The Linux Foundation has received its newest member – and first gold member - in the form of China Mobile, in a move which the Foundation believes “could represent a seismic step toward a realignment of OSs in China and the telecommunications industry"...

As regulators in Africa and the Middle East eliminate barriers in liberalized markets, VoIP opportunities emerge as lines are expected to more than triple from 2010 to 2015, growing at an outstanding CAGR of more than 28 percent, according to a new report from Pyramid Research...

ZTE has deployed eight 3G stations at the Mt. Everest National Park - including the Mt. Everest base camp 5180 meters above sea level - to provide quality voice and 3G broadband services for local residents and mountaineers from all around the world preparing to climb the world’s highest mountain...

Steve Finch, of Cambodia's Phnom Penh Post newspaper, describes how overcrowding has devalued Cambodia's telecoms sector...

 As part of its drive to become India’s first private-owned 3G operator, Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL) has stated that by the end of the year, it will have inaugurated 3G networks in all nine of the circles for which it holds 3G spectrum...

Sourabh Kaushal, Principal Consultant at Analysys Mason, looks at how equipment providers can overcome the issue of stringent government security.

A new report that profiles major VAS providers in India also provides an in-depth look at the country’s VAS market. ‘Novonous VAS Tracker 2010’ has covered 77 companies, with a detailed SWOT analysis for each of the participating companies...

Nokia Siemens Networks has announced the establishment of its fifth Global Network Operations Centre (GNOC) in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This is the first GNOC in the Americas and it aims to serve a growing base of Latin American operators seeking to outsource network operations so that they can focus on core activities of their business. The GNOC will be established with an initial 15 million euro investment and host up to 300 expert technicians, responsible for managing up to 20 million subscribers. The centre will be operational from January 2011...

ITU has deployed 100 broadband satellite terminals in the flood-affected districts of Pakistan. In the aftermath of the disaster, ITU’s emergency telecommunications team has been working closely with the Pakistan administration to restore vital communication links. The satellite terminals are being deployed to restore communications and provide a platform from which telemedicine applications/services will be provided in remote areas that remain difficult to access and where medical attention is a priority in the aftermath of the disaster...

By any measure, Bangladesh is a country with one of the world’s lowest levels of access to telecommunications. And yet following a recent tour of the country which included visits to a number of cities as well as some of the most remote and inaccessible areas, it is clear that Bangladesh has, in a sense, already achieved near 100% ‘virtual’ market penetration rate for mobile communications services. So how do we reconcile this contradiction?

Advantest Corporation has announced a new high-speed interface test solution for its flagship SoC test system, the T2000. The new solution is capable of measurement at speeds up to 12.5Gbps and is enabled by the N6010A Serial Port Parametric Test Module manufactured by Agilent Technologies Inc., an industry leader in test and measurement...

 Claro Dominicana, the subsidiary of America Movil in the Dominican Republic, has launched a mobile email and synchronisation service based on Synchronica’s Mobile Gateway messaging infrastructure...

 Two of China’s largest operators have reported figures for the first three quarters of 2010 that suggest a slowing market...

ITU has deployed a hybrid of 40 broadband satellite terminals in an effort to restore vital communication links in the aftermath of a tsunami triggered by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake and a volcanic eruption that hit the Indonesian archipelago in two separate incidents...

 Companies that use Telefónica O2 in the Czech Republic for broadband Internet access now have more control and greater security over the service. The operator has chosen to deploy Nokia Siemens Networks’ security-as-a-service at a fixed monthly fee. The service helps organizations to protect their infrastructure, data and staff cost efficiently...

Kazakhstan has witnessed the launch of a live pilot LTE network by VimpelCom. The Russian operator claims that the network is “the first live 700MHz LTE market pilot in post-Soviet territory"...

Eastern European revenue growth is set to outstrip Western Europe’s over the next few years, according to ABI Research’s Enterprise Mobility Market Data...

Competition in India’s 3G market is set to increase, as the major Indian operator Bharti Airtel has declared its aim to launch 3G services by the end of 2010. If it begins 3G operations by this deadline, Bharti will become the second privately-owned operator in India to do so...

 A new framework agreement between MTN Group and Cambridge Broadband Networks is set to provide microwave backhaul and access equipment across all 21 countries covered by MTN. Cambridge Broadband Networks’ VectaStar solutions have already been successfully deployed in several of MTN’s African markets...

 The collaboration between the Mexican media company Grupo Televisa and the mobile operator NII Holdings (Nextel) has come to an abrupt end, with GT scrapping its agreement to purchase a 30% stake in Nextel...

TD-LTE has taken another step towards commercial availability in India following a video call conducted on broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum at Nokia Siemens Networks’ Bengaluru R&D facility...

Thailand’s 3G auction process has become an ongoing saga within the telecommunications industry, and a legal dispute from the state operator hasn’t improved the situation. James Barton takes a look at the delays in the context of Thailand's political situation...

 In a move seemingly aimed at clearing its name in the Middle East with regard to security concerns, BlackBerry manufacturer RIM has announced a strategic alliance with mobile operators and regulators in the UAE...

 Competition in South Africa’s mobile market is set to increase as Telkom, previously an exclusively fixed-line operator, has finally confirmed that it is launching mobile services...