Telecommunications Industry

Machine-to-machine systems resurrect a mobile rivalry

Sprint and component maker U-blox want to help machine-to-machine technology transition to CDMA

‘We can’t use asymmetric broadband’ – knocking down more MPLS myths

Mobile users clam up, use more data, survey shows

Talk minutes are falling while data use is rising, but that may not mean more money, according to PwC

VDSL2 on steroids takes off as broadband over copper declines for first time

Users demanding more bandwidth means ADSL can't keep up, resulting in fewer subscriptions

U.S. carriers set up warnings to prevent ‘bill shock’

Operators serving 97 percent of mobile users have agreed to send subscribers timely alerts

Verizon posts gains on mobile, FiOS growth

The company reports an increase of 720,000 mobile retail customers, and 188,000 new FiOS broadband customers

Google plans to set up gigabit-speed fiber in Provo, Utah

Google is acquiring a fiber-optic network owned by the city

Intel lays foundations for SDN gear that could shake up networking

Intel is introducing reference designs and software for switches and virtual switches

ACLU complains to FTC that mobile carriers leave Android phones unsecured

Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile USA have been named in the complaint

Facebook readies iOS app update featuring ‘Chat Heads’ messaging

One of the features of Facebook's Home Android software will soon roll out as an iPhone and iPad app update