Refugees United and Ericsson, along with Safaricom and Vodacom, are taking a step toward reaching the goal of connecting one million refugees on the Refugees United platform by 2015.
European satellite operator, SES says that it has signed a multi-year multi-million dollar contract renewal with Pakistan's Supernet, for C-band capacity on the SES NSS-12 satellite Click here for more.
The Small Cell Forum has completed its fourth Plugfest - the first focused on 3GPP Release 9 compliant FDD LTE small cells.
Huawei says that it has won a 5 year managed services contract from Etisalat in Nigeria. Click here for more.
The global mobile M2M module market scaled to a new level in 2012, reaching $1.5 billion - an increase of 25% from the previous year, according to analysis by Infonetics Research.
Japan's NTT DoCoMo says that its new compact LTE base station with simultaneous 3G capability, measuring less than 1/10th the size and less than 1/5th the weight of conventional LTE base stations, Click here for more.
Vodafone is reported to have raised its offer to buy the German cable operator, Kabel Deutschland following the appearance of a rival suitor, Liberty Global earlier this week.
Motorola Mobility's Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) group has signed a collaboration agreement with eight top USA based research universities.
Smartphones could come with fluid-cooling as soon as early as late this year, according to a report citing component suppliers.
More than 1,500 USA pedestrians were estimated to be treated in emergency rooms in 2010 for injuries related to using a cell phone while walking, according to a study.