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Telefonica announced on Wednesday that it will invest between €50,000 and €75,000 in return for a 10% stake in innovative start-ups, as its Wayra initiative comes to the U.K. The scheme is designed to encourage local innovation and...

Brazilian phone company Embratel Participacoes S/A on Tuesday unveiled plans to start a restructuring of its operations, which could eventually bring all of the group's operations under one roof. Embratel, controlled by Mexico's America Movil SAB de CV, plans...

The Czech Industry and Trade Ministry Monday said it would seek to shake up the board of the country's telecommunications regulator, or CTU, in its bid to boost competition on the local cellular market. "CTU should ensure that...

Former Indian Telecommunications Minister Andimuthu Raja has approached the Supreme Court seeking a review of its order cancelling a 2008 telecom license sale overseen by him, saying the ruling could affect the outcome of a case in which he...

Ericsson, in collaboration with Qualcomm Incorporated, will demonstrate evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services at Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona. eMBMS is a highly efficient means of broadcasting content to multiple users simultaneously, utilizing LTE networks. This emerging broadcast technology...

While mobile phones are becoming ever smarter, the batteries that power them are not. While this looks unlikely to change any day soon, new technologies to be unveiled at next week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona could soon take some...

Research firm claims Finnish handset maker accounted for 33% of 2.7 million Windows Phones sold in Q4. Nokia Corp., the world's largest handset maker, sold more smartphones powered by Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Phone operating system than any other...