Media tablets to be fourth largest market for semiconductors by 2014
IHS expects sales of chipsets for tablets to reach $18.2 billion in two years time. Media tablets are set to become the world's...
Huawei beefs up design team, to launch more high-end smartphones
China's Huawei Technologies Co., which makes mobile devices and telecom equipment, is beefing up its design team as it aims to raise the profile...
Telefonica to invest up to €75,000 in 10 UK start-ups
Telefonica announced on Wednesday that it will invest between €50,000 and €75,000 in return for a 10% stake in innovative start-ups, as its Wayra...
Brazil’s Embratel plans cable TV tender, corporate restructuring
Brazilian phone company Embratel Participacoes S/A on Tuesday unveiled plans to start a restructuring of its operations, which could eventually bring all of the...
Broadcasting
Czech govt wants to shake up regulator, cut mobile prices
The Czech Industry and Trade Ministry Monday said it would seek to shake up the board of the country's telecommunications regulator, or CTU, in...
Former India telco minister Raja seeks court order review
Former Indian Telecommunications Minister Andimuthu Raja has approached the Supreme Court seeking a review of its order cancelling a 2008 telecom license sale overseen...
Ericsson demonstrates broadcast video/TV over LTE
Ericsson, in collaboration with Qualcomm Incorporated, will demonstrate evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services at Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona.
eMBMS is a highly efficient...
Broadcasting
Digital Transformation
Phones become smarter, batteries lag, but changes are afoot
While mobile phones are becoming ever smarter, the batteries that power them are not. While this looks unlikely to change any day soon, new technologies...
Nokia becomes world’s biggest Windows Phone seller
Research firm claims Finnish handset maker accounted for 33% of 2.7 million Windows Phones sold in Q4. Nokia Corp., the world's largest handset...
Turkcell net profit falls mainly due to Belarus operations
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS, Turkey's largest cell phone operator, late Wednesday posted a 9.9% fall in its fourth-quarter net profit, mainly due to one-off...
