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Rogers teams up with SAP for mobile workforce apps
July 25, 2012 12:41 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsRogers Communications has joined forces with SAP AG to develop a platform of enterprise mobile applications that can be accessed by employees on their smartphones and tablets.
Google breaks down Motorola's $12.5B price tag
July 25, 2012 12:37 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsIf $12.5 billion seemed to some Google shareholders like a lot of money to pay for a largely unprofitable handset maker, the Internet search giant is now providing some details about its rationale for the transaction.
LG Electronics’ profit falls as mobile loses money
July 25, 2012 12:35 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsLG Electronics reported a lower quarterly profit as its mobile phone division sank to a loss and forecast its earnings to deteriorate further.
Comcast cues up free Wi-Fi hotspots in Philly area during Olympic Games
July 25, 2012 12:31 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast has opened up access to indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi hotspots for non-subscribers in Philadelphia and parts of New Jersey and Delaware for the duration of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Comcast goes platinum with new 305/65 data tier
July 24, 2012 3:19 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsVerizon’s reign for having the fastest downstream data speed in the United States proved to be short-lived now that Comcast is set to launch its Xfinity Platinum Internet tier.
U-verse drives AT&T’s Q2 wireline operations
July 24, 2012 3:17 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe company continues to bleed DSL customers, and some of those are lost completely.
Cisco plans 1,300 layoffs in new cost-cutting round
July 24, 2012 3:15 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsCisco is cutting more employees from its payroll as part of a restructuring effort aimed at refocusing the company on its core strengths.
Frontier deals for satellite broadband
July 24, 2012 3:14 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe company cuts a deal with Hughes Network Systems to provide its rural customers with service that might start to be offered no earlier than the end of this year.
NCTC names OpenVault approved vendor for broadband usage analytics
July 24, 2012 3:12 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsThe National Cable Television Cooperative has named OpenVault as an approved vendor for broadband usage data analytics and policy management
Time Warner Cable’s Gillman joins SeaWell Networks’ board
July 24, 2012 3:10 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAdvanced advertising vendor SeaWell Networks announced that Time Warner Cable executive Joan Gillman has joined its board of directors as an independent member.
Wi-Fi offload rising amid soaring data traffic
July 24, 2012 3:07 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsHow important is Wi-Fi offload to solving the capacity crunch? Extremely important, if new numbers from iGR are any indication.
Comcast, Time Warner Cable add wireless markets
July 23, 2012 2:51 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe two MSOs continue their ongoing rollouts of their bundles with Verizon Wireless.
BendBroadband adopts Evolution’s DTAs
July 23, 2012 2:49 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe Evolution DTAs are “universal” inasmuch as they work on both Motorola and Cisco systems.
GLDS debuts TV Everywhere authorization
July 23, 2012 2:48 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe system links to the company’s Web-based self-care portal, so subscribers can manage all of their services with a single account.
