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Telecom CEOs: US regulators better than Europe
February 25, 2013 10:08 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsThe CEOs of AT&T, Vodafone and Telefonica — three of the world's largest cellphone companies — had some rare words of praise for U.S. regulators Monday, saying they're doing better than their European counterparts in promoting faster wireless data networks...
Telefonica, Vodafone Join Forces in UK
June 7, 2012 7:22 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsTelefónica UK and Vodafone UK have announced a plan to begin pooling the basic parts of their network infrastructure to create one national grid that runs each operator’s independent spectrum.
FeedHenry: Mobile Security is More Than Luck O’ the Irish
March 14, 2012 12:45 pm | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsCathal McGloin, CEO of FeedHenry, an Irish company that makes an enterprise grade mobile software platform, sat down with Wireless Week to talk about how a new software distribution model (app stores), a BYOD culture and the cloud have combined
Telefonica Leans on Latin America Revenues
November 11, 2010 7:06 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsSpanish carrier Telefonica today announced a doubling of year-over-year profits for the period beginning in January and ending in September.
Telefonica Deal to Buy Brazil's Vivo Falls Apart
July 19, 2010 8:05 am | by Harold Heckle, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsSpanish telecommunications giant Telefonica on Saturday pulled out of negotiations to acquire a stake in Brazil's leading cell phone company Vivo.
Portugal Telecom, Telefonica Mull Brazil Deal
July 16, 2010 8:04 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe board of Portugal Telecom (PT) is continuing its extended deliberations on Telefonica's offer for its stake in Vivo.
Telefonica Q4 Profits Up 22 Percent
February 26, 2010 7:14 am | by Ciaran Giles, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsSpanish telecom company Telefonica SA said Friday its fourth-quarter net profit rose 22 percent as an increase in customer numbers in Latin America helped boost revenue.
iBasis Files Federal Suit, Escalates KPN Fight
August 19, 2009 8:05 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsIn yet another move to stop Royal KPN’s unsolicited buyout offer, wholesale VoIP provider iBasis has brought a second suit against the Dutch telecommunications company.
The Many Arms of NFC
May 30, 2009 8:53 pm | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsTo be sure, contactless payments and ticketing are the breakout near-field communications (NFC) use cases. But while contactless point-of-sale terminals are proliferating in the United States, there’s been a general disparity across the globe in deployment of the smart card infrastructure necessary to enable NFC.
NFC Likely for 2010, Not 2009
December 18, 2008 8:06 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsIMS Research said it’s skeptical of industry claims that near-field communications (NFC) will see wide growth in 2009.
NFC-on-a-Card is Startup’s Big Idea
December 5, 2008 7:52 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsMobile banking startup Tyfone has a unique twist on near-field communications (NFC) – the chips can be built into memory cards
Alltel Taps mFoundry for Mobile Wallet
December 1, 2008 8:01 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsAlltel Wireless will be using mFoundry’s extensible mobile wallet platform to create the Alltel Wallet, the companies announced today.
SIMalliance Forms NFC Working Group
November 21, 2008 7:43 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsSIMalliance said it has formed a new working group to promote near-field communications (NFC) with a phone’s SIM card as the central technology.
Buy your Friend a Drink via Cell Phone
August 15, 2008 7:59 am | by Rhonda Wickham | News | CommentsBeam Global Spirits & Wine and Hornitos Tequila have entered into a new technology partnership with buzzd and BuyYourFriendADrink.com (BYFAD.com).
BridgeWave Funds Gigabit Backhaul for 4G
June 26, 2008 8:47 am | by Rhonda Wickham | News | CommentsAs WiMAX and Long Term Evolution (LTE) deliver higher bandwidth applications and faster data speeds to consumers, operators will require increased backhaul capacity.
RFID Forecast to Grow 15% in 5 Years
May 21, 2008 8:28 am | by Rhonda Wickham | News | CommentsABI Research is predicting that the total RFID market will generate roughly $9.7 billion by 2013, representing a 15% compound annual growth in the next five years.
RFID Rescues the Holidays?
January 23, 2008 6:34 am | by Ronny Haraldsvik | Articles | CommentsWith bar codes, baggage handlers still have to manually search for a bag; with RFID, the handlers do not need to see the bag to locate or read its tag.
Contactless Payments on the Verge
January 4, 2008 10:29 am | by Brad Smith | Articles | CommentsIt's hard not to think that there is a gathering storm surrounding contactless payments. After years of trials, and some notable implementations, using your cell phone to make payments is getting closer to becoming a mass-market reality outside of Asia.
