Telecommunications Industry

Syrians turn to satellites as the country’s Internet connection remains down

The Internet blackout is more complete in Syria than it was during events in Egypt almost two years ago

Sprint to charge users of Nextel network an extra $10 per month

The charge comes as Sprint tries to shift users off iDEN ahead of a June shutdown

ITU packet inspection standard raises privacy concerns, says CDT

The standard shows a lack of concern for user privacy and security, according to the organization

Survey: Google Play gains on Apple App Store

Syrian Internet blackout: Charts show dramatic traffic dropoff

Akamai shows sudden Internet shutoff in Syria

Satellite carrier may open new Wi-Fi channel for US

Globalstar might hold the key to Channel 14, not available in the US yet, with its proposal to make better use of its spectrum

Social analytics firm PeopleBrowsr wins temporary order against Twitter

PeopleBrowsr claims Twitter's decision to provide only limited data instead of a full Firehose will hurt its business

Experts call for deregulation at the FCC

Old regulations don't make sense when there's broadband competition from mobile and other carriers, authors of upcoming book say

Cisco, other router rivals challenged by economy, competition

Q3 shows a dip in revenues as Europe, "fiscal cliff" weigh

Soaring iPhone 5 sales put iOS on top in U.S.

Android now second best selling smartphone OS in U.S, according to researcher Kantar Worldpanel ComTech