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Ericsson bolsters HetNet portfolio with BelAir acquisition
Swedish equipment maker to integrate carrier-grade WiFi with small cell technologies; outlines OSS/BSS, m-commerce ambitions. Ericsson on Tuesday acquired carrier-grade WiFi specialist BelAir Networks in a bid to strengthen its heterogeneous network ffering. "We've always had a WiFi integration...
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Sony bets gaming market still has room for handheld Vita
Electronics maker seeing increasing competitive pressure from smartphone, tablet games.
Sony Corp. has had its share of challenges of late, but one of its biggest may come this week when the company launches a high-end, handheld game console into the...
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Virgin Mobile eyes youth market in bid to crack Latin America
MVNO to spend $300 million on expansion into region; Chile, Colombia launches due this year. U.K.-based MVNO Virgin Mobile has revealed that it plans to establish a foothold in Latin America by targeting the youth market, reported Bloomberg...
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Cisco challenges European approval of Microsoft’s Skype deal
Network giant seeks to prevent Microsoft from strengthening its position in Web-based video calling market. Cisco Systems Inc. challenged the European Commission's approval of Microsoft Corp.'s $8.5 billion Skype acquisition, seeking to prevent Microsoft from tightening its grip...
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Social networks can’t be made to filter content – EU
Social networks cannot be forced to install monitoring systems to prevent copyrighted material from being downloaded illegally by users, the European Union's highest court ruled Thursday. The European Court of Justice ruled that if a national court required...
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Swisscom expects euro to stay around CHF1.23 in 2012
Telco's annual revenue hurt by surge in value of Swiss franc against euro, dollar. Telecommunications company Swisscom AG expects the Swiss franc to remain at its recent high levels against the euro during 2012, Chief Financial Officer Ueli...
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Kuwait’s Wataniya net profit jumps on local, North African operations
Kuwait's National Mobile Telecommunications Co., or Wataniya Telecom, said Wednesday its fourth-quarter net profit rose 57% to 38.2 million Kuwaiti dinars from KWD24.3 million a year earlier on a positive performance in its Kuwaiti and North African operations, including...
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