SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- 2008 will mark the first year in which shipments of high-speed USB devices will surpass shipments of low- and full-speed USB-enabled devices, reports In-Stat . But the most significant development over the past year in the USB market has been the announcement of SuperSpeed USB, the third major revision of the...

Feeling blue? No prospects at work, no money for a vacation, and a home life that seems like it's scripted by Franz Kafka on downers? Well, don't despair. Just blame your woes on something even more downtrodden and wretched than yourself: Sprint Nextel Corp. Yep, there seems to be a new competition amongst vendors and ...

Citing the 32 percent of U.S. homes that are multiple dwelling units (MDUs), Calix Networks Inc. is launching a new set of optical network terminals (ONTs) to be deployed in apartment complexes, businesses, and even cell sites.  Calix will be shipping three new MDU ONTs in the new 760G line, each capable of running...

According to a recent survey from market research firm TNS Technology, Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) will overtake text messaging and possibly PC-based e-mail. The TNS Global Telecoms Insight study interviewed 17,000 respondents across 30 countries, and found that once mobile users adopt MIM it overtakes other messaging tools to...

Unified communications (UC) no longer is a "nice to have" option, say many CIOs. Rather, the status has changed to "must have." This is a recurring theme among mid-size and enterprise organizations in Arizona and Southern California as seen by consultants and executives at Ensynch, a provider of IT...

Much-discussed spectrum-lease payments made to potential D Block bidders prior to the 700 MHz auction were not the primary reason the 700 MHz spectrum swath failed to attract a bid that met the FCC’s reserve price, according to a report revealing the findings of a federal investigation of the matter. While the 700 MHz...

Forbearance might be an old topic, but it’s still a hot one with three dockets percolating at the FCC. One even is due for a decision by July 26. The usual suspects continue to weigh in. Yet there’s one set of perhaps-overlooked voices that stands out: private telecom investors. This isn’t the first time equity...

Flashcom, the CDMA-based wireless local loop operator in Nairobi, has announced that it will invest in the East African Marine System (TEAMS), the 4,900-kilometre submarine cable that will run from Mombasa (Kenya) to Fujairah (United Arab Emirates). According to the Business Daily newspaper, Flashcom will invest some 87 million...

Norwegian telecoms group Telenor is reportedly keen to merge with its Nordic rival TeliaSonera in a move that will create a Nordic giant to rival other continental telecoms stalwarts. Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet reported today that Telenor has hired Nordea Bank and JPMorgan to analyse a possible merger. Citing unnamed sources,...

Reliance Communications, currently India's second-largest mobile operator, today said it would launch nationwide GSM-based mobile services by the end of the current fiscal year (ending 31 March 2009) to become the only operator offering mobile services on both GSM and CDMA platforms in India, the Press Trust of India reports....