www.fiercewireless.com— Making the rumors official, Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) announced prepaid unlimited data plans for a wide range of phones, including some of its most popular devices… Continue…
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FCC rejects proposal for free wireless service
www.cellular-news.com— Federal regulators have shot down a proposal by a startup called M2Z Networks Inc. to build a free, nationwide wireless broadband network using a spare slice of airwaves… Continue…
Alcatel-Lucent Makes First LTE Call Within Public Safety Broadband Spectrum
www.cellular-news.com— Alcatel-Lucent says that it has achieved an industry first by successfully completing a data call using a LTE wireless broadband network operating at Band 14, the spectrum earmarked for public safety agencies in the USA… Continue…
VimpelCom confirms deal talks as net profit drops
www.totaltele.com— Russian telecommunications operator Vimpel Communications Ltd. Thursday confirmed it is in talks to buy Egyptian and Italian telecommunications assets, as it reported a 52% decline in net profit after a foreign exchange gain last year and a loss this time… Continue…
Sony tackles Apple with video and music services
www.telecomseurope.net— Sony is making a play for a slice of the online entertainment market with new TV and music offerings designed to trump the best that Apple has to offer… Continue…
Europeans ‘cut off’ without Web access
www.telecomseurope.net— Consumers in central Europe say Web 2.0 applications are as reliable a source of information as TV or newspapers, a Telekom Austria survey found… Continue…
Difficult conditions lead ETB to cancel strategic partner process - Colombia
bnamericas.com— Too many competing interests in Colombian telco ETB made for nearly impossible conditions for the company to find a strategic partner, Yankee Group principal analyst for Latin America, Wally Swain, told BNamericas… Continue…
Capgemini buys majority stake in Brazil’s CPM Braxis
www.totaltele.com— French IT services company Capgemini said Thursday it will buy a majority stake in Brazilian IT services company CPM Braxis for EUR233 million in cash, as it looks to boost its presence in emerging markets… Continue…
Zain Kuwait launches new mobile broadband services with Redknee
www.bi-me.com— INTERNATIONAL. Redknee, a leading provider of business-critical billing and charging software and solutions for communications service providers, today announced that it is enabling Zain Kuwait’s launch of mobile broadband services as the nation’s largest mobile operator seeks to capture the growing broadband market in Kuwait… Continue…
Israel Outlines Plans to Cut Interconnection Rates
www.cellular-news.com— The Israeli Ministry of Communications (MOC) has confirmed to the mobile networks details of its expected cut in interconnection rates. According to a statement from Cellcom, the plans will reduce the maximum interconnect tariff from the current tariff of NIS 0.251 per minute to NIS 0.0687 per minute from January 2011 and sequentially down to NIS 0.0555 from January 1, 2014… Continue…
Further Mobile Price Cuts in Vietnam
www.cellular-news.com— The ongoing price wars continued in Vietnam after S-Fone and Vietnamobile both reduces their tariffs for subscribers. Their decision to reduce rates followed after similar initiatives by Viettel, VinaPhone and MobiFone last month… Continue…
Nokia Keeps Top Spot in Taiwan Handset Market
www.cellular-news.com— Nokia has retained its top spot in the Taiwan mobile handset market, although Sony Ericsson took a higher share of revenues, reports the Taiwan Economic News. The report, based on data from distributors found that Nokia had a 25.8% market share of handsets shipped in July, but only 21.5% of the revenues. Sony Ericsson took 25% of the revenues, while only shipping 17.2% by volume… Continue…
ZTE to launch Android tablet this year
www.totaltele.com— Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp. plans to launch a tablet device using Google Inc.’s Android operating system this year in Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific, He Shiyou, head of ZTE’s mobile terminals business, said Thursday… Continue…
Huawei Shows Off Low-Cost Android Smartphone
www.cellular-news.com— Huawei has shown off two new products in its device portfolio. IDEOS is the company’s first affordable smartphone powered by Android 2.2. The phone supports HSPA 3G connectivity, Wi-Fi and can also act as a Wi-Fi router… Continue…
Huawei Reported to Have Won Indian 3G Network Contract
www.cellular-news.com— China’s Huawei is reported to have won a managed services 3G network supply contract from India’s Tata Teleservices (TTSL). According to media reports, citing a statement from Huawei, Tata Teleservices has selected the Chinese vendor to roll out network in five circles… Continue…
T-Mobile USA May Invest in Clearwire
SOURCE — Sprint Nextel is considering inviting T-Mobile USA to invest in its WiMAX joint venture with Clearwire to help fund the network rollout, reports the Wall Street Journal. Citing three people familiar with the situation, the newspaper added that some Sprint directors support allowing T-Mobile USA to make a sizable investment in Clearwire… Continue…
