http://www.nwfusion.com/topics/carriers.html The latest carrier news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2009 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111009-vodafone-dependent-on-voice-set.html Despite increased profit in the first half of its fiscal year, Vodafone has decided to double its planned cost reductions, the operator said on Tuesday. Mikael Ricknäs 2009-11-10T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110609-norwegian-isp-doesnt-have-to.html Norwegian ISP Telenor doesn't have to block access to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, according to a ruling from the district court for Asker and Bærum on Friday. Mikael Ricknäs 2009-11-06T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110609-att-profiles-specific-cities-in.html AT&T has created different mobile calling models for every major city in America as it tries to improve a network that has come under fire for poor performance as the data-friendly iPhone has proliferated, an executive said Thursday. Stephen Lawson 2009-11-06T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110509-eu-breaks-deadlock-in-debate.html After months of often bitter debate, European Union lawmakers reached agreement on how to preserve citizen's rights to Internet access in a meeting that ended in the early hours of Thursday morning. Paul Meller 2009-11-05T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110409-mobile-operators-vendors-join-forces.html A group of 12 mobile operators and vendors said Wednesday that they have agreed on a way to offer SMS (Short Message Service) and voice services on next-generation mobile network technology LTE (Long-Term Evolution). Mikael Ricknäs 2009-11-04T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110409-indian-telephone-subscribers-top-500.html India's telephone subscribers, both fixed and wireless, topped 500 million in September, though the gains came from wireless telephony, the country's telecom regulator said on Wednesday. John Ribeiro 2009-11-04T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110309-google-backed-unity-cable-lands-in.html The Unity fiber-optic cable, a new trans-Pacific undersea cable partly backed by Google, has landed in Japan, marking an important step toward the launch of service. Martyn Williams 2009-11-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/103009-bharti-airtel’s-revenue-and-profit.html Price wars between operators and a larger share of rural subscribers put pressure on revenue and profit growth at Bharti Airtel, India's largest mobile services provider, in the last quarter. John Ribeiro 2009-10-30T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/103009-iphone-gets-slow-start-at.html The iPhone appeared to get a slow start in China on Friday night as China Unicom and Apple held a launch event largely free of the buzz and long buyer lines that have accompanied launches of the handset elsewhere. Owen Fletcher 2009-10-30T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/102809-sprint-plans-open-app.html Sprint Nextel next year will introduce a new, more open application store on its feature phones, turning to a third party to manage it with the goal of getting new offerings out to consumers in an average of one week. Stephen Lawson 2009-10-28T12:00:00-04:00