Author Archive for cellular-news
Antenna Software Acquires Mobile Internet Specialist Volantis
Antenna Software has acquired mobile internet software company Volantis Systems for an undisclosed amount. Click here for more.
HTC Makes Buys Stake in Saffron Digital
Taiwan based handset manufacturer, HTC says that it is making a “strategic investment” in the UK based Saffron Digital, a software firm based around mobile content delivery. Click here for more.
Million Cut Off by Finnish Mobile Network Fault
Finland’s mobile network operators suffered a system failure on Saturday morning that left about a million subscribers without any service. Click here for more.
Canadian Court Overturns Government Decision to Allow Wind Mobile to Launch
A Canadian court has ruled that new mobile network operator, Globalive (which trades as Wind Mobile) should not have been given permission to launch its services following an investigation into its shareholders. Click here for more.
Vodafone to Start Selling Google’s Nexus S Smartphone
Vodafone has announced that it is to start selling Google’s Nexus S smartphone in its stores worldwide. Click here for more.
Aircell Raises $35 Million for In-Flight Wi-Fi Services
In-flight Wi-Fi service provider, Aircell has raised a further US$35 million financing from its existing investors and Aircell’s management team. Click here for more.
Android Rises, Symbian^3 and Windows Phone 7 Launch as Smartphone Shipments Increase 87.2%
The worldwide smartphone market ended the quarter and the year on a high note, with vendors shipping record volumes of units Click here for more.
Engineers grow nanolasers on silicon, pave way for on-chip photonics
Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a way to grow nanolasers directly onto a silicon surface, an achievement that could lead to a new class of faster, more efficient microprocessors. Click here for more.
DoCoMo to Start Field Trials of a “True 4G” Network
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo has announced that it has been granted a license for field experiments of LTE-Advanced, a true 4G mobile communication technology that provides data rates much faster than currently possible with LTE. Click here for more.
Japan’s KDDI to Start Using NFC-Enabled SIM Cards
Toshiba is to start delivery of commercial User Identity Module (UIM) cards supporting Near Field Communication (NFC) to Japan’s KDDI Corp, in February. Click here for more.
