Telco Systems, a BATM company (LSE: BVC, TASE: BATM) and developer of CE 2.0 multi-service Carrier Ethernet access and MPLS solutions for mobile backhaul, business Ethernet services and cloud networking, announced today that DukeNet Communications, a leading regional fiber network provider serving the southeastern United States, selected Telco Systems’ T-Marc demarcation line, T-Metroservice aggregation line and EdgeGenie service management solutions for use in its mobile backhaul and business services networks. DukeNet offers advanced data and high-capacity bandwidth services to enterprise, data center, government and [...]

UK incumbent British Telecom has sued Google over the Android platform, claiming billions of dollars of damages due to infringement of a variety of patents. According to the lawsuit, Google Maps, Google Music, location-based advertising and Android Market products on Android all violate six patents held by British Telecom. BT joins a long list of companies currently suing Google over Android, including Apple, Oracle, Microsoft, eBay and security company Gemalto. Foss Patents breaks down specifically [...]

AT&T has been given the go-ahead to acquire spectrum from Qualcomm US operator AT&T has been granted approval from regulators for its plans to go ahead with a $1.93bn deal to acquire spectrum from Qualcomm, just days after its planned merger with T-Mobile USA collapsed. AT&T will purchase 6MHz of spectrum across the country in the 700MHz band, as well as another 6MHz of spectrum in five major metropolitan areas: New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Los [...]

Telecoms.com brings you forecasts and predictions for 2012 As 2011 draws to a close, Telecoms.com examines the trends that are defining the industry to see how industry players can best capitalise on the opportunities that will present themselves in the year ahead. Smartphones – It’ll come as no surprise to anyone in the industry to hear that smartphones sales are expected to continue growing next year.  Statistics from Informa Telecoms & Media reveal that the number [...]

Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility has been stalled in Europe Google’s takeover of Motorola Mobility has hit a stumbling block as the European Commission (EC) has suspended its review of the merger. An EC spokesperson confirmed to Telecoms.com that it “needs certain documents from Google that are essential to its evaluation of the transaction”. The EC was set to make a decision on Google’s bid to acquire the business on January 10, but has suspended [...]

Clearwire has raised $715.5 to fund its LTE plans US WiMAX standard-bearer Clearwire has announced that it has raised $715.5m from its shareholders to fund its deployment of 4G LTE technology. The firm said it will use the funds for operations and maintenance as well as new network construction. It is currently in the process of adding “LTE Advanced-ready” technology to its 4G network. It has recently completed technical trials using the technology, claiming to [...]

Verizon has announced that the company is launching LTE service in an additional eleven markets today, including: Dover, Del.; Lafayette, Ind.; Fitchburg/Leominster, Mass.; Duluth, The Rochester Area and St. Cloud, Minn.; Manchester/Nashua, N.H.; Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Findlay/Tiffin and Youngstown/Warren, Ohio; and Indiana, Pa. Verizon says the company is also expanding existing service in San Diego and San Francisco; Washington, D.C.; Savannah, Ga.; Chicagoland, Ill.; and Baltimore and Hagerstown, Md. Verizon has also finally announced that they’ll [...]

After announcing that they were withdrawing their FCC application to acquire T-Mobile on Thanksgiving in the hopes many wouldn’t notice, AT&T is cooking up a last-ditch offer to placate the DOJ. According to Bloomberg, AT&T is working on a proposal that would have them divesting a significantly larger amount of T-Mobile assets. Granted, AT&T doesn’t actually care about getting rid of a larger chunk of T-Mobile assets, since a majority of T-Mobile assets simply duplicate [...]

Verizon’s CFO Fran Shammo has said the carrier has no objections against the propsed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile Leading US Carrier Verizon Wireless has no concerns over the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile USA, as long as it does not result in increased industry regulation. The company’s CFO Fran Shammo made the revelation to a Morgan Stanley conference in Spain last week, according to a report by Rethink-Wireless. Shammo admitted that he did [...]

The Pantech Vega LTE smartphone uses touchless gesture-based technology New innovations that could revolutionise handsets are making their way to the market after a Korean handset manufacturer announced it is launching an Android handset equipped with touchless hand gesture recognition technology, while Samsung has confirmed it will be launching devices next year that will have flexible display screens. Pantech will be launching its Vega handset in South Korea this month, which encompasses gesture recognition technology [...]