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• T-Mobile drops challenge to FCC's net neutrality rules

  T-Mobile USA has dropped a pending challenge to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules.

  By Grant Gross | 17 May, 2013 20:02

  Tags: 4g, telecommunication, 3g, U.S. Federal Communications, regulation, Julius Genachowski, mobile, government, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, T-Mobile USA

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  Japan warns solar flares could harm GPS, satellites, power lines

  A Japanese government institute has warned that satellite transmissions, GPS readings, and power lines could be affected over the next two weeks if a recent spate of solar flares continues.

  By Jay Alabaster | 16 May, 2013 10:01

  Tags: popular science, telecommunication, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

• EU to investigate telecommunications equipment imports from China

  The European Union is preparing to investigate the imports of mobile networking gear from China for anti-competitive practices, a move that's likely targeted at telecommunications equipment companies Huawei Technologies and ZTE.

  By Michael Kan | 16 May, 2013 03:57

  Tags: Huawei Technologies, telecommunication, regulation, ZTE, government

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  Samsung takes first 5G steps with advanced antenna

  Samsung Electronics plans to use advanced antennas to boost the bandwidth in mobile networks by what it said was "several tens of Gbps per base station", but the improved bandwidth won't be commercially available until 2020.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 13 May, 2013 14:37

  Tags: telecommunication, Samsung Electronics

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  Japan's DoCoMo to use mobile data to monitor traffic jams

  NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile carrier, will use location data from its 61.5 million subscriber devices to build a platform that monitors traffic conditions across the country.

  By Jay Alabaster | 13 May, 2013 10:25

  Tags: NTT DoCoMo, Pioneer, telecommunication, Automotive, mobile, industry verticals

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  Smartphones driving violent crime across US

  On Feb. 27th in the middle of the afternoon, a 16-year-old girl was walking through San Francisco's Mission district when she was ordered at gun point to hand over her cellphone. The robbery was one of 10 serious crimes in the city that day, and they all involved cellphones. Three were stolen at gun point, three at knife point and four through brute force.

  By Martyn Williams | 10 May, 2013 21:22

  Tags: Criminal, telecommunication, consumer electronics, Carriers, at&t, smartphones, legal, ctia

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  Nokia's Lumia 928 to sell via Verizon on May 16

  Nokia has announced the long-rumored Lumia 928, which will be an exclusive to Verizon Wireless when it goes on sale next week.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 10 May, 2013 15:23

  Tags: telecommunication, consumer electronics, Carriers, smartphones, Nokia, Mobile OSes, mobile, Windows Phone

• EU network operators say bandwidth-hungry services should not compete for spectrum

  Europe's telecoms network operators on Tuesday said that bandwidth-hungry services like UHDTV (ultra high definition television) and 3DTV should be distributed via cable or satellite instead of competing with other services for spectrum.

  By Jennifer Baker | 07 May, 2013 15:31

  Tags: telecommunication

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  Skype extends coverage of Manager administration tool

  Skype's Web-based management tool Manager for businesses is now available in over 170 countries and for all subscriptions, allowing companies to centrally control their usage of the service.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 07 May, 2013 10:45

  Tags: telephony, telecommunication, skype, voip

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  Yahoo recruiting iOS developers to 'radically improve' Flickr

  Yahoo's Flickr mobile app may be getting a completely new look in the months to come, as the company seeks to hire multiple iOS engineers to "radically improve" the photo-sharing site's app and attract new users, the company said in a recent job notice.

  By Zach Miners | 06 May, 2013 23:46

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, telecommunication, applications, ios, social networking, mobile, social media, internet, Facebook, mobile applications, Yahoo, Instagram, Mobile OSes, twitter

• Clearwire lays out its case for a Sprint buyout

  Sprint Nextel's network partner Clearwire hasn't been able to find any other big wholesale customers nor sell any of its spectrum, so selling out to Sprint is the only real option for its shareholders, the company said Monday.

  By Stephen Lawson | 06 May, 2013 21:47

  Tags: business issues, DISH Network, telecommunication, Carriers, sprint nextel, mobile, Clearwire, Mergers and acquisitions, Softbank

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  A telecom landmark gets wired for the cloud

  The Pacific Bell tower in San Francisco, the high-rise headquarters of the phone company through eight decades and several name changes, was a monument to copper.

  By Stephen Lawson | 04 May, 2013 00:16

  Tags: yelp, telecommunication, Networking, Wilson Meany, real estate, industry verticals

• Ericsson and China Mobile test small cell base station with integrated display

  China Mobile and Ericsson have joined forces to trial the City Site, a four meter tall panel that includes a base station and an antenna customized for hotspot coverage.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 03 May, 2013 10:12

  Tags: Ericsson, telecommunication, Carriers, china mobile

• US mobile data growing while SMS falls, CTIA reports

  U.S. mobile networks carried 69 percent more data traffic in 2012 than in the prior year, but roughly the same number of voice minutes and fewer SMS messages, according to the industry group CTIA.

  By Stephen Lawson | 03 May, 2013 00:00

  Tags: Carriers, telecommunication, ctia, mobile

• Dish chairman says Sprint modernization has to be done from the US

  Dish Network chairman Charlie Ergen said Wednesday that his is an American company, and the modernization of Sprint Nextel's network will have to be done from the U.S. with operations control in the country, and English speaking staff.

  By John Ribeiro | 02 May, 2013 06:26

  Tags: business issues, DISH Network, telecommunication, Carriers, sprint nextel, Softbank, Mergers and acquisitions