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September 3, 2010

Huawei wins 3G deal from Tata Tele

Tata Teleservices has awarded a 3G network contract to Huawei – the first deal the vendor has picked up in India since the government lifted restrictions on purchasing Chinese telecom gear.
 
Huawei will deploy 3G equipmen

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Cisco buys smart grid outfit Arch Rock

Cisco has made its second move on the smart grid market in as many days, unveiling plans to buy specialist networking firm Arch Rock yesterday.
 
The firm will integrate privately-held Arch Rock’s IP-based wireless technology into its smart grid products – its latest attempt to

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September 2, 2010

Apple, Amazon join web TV war

Apple has upped the stakes in the web loungeroom battle by slashing the price of its TV device and announcing 99-cent downloads for shows.
 
Hours after Steve Jobs unveiled Apple’s new pitch Wednesday, online retailer

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DTAC CEO slates Thai 3G regime

The 3G process has finally started in Thailand, but the hybrid licensing/concession regime will be costly and cumbersome for operators, according to DTAC CEO Tore Johnsen.
 
“The 3G licensing system has fees… that are substantially lower than what we pay today in revenue share,&rd

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Sony Ericsson Elm is rated greenest phone

The Sony Ericsson Elm phone has been named the most sustainable handset in the UK by mobile operator O2.
 
The cellco awarded the Elm 4.3 out of 5 for its green credentials, using a methodology developed in partner

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AlcaLu gets x-platform firm OpenPlug

Alcatel Lucent has bought cross-platform mobile software firm OpenPlug – its second addition to its app development capabilities in three months.
 
OpenPlug allows developers to write an application once and then convert it into native software for Apple’s iOS, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile or Linux.
 
AlcaLu said it

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India tells Google, Skype to open up servers

India has expanded its drive to bring foreign-operated data services under state security surveillance.
 
After forcing RIM to offer a technical fix to allow security agencies to read encrypted BlackBerry data, Home Secretary G.K.

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BRICI market web users to double by 2015

Web users in BRICI countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and Indonesia – will almost double in the next five years, as PC and smartphone penetration grows, analysts say.
 
The number of subscribers accessing the web in the five markets will grow from 610 million in 2009 to 1.2 billion in 2015, Boston Consulting Group predicts, as PC penetration doubles

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Gartner warns of lower PC, chip sales

In another sign of slowing global demand, Gartner has cut its global PC outlook and warns of likely lower chip sales.
 
The research firm trimmed its PC outlook by two percentage points for the second half on lower consumer demand in the US and Western Europe, and

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FASTTAKES: TelstraClear, Google, Bharti, Nokia, Cisco, Motorola

TelstraClear and WorldxChange have forged what they say is the first full VoIP interconnection service agreement involving a Tier 1 carrier.

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