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Regional RSS FeedsSprint to unveil Wimax phone at CTIA show - report - (Telecompaper) US mobile operator Sprint will unveil the first Wimax phone next week at the CTIA Wireless trade show. The device dubbed Supersonic is made by HTC, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. Sprint has been selling Wimax data services from Clearwire bundled with its 3G mobile services in select markets around the US. The operator already offers a range of data modems and had been expected to release the first Wim...Feed Source: feedproxy.google.com Deutsche Telekom unveils mid-term growth plan - (Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom unveiled at its investor day a number of new financial targets and focus areas for accelerating growth. To offset the steady decline in fixed and mobile voice revenues, the German operator plans to focus on driving growth from broadband, TV and IT services. The group outlined five growth areas in particular. The first is mobile data services, where the company targets an increase in revenues from just under EUR 4 b... Apax Partners in talks to buy Polycom - report - (Telecompaper) Private equity group Apax Partners has been in talks with video conferencing equipment maker Polycom on a deal to take the company private, people familiar with the matter told the Financial Times. The two have been in talks since November on a deal which could value Polycom at around USD 37 per share or over USD 3 billion total. However, people close to the situation warned that a deal could now prove unfeasible, given the surge i... Qualcomm to bid in India's BWA auction for 2.3 GHz spectrum - (Telecompaper) Mobile semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm has filed an application to bid in India's upcoming auction for broadband wireless access spectrum in the 2.3 GHz band to facilitate the deployment of TD-LTE. If successful in winning spectrum in the auction, Qualcomm intends to secure Indian partners after completion of the auction and in compliance with the applicable Indian Foreign Direct Investment regulations. Qualcomm and its partner... Ono revenues fall 7.2% to EUR 372 mln in Q4 - (Telecompaper) Spanish cable operator Ono reported third-quarter revenues of EUR 372 million, down 7.2 percent from EUR 401 million in the year-ago quarter. The decline was mainly due to the reduction and variable telephony and TV consumption and the decline in the residential cable customer base in line with the strategy of acquiring quality customers implemented during the last year. EBITDA rose 6.4 percent year-on-year to EUR 190 million and t... InPhone acquires antenna sites from Sunrise - (Telecompaper) Forthcoming Swiss mobile operator In & Phone has closed the purchase of the former Tele2 mobile antenna sites from Swiss mobile operator Sunrise. InPhone signed an acquisition agreement for over 400 antenna sites with Sunrise in December. All administrative tasks to transfer these sites have been duly executed. Integration of the build sites will be finalised during the summer, enabling InPhone to offer services by end of this year... Industry forms Network Test Automation Forum - (Telecompaper) Companies from across the communications and networking industries have formed the Network Test Automation Forum. The NTAF founding members will promote interoperability between test tools and simplify lab automation efforts. Members include BreakingPoint Systems, BT, Cisco, Empirix, Ericsson, Exfo, Fanfare Software, Ixia, JDSU, Spirent Communications and Verizon. With representation from service providers, network equipment manufa... 012 Smile.Communications renames as B Communications - (Telecompaper) Israeli telecommunications service provider 012 Smile.Communications' shareholders approved the company's name change to 'B Communications'. The company's ordinary shares will begin to trade under its new name and a new trading symbol "bcom" on 17 March. The name change follows the company's acquisition of a controlling stake in incumbent fixed-line operator Bezeq. The company will also launch a private offering of up to ILS 400 mi... SingTel, Ericsson unveil LTE demo - (Telecompaper) Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) and Ericsson have unveiled an LTE technology trial showcase at SingTel's headquarters, Comcentre. The objective of the LTE trial is to demonstrate the network capability to industry players like application developers, content providers and game producers so that they can start thinking of new products and services. SingTel and Ericsson are showing a range of interactive multimedia application... Freenet boosts 2009 net profit, as sales jump 31.5 percent - (Telecompaper) German telecoms services provider Freenet has reported group revenue of EUR 3.65 billion for 2009, up 31.5 percent year-on-year. Net profit rose from EUR 111.6 million to EUR 256.5 million. Gross profit reached EUR 774.6 million in 2009, up from EUR 563.6 million in 2008, and recurring EBITDA rose to EUR 393.1 million, from EUR 255 million. The group managed to reduce its net financial debt by around 40 percent from EUR 1.30 billio... Mexico Travel Warning: Avoid Border Areas - The U.S. State Department has issued a travel warning for the Mexico border area following the deaths of three people with connections to the U.S. embassy in Ciudad Juarez (a ... Daylight Saving Time in Mexico - Daylight Saving Time begins in the United States and Canada this weekend but here in Mexico we won't be setting our clocks forward until the first week of April. So ... Día de la Samaritana: Lenten Tradition in Oaxaca -
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On the fourth Friday of Lent (this year on March 12) a special celebration known as La Samaritana takes place in Oaxaca. Aguas frescas, refreshing fruit drinks, ... Tell Us About Your Mexico Blog - Do you write a blog about Mexico? We're compiling information about Mexico blogs in order to create a resource for people planning a trip to Mexico, those planning to move ... Mexico Requires Passports - A new rule brought into effect by the Mexican government this week will require U.S. and Canadian citizens to present a passport or equivalent travel document to enter Mexico. Until ... Safety in Cancun - A year ago I wrote about concerns of prospective visitors about safety in Cancun. Many readers commented on that blog post, several who were in the process of planning a ... Lent Observances in Mexico - The craziness of Carnaval is over and in the church calendar, this period leading up to Easter is supposed to be a time for reflection and self-restraint. There are some ... Ancient Cultures of Mexico - Mexico's many archaeological sites are an enigma and a source of wonder for visitors of all ages and backgrounds. However, it's sometimes a challenge keeping the different ancient cultures ... Valentine's Day in Mexico - Heart shaped balloons, flowers, candies and teddy bears are as common in Mexican Valentine's celebrations as they are in other places, but there are some special things about the way ... Flooding in Monarch Butterfly Territory - This is usually the best time of year to visit Mexico's Monarch butterfly reserves, but unfortunately, flooding and landslides in eastern Michoacan state have made it impossible to visit the ... Copyright © 2010, LadyWebSoftware. All Rights Reserved. |