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LightSquared's options to save its network are limited

IDGNS staff — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:33:18 +0000

Though would-be mobile carrier LightSquared says it still wants to find a solution to interference with GPS, its options are limited, industry observers said on Wednesday.

LightSquared vows to keep seeking a GPS solution

IDGNS staff — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:09:49 +0000

LightSquared said Wednesday it still wants to find a solution to the GPS interference issue that has probably already doomed the fledgling carrier's plans for a nationwide mobile broadband network.

FCC cracks down on telemarketing robocalls

IDGNS staff — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:43:59 +0000

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved new rules requiring telemarketers that use autodialed or prerecorded telephone calls to sell products to get written approval from customers before sending them the robocalls.

Cisco to appeal Microsoft-Skype deal in European court

IDGNS staff — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:27:19 +0000

Cisco will appeal the European Commission's approval of Microsoft's US$8.5 billion Skype acquisition, saying the agency should demand that the companies support standards for interoperability with other collaboration platforms.

Unable to keep up with its own success, AT&T blames customers for poor service

KevinFogarty — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:53:21 +0000

There is some justification to carriers' excuses about the data hoggery of smartphones: smartphones are data hogs, at least compared to dumb phones. AT&T goes further, bragging it signed up record numbers of users, then complaining they actually use the network.

Telenor seeks compensation from Indian partner for loss of 2G licenses

IDGNS staff — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:17:24 +0000

Norwegian mobile operator Telenor said Wednesday that it has issued a notice to its Indian joint venture partner seeking indemnity and compensation after the cancellation earlier this month of its 22 2G licenses by India's Supreme Court.

New Android phone rumors, iPad 3 details, and a PlayBook OS revision

kevinpurdy — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:08:34 +0000

Kevin Purdy digs through the rumors and insinuations about mobile and wireless happenings and quickly summates them, so you can go on with your fact-based life.

SEC denies carrier attempts to block shareholder net neutrality votes

IDGNS staff — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:50:35 +0000

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected attempts by three telecom companies to block shareholder votes on whether they should commit to net neutrality principles.

New processor to cut cost of LTE smartphones, says Renesas

IDGNS staff — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:36:38 +0000

Chip maker Renesas Mobile has launched the MP5232, a processor that will allow vendors to build LTE (Long Term Evolution) smartphones with a price tag between US$150 and $300, the company said on Wednesday.

Sweden gets Europe's first LTE smartphone

IDGNS staff — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:56:55 +0000

Thanks to the imminent availability of the Galaxy S II LTE, Sweden will become the first European country where consumers can pick up a phone with integrated 4G technology, Samsung said on Wednesday.

Researcher: Email wording a dead giveaway of who's the boss

IDGNS staff — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:30:29 +0000

A Georgia Tech researcher's deep dive into some half a million Enron emails could some day result in smarter messaging software.

Android loses market share,as Apple has exceptional quarter, Gartner says

IDGNS staff — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:00:36 +0000

Android lost smartphone market share for the first time, as Apple had a great fourth quarter buoyed by the launch of the iPhone 4S, according to data from market research company Gartner.

FCC seeks to kill LightSquared's LTE network plan

IDGNS staff — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:42:21 +0000

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission wants to drop the conditional waiver that could have allowed LightSquared to operate an LTE network in frequencies near the GPS band, potentially killing the carrier's plan to offer a hybrid satellite and cellular mobile data network.

Two-thirds of Google+ users are men

IDGNS staff — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:27:52 +0000

Google+ really is a man's social network.

Skyrocket? Maybe the word for mobile data growth is exa-rocket

IDGNS staff — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:14:53 +0000

Mobile data globally is expected to grow 18-fold by 2016, Cisco said in the update to its Visual Networking Index.