SK Telecom Launches HD Voice over LTE

SK Telecom launched an HD VoLTE service, initially featuring the Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE handset. Customers who already have the handset will be able to download a firmware upgrade later this month. The Galaxy Note 2 will also offer an HD VoLTE capability. The premium HD voice service is available at no additional charge. The HD voice connection uses 2.2 times the bandwidth of voice over 3G. The HD voice call connection time ranges from less than...

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Korea's LG U+ Launches VoLTE

Korea's LG U+ announced the launch of commercial VoLTE service. LG U+ is using AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi Rate Wideband) voice codecs covering the 50MHz ~ 7GHz range. Call connection times are rated from 0.25 to 2.5 seconds, or up to 20 times faster that 3G call connection times. LG U+ is using QCI (QoS Class Identifier) ​​technology to ensure voice performance even during traffic spikes on the network. LG U+ plans VoLTE support for seven different...

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MetroPCS Launches Voice Over LTE Service

MetroPCS officially launched its commercial Voice-over-LTE service. The first sale of a VoLTE-capable handset occurred at one of the company's Dallas/Fort Worth store locations.The new VoLTE-capable LG Connect 4G Android smartphone is now on sales at select stores across the U.S.. MetroPCS said it will continue to roll out VoLTE services and phones in the coming weeks.MetroPCS had 9.3 million overall mobile subscribers as of the end of Q2, of which...

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Huawei Develops Mobile Apps Analysis Tools

Huawei has developed a series of "Apps Insider" digital tools designed to automatically analyze mobile applications behavior.Huawei said its solution analyzes, evaluates and ranks mobile applications according to how they impact network performance and user experience, providing suggestions for overall optimization. The goal is to help operators reassign network resources for applications, and to help developers improve the efficiency of their applications...

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BroadSoft Acquires Adaption Technologies

BroadSoft has acquired the assets of Texas-based Adaption Technologies Ventures, Ltd., a provider of hosted business VoIP solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed.Broadcom said the acquisition will enable it to enhance its BroadCloud Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery platform to include BroadWorks features and functionality. Adaption Technologies offered web-based service operating platform that enables telecommunications service providers...

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Russian Rocket Failure Dooms Two Satellites

A Russian Breeze-M rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan failed to reach its intended orbit, leading to the loss of two communications satellites: Telkom Indonesia's Telkom-3 satellite and a smaller satellite for the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC).Roscosmos cited a premature shutdown in the rocket's cruise propulsion system. An investigation is underway.Telkom Indonesia confirmed that its satellite was fully...

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Vitesse Posts Revenue of $29.7 Million

Vitesse Semiconductor reported quarterly revenue of $30.3 million for its third fiscal quarter, ended 30-June-2012, compared to $29.7 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2012 and $36.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2011. Net income (GAAP) was $4.7 million.Product revenues were $25.7 million compared to $27.2 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2012 and $31.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2011."Our vision...

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Novatel Wireless Posts Revenue of $102. Million

Novatel Wireless reported Q2 revenue of $ 102.4 million, down from $118.0 for the same period last year. There was a GAAP net loss of $4.5 million. Revenue for mobile products was $92.5 million while revenue for M2M was $9.9 million."During the second quarter our financial results were near or above the top of our guidance range for all three key metrics – revenue, non-GAAP gross margin, and non-GAAP EPS," said Peter Leparulo, CEO of Novatel...

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Qualcomm Appoints Chief Marketing Officer

Qualcomm has appointed Anand Chandrasekher as its chief marketing officer (CMO). Most recently, he was senior vice president, general manager for the Ultra Mobility Group at Intel Corporation, with responsibility for the Intel Atom processor family. During his nearly 25-year tenure at Intel, Chandrasekher held a variety of leadership roles including head of Intel's Worldwide Sales and Marketing Group, corporate vice president of the Mobile Platforms...

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tw telecom's Q2 Revenues up 7.7% YoY

tw telecom posted Q2 2012 revenue of $364.5 million, net income of $19.3 million, $134.0 million of Modified EBITDA ("M-EBITDA"), $114.2 million of net cash provided by operating activities and $37.7 million of levered free cash flow. The revenue was up 1.6% sequentially."Our performance this quarter reflects both consistency and innovation," said Larissa Herda, tw telecom's Chairman, CEO and President. "We achieved solid comprehensive financial...

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