Telecommunications Industry News
Research In Motion Ends 2007 with 10% of Global Smartphone Market
6:15 am on December 31, 2007 | Category: Business, Mobile Devices, Wireless, Cell Phones, PDAs, EmailOntario-based BlackBerry manufacturer, Research In Motion, will end this year with approximately 10% of the global smartphone market, according to ABI Research, making it second only to Nokia among smartphone vendors.
Mobile WiMAX Providers Must Reach Out to YouTube Generation
6:00 am on December 31, 2007 | Category: Web Services, Wireless Technology, Internet, Wireless, WiMAXMobile WiMAX, a much-anticipated long-range networking technology, could attract 80 million subscribers over the next six years, but only if it successfully hooks the "YouTube generation," according to a study released by Juniper Research earlier this month.
Research In Motion Hopes to Patent “Angular Keyboard” for BlackBerry Devices
5:25 am on December 31, 2007 | Category: Business, Mobile Devices, PDAs, LawWireless device maker, Research In Motion, is working on a new keyboard design for its BlackBerry smartphones that would make typing easier and more efficient.
Hong Kong Reports 1.86-Million Broadband Connections
1:00 am on December 31, 2007 | Category: Telecom Services, InternetLicensed Internet Service Providers in Hong Kong had a total of 1.86 million high-speed internet subscribers at the end of October, according to new data from the Chinese protectorate's telecom regulator, Ofta.
FTTH Represents Growing Portion of Japanese Broadband Market
3:30 pm on December 30, 2007 | Category: Telecom Services, InternetThe total number of broadband subscriptions in the Japanese market grew from 27.20 million to 27.76 million in the third quarter, according to new figures from the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC).
Uruguay’s Telecom Revenues Projected at $1.07-Billion in 2012
5:10 am on December 30, 2007 | Category: Business, Telecom ServicesTelecommunications revenues in the South American country of Uruguay are expected to total at least US$1.07 billion in 2012, according to a recent study by Signals Telecom Consulting.
Apple Touches $200 in NASDAQ Trading
6:05 am on December 29, 2007 | Category: Business, Cell Phones, CorporateCupertino, California-based consumer electronics giant, Apple Inc., opened above $200 on the NASDAQ for the first time ever yesterday, after a year of unprecedented global success.
First Cash Orders AT&T Network Services
5:30 am on December 29, 2007 | Category: Business, Telecom ServicesAT&T Inc. has won a $7 million contract to provide international network services to First Cash Financial Services Inc., which operates pawn shops, cash advance stores, and buy-here/pay-here car dealerships throughout the United States and Mexico.
Qwest Settles Patent Dispute with Ronald Katz Technology Licensing
6:15 am on December 28, 2007 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Telephone, LawAmerican telecom giant, Qwest Communications, announced yesterday that it had settled a patent lawsuit relating to internet voice applications, with Ronald Katz Technology Licensing LP.
AT&T Appoints New President of Indian Division
5:50 am on December 28, 2007 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, CorporateAT&T Inc. has appointed one of its American executives, Mark Shine, as its new president of wireless communications services in India.
Sogecable and Orange to Bundle TV, Internet, and Wireless Services in Spain
12:55 am on December 28, 2007 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Internet, Television, WirelessSpain's leading pay-TV operator, Sogecable SA, is teaming up with France Telecom's wireless unit, Orange, to offer bundled cable television, high-speed internet, and mobile phone services to Spanish consumers.
Russia Launches Satellites for GLONASS Navigation System
10:55 pm on December 27, 2007 | Category: Wireless TechnologyRussia's military has successfully launched a rocket carrying at least three more navigation satellites, as part of a plan to create its own global navigation system to rival America's GPS.
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Edited by Jeremy Maddock
