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Glentel enjoys successful start to the year

It has been a rather lively year for the Canadian mobile industry so far with companies like Blackberry launching new phones and wireless providers such as Rogers and Bell trying to make themselves more appealing to customers. This has provided mobile retailers with the perfect opportunity to capitalise on the busy market such as Glentel [...]

Bell Found Liable for Charging 911 Fees for Non-Existent Service in Northwest Territories

Bell was found liable to tens of thousands of wireless subscribers located in Canada’s North, for charging 75 cents per month for a 911 service that didn’t exist in that area. The lawsuit started in March in Yellowknife, making the first class-action lawsuit trial in Northwest Territories. However, the original lawsuit dates back to 2007, [...]

Samsung Unveils Futuristic 5G Mobile Technology

With advanced 4G LTE only just arriving on the scene, Samsung has shocked the mobile world with the announcement that it has successfully developed the world’s first next generation 5G wireless technology. As the company’s official blog explains, Samsung has created the “first adaptive array transceiver technology operating in the millimetre-wave Ka bands for cellular [...]

Data Bytes: IO, QTS, 365Main, CoreSite, Cologix

Let’s start off the week by finishing off last week, with a look five news items from the data center sector: more money for IO and QTS, and customer wins at CoreSite, Cologix, and 365Main. IO raised $260M in financing via a new credit facility that saw their current bank group duo bring in seven [...]

Ramblings Jobs: UPN

We have a new job listing this week from the midwestern-based fiber builder Unite Private Networks, giving them two active listings, while MegaPath still has one on the books. … [visit site to read more]

Acer Iconia W3, 8? Tablet Specs Revealed

After a lot of leaks, Acer has finally revealed the complete specification of the first 8? Tablet with Windows 8. Some of the main features of the Acer Iconia W3 tablet are as follows: Windows 8 Pro Intel® Atom™Z2760 8? WXGA Multi-Touch...Show More Summary

Future of Interaction Design and User Experience

Not only is the importance of interaction design is increasing daily but also it has a significant role in shaping the upcoming technologies in interacting seamlessly with each other. This is all due to the increase of software applications in many different new industries. Show More Summary

Free Facebook on Warid till 31st May

Warid Prepaid and Postpaid customers can both use free Facebook till 31st May. The Unlimited Facebook subscribers can use this offer to browse free Facebook, chat with friends, write on their timeline, check their Pictures and do anything they want on Facebook. Show More Summary

Cincinnati Bell takes modest approach to Fioptics buildout

Cincinnati Bell is taking careful steps in building its Fioptics network, its president and CEO said, setting a modest goal of 15 percent penetration within six months of building into a new neighborhood.

Former FCC Chairman and GTCR Fund See Strong Rural Cable Future

TDS Telecom broadband services charge up in Wisconsin

TDS Telecom is now offering ADSL2+ data services to some residents in Wind Lake, Wis., via its partially-completed broadband stimulus project in the area. It plans to bring more Wind Lake customers and others in nearby Waterford onl...

eircom launches national fiber network, targets 300,000 premises to start

eircom, Ireland's incumbent telco, has officially launched its new open access fiber-based broadband network, enabling speeds of up to 70 Mbps for, initially, more than 300,000 premises.

Week in research: MoCA drives home networking sales; Cybercrime risk high in Asia Pacific

Dish Network and its Hopper DVR, DirecTV and its Genie, and Comcast's XG1 set-top box can all expect to receive a boost from a home networking device market in which MoCA-enabled equipment is increasingly sought after.

Lumos appoints TelCove alum Jake Miller as SVP of business development

Lumos Networks is beefing up its management team again by naming Jeffrey "Jake" Miller as its senior vice president of business development.

FCC Cracks Door Open on Naked DSL, Standalone Broadband

Sprint Closes on Spectrum Purchase from U.S. Cellular

CenturyLink's Ewing: FTTT will stabilize revenue in 2014, reduce maintenance costs

CenturyLink's chief financial officer said that its aggressive fiber to the tower plans will help it stabilize revenue and reduce maintenance costs.

ViaSat Announces Next Generation Broadband Satellite

Int’l Roundup: euNetworks, VTLWaveNet, Infinera, GlobeNet, Teliasonera

With ITW going on, it’s been a busy week for international telecommunications on the PR front. Here’s a quick roundup of some articles of interest from overseas: euNetworks followed up its launch of Basildon to Frankfurt low latency connectivity with some additional fiber. They’ve added a new … [visit site to read more]

Ufone Uth Pack provides more than just Voice, SMS or Data

Ufone has introduced Uth Pack offer which has the main focus on youth. Ufone Uth Pack is the first offer by Ufone which focuses on more than just Voice, SMS or Data bundles. Ufone has patterned with more than 250 branded outlets, to offer you discounts through Uth Pack. Show More Summary