NEW YORK - Shares of Qwest Communications International Inc. got a boost Tuesday after the phone company was upgraded by UBS analyst John C. Hodulik, who cited the stock's attractive value and expectations for improving revenue. Full Story »
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A wireless company that will serve more than 800,000 former Alltel Corp. subscribers announced Tuesday it will locate its corporate headquarters in Little Rock and hire more than 200 workers. Full Story »
Verizon Business has deployed 100Gb-per-second equipment on a fiber link between Paris and Frankfurt, activating the next generation of optical networking for commercial services to enterprises. Full Story »
A Swedish telecom firm has become the first carrier to offer 4G wireless service, albeit on a very limited basis. Full Story »
TeliaSonera has launched the world's first commercial mobile services based on Long-Term Evolution (LTE) -- the final stage in the development of fourth-generation (4G) mobile technology based on the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) standard. Starting Tuesday, laptop users equipped with dedicated 4G modems in Stockholm, Sweden, and Oslo, Norway, can access super-fast mobile broadband connections that are 10 times faster than turbocharged 3G networks can deliver now, the company said. Full Story »
NEW YORK - Shares of Ciena Corp. took a hit Monday after Standard & Poor's announced the telecommunications equipment maker would be replaced by Visa Inc. on the S&P 500 index. Full Story »
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NEW DELHI (AFP) - Stein-Erik Vellan, head of Norway's Uninor, the newest Indian mobile phone operator, insists his company will be one of the survivors in what has rapidly become a very crowded market. Full Story »
Just as Verizon pushes out the first operating-system update to the Droid, Android version 2.0.1, Sprint says its Android phones will get the 2.0 version as late as June next year. Full Story »
DALLAS - AT&T Inc. said Friday it expects to complete early next year the acquisition of 1.5 million Alltel subscribers in 18 states that Verizon Wireless had to divest. Full Story »
TORONTO - The Canadian government said Friday that it has approved a request from Egyptian-backed telecom Globalive Wireless Management Corp. to launch its mobile phone service in Canada. Full Story »
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NEW YORK (AFP) - Apple, maker of the iconic iPhone, hit back Friday in a legal row with Nokia and countersued the Finnish telecom giant, alleging it had breached 13 Apple patents. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc has no need to buy DIRECTV , the company's Chief Executive said on Friday in response to a question about recent speculation the Verizon might buy the satellite TV provider. Full Story »
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NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's long-awaited auction for third generation (3G) mobile telecom services will be held on schedule next month, a minister said Friday, dismissing media speculation of a delay. Full Story »
The Motorola Droid has been rooted, according to Hack a Day, paving the way for wireless tethering, customized UIs, multitouch support, and other features not specifically endorsed by Verizon on the Android 2.0 platform. The hack was posted by Zinx Verituse on the AllDroid forums, adding the Droid to the ranks of other rooted smartphones. Full Story »
Letstalk.com is offering the HTC Droid Eris for free (with free shipping), after the free activation of a two-year contract with Verizon. Full Story »
Though it's only been available for a few weeks, Verizon Wireless already has released an update package for the Motorola Droid, an Android-based smartphone. A Verizon spokesperson said the update started Monday and will continue for about a week. Full Story »
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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Cisco and British telecom giant BT Group on Wednesday announced a partnership aimed at a growing hunger by businesses worldwide for Internet-based communications services. Full Story »
In the aftermath of a bruising advertising battle with Verizon Wireless that highlighted the limitations of AT&T's 3G network, an AT&T executive told investors that high-bandwidth iPhone users could face higher usage charges. Ralph de la Vega, AT&T's head of consumer services, told investors at a UBS conference in New York that people who consume a large amount of data could receive incentives to "reduce or modify their usage," the Associated Press reported. Full Story »
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