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Google has become a virtual mobile network operator, and will be setting up its own service in the USA, relying on the Sprint and T Mobile USA networks. However, the service will be limited to just Motorola Nexus 6 smartphone users, at least initially. The   MVNO   based service, called Project Fi will also, in some unspecified manner aim to connect users via either Wi-Fi or LTE depending on which of the two cellular networks offers the best coverage options. With Project Fi, the phone number has also been split from its traditional reliance on a SIM Card and lives in the cloud, so users can talk and text with their number on just about any phone, tablet or laptop. The service will come with a $20 per month flat fee, and then users will be charged at US$10 per GB of data. As usual with Google, it's an invite only service at first, and potential customers have to register for an invite.

Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent have entered into a memorandum of understanding under which Nokia will make an offer for all of the equity securities issued by Alcatel-Lucent, through a public exchange offer in France and in the United States, on the basis of 0.55 of a new Nokia share for every Alcatel-Lucent share. The all-share transaction values Alcatel-Lucent at EUR 15.6 billion. This is based on Nokia’s unaffected closing share price of EUR 7.77 on April 13, 2015. Each company’s Board of Directors has approved the terms of the proposed transaction, which is expected to close in the first half of 2016. The proposed transaction is subject to approval by Nokia’s shareholders, completion of relevant works council consultations, receipt of regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. With more than 40 000 R&D employees and spend of EUR 4.7 billion in R&D in 2014, the combined company will be in a position to accelerate development of future technologies including 5G, ...

New telecoms towers Infrastructure Company could be set up by the Chinese government with at nearly a million towers at its start. The new company would be formed from assets already owned by the country's three state-controlled mobile networks, and would enable them to book a one-off accounting gain of around USD 24 billion   from the effective sale and lease-back agreement. The three mobile networks, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom have already set up a joint tower management company to handle the construction of a joint infrastruture network. "We are taking the view that all ground-based towers of all three operators are to be injected into the tower company at one go," a Barclays analyst, Anand Ramachandran, told the   South China  

U.S. Cellular will be adding more than 600 4G LTE cell sites in 2015 and expanding existing 4G LTE service in 10 states. By the end of 2015, 98 percent of U.S. Cellular customers will have access to 4G LTE speeds.  This latest U.S. Cellular network expansion brings additional 4G LTE service to areas in California, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia. More than 2,000 new cities and towns will receive 4G LTE speeds.

Tecore Networks, a 3G/4G LTE mobile network infrastructure supplier , will be featuring its complete LTE Network-in-a-Box (NIB), at the Competitive Carrier Associations (CCA) 2015 Spring Expo taking place March 25-27 at the Downtown Hilton Atlanta in Georgia.  The Network-in-a-Box (NIB) solution is built on the patented iCore software defined core network. This platform delivers 3G/4G LTE service and facilitates the incorporation of key capabilities such as VoLTE for smaller service providers. According to company, the NIB allows for full network capability at the edge, while seamlessly integrating with the rest of the network infrastructure. In any case that connectivity is lost to the cloud; the localized capabilities of the NIB provide continued operation for local subscribers. Tecore will also be showcasing the 3G/4G LTE RAVEN platform specifically designed for rapid deployment of network services and capabilities. Like the NIB, the RAVEN provides full LTE capability a...

The latest smartphone sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, for the three months to July 2014, shows Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi has continued its reign over the Chinese market, holding on to the top spot with ease for the fourth consecutive month. It boasts an astounding 31.6% share of the urban Chinese market, followed by Samsung and Huawei. Dominic Sunnebo, strategic insight director at Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, comments: "We have seen huge shifts in power in the Chinese smartphone market over the past year. Xiaomi has been the standout performer and Huawei has also seen excellent growth, while Coolpad has increased its share more modestly from 5.2% to 6.1% over the year. Considering the success of rapidly growing local brands in the Chinese market, it will be only a question of time before they seek further expansion internationally in a similar way to Huawei, and more recently Xiaomi". The same success however is not shared by all local brands such as ZTE, Leno...

Australia's Telstra saying that it has secured early access to the 700 MHz spectrum for commercial trials starting in mid September. Services will start in selected pockets of Sydney and Adelaide CBDs. 4G services on 700MHz spectrum will be rolled out in more cities and regional centres as spectrum becomes available in January 2015. This extends the number of commercial trial cities to eight, with commercial services already being tested in Perth, Fremantle, Esperance, Mildura, Mt Isa and Griffith. Group Managing Director Networks, Mike Wright, said the expansion of commercial trials on 700MHz is an important step in the development of this new 4G technology and will ensure telstra   can provide full commercial services to its customers as soon as possible. "In addition to faster download speeds, the use of low band spectrum like 700 MHz allows for the signal to travel further and reach deeper into buildings, improving the depth of coverage for our customers. ...

30th Apr 2014 Ericsson has appointed Rima Qureshi as  new Chief Strategy Officer where she will also drive the company's mergers and acquisitions (M A) strategy and activities. In addition she will serve as Chairman of Business Unit Modems. Rima Qureshi previously led the integration of the CDMA and LTE assets of the former Nortel Networks and ran the business unit CDMA Mobile Systems during 2010-2012. She has been Senior Vice President and part of Ericsson's Executive Leadership Team since 2010. Rima Qureshi said: "The industry is going through a rapid transformation and I could not think of a more exciting time period to lead Ericsson's Group strategy development. At the same time I am also looking forward to working closely with the team at Business Unit Modems to ensure we are successful based on the industry's most advanced LTE thin modem." Rima Qureshi joined Ericsson in 1993, and prior to running Business Unit CDMA Mobile Systems, her ...

1st-May2014 Nokia's former CEO and now head of Microsoft's mobile phone division Stephen Elop received a larger than expected pay off from the deal to sell the phones division. He earned nearly a third more than the already locally controversial payout and took USD33.5 million from the deal. Although payouts of that size are not unusual in corporate deals of this size in the USA, it raised protests in Finland where he Elop was seen as profiting from the demise of a local icon. The main reason for the higher than expected payout was due to the rise in the value of Nokia shares following the announcement of the sale, recovering a little of the slump they experienced under Elop's leadership. Nokia said that 70% of the pay-off was funded by Microsoft.

Maxico's America Movil is launching a takeover bid for the Telekom Austria Group with secure an agreement with the Austrian government's own holding company IAG. America Movil and ÖIAG have initially signed a shareholders’ agreement to effectively pool their stakes in the telecoms company into a single syndicate. America Movil already owns 26.4% of the company, while the government owns 28.4% of the telco. Now that the agreement, which had been expected, has been signed, the two companies jointly control more than 30% of the shares and are required by Austrian stock market rules to launch a takeover bid for the company. Subject to the closing of the takeover bid, the two shareholders will also pump an additional EUR1 billion into the company to help fund network upgrades. America Movil will take over management of the company, although it is expected that the Austrian government would, through ÖIAG remain the larger of the two shareholders. ÖIAG also has the right...

Google launches Camera app with multiple features: will work on Android KitKat devices Recently Google has now launched its camera app for Android 4.4+ KitKat devices. It is available as a free download through the Play Store for Android phone or tablet that makes it easy to take quick photos and videos. This Camera app allows users to shoot SLR camera-like photos with shallow depth of field, the app includes a big 100% viewfinder for getting the maximum resolution from the sensor and an extra large capture button and different picture modes can be accessed by simply swiping from left to right on the screen. Google camera contains creative picture modes like Photo Sphere, Lens Blur and Panorama. Google has added something called Lens Focus, which lets you selectively choose which spot of the picture has to be in focus. You can even adjust this after you have shot the picture. In Lens Focus mode, Google requires you to keep the subject centered and move the camera along the vertica...

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