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16th May 2012
Operator News in Brief - 16th May 2012
US Networks to Validate Premium SMS Companies to Cut Down on Abuses
Bharti Airtel Investigated over Money Laundering Allegations
T-Mobile USA to Cut Further 900 Jobs
Alvarion Quarterly Financial Losses Shrink As Does Revenues
Three in 10 Americans Cannot Go One Full Hour Without a Wi-Fi Connection
OMG! Texting Ups Truthfulness, New IPhone Study Suggests
Global Sales of Mobile Phones Dropped in First Quarter of 2012
Billing Error and Fraud Could Cost Operators Nearly $300bn Annually by 2016
Lack of Trust in the Use of Personal Data Threatens to Undermine the Digital Economy
HP Deploys Database Services for T-Mobile USA
HTC's Latest Smartphones Delayed by US Customs Officials
High Street Stores Set for 4% Growth in Sales Through New Technologies
Sony Mobile Names New Head of Sales and Marketing
LG Develops New User Interface Options for Android 4.0 Smartphones
BYOD Gives Competitive Advantage, Say IT Managers
Technology Mergers and Acquisitions off to a Mixed Start in 2012
Have Women Rejected Technology As a Career Choice and is It Harming Growth?
Mobile Content Provider Warned for Failing to Comply with Spam Act
Thailand's First Quarter Smartphone Sales Raked in over US$255 Million
The Elusive Capacity of Networks
Samsung Selects Amalfi Semiconductor for Multiple Handset Platforms
DRAM Market's Woes Are Over in 2012, Courtesy of Elpida Bankruptcy
15th May 2012
Nearly Half of IPhone Users Likely to Buy Apple "iTV" in Year One
No Contest: Apple IOS to Maintain Tablet Dominance in 2012
Facebook Boosts Its Initial Stock Price
Canada's Rogers Wireless to Offer Mobile Payments Service
EU Research Breakthrough Will Cut LTE Mobile Network Energy Use in Half
Mobile Operators Face Increase in Network Cost Due to Mobile Data Explosion
ITU's Broadband Commission Studies Impact of Broadband Growth on Economies
Apple's IPhone Leads Smartphone Satisfaction Survey in USA
Cassidian and Alcatel-Lucent Bring LTE to Professional Mobile Radio Services
Android Took Half of All Smartphone Sales in the UK Over Past 12 Weeks
LightSquared Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Huawei and Yota Launch Commercial LTE Network in Moscow
Tablet Traffic Has Grown 10 Times Faster Than Smartphone Traffic
NEC Develops Technology to Reduce Femtocell Interference
VimpleCom Quarterly Profits Drop on Tax Charges
Nokia Shows Off Two Basic Mobile Phones
LG Starts Shipping Optimus 4X HD Smartphone to Europe
Omnitele Research Shows QoS in Tanzanian Mobile Networks Varies Significantly
Mobily Awards MVNE Contract to Xius
Study Finds Number of Battery-related Emergency Department Visits by Children More Than Doubles
14th May 2012
Operator News in Brief - 14th May 2012
Mobile Memory Chip Market Growth Propelled by Smartphones and Media Tablets
Samsung Aims to Capture Third of Chinese Smartphone Market
SFR Loses 274,000 Postpaid Customers in First Quarter
60% of Employees Expected to Work from Home in the Next Decade
Floating Robots Use GPS-enabled Smartphones to Track Water Flow
Nokia Loses Appeal to Overturn 3G Patent
Marketing Campaign Boosts Samsung Phone Sales in Bangladesh
Rogers and Axeda Announce M2M Solutions Alliance in Canada
TxtNation Launches New HLR Lookup Platform
43% of American Teenagers Say They Text While Driving
Communications Network Reliability Improved in the Event of Short-term Power Cuts
Apple Drops 4G Claim from New IPad Following Complaints
Malaysia Aims to Award 4G Spectrum Shortly
Huawei Expects Revenues of $9 Billion from Mobile and Smartphone Sales This Year
Robi Axiata Ordered to Pay Taxes on GSM License Renewal Fees
Three Bids Received for Chilean 4G License Auction
LightSquared Poised to File for Bankruptcy Protection
Huawei Wins Managed Services Contract from O2 UK
AsiaInfo-Linkage to Open European Headquarters
ZTE to Provide Managed Services to Comcel Colombia
Samsung and Visa to Test Mobile Payments at the London Olympic Games
DoCoMo Expands Trials of Its Universal Translator Service
Telecom New Zealand to Start LTE Trials Later This Year
NTT DoCoMo Launches Takeover Bid for Buongiorno
13th May 2012
As Canadian Smartphone Penetration Increases, Carriers Adapt Their Wireless Offerings
Land Securities to Offer Free Wi-Fi Coverage in UK Shopping Centres
Tapjoy Launches $5 Million Fund to Support Free-to-Play Apps in Asia
American Express Adds Its Cards to the USA Based Isis Mobile Wallet
French Mobile Subscriber Base Nears 70 Million As Churn Rate Jumps
Du Mulls Bid for Saudi MVNO License
Performance Outweighs Cost and Privacy for Smartphone Users When Offloaded to Wi-Fi
Cell C is Hiring Former Vodacom Managers
Ghana to Audit International Call Traffic for Tax Evasion
Nigerian Networks Fined for Poor Quality of Service
LCC to Perform Network Tuning for Mexican Operator
12th May 2012
Apple Looking to Ditch Google Maps in OS Upgrade - Report
USA Based TracFone Buys Rival MVNO, Simple Mobile
850 Million IEEE 802.15.4 Chipsets to Ship in 2016, Despite Strong Competition from Bluetooth
11th May 2012
Operator News in Brief - 11th May 2012
Sony Mobile Posts Loss of US$1.5 Billion on Write Downs and Lower Revenue
Germans Send on Average Two SMS Each a Day
The Top-10 Selling Phones for April 2012
Increased Use of Blackberry Devices in South Africa Apparent in Mobile Advertising Statistics
Softbank Mobile to Put Base Stations into Balloons
Telefonica Profits Halved on Write Down of Telecom Italia Stake
China Internet Crackdown Continues With New Sina Weibo Guidelines
10th May 2012
KPN Rejects America Movil Attempt to Buy 28% Stake As Too Cheap
Nokia's Lumia Smartphone Selling "Reasonably Well" at AT&T Stores
The Sky is Rising: Company Set to Lead UK Broadband Market Growth
Smart Phones are Changing Real World Privacy Settings
T-Mobile USA Reported to Be in Merger Talks with MetroPCS
Vodafone Could See Indian Tax Liabilities Rise to $3.7 Billion
Mobile Operators Ramp Wi-Fi Deployments for Data Offload, Seek to Integrate Wi-Fi
UAE's Du Network Profits Jump on One-Off Gains
Mexico Has the Largest SMS Market in Latin America and the Caribbean
European Price Caps for Mobile Data Roaming Expected to Save Families over EUR200
Digicel Refutes Claims by Tax Collectors of Understating Its Revenue Income
Grameenphone Posts Sharp Jump in Profits on Higher Margins
DLP Technology Keeps Texas Instruments at Top of MEMS Market
Samsung Electronics Acquires MSpot
Tablet Users Shop More on Their Device Than PC and Smartphone Users
SingTel Quarterly Profits Jump 30% on One-Off Tax Gains
Deutsche Telekom Quarterly Profits Slide on Higher Costs - Shrinking Customer Base
Certification Standard Announced for Recycling Mobile Phones
Carrier Wi-Fi Equipment Market Exploding to $2.1 Billion by 2016
9th May 2012
O2 UK Says Over Half Its Customers Have Opted into Mobile Advertising Service
RIM Announces Approval of BlackBerry 7 Smartphones by USA Department of Defense
Tablets Account for 40% of Mobile Broadband Tariffs As Operators Increase Device Offerings
Huawei Conducts World's First Commercial Network LTE Category 4 Trial
45% of Smartphone Users with a Retailer-Branded App Visit the Retailer's Store More Often
Gartner Says Mobile Device Management is Essential for IT Success
Survey Reveals Mobile Technology Adoption at Risk If Consumer Trust Not Addressed
Green Handset Shipments to Reach Almost 400 Million by 2017
Location-Based Advertising Expected to Account for 28% of Mobile Ad Spend in 2016
Telus Posts 6 Percent Rise in Quarterly Profits on Higher Revenues
Intel Survey Finds 'Digital Over-Sharing' is Leading Mobile Etiquette Faux Pas
SMS is Still the King of Messaging with Speed, Reach and Reliability Cited As Reasons
Advertising Funded Free Wi-Fi for London, UK
GSMA Receives Additional Funding For Mobile Money For The Unbanked Programme
Research In Motion Shows off a New BlackBerry Smartphone
SingTel Group's Mobile Customer Base Reaches 445 Million
Imminent TD-LTE Deployment Spur Demand for Wireless Test Equipment in China
8 In 10 Young Drivers Say Texting Behind The Wheel is Dangerous - Nearly a Third Still Do It
USA Regulator Seeks Return of $52 Million Worth of Bogus Phone Bill Charges
GSMA Calls On Turkey's Government To Lower Its Taxation On Mobile Phones
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