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March 19, 2010

THE WRAP: The FCC’s plan, TNZ’s pain

Filed under: Daily News, FCC, Fixed Access, Google China, Mobile Apps and Content, Operator Services, Public, Qualcomm, StarHub, TNZ, Telstra, Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:08 am

This week, FCC comes up with a national broadband plan, while a Kiwi broadband scheme hits the local incumbent.
 
The FCC sent its national broadband plan to Congress, calling for a network offering 100Mbps in download speeds and up to 1Gbps available in schools

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Mobile app sales to top $17b in 2012: GetJar

Filed under: Daily News, GetJar, Market outlook, Mobile Apps, Mobile Apps and Content, Public, Research Notes, mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 6:05 am

The mobile apps market worldwide will be worth $17.5 billion in 2012, making it bigger than the CD market, says GetJar.
 
A report commissioned by the app store predicts that downloads will increase from 7 billion in

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Sony, Intel, Google prep web TV

Filed under: Android, Daily News, Google, Google TV, IPTV and Video on Demand, Intel, JV, Mobile Apps and Content, Operator Services, Public, Sony, mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 6:05 am

FASTTAKES: Apple, HTC, Palm, Alcatel-Lucent

Filed under: Alcatel-Lucent, Apple, Daily News, Fixed Access, HTC, Mobile Apps and Content, Operator Services, Palm, Public, Wireless Access, mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 6:00 am

Apple is scrambling to secure content deals for its iPad tablet, which is due to launch in the US on April 3, said the WSJ Apple said it had sold “hundreds of thousands” in pre-commercial sales.
 

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March 18, 2010

Out of desperation, innovation is born

Filed under: 2G and 2.5G, Aircel, AnalystWire, App Store, Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular Author: Sridhar Pai, India, Mobile Apps and Content, Operator Services, Public, Reliance Communications, Tata DoCoMo, Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 7:40 am

When you are pushed against the wall, innovation happens. Or so it seems. In Indian telecom for example, where every basic resource is usually stretched to its thinnest, companies are motivated to find new sources of revenue wherever they can.
 

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After poor early sales, Google revamps NexusOne strategy

Filed under: Daily News, Google, Mobile Apps and Content, NexusOne, Public, mobile phones, smartphones — fmmonteverde @ 6:06 am

Google has revamped the sales strategy for its NexusOne phone, striking deals to sell it in partnership with three North American operators.
 
Google announced this week it would sell version of the phone optimized for AT&T and Canadian carrier

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FASTTAKES: Telstra, Sprint, Quippo, BT, HKIRC, Idea

Filed under: BT, Daily News, Fixed Access, HKIRC, Idea, Mobile Apps and Content, Operator Services, Public, Quippo, Sprint, Telstra, Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:00 am

The bill to split Telstra into wholesale and retail arms is likely to be put on ice, reports the Australian.

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From iPad to bandwidth crunch

Filed under: Bandwidth crunch, Features, Mobile Apps and Content, OSS and BSS, iPad, mobile phones, smartphones — galaxiav @ 12:31 am

With bated breath, the world waited on pins and needles at the end of January for the latest and greatest invention from Apple. Speculation was high that Steve Jobs would roll out a tablet computer, but once he unveiled the iPad and people finished oohing and aahing over the thin form factor, big screen and compatibility with iTunes and the App Store, the real scrutiny began.

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March 17, 2010

MS follows Apple’s lead in Win Phone 7

Filed under: Apple, Daily News, MS, Mobile Apps and Content, Public, Win Phone 7, mobile phones, smartphones — fmmonteverde @ 6:04 am

Microsoft looks to be adopting an Apple-style approach to applications development and software rules with for its latest mobile operating system.
 
The software giant has unveiled the first details of its apps development tools for Windows

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FASTTAKES: Motorola, Orascom, Reliance, Tatung

Filed under: Daily News, Fixed Access, Mobile Apps and Content, Motorola, Operator Services, Orascom, Public, Reliance, Tatung, Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:00 am

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