Telecoms Tech

A new report released by Juniper Research has shown that the decision not to put near field communication (NFC) on the iPhone 5 was a contributory factor in slowing down the growth forecast for the technology.

Cisco plans to boost its cloud networking capabilities with the acquisition of the San Francisco-based firm Meraki for $1.2bn.

A disappointing first day’s bidding in India’s 2G spectrum auctions has seen two of the country’s most valuable regions attract no bids, following a number of complaints from operators that the prices set by the Indian government were just too high.

The UK suffers from a “massive discrepancy” in broadband speeds and should be aiming for the standards of Singapore where broadband speeds have doubled, according to a report.

A worrying trend from Canada, where consumer complaints go up 35% year on year: should this make service providers rethink their strategy?

A report from Juniper Research has revealed that the near-field communication (NFC) payments market will eventually exceed $180bn in five years’ time – a sevenfold increase over this year.

The American telecoms carrier Sprint Nextel has announced a rolling out of their 4G long-term evolution (LTE) network in the US.

It hasn’t been the best of weeks for Chinese telecoms behemoth ZTE: not only have are their profits down, but it’s been reported that up to 12,000 of their staff could lose their jobs as part of a cost-cutting exercise.