Massive spending on 3G networks by China's three mobile carriers will cause spending on wireless infrastructure equipment in the nation to surge by 27.7 percent to reach $6.3 billion in 2009, marking a peak for expenditures, Full story...
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has reported that its net profit for the quarter ended 31 December 2009 rose 24% to S$991 million, with its businesses in Singapore, Australia and regional mobile associates reporting improved performance.
A new study analyzing the impact of hand-held cell phone legislation on driving safety concludes that usage-ban laws had more of an impact in densely populated urban areas with a higher number of licensed drivers than in rural areas where there are fewer licensed drivers, Click here for more.
Barclays analyst Vijay Jayant says in a note for clients that the iPhone probably won't be on Verizon this year: Click here for more.
Texas Instruments has shown off the industry's first semiconductor chip to integrate WLAN 802.11n, GPS, FM transmit/receive and Bluetooth technologies into a single platform.
Mobile infrastructure market revenues are forecast to grow over the next 5 years and reach $42 billion in 2014, but will still be shy of the record revenues of over $43 billion reached in 2008 Click here for more.
According to The NPD Group feature phones are increasingly moving to new forms of input made popular by smartphones.
Just as the heartbeats of today's electronic devices depend on the ability to switch the flow of electricity in semiconductors on and off with lightning speed, the viability of the "spintronic" devices of the future -- technologies that manipulate both the flow and magnetic "spin" of electrons -- will require similarly precise control over semiconductor magnetism.
Eastern European market characteristics offer unique opportunities for technology innovators and basic card providers.
Nearly two-thirds (61 percent) of UK consumers would spend more with their mobile service provider if mobile operators gave them the flexibility to choose the options that fit their needs Click here for more.
Qatar based Qtel has signed a global purchasing agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks covering its various international networks.