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  • Salans has advised Romtelecom on the closing of the documentation regarding the acquisition of the DTH (Direct to Home) business of Digital Cable Systems (DCS), one of the most dynamic local providers for satellite and cable TV, Internet and telephony services. Once the transaction obtains the necessary approvals, with this new addition to its portfolio,...
    05 Aprilie 2011/ Continuare
  • Vodafone Group PLC said Thursday it has paid $5 billion to buy out its joint venture partner in India, in a move aimed at strengthening the mobile giant's position in the region which has proved tumultuous since it set up shop in 2007. The deal won't come as a major surprise to investors as Vodafone had a pact with the Essar Group, allowing the Indian...
    01 Aprilie 2011/ Continuare
  • Microsoft's chief technical officer and strategic leader Craig Mundie (photo) told an audience in Australia that he's not sure if tablets are here to stay. It's another example of Microsoft leadership's blind spot (or perhaps willful denial) about the fastest growing new category in personal computing, which is starting to eat into the long-held Windows...
    31 Martie 2011/ Continuare
  • Alcatel-Lucent announced today that Chinese operators Jiangsu Mobile, a subsidiary of China Mobile,and Ningxia Telecom, a subsidiary of China Telecom, will deploy the Alcatel-Lucent 9900 Wireless Network Guardian (WNG) in their 3G network and operations centre. By providing advanced wireless data analytics, Alcatel-Lucent will enable the two Chinese...
    30 Martie 2011/ Continuare
  • Facebook is in discussions to hire Robert Gibbs, who until recently was White House Press Secretary and before that Barack Obama's spokesman, Dealbook reports. For Gibbs the attraction is obvious: better pay than in the public sector and, most importantly, pre-IPO Facebook stock which could potentially make him very rich. To be fair, it's also an exciting...
    29 Martie 2011/ Continuare
  • By 2015, 1.4 billion people globally will access both fixed-line and mobile broadband as usage grows rapidly and services converge, according to Ovum. In two new reports* the independent telecoms analyst unveils research conducted on the future of the broadband market, which shows that in 2015 approximately 3.6 billion people will be able to access...
    28 Martie 2011/ Continuare
  • Morpho (Safran Group) and SIMLINK AS (a Telenor and SINTEF spin-off) are presenting a new key fob providing both Near Field Communication and Wi-FiTM access. The key fob is a small device that brings Near Field Communication technology to all mobile phones with Wi-FiTM capability. It can be used for NFC payment, ticketing and access, among other...
    25 Martie 2011/ Continuare
  • You might think it’s hard to have a conversation with theoretical physicist Brian Greene (photo). His research specialty is superstring theory, the hypothesis that everything in the universe is made up of miniscule, vibrating strands of energy. Luckily for an interviewer, Greene has a knack for explaining difficult concepts to non-scientists. Brian Greene...
    24 Martie 2011/ Continuare
  • Network access specialist The Kenton Group has today announced the launch of its breakthrough Broadband Enabling Technology (BET) – the UK’s, and possibly the world’s, longest reaching broadband technology which doubles signal strength. Operators can now use the pioneering technology to help bring broadband to homes currently in previously unreachable...
    23 Martie 2011/ Continuare
  • A new architecture for mobile networks, launched by Nokia Siemens Networks at CTIA Wireless 2011, is able to direct mobile broadband capacity to where it is needed most. Known as Liquid Radio, the approach enables a more economic use of network resources through sharing and redistributing capacity based on user demand. Nokia Siemens Networks has also...
    22 Martie 2011/ Continuare

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