January 30, 2012 By Matt Ablott Docomo to ramp up network spending following outage Japan’s NTT Docomo is to pump further capital into its mobile network over the next three years following another major outage last week. The Wall Street Journal reports that the outage affected 2. Asia Pacific Docomo Operators
November 3, 2009 By Mobile World Live More firms give backing to Symbian Foundation Mobile operators 3, TIM and America Movil have given their support to the Symbian Foundation, a move Forbes believes is a blow to competing mobile phone software providers such as Microsoft, Google and Apple. Asia Pacific Devices Docomo Ericsson Nokia Operators RAN Vendors
November 2, 2009 By Mobile World Live Turkey to award MVNO licenses by November Around ten unnamed companies have expressed an interest in launching as an MVNO in Turkey, the local regulator said last week. In an interview with Reuters, Turkey's Telecommunications Board Chairman Tayfun Acarer said it was likely to award licenses before November. Asia Pacific Docomo Operators
October 30, 2009 By Mobile World Live Decline in handset subsidies to hit Japanese vendors The decision by Japan's three mobile operators to move away from handset subsidies is putting pressure on the country's handset suppliers and could lead to consolidation amongst the smaller players, reports the Financial Times (FT) today. Asia Pacific Docomo Operators SoftBank
October 20, 2009 By Mobile World Live Europe preps 18M LTE Advanced research project The European Commission said today it plans to fund research into LTE Advanced technology, a future enhancement of the forthcoming LTE network standard. Asia Pacific Docomo Ericsson Huawei Network Tech North America Operators Orange RAN Vendors T-Mobile US Verizon
