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Wireless Broadband in NA: Intense activity in the NA wireless broadband news. Operators, be they telcos, ISPs, MSOs, or satellite providers, are seeking ways to deliver high-speed data and voice services to consumers and businesses beyond their conventional...

Telefonica/ KPN Last week it was a bunch of news rumoring the takeover of Telefonica on Dutch KPN, then of denies by both parties. Given the reactions, it is probably premature to speak of talks between the two companies. Top management of both companies...

Mobile TV trial results: Mobile TV and video services are viewed by operators as a means to drive 3G take-up and increase average revenue per user (ARPU. Orange UK reported first results of its mobile TV trial service, offering nine channels for £10 a...

Motorola wins again a deal to supply 6m low-cost phones The GSMA announced that Motorola has been selected to supply the phase-two of the program to make mobile telephony affordable for people in developing countries. "Motorola won thanks to a combination...

WiMAX taking off soon? Intel invests a lot in promoting WiMAX. Asia is the targeted region to start, and trial WiMAX networks are planned in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Intel is also engaged in trialing WiMAX in Spain with...

IMS or IP Multimedia Subsystem: IMS consists of a single, converged architecture for wireline and wireless service providers, and the systems integration necessary to deliver high-quality IP multimedia services for and between any wireline and wireless...

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WiFi hotspots: WiFi hotspots: according to Informa, there were currently more than 84,000 hotspots in operation in the world, and they could be more than 100,000 by the end of the year. The number is very far from expectations few years ago, but is a...

PHS phones will thoroughly integrate with fixed-line phones, according to China Telecom, but will not be integrated with GSM handsets, according to MII, in spite some announcement from UTStarcom saying a dual mode handset was about to be launched soon...

Marconi 's share price is up. It could pre-announce an imminent takeover bid, and Huawei is cited as the contender. The circa £680m deal is expected early this week.