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SDR Forum Will Kick Off General Meeting with Day-Long Workshop on Rapid Prototyping & Development

The workshop will examine the use of SDR technologies in rapid prototyping. Major players in the SDR market – Anritsu, BittWare, Lyrtech, The MathWorks, PrismTech, Spectrum Signal Processing, Xilinx and ZeligSoft. READ MORE>>

Power-One Licenses Z-One® Digital Power Management Technology to Murata

Power-One, Inc. (NASDAQ: PWER) announces that it has agreed to a license transfer from C&D Technologies, Inc. to Murata Manufacturing Company. READ MORE>>

FCC Approves Windstream’s Acquisition of CT Communications

Regional telecom provider, Windstream Corp., announced this week that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission had approved its $585 million acquisition of fellow rural telecom incumbent, CT Communications Inc. READ MORE>>

Global IPTV Revenue to Hit $26.3 Billion in 2011: iSuppli

Efforts by telecom providers to offset fixed-line losses and better compete with cable companies will cause the market for IPTV services to grow by a factor of 34 in the five years between 2006 and 2011 READ MORE>>

SRegulators Approve Alvarion’s New BreezeACCESS WiMAX System

Alvarion Ltd., a leading provider of wireless broadband technology, announced yesterday that telecom regulators in the United States and Canada READ MORE>>

Skype VoIP Network Experiences Ongoing Software Glitch

Many users of the online VoIP service, Skype, have been affected by a software glitch today, preventing them from logging on and using the popular internet voice platform READ MORE>>

DSL Startup, Xtendwave, Obtains $10 Million in Private Funding

Denver, Colorado-based broadband startup, Xtendwave, has been granted $10 million in private funding to develop technology that will extend the reach of high-speed internet signals READ MORE>>

Verizon Wireless Improves Mobile Web 2.0 Internet Browser

American cell phone giant, Verizon Wireless, has re-engineered its mobile internet browser, Mobile Web 2.0, adding new content channels, additional search functionality, and improved graphics READ MORE>>

TelstraClear Signs Wireless Resale Agreement with NZ Telecom

New Zealand’s leading telephone provider, NZ Telecom, announced on Monday that it would allow Australia-based TelstraClear to resell mobile phone services over its wireless network READ MORE>>

Qwest Communications Names Edward Mueller as New CEO

America’s third largest telecom operator, Qwest Communications, has named appointed Edward Mueller as its new CEO, two months after incumbent Chief Executive READ MORE>>

AT&T to Launch U-verse TV in North Carolina

U.S. telecom giant, Qwest Communications, has begun offering high-definition television content to its Qwest Choice TV subscribers READ MORE>>

FCC Sets Rules for Next Year’s Airwaves Auction

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced the rules earlier this week for a major auction of wireless airwaves expected to take place early next year READ MORE>>

Mobile Video has High Potential but Needs Perfecting

Mobile video is hot new market with great potential in the years to come, but the combination of cell phones, broadcasting, pay-TV, satellites READ MORE>>

Nokia Unveils Diamond-Themed “Prism” Cell Phones

The world’s leading handset maker, Nokia, has unveiled two new handset models, the Prism 7500 and 7900, both of which feature a diamond-cut design with geometric patterns READ MORE>>

Siemens to Add 10,000 Jobs this Fiscal Year

German communications and engineering conglomerate, Siemens AG, says that it is on track to create 10,000 new jobs this fiscal year READ MORE>>

Mobile TV Flourishes in South Korea, But Fails to Generate Profit

As Europe and North America try and sort out competing technology standards for mobile television, the digitally advanced nation of South Korea is already watching everything from news to cartoons READ MORE>>

Google Axes Paid Video Download Service

Google Inc. plans to stop offering its download-to-own and download-to-rent paid video offerings tomorrow, according to an email sent to customers late last week READ MORE>>

Software Defined Radio May Play Key Role in Emerging Broadband Wireless Access Market, Says New Study

With users wanting seamless access to emerging triple-play services – voice, data/web and video – in all their wireline and wireless subscriptions, broadband appears to be the next big growth market in telecommunications READ MORE>>

ATCOM technology, a VoIP terminals manufacturer, has released a mini ATA

ATCOM technology, a VoIP terminals manufacturer, has released a mini ATA (Analog Telephone Adapter), designated the AG110 for the large-scale deployments of VoIP applications READ MORE>>

EarthLink and SK Telecom to Invest Additional Funds in Helio JV

South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. and American ISP, EarthLink, have tentatively agreed to inject up to $100 million each into their loss-making wireless joint venture, Helio READ MORE>>

Carlyle Group Covets Virgin Media

British cable operator, Virgin Media, has received a buyout offer from the Carlyle Group private equity firm, according to sources quoted by Reuters READ MORE>>

BlackBerry-Maker Remains Confident Amid Apple iPhone Launch

Even as Apple Inc. launches its much-hyped iPhone device in the United States, Research In Motion continues to surpass expectations in terms of both profits and BlackBerry sales READ MORE>>

Sprint Drops Nextel Brand Name in New Advertising Campaign

America’s third largest wireless carrier, Sprint Nextel, has dropped the Nextel brand name from its marketing efforts, and is using the slogan “Sprint ahead”  READ MORE>>

Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Strikes Buyout Deal with BCE

Canada’s largest telecom provider, Bell Canada Enterprises Inc., has agreed to be acquired by the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board, in a cash and debt takeover deal worth $51.7 billion READ MORE>>

Motorola Challenges Samsung with RAZR2 Handset

Motorola has released its latest ultra-slim cell phone, the RAZR2, in South Korea, ahead of the handset’s global launch in July READ MORE>>

NBC2Go Brings Wimbledon to Verizon V CAST Mobile TV

Verizon’s V CAST Mobile TV subscribers will be able to follow the Wimbledon tennis championships from their wireless devices this year READ MORE>>

Apple iPhone Wins Approval of WSJ Reviewer, Walter Mossberg

The Apple iPhone, set for public launch tomorrow, has won a glittering endorsement from the Wall Street Journal chief technology columnist, Walter Mossberg READ MORE>>

Judge Encourages Compromise in Verizon v. Vonage Patent Dispute

A U.S. Court of Appeals judge is encouraging a compromise in Verizon’s ongoing patenting infringement lawsuit against broadband telephone provider, Vonage Holdings Corp. READ MORE>>

Telus Drops Out of Bidding for BCE Inc.

Western Canada’s largest telecom provider, Telus Corp., has pulled out of the bidding for its eastern counterpart, Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. READ MORE>>

New European Roaming Regulations to Take Effect on June 30

The European Commission has confirmed that new regulations limiting wireless roaming fees will take effect across the EU beginning on June 30 READ MORE>>

Google May Close German GMail Service Due to Privacy Concerns

Search giant, Google Inc., is threatening to pull its free web-based email service from the German market if that country’s government passes a controversial law banning the use of anonymous email accounts READ MORE>>

Apple TV Generates Far Slimmer Profit Margins than iPod, iPhone

As Apple TV gains momentum in the consumer sector, analyst are calling this hot new set-top-box product a major departure from Apple’s traditional pricing strategy READ MORE>>