Telecommunications Industry News
Google, Nokia, Vodafone, and Others Publish Mobile Web Guidelines
8:00 am on June 30, 2006 | Category: Web Services, Mobile Devices, Internet, WirelessThe Worldwide Web Consortium, a trade group that establishes internet standards, has set up some special new guidelines for developers of mobile web pages.
Will Mobile Instant Messaging Replace SMS?
7:05 am on June 30, 2006 | Category: Web Services, Mobile Devices, Wireless, Cell Phones, MessagingMobile communication analysts are eyeing the progress of wireless instant messaging, as an alternative to the plain text SMS messaging format.
Comcast and Time Warner Get Court Approval for Adelphia Acquisition
6:30 am on June 30, 2006 | Category: Telecom Services, Internet, Corporate, LawCable giants, Comcast and Time Warner have gained court approval to purchase bankrupt ISP, Alelphia Communications, for $17.6 billion in cash and stock.
Report Predicts Boom in China’s Enterprise Wi-Fi Market
9:58 pm on June 29, 2006 | Category: Business, Wireless Technology, Internet, Wi-FiA recent report by Analysys International makes predictions that the enterprise Wi-Fi market in China will expand by 45% over the next four years.
Marvell Technology to Buy Intel’s Mobile Computing Unit
11:00 am on June 29, 2006 | Category: Business, Wireless Technology, CorporateIn its continued effort to consolidate operations and face competition in the computer chip market, Intel has announced a deal to sell its handheld chipmaking division for $600 million.
Google Seeks to Optimize Search for Cell Phones
7:30 am on June 29, 2006 | Category: Web Services, Mobile Devices, WirelessAs the world’s most popular search engine, Google has managed to carve out a great name for itself on the internet, proper, but is now hoping to extend itself into the fast growing mobile web.
Nortel Plans to Cut Jobs as Part of Restructuring Effort
8:50 am on June 28, 2006 | Category: Business, CorporateCanadian telecom equipment maker, Nortel Networks, announced yesterday that it plans to cut 1100 jobs in an effort to improve operating margins.
Research Firm Predicts Strong Future for IMS Deployments
7:00 am on June 28, 2006 | Category: Business, VoIP, Telecom ServicesABI Research has put forth some great expectations for IMS, a technology designed to deliver multimedia services over a controlled IP network.
Samsung Boosts Flash Memory Performance
9:25 am on June 27, 2006 | Category: Mobile Devices, MultimediaKorean electronics manufacturer, Samsung, claims to have doubled the capacity of its OneNAND Flash memory chip to 2GB, while increasing its “write” speed from 9.3 Mbps to 17 Mbps.
Unstandardized 802.11n Wireless Products are a Risky Business
6:30 am on June 27, 2006 | Category: Wireless Technology, Wi-FiWith advanced digital applications like streaming video outgrowing currently standardized wireless broadband technologies, many companies are rushing to launch new hardware for user with a newer and faster Wi-Fi specification.
Mobile Television Subscriptions Expected to Reach 102 Million by 2010
5:15 am on June 27, 2006 | Category: Mobile Devices, Wireless, Cellular, Cell Phones, MultimediaThe number of mobile television broadcast subscribers around the world will grow to 102 million by 2010, according to a new report from In-Stat. This represents a massive jump from just 3.4 million according to current estimates.
High Broadband Penetration Makes Life Tricky for Small ISPs
7:00 am on June 26, 2006 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, InternetWith telecom and cable companies dominating North America’s broadband internet industry, companies that describe themselves as standalone ISPs have suffered a significant decline in sales and profits.
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Edited by Jeremy Maddock
