Date: 05/08/11 US names new Federal CIO
Steven VanRoekel, former Managing Director at the Federal Communications Commission and former Microsoft executive, has been named to succeed Vivek Kundra as the new Federal Chief Information Officer.
Date: 04/08/11 Tata Teleservices did not bribe ex-India telco minister
Tata group Chairman Ratan Tata said Wednesday the group hasn't paid any bribe to Andimuthu Raja, the former Indian telecommunications minister now in jail facing charges of irregularities in a 2008 allotment of telecom licenses and radio bandwidth. Tata Teleservices Ltd. was among the companies that got the licenses.
Date: 04/08/11 South Korea regulator to fine Apple over iPhone location data
South Korea's telecom regulator said Wednesday that it will impose a 3 million won (US$2,829) fine on Apple Inc. for collecting without permission the location data of iPhone users in the country, in a development that comes amid growing concerns over privacy breach of mobile users worldwide.
Date: 04/08/11 Banks study possible Telecom Italia, 3 Italia merger
Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch are studying a possible merger between Italy's larger telecommunications operator Telecom Italia SpA and Hutchison Whampoa Ltd's Italian unit 3 Italia, Italian daily Il Corriere della Sera reports Wednesday without citing its sources.
Date: 04/08/11 Jury awards $115m in patent damages against Verizon
A jury in Virginia awarded $115 million in damages to ActiveVideo Networks, finding that Verizon Communications Inc. infringed television-technology patents it holds.Verizon representative Ed McFadden said the company disagrees with the verdict, a stance he said Verizon was confident the court of appeals would reach as well. He said Verizon won't be paying any damages while the appeal is ongoing.
Date: 04/08/11 UN, US targets of major cyber spying campaign
Over 70 organizations including the U.N. and major U.S. defense groups have been targets of a global cyber spying effort, according to security firm McAfee, with analysts pointing to China as the culprit, the Washington Post said Wednesday.
Date: 04/08/11 Hungary could announce 900 MHz mobile tender this week
The Hungarian government could announce a tender to allow a fourth mobile operator in the 900 megahertz frequency this week, Hungarian daily Nepszabadsag reported Wednesday. The tender could be announced after modifications of the Electronic Communications Act came into effect Wednesday, which creates the legal basis for a launch.
Date: 04/08/11 Vonage launches international calling app for iPhone
Vonage Holdings Corp. launched a downloadable application for iPhone users that offers a way to make international phone calls while paying through Apple Inc.'s iTunes music service.
Date: 04/08/11 India Supreme Court begins hearing Vodafone tax case
India's Supreme Court Wednesday began hearing a dispute over local authorities' moves to tax and levy penalties on Vodafone Group PLC over the UK company's 2007 purchase of a majority stake in Indian mobile phone operator Hutchison Essar Ltd.
Date: 04/08/11 Mobile data traffic costs to hit $370billion by 2016
The cost of delivering mobile data could rise sevenfold to $370 billion by 2016, according to a report this week by Juniper Research, which urged operators to tackle the issue by offloading more traffic from their macro networks. "Offloading the data traffic not only saves the operator money but also improves the quality of the user experience for both indoor and outdoor users," said Nitin Bhas, research analyst for Juniper Research, in an email to Total Telecom. This potential saving is generated due to offloading being more cost effective than building infrastructure, he said.
Date: 03/08/11 Nakhchivan transfers its telecommunications infrastructure into next-generation network
Telecommunications infrastructure of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is being transferred to next generation network (NGN),
Date: 03/08/11 German Telecom giant Deutsche Telekom to cut administrative jobs
German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom AG plans to cut jobs in administration as part of its strategy to reduce costs,
Date: 03/08/11 Microsoft ordered to pay $70m to Alcatel-Lucent over patent
A U.S. federal jury on Friday ordered Microsoft Corp. to pay $70 million to French telecom company Alcatel-Lucent in a patent infringement case.
Date: 03/08/11 Telecity confirms talks to buy Irish rival Data Electronics
European data center provider Telecity Group PLC Monday confirmed it is in talks over a potential acquisition of Irish rival Data Electronics Group Ltd.
Date: 03/08/11 News Corp appoints BSkyB's Zappia as Sky Italia CEO
News Corp. Monday appointed British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC executive Andrea Zappia as chief executive of its Italian satellite television unit,
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