telecommunications
Bits: Verizon Moves to Match AT&T Feature
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Verizon demonstrated the new version of its wireless network, which will allow smartphone users to make voice calls and surf the Web at the same time.
DealBook: Smartphones Bolster Alcatel-Lucent’s Profits
Alcatel-Lucent posted its most profitable quarter since its 2006 merger, due in large part to American operators upgrading networks to handle the smartphone boom.
Bits: Skype Struggles to Restore Service
Skype is still struggling to restore service, but its other worry is whether the outage tarnishes its reputation with potential corporate customers.
Bits: Skype Struggles to Restore Its Service and Reputation
Skype is still struggling to restore service, but it’s other worry is whether the outage tarnishes its reputation with potential corporate customers.
DealBook: AT&T to Buy Qualcomm Spectrum for $1.9 Billion
The deal for the licenses, which encompass more than 300 million people, will expand AT&T’s 4G capacity.
Bits: Net Neutrality Policy Discussions Were Slowed
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission says all options for a net neutrality policy are still on the table.
Bits: RIM Is Not App-Happy
The chief executive of Research In Motion doesn’t envision an app-centric mobile world.
Cisco Rolls Out Umi Home Videoconferencing System
Cisco’s telepresence technology has moved from the office to the living room, offering high-quality video calls at a high price.
Skype Wants to Connect to the Office
Skype is teaming with Avaya to sell the phone service to corporate clients.
T-Mobile Sued Over Blockade of Text Messages
Ez Texting claims that T-Mobile set up a blockade to keep its phone subscribers from signing up for messages from an Ez Texting client that lists marijuana dispensaries and reviews.
I.B.M.: Africa Is the Next Growth Frontier
A big I.B.M. contract to supply technology for a major cellphone carrier underlines the company’s growth strategy in Africa.
Plug In, Turn On and Tune Out Wi-Fi
New powerline adapters have arrived to help people trying to stream high-definition shows through their TVs and consoles.
