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Sprint Agrees to Outsource Network Management to Ericsson

Confirming the past few months of rumours, the US network Sprint has announced a seven-year network management deal with Ericsson.

India Added Half a Million New Customers per Day in Q1 09

We have seen some extraordinary growth in India in recent times, but the Q1 09 gain was truly spectacular: the quarterly uplift of 44.87m was equivalent to almost 0.5m new customers a day.

Revenue from Wi-Fi-enabled Healthcare Products to Reach Nearly $5 Billion in 2014

The healthcare industry has always been an early adopter of Wi-Fi. A new study from ABI Research forecasts that revenue from sales of Wi-Fi-enabled healthcare products worldwide (not even including Wi-Fi-equipped medical equipment) will total $4.9 billion in 2014.

Alcatel-Lucent to power Thai IP broadband project

Alcatel-Lucent says that it has been chosen by Samart Telcoms, a provider of network system services in Thailand and a member of the JJS consortium, to supply an intelligent optical network for TOT Public Company Limited.

Broadcom Drops Efforts to Acquire Emulex Corporation

Broadcom says that it has dropped its attempt at a contentious takeover of Emulex. The company made the declaration following today's rejection by the Board of Directors of Emulex of its proposal to enter into friendly discussions toward a negotiated transaction.

Qualcomm Donates Deployable Base Station for Disaster Relief

The ITU and Qualcomm have reached an agreement to improve emergency communications for disaster preparedness and to coordinate relief activities in the aftermath of a disaster.

Battery cooling solution to reduce network cost for operators

Nokia Siemens Networks has expanded its portfolio of energy efficient Smart Site solutions with the introduction of SiteStar, a cooling cabinet that can increase battery life by three times, and reduce the electricity consumed for cooling batteries at a base station site by up to 95%.

Nokia introduces its most rugged mobile handset to date

Nokia has introduced the new Nokia 3720 classic, an IP-54 certified mobile phone designed to resist water, dust and shock.

Telecom Italia Tests Solar Powered Base Station

Ericsson and Telecom Italia are trialing a solar powered base station at the Italian city of L'Aquila, where G8 leaders are meeting this week.

New Bluetooth application will let sport fans share experiences in real time

By enabling mobiles to communicate with each other without sending messages via a network, new technology being developed will enable people in different parts of a stadium to share banter, photos and video clips instantly, reliably - and free of charge.