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iPhone hacker reveals SMS vulnerability

A security researcher on Thursday unveiled a new iPhone SMS vulnerability, according to reports out of the SyScan Conference in Singapore.

FCC Finally Begins To Tackle Big Agenda

After months of delays, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is finally fully-staffed and moving ahead on an ambitious agenda. First on the list - developing a national broadband plan for America.

Spam increased in Q2, despite 3FN takedown

During the second quarter of 2009, the amount of spam is up 53 percent from the first quarter of the year and the amount of spam containing malicious attachments is the highest it has been since 2007, according to Google.

Ericsson Scores GPON Wins in China

Swedish vendor boasts GPON traction with major Chinese carriers, and there’s a chance of more APAC action for the vendor’s FTTH business

African Investment Fund Invests in Essar Telecom Kenya

A Kenyan mobile network operator has secured an investment of US$93.75 million from the Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund (PAIDF).

MegaFon Denies Interest in Buying VimpelCom Stake

Russia’s 3rd largest mobile phone network, MegaFon has denied reports that it is looking to buy a 5% stake in its rival network, Vimpelcom.

Ethiopian Operator Nears Completion of Network Upgrade

Ethiopia’s monopoly mobile network, the Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) has finished the majority of a GSM network upgrade in the capital city region

Record High for Mobile Music Downloads in UK

The UK’s mobile music market is continuing to exhibit strong growth with a record number of downloads for May (1.72 million), reports GfK.

Brazil: Cordless Phones Perform Well as Mobile Sales Suffer

Sales of mobile phones in Brazil decreased 20% in volume terms between January to April 2009 compared to the same period last year,

Cisco Founder Pushes for DIY Optical Networks

Cisco founder Len Bosack sheds new light on his company’s DarkStar products and the appeal of DIY enterprise optical networks

Cisco Founder Pushes for DIY Optical Networks

Cisco founder Len Bosack sheds new light on his company’s DarkStar products and the appeal of DIY enterprise optical networks

WiMAX Coverage Expands in Malaysia

Malaysian WiMAX network operator, Packet One Networks says that it has expanded its network coverage to include arious areas across Ipoh, Kuantan, and Kuala Terengganu.

Deutsche Telekom Considering Asset Swap for T-Mobile UK

As rumours continue to name ever increasing numbers of companies interesting in bidding for T-Mobile UK, the German parent, Deutsche Telekom could be looking at an asset swap as opposed to a direct cash sale.

Deutsche Telekom Considering Asset Swap for T-Mobile UK

Rwandatel Misses Subscriber Growth Target

Rwandan mobile operator, Rwandatel says that it missed its subscriber target for the first half of this year by 30%, but said that its market share had risen by 15%.

Rwandatel Misses Subscriber Growth Target

Rwandan mobile operator, Rwandatel says that it missed its subscriber target for the first half of this year by 30%, but said that its market share had risen by 15%.

ZTE Wins German 3G MVNO Core Contract

ZTE has won a contract to build a 3G core network for German mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE), Vistream.

ZTE Wins German 3G MVNO Core Contract

ZTE has won a contract to build a 3G core network for German mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE), Vistream.

US Music Trade Association Wants More Money from Ringtone Sales

The USA based music royalties organisation, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) is trying to argue that every time a phone rings in a public location, then a “performance” has occurred.

US Music Trade Association Wants More Money from Ringtone Sales

Wireless Data Connections Cut Street Lighting Electricity Consumption

A system of connecting street lighting to a central control centre over wireless connections is being supported by GPRS based services from the UK’s Kingston Communications, the company has announced.

Wireless Data Connections Cut Street Lighting Electricity Consumption

ZTE Gets Positive Outlook from Debt Ratings Agency

Debt ratings agency, Fitch has assigned a Positive Outlook to ZTE’s Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs), and affirmed them at ‘BB+’. Fitch said that the Positive Outlook reflects the company’s increased revenue scale driven by strong growth, positive free cash flow generation in 2008 and lower financial leverage

Sheriff: Error fixed in Santa Fe area 911 system

Authorities say a programming error on cell phone towers misrouted 911 calls from a lost hiker who died in a rescue helicopter crash last month, but the problem has been corrected.

Sheriff: Error fixed in Santa Fe area 911 system

Authorities say a programming error on cell phone towers misrouted 911 calls from a lost hiker who died in a rescue helicopter crash last month, but the problem has been corrected.

Circuit City completes sale of Canadian assets

Electronics retailer Circuit City, which closed all its U.S. stores, has sold its Canadian stores to telecommunications company Bell Canada.

Circuit City completes sale of Canadian assets

Electronics retailer Circuit City, which closed all its U.S. stores, has sold its Canadian stores to telecommunications company Bell Canada.

Obama says he gets daily prayers on his BlackBerry

President Barack Obama says he gets a prayer every morning on his BlackBerry.

Zain Sale Rumours Boosted by UBS Appointment

In a short statement to the Kuwait Stock Exchange, Zain has confirmed that it has appointed UBS, and other consultants, to conduct a strategy review of its operations.

A Subscription To Signals Ahead Will Educate You On The "Chips And Salsa" Issues Which Look At Technical And Market Trends In The Wireless IC Industry

…01/2009: HSPA+ - up close and personal, Down Under Comprehensive performance analysis of a commercial HSPA+ network 06/08/2009: LTE - all’s quiet on the European front Based on a series of meetings and participation at the LTE Summit in …

Femtocells become reality at World Summit; picoChip picoXcellTM SoCs take home ‘Enabling Technology’ award and showcase with multiple customers, partners as market matures and commercial launches begin

…network equipment, and is backed by comprehensive software support for global standards such as EDGE, HSPA, HSPA+, TD-SCDMA, WiMAX, LTE, cdma2000 and GSM. Located in Bath, UK and Beijing, China, picoChip is re-shaping mobile networks. For more information, visit …

Aeroflex’s TM500 test mobile first with DC-HSDPA support

…majority of femtocell manufacturers worldwide, making it the defacto industry standard test mobile. From HSDPA through HSUPA and HSPA+ to LTE, the Aeroflex TM500 offers all the capabilities of a mobile terminal with advanced test functionality for comprehensive 3GPP verification, validation …

Research and Markets Adds Report: Network Equipment Manufacturers Market Review

…CSPs now than they have in the past? - Besides new equipment sales, how will NEMs benefit from the evolution to LTE? - How do regional differences impact the market for telecoms software professional services? - How will the global economic slowdown impact NEMs …

Ericsson mulling investment in S. Korea: official

…equipment sector and there is potential for technical cooperation with local companies, the official said. Although the long term evolution (LTE) system that Ericsson is leading is different from the Wireless Broadband (WiBro) technology developed in South Korea, cooperation can take …

Bell Canada Enterprises: Bell Mobility completes acquisition of Virgin Mobile Canada

…latest smartphones and other mobile devices, while also setting the stage for the transition to the global 4G (fourth generation) LTE wireless standard. Bell’s licensing agreement with the Virgin Group provides it with long-term rights to the Virgin Mobile …

Research and Markets: A Subscription To Signals Ahead Will Educate You On The "Chips And Salsa" Issues Which Look At Technical And Market Trends In The Wireless IC Industry

picoChip: Femtocells become reality at World Summit

Broadband Stimulus Is a Wireless Opportunity

…provides significant cost and time-to-market benefits as compared to conventional solutions, and a seamless evolution path to 4G / LTE. At the heart of this solution is the Nokia Siemens Networks ( News - Alert ) Flexi Base Station, several thousands of which …

Skyfire Debuts Alpha Version of Its Browser for BlackBerries

Skyfire is conducting very limited, closed alpha testing of a BlackBerry-compatible version of its browser. The alpha includes some of the features that are found on the Windows Mobile and S60 versions of Skyfire, including tabbed navigation, Facebook and …(follow link to read)

Verizon BlackBerry Tour Review

When you start reviewing BlackBerry smartphones, you soon learn to look closely at the details. RIM have made a habit of making relatively minute differentiations between what, at first glance, might seem very similar handsets; luckily their loyal fanbase has proved willing to put in that effort. The Verizon BlackBerry Tour, then, borrows [...]

TracFone Debuts $45 Unlimited Plan Via StraightTalk

TracFone recently added a new calling plan to its list of pre-paid services. StraightTalk offers unlimited calling and messaging plus 30MB of data for $45 per month. Users can also select 1000 anytime minutes with 1000 messages for $30 …(follow link to read)

UTStarcom, PCD Come to Terms Over Supply Suit

UTStarcom and Personal Communications Devices recently announced a settlement agreement to “satisfy potential liabilities relating to certain inventory delivered to PCD” that came about during a merger agreement the two companies signed in July 2008. UTStarcom has agreed to …(follow link to read)

Google Brings Mobile Optimized Search to Nearly All Phones

Google recently announced that most smartphones and feature phones in 60 different countries (and 38 different languages) will now see Google search results delivered in a format that is optimized for that particular device. Google says that, when available, …(follow link to read)

Clarity Appoints New Vice President to Spearhead Product Development

Clarity, the market leader in Unified Operational Support Systems (OSS), has appointed Christopher Smith as Vice President Product Management and Development to drive forward its visionary product roadmap.
With over 15 years experience in the telecommunications industry, Smith has developed a broad range of product development skills encompassing engineering, fulfilment, pre sales, sales, product management and [...]

Orange Group Device Management Evolves with Sicap

Orange Group has signed with Sicap to upgrade its Sicap Device Management Center (DMC). By doing so, Orange Group has confirmed its trust in Sicap to deliver the most advanced and market relevant Device Management (DM) solution at Group level and among its MCOs.
Seven years after purchasing the first Sicap DM software to deliver [...]

Comarch Opens New Headquarters in France

Comarch has opened a new headquarters in Lille, France. Comarch has been present on the French market since 2007, when the Comarch subsidiary Software SAR.L. was founded. Professor Janusz Filipiak has taken the opportunity provided by the opening of Comarch‘s new headquarters to present the face of the corporate strategy, in the French language, to [...]

Ease of WiMAX Migration to 4G Technology: Myth or Reality?

…data through a variety of transmission modes. Now, as the world of telecommunications is swiftly moving toward Long Term Evolution ( LTE ( News - Alert ) ) to adopt 4G mobile communications technology, a perceived battle between WiMAX and LTE could easily emerge. The reality …

The Inevitability of Clearwire: Avoid Costly Errors and Misjudgments as this Major Market Transformation Takes Place

…Internet industry. Clearwire alone, among significant telecom players, has presciently aligned itself with these forces of growth. The study includes: - LTE Myths and Reality. Presents a new, incisive analysis of the supposed "LTE vs. WiMAX" controversy - AT&T/Verizon Issues With …

Nokia’s Ovi Maps 3.0 Reaches Official Release

Today Nokia announced that the 3.0 version of Ovi Maps is now out of beta. The new mobile mapping product offers a number of new features and enhancements. Ovi Maps 3.0 has 2D/3D satellite terrain maps and 3D landmarks …(follow link to read)

MediaFLO Expands Across Large Portions of Florida

Today Verizon Wireless announced that its V CAST mobile service will be available starting July 3 in a number of Florida cities, including Orlando, Tampa Bay, Jacksonville, Tallahassee and Gainesville.

NSN Backs Away From WiMax

Nokia Siemens tells Unstrung it has shifted its R&D focus away from WiMax and into HSPA+ and LTE

Review: Nokia N97

Nokia’s 2009 flagship phone offers a little bit of everything including: a touchscreen, full QWERTY keyboard, 5 megapixel camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, and access to Nokia’s Ovi Suite of software. This is a case where more features, however, don’t necessarily make for a better phone.(follow link to read)

T-Mobile Dash 3G Review

Hard to believe, it’s been a quarter-shy of three years since T-Mobile released the HTC Dash. Back in late 2006 we praised the Windows Mobile smartphone’s build-quality and in-hand feel; since then, rivals have brought faster connectivity and slicker OSes to the table. Now T-Mobile and HTC are back with the smartphone’s successor, [...]

Apple Offers iPhone Developers a New SDK

Apple recently made a new software development kit available to those writing applications for the iPhone. iPhone SDK 3.1 has lots of new tools for developers to take advantage of. Some of the changes include better control over the …(follow link to read)

Sprint: BlackBerry Tour On Sale July 12 for $200

Today Sprint announced that it will begin selling the BlackBerry 9630 Tour via telesales, online and its business channels on July 12 for $200. That’s the same date the phone goes on sale at Verizon Wireless and at the …(follow link to read)

Zer01 Is Now Fully Open for Business

Today Zer01 officially began offering its wireless services in the U.S. For $70 per month, Zer01 users will get unlimited voice and data service across the U.S. Zer01 customers will need to provide their own smartphones. The company uses …(follow link to read)

cVidya Launches Solution for Partner Invoice Reconciliation

cVidya, a leading provider of revenue assurance and dealer management solutions, has launched EZTrust, a system which has been developed to manage contractual disputes between network operators and service providers. It is designed to improve operational efficiencies by automatically verifying and correlating invoices and managing billing queries and disputes against services delivered. With Analyst [...]

NSN Reveals Plans for Nortel’s LTE

Nokia Siemens tells Unstrung what it plans to do with Nortel’s LTE access assets when the acquisition is complete

Nokia Offers Java Runtime 2.0 for S60

Nokia recently made a new version of Java Runtime available for S60 phones. It includes some usability and performance improvements and a host of other under-the-hood changes. Nokia says it will be easier to install applications, and applications will …(follow link to read)

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