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Analyzing the world's 11 biggest handset makers in Q1 2012
The numbers are in, and it's time to make sense of the data. ABI Research's Michael Morgan checks out the world's 11 largest branded cell phone makers in the first quarter of 2012, providing sales Read more >>
Deutsche Telekom quashes sell-off speculation, slams regulators
Deutsche Telekom has no plans to sell subsidiaries or shareholdings in other companies, according to Deutsche Telekom CFO Timotheus Höttges
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Speaking at the company's Read more >>
Report: Vodafone's M2M connections grew 47% in Q1
Subscriber numbers disclosed by major global operators indicate that the machine-to-machine sector has sustained strong momentum into the early months of this year, according to a new report from Read more >>
LTE doesn't disrupt TV broadcasts, according to Swedish regulator
Only 33 Swedish residents have complained that their TV reception is suffering from interference caused by LTE operating in the same 800MHz band, and the Swedish telecoms regulator, Post & Read more >>
Orange UK unveils mobile ticketing trial, eyes nationwide service
Orange UK has partnered with rail and bus operator Stagecoach to trial a mobile ticketing service. If successful, the Cambridgeshire-based trial could lead to a nationwide rollout across select bus Read more >>
Huawei hopes to rescue operators OTT service threats
Mobile operators are coming under increasing threat due to over-the-top (OTT) players, according to the president of Huawei's carrier software and core network business unit, Deng Biao. Deng Read more >>
Social gambling via mobile devices will push market to $100B by 2017
A surge in social gambling activity, along with the introduction of intrastate casino and lottery services in the U.S., will help global annual wager via mobile handsets and tablets grow from under Read more >>
Vodafone CEO details 'Supermobile' strategy to mimic Amazon
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao used the reporting of the operator's full-year results to quietly outline the company's direction for the next three years. Colao said its plan, dubbed "Vodafone 2015: Read more >>
Everything Everywhere slams rivals for not helping build LTE ecosystem
Everything Everywhere (EE) said it is ready to launch LTE this year but is being hampered by Vodafone and O2 not working to build the necessary ecosystem. The operator, which has been lobbying the UK Read more >>
Orange exec: Network sharing only option for LTE operators
Operators in southern Europe will be unable to afford the huge investment costs associated with LTE unless the current network business model is fundamentally changed, according to an Orange Read more >>
Analyst: UK m-commerce usage rockets 4X in just two years
Mobile commerce uptake in the UK has quadrupled in the last two years, with 64 per cent of smartphone owners now using their mobile devices to shop online, according to a new study released by market Read more >>
Report: 70% of operators think LTE deployments make business sense
Momentum behind LTE is set to accelerate worldwide with the majority of operators planning to launch services this year or next, according to a recent survey by Informa Telecoms & Media. The Read more >>
Mallinson: Doubling spectrum capacity is not enough
If mobile broadband growth is to continue at current triple-digit percentage rates, there will need to be much more than the doubling of current spectrum allocations, as, for example, slated for the Read more >>
Smartphone growth to propel LTE to 1B connections by 2017
LTE connections will reach 90 million by the end of 2012, according to a new study by Strategy Analytics. The report said sales of LTE-based smartphones are expanding beyond early LTE hotbeds, Read more >>
German operators slam regulator over LTE approval delays
German wireless carriers are in an uproar over what they said is a delay by the German telecom regulator BNA in approving their applications to deploy LTE network technology in key German cities. Read more >>
