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LTE base station energy use halved

fmmonteverde — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:19:00 +0800

A European Union (EU)-funded project to cut the energy usage of mobile base stations has been recognized with a Future Internet Award prize for its efforts on 4G kit.

Mobile data usage set for tenfold growth by 2016

fmmonteverde — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:17:10 +0800

Growing smartphone penetration is one thing, but it’s good old fashioned growth in mobile subscriber numbers that will fuel rises in wireless data usage over by 2016, Informa Telecoms &

Device sales suffer first fall since 2009

fmmonteverde — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:15:40 +0800

Global handset sales to end-users fell for the first time since 2009 in the first three months of 2012, Gartner claims.

The research firm claims sales fell 2% year-on

BYOD policies boosting competition

fmmonteverde — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:14:26 +0800

Bring your own device (BYOD) policies are now crucial to the success of businesses, research conducted for British Telecom shows.

A study of 2,000 IT managers in elev

Clarifying the cloud

fmmonteverde — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:50:12 +0800

Four (4) things I learned from the morning keynotes of the Broadband IP&TV Asia conference in Kuala Lumpur Tuesday:

KT chief warns of OTT blackout

fmmonteverde — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:46:33 +0800

Korea Telecom chief Lee Suk-chae has reignited the debate over net neutrality, by calling on South Korea’s big technology companies to pay for use of the operator's networks.

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Webwire: Apple's Siri praises Nokia; Facebook price still rising

fmmonteverde — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:35:58 +0800

Siri claims Nokia is best

Nokia has accused Apple of overriding Siri

DoCoMo vies for Buongiorno control

fmmonteverde — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:52:00 +0800

NTT DoCoMo is looking to acquire Italy-based web and mobile apps developer Buongiorno, in a move to shore up its position in the European market and beyond.

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Interoute pushes into Asia Pacific

fmmonteverde — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:27:13 +0800

European fiber network operator Interoute is extending its coverage into Asia Pacific through a new point-of-presence (PoP) in Hong Kong.

The PoP is connected to Inte

Omantel moves into mobile health

fmmonteverde — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:23:49 +0800

Omantel is tapping into a growing market for telemedicine, with the launch of a remote health service via its mobile business.

The Middle Eastern telco’s Omante