The number of 4G LTE connections worldwide will pass the one billion mark by 2017, according to a study by research firm GSMA Intelligence. GSMA Intelligence is a branch of the GSMA, which represents the interests of mobile operators ...
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Fabless semiconductor firm Eta Devices Inc of Cambridge, MA, USA has announced availability of what it reckons is the most efficient power amplifier for mobile base stations, using new patented technology that exploits the performance ...
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Google has kicked off a project to build high-speed fiber-optic networks in parts of the world that lack fast broadband connections, starting with the Ugandan capital, Kampala. The initiative, dubbed Project Link, aims to provide ...
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Mobile carriers are opposed to the plan for a smartphone ‘kill switch’ that would render smartphones inoperable after they are stolen, claiming that it could be misused by hackers to block critical services. New York ...
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Most mobile phone users have never heard of Tizen. Neither have car owners or anyone with a fridge. Samsung Electronics Co. wants to change that. The South Korean electronics giant is in a quiet push to make its Tizen operating system a ...
SAP has released results of a survey which reports that the use of IPX is on the rise among mobile operators. Released in conjunction with TelecomAsia, “Navigating Complexity: The Quest for True IPX,” reveals that more than ...
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Mobile networks have been left outraged at Ofcom's decision to increase the fees that they should pay for mobile spectrum that they have acquired. The communications regulator published a consultation on revising annual licence fees for ...
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Mobile operator Vodafone has claimed that it has enticed more than 100,000 users to sign up to its 4G services, just over a month after it switched its LTE network on. The company said that its 4G service is now live in more than 80 towns ...
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Before Apple announced its lower cost iPhone 5C, some had speculated the C could stand for China, a vital market for the company’s future growth. But on Wednesday, consumers in the country appeared less than thrilled with the new ...
Samsung Knox smartphones will include mobile security software from Lookout to protect business users from mobile threats, the San Francisco company said Tuesday. The deal is part of Lookout's plan to build and offer security products for ...
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Intel plans to become a leader in wireless and will ship its first?multi-mode?LTE processor later this month as part of that drive. The XMM 7160, a modem chip for mobile devices, can be equipped to work on as many as 15 LTE spectrum bands ...
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Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has announced a global partnership between the social media network and other technology firms, with the aim of making internet access available to the two-thirds of the world that are not yet connected. ...
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Jolla, the mobile operating system start-up established by ex-Nokia employees, says that it has sold out the first batch of its forthcoming debut smartphone. Based on the Sailfish operating system, a refined version of Nokia's Linux-based ...
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China Telecom is moving into the mobile instant messaging space with its own app that will compete against WeChat, the rival product from Internet giant Tencent that's become a hit in China. China Telecom on Monday launched the YiChat app ...
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Facebook and six other tech companies have launched a joint project called Internet.org which aims to connect the two-thirds of the global population that is not currently linked to the Internet. The other founding members of the project ...
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