Telecommunications Industry

Pakistan plans to filter SMS for objectionable words

The country's telecommunications regulator has instructed local operators to install filtering equipment

Two top Indian mobile companies under investigation

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India are charged with irregular allotment of spectrum

Exclusive Research Shows CIOs Embrace Consumerization of IT

Boingo sees bright future for Wi-Fi hotspots

But a growing number of smartphones will challenge the industry

Alcatel promises better clouds for carriers

The CloudBand platform can power a carrier's own software and cloud services to subscribers

The US Stop Online Piracy Act: A primer

The legislation would allow the DOJ and copyright holders to seek court orders blocking payments to allegedly infringing sites

Cox stops selling mobile service

The cable operator, which resold Sprint service, said it could not keep up with 4G-equipped mobile carriers

Stop Online Piracy sponsors defend the copyright bill

Opponents say the legislation could shut down the business of legitimate U.S. sites

No Matter What the FCC Says, Bandwidth Is Not Speed

FCC erroneously uses ‘bandwidth' and ‘speed' interchangeably

Lawmakers seek alternative to Stop Online Piracy Act

Opponents of the legislation also complain that sponsors are railroading it through Congress