Telecommunications Industry

Senators, Google push for transparency at surveillance court

The legislation and the request from Google follow news reports of massive NSA suveillance of U.S. residents

Organizations push for Congress to curtail NSA spying

The massive data collection alleged means all U.S. residents have a 'permanent record,' a privacy advocate says

Rights groups ask US spy court for justification of Verizon order

New research, however, suggests people in the U.S. are willing to compromise privacy for security

SoftBank hikes bid for Sprint to $21.6 billion

SoftBank amended its offer to give shareholders more cash, while Sprint said it had ended talks with rival bidder Dish

Samsung’s Galaxy Ace 3 underscores LTE’s burgeoning move to simpler phones

LTE smartphone prices are expected to come down in price faster than 3G models did, according to analyst

TechEd crystalizes Microsoft’s BYOD management strategy

The company's Intune management service will play a key role in helping Microsoft shops manage non-Windows devices

Sierra Wireless puts Verizon’s LTE in cars, highlights M2M move to 4G

Connecting cars with LTE costs more than with 3G, but results in a better and more future-proof connection

Obama pushes for higher-speed broadband in schools

The goal is for 100Mbps to 1Gbps to 99 percent of students within five years

Texas Instruments, Qualcomm to power small cells for enterprises

The use of small cells by enterprises will open the door for services such as dedicated voice capacity and local switching of voice traffic

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