Service Providers News
Google to boost speed, cut data use on mobile devices
Google has shown off new features that can reduce data consumption and improve Web performance on Android-powered mobile devices, drawing partly from...
Microsoft extends revenue per search agreement with Yahoo
Microsoft has extended a search revenue guarantee agreement with Yahoo for one more year, amid reports that the Internet company is trying to break...
Downdetector.com scours Twittersphere to detect service outages faster
A Dutch startup has launched a service that studies data from social networks to quickly identify online service outages -- sometimes, it says,...
Qualcomm calls for shared in-home cells to handle mobile demand
Consumers will have to share small, inexpensive cells in their homes with nearby mobile users to affordably meet the growing demand for mobile data...
North Korea close to 2 million 3G subscribers
North Korea's sole 3G network operator has managed to double its subscriber base in a little over a year and is about to hit 2 million users.
VDSL2 on steroids takes off as broadband over copper declines for first time
Broadband based on VDSL2 helped by a technology called vectoring is taking off, while older members of the DSL family are getting less popular as...
Cisco acquisition highlights growing interest in small cells
Operators and telecom equipment vendors are showing a growing interest in small cells, which aim to give users improved coverage and speeds.
Google adds another city to fiber service rollout
Google has added Olathe in Kansas to the cities where it will roll out its high-speed broadband network called Google Fiber.
Fon and Deutsche Telekom hope to cover Germany with Wi-Fi
German operator Deutsche Telekom is joining forces with Fon to help expand its network coverage, as it does its best to keep up with growing data...
Operators, GSMA work to simplify integration of apps with mobile networks
Mobile operators are hoping to make it easier for developers to integrate network-based features with their applications using a new platform called...
New smartphone OSes, network technologies vie for attention in Barcelona
ZTE smartphones based on Firefox OS along with Nokia's new Windows Phone-based devices will share the spotlight at this year's Mobile World Congress...
Cisco's small-cell move is focused, but its network aims are ambitious
Cisco's long-anticipated entry into cellular base stations will come at Mobile World Congress next week, along with the company's familiar...
Alcatel-Lucent hopes to make data plans more flexible
Through its new Smart Plan platform, Alcatel-Lucent wants to make mobile subscription plans more flexible and allow data packages to be shared among...
AT&T says it's restored U-verse and will give credits for outage
AT&T said Thursday it had restored its U-verse broadband service to all customers who suffered from a widespread outage this week.
AT&T users slam U-verse outage
A problem caused by a software upgrade has caused a widespread outage on AT&T's U-verse broadband service this week, leading to a torrent of...
FCC chief calls for gigabit Internet in all 50 states by 2015
Cities around the U.S. will have gigabit-speed Internet access by 2015 if the FCC's wishes come true.
Public Knowledge says AT&T MicroCell policy violates net neutrality
AT&T is violating the spirit of net neutrality with its policies on the use of small cellular base stations in homes, the consumer advocate group...
Nokia Siemens Networks sells optical networking business
Nokia Siemens Networks is selling its optical networking business unit to private investment firm Marlin Equity Partners, the latest in a series of...
Syrians turn to satellites as the country's Internet connection remains down
Syrians are turning to satellites to communicate as the country's Internet connections are shut down, but instances of jamming are making even...
Social analytics firm PeopleBrowsr wins temporary order against Twitter
Social media analytics service PeopleBrowsr said it has won a temporary restraining order in a California court against Twitter's decision to end...
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