 - 17:50 GMT
CGI Group says that it has been chosen to manage Tele2's entire print and electronic invoice pre-processing operations. ...more
Telefonica Strikes Europe-wide M2M Deal with Dell
May 7th 2013 - 17:30 GMT
Telefonica Digital and Dell have signed an agreement to provide integrated mobile connectivity for Windows 7 and Windows 8 devices anywhere in Europe,...more
Bhutan Telecom to Start LTE Deployment
May 7th 2013 - 09:55 GMT
The sole mobile network in the small Himalayan country of Bhutan has announced plans to deploy a LTE based 4G network....more
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