With the advent of 4G, operators are being forced to revamp their backhaul strategies, or risk being left behind. Mobile …
‘Connect To Learn’ initiative coming to Middle East
Ericsson has joined with the Earth Institute at Columbia University, Djibouti Telecom and the Djibouti government to expand the ‘Connect …
Smartphone sales grew 47% in Q4 2011
Worldwide smartphone sales to end users soared to 149 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, a 47.3% increase …
Motorola to target business users with VMware hypervisor
Motorola Mobility has joined LG and Samsung among the companies building VMware’s hypervisor into their phones. The move is part …
Wi-Fi, small cells could disrupt mobile
The rise of mixed mobile networks of Wi-Fi, small cells and traditional base stations, a major theme of last week’s …
QITCOM 2012 recognises strategic partners and sponsors
QITCOM 2012, the pre-eminent platform for the information and communication technology (ICT) sector in Qatar, joined with ICT industry leaders …
Alcatel-Lucent reports rising profit on falling revenue
Telecommunication equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent reported a profit for the fourth quarter, but revenue fell 12.9 percent year-on-year as the company …
RIM’s new CEO wants to focus more on consumers
RIM’s new CEO, Thorsten Heins, wants the company to improve its product development while also becoming better at marketing, he …
The cloud CIO
Forbes recently published an interesting article written by Ed Sperling titled “CIOs: Be Careful What You Wish For.” In it, …
Samsung to buy Sony’s share of LCD panel joint company for $934 million
Sony said yesterday that it would sell off its entire stake in an LCD (liquid crystal display) manufacturing joint venture …
Samsung and HTC smartphones picking up pace
The battle between Samsung and Apple for smartphone superiority continues. After an abundance of advertising, lawsuits and patents trying to …
Nokia Siemens to slash 17,000 jobs worldwide
Struggling network infrastructure vendor Nokia Siemens Networks is planning to cut 17,000 jobs worldwide, as it aims to cut $1.35 …
HP, Dell overtake Nokia in Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics
While some consumer electronics manufacturers have cleaned up their act, making more energy-efficient gadgets with fewer toxic materials, others are …
Djibouti Telecom goes 3G
Djibouti Telecom (DT), the primary telecommunications provider inDjibouti, announced that it has partnered withEricssonto enhance its 2G network with new …
Quickheal antivirus portfolio
In the market since 2002 the product has kept up with trends through its latest mobile cleanup, Android SMS block …
Google, Motorola file for merger clearance
Google and Motorola Mobility plan to file for pre-closing antitrust clearances for the merger of Motorola with a Google subsidiary …
Android overtakes iPhone in Europe
Android has become the second most popular smartphone platform in the five leading European markets, according to figures from comScore, …
Cisco to buy Axioss management software
Cisco Systems has agreed to acquire service fulfillment software assets from the UK subsidiary of Comptel, in an effort to …
Top five Android smartphones this DSS
Jacky’s Ashish Panjabi takes a look at Android smartphones Over the last couple of months, we’ve seen a definite uptick …
Smartphones boom while mobile phone sales drops: Gartner
Mobile phone sales floundered during the second quarter, in the wake of the earthquake in Japan. But smartphone sales continued …