Telecom News

TELSTRA workers are bracing for deep job cuts as the telco giant prepares to announce its biggest structural shake-up in a decade.

Russia-focused telecoms firm Vimpelcom's talks to sell a controlling stake in its Algerian mobile business Djezzy to Algeria are at a delicate stage but have not failed, a source with knowledge of the discussions said on Wednesday.

TELECOMS FIRM Vodafone will not launch its 4G services until "late summer", but will not comment on whether that's down to an Apple iPhone release.

Clearwire Corp appeared to be on the brink of another fight with its shareholders on Wednesday as the wireless service provider approved Sprint Nextel Corp's sweetened buyout offer while minority shareholders said the bid was too stingy.

Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez says she's opening a chain of cellphone stores and a website under the Viva Mobil brand.

Dish Network Corp has rolled out an advertising campaign suggesting a deal by a Japanese company to acquire Sprint Nextel Corp could threaten U.S. national security, hoping to sway lawmakers and win support for its rival offer.

Each model has had its own special features, and the company could easily boast three different premium flagship devices - the Lumia 920, 925 and the 928.

Time Warner Cable today announced that Deborah Picciolo has been elevated to the new position of Senior Vice President of Technical Operations, Residential, effective immediately.

Shares of Dycom Industries were up 9.6 percent in after-hours trading on Tuesday shortly after its announced its fiscal third quarter results, which included revenue of 47.8 percent.

The Holmdel Planning Board approved application completeness waivers for Somerset Developers regarding the Alacatel-Lucent project , bringing it one step closer to an official public hearing.

HONG KONG: Axiata Group Bhd, Malaysia's largest mobile-phone operator, is evaluating a bid for PT Axis Telekom Indonesia, three people with knowledge of the matter said.

The Obama Justice Department has seized the phone records of numbers that are associated with White House staffers and, apparently, with Fox News reporters, according to a document filed in the case of Stephen Jin-Woo Kim, on October 13, 2011.

The alert we received on Monday warned us not to tip off Sanislo Elementary librarian Craig Seasholes that CenturyLink rep Sue Anderson would be visiting the school with a surprise for him - a big $5,000 check as part of the CL/Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Teachers & Technology grant program .

TeliaSonera CEO Lars Nyberg stepped down February 1 as the company, whose two largest stakeholders are the Swedish and Finnish governments, came under increasing scrutiny for its activities in Uzbekistan.

Enterasys Networks recently revealed the results of its global channel partner survey, a set of technology- and vendor-related questions that were answered by 170 of its solution providers worldwide.

Cox Enterprises, in partnership with The James M. Cox Foundation, announced $1 million in support to assist the relief and recovery efforts of the communities affected by the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma.

3 U.S. wireless carrier. ** Specialty chemicals producer Rockwood Holdings Inc's pigments businesses have attracted offers from buyout firms including Blackstone Group LP and Advent International Corp, several people familiar with the matter said.

Flash Flood Watch expires at 7:00 PM on 5/21, issued at 9:29 AM Kiamichi Christian Mission, OK The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including nine children.

Sprint offered $3.40 a share, up 14 percent from a previous bid of $2.97 a share, the company said today in a statement.

May 21, 2013 - Rostelecom OJSC , Russia's national telecommunications operator, announces the launch of 3G+ networks in Volgograd and Volzhsky through CJSC Volgograd GSM, a 100% subsidiary of Rostelecom.