Telcoflash: Telecom Market News

With over 90m mobile subscribers on a population of 127m people, there is few space for market growth. It admittedly is a “saturated and mature market”. So the main game for a Japanese mobile operator is to chase customers from rivals. Mobile number portability...

Apple has launched Apple TV, a hub to distribute files, movies, photos, TV, podcasts to multimedia devices within homes, and has also launched a new WiFi Exchange station, Airport Extreme Base station, supporting 802.11n. Philips has developed a wireless...

We were awaiting Apple and it was Linksys/Cisco with an iPhone-labeled handset. We thought iPhone was an Apple trademark and Cisco has filed a lawsuit against Apple for trademark infringement. If not a marketing strategy for making noise for the launch,...

The Washington Post has revealed that NSA (National Security Agency) has worked on the Windows Vista development, the new Microsoft OS. Officially, Microsoft has asked NSA to check Vista security limits in compliance with US DoD (Department of Defense)...

According to Wirefly, Top 10 mobile phones in highest demand by consumers in 2006 were: 1. Cingular RAZR by Motorola (in various colors) 2. T-Mobile RAZR (in various colors) 3. Verizon Wireless RAZR (in various colors) 4. Cingular Sony Ericsson z520a/z525a...

A few set of market information released this week: According to M:Metrics, the ringback tones market continue to gain traction. In the US, the number of subscribers using downloaded ringback tones more than tripled in past eleven months. In Europe, the...

Brocade is buying Silverback Systems, a firm dedicated in accelerating networks in SAN environment.

The Wi-Fi Alliance has certified the first products with Wi-Fi Protected Setup designed to ease the setup of Home Wi-Fi networks, Alvarion and Accton Technology have formed Accton Wireless Broadband (AWB),a new company based in Taiwan, to develop mass...

Motorola has signed a deal with Warner Music to market a “Moto Experience Pack,” including downloadable full-length tunes, ringtones, ringback tones, and music videos. Samsung ranks first in the French mobile handset market with 24% market share, followed...

Telcordia has received extended maintenance service deals with Qwest and Verizon Comm. Motorola and Siemens have won a TETRA deal with Nødnett, Norway’s national public safety network. Motorola will provide the equipment, while Siemens will coordinate...