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HP, Juniper Win As Switch Sales Drop During Q1

hough price competition and a weak public sector made the first three months of 2011 difficult for Ethernet switch vendors, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and Juniper Networks (JNPR) still managed to increase sales and market share, according to data from market research company Canalys.

Overall revenue was down 8.8 percent year-on-year in the first quarter to US$4.6 billion, even though vendors sold more ports. A key factor behind this development was aggressive competition between market leader Cisco Systems (CSCO) and challengers HP and Juniper, according to Canalys.

Cisco is still the largest Ethernet switch vendor by a large margin. But the company has been struggling lately, and its market share in terms of revenue fell from 73.1 percent a year ago to 68.2 percent. Continue reading “HP, Juniper Win As Switch Sales Drop During Q1”

The three major U.S. carriers injected $ 100 million boost mobile payment

The three largest U.S. mobile network Verizon Wireless, AT & T and T-Mobile’s U.S. subsidiary is now planning to inject its joint venture $ 100 million. This joint venture called Isis specializes in mobile payment services.

Insider on the project, “Bloomberg News,” the reporter said, the three mobile networks, this joint venture may be to inject billions of dollars (but only if the Isis to win users) to keep up with Google earlier this year time to launch mobile wallet platform.

Isis purpose is to allow consumers and businesses to use mobile commerce – consumers and businesses through the use of near field communication technology mobile phone point of purchase sales.

Earlier this year, Isis announced Utah Salt Lake City and Austin, Texas, for the first pilot market. All four are expected to pay for networks with the support of mobile payments will be officially launched in 2012 in the first half.

AT&T promised to provide 5000 U.S. call center jobs

AT & T company, after U.S. regulators approved its $ 39 billion acquisition of T – Mobile, said recently that the transaction is completed, it will be with the 5000 “high income” of call center jobs back, reversing the past offshore business.

The company also promised that the acquisition will not lead to any existing AT & T or T – Mobile USA call center employees of any layoffs.

AT & T said it has not yet determined which areas in the United States to resume work.

AT & T / T-Mobile’s opponents, including Sprint, are that the merger would reduce competition in the wireless industry.

A spokesman said, AT & T Corporation operates two call centers, one in North Seattle, Bothell, one in Portland.

Apple re-submit a new patent: the user voice recognition

Apple recently re-submit a new patent by the user voice recognition, do not use your fingers to manipulate the touch screen to operate the phone. Patent entitled “Voice input processing user archive”, not only to identify the user voice, but also to understand some complicated instructions. To make a playlist? No problem, require that the phone wants to do. You need to call a friend? You can talk on the phone.

Apple’s description of the patent: Play, phone calls, searches of these three commands can be easily achieved. The patent says it allows users to find with a four-star, playing the highest number of songs, and to use the song as a seed to create a Genius playlist.

Apple’s patent for the development of voice commands is not new. April 2010, Apple acquired a small company Siri. The company made an application that allows users to voice control their iPhone. Apple is expected in the upcoming operating system used iOS 5 Siri voice navigation technology.

Indonesia Telecom plans to build thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots

Indonesia Indonesia’s largest telecommunications carriers (Telekomunikasi Indonesia) are planning thousands of new nationwide Wi-Fi hotspots to help deal with the tide of mobile data services.

Indonesia’s telecommunications customer service executive general manager of the eastern Rasi (Sukardi Silalahi) that these hot spots will be a subsidiary Telkomsel, Speedy, Flexi joint deployment.

“This shows that Indonesia’s telecom abide by the relaxation of public access to information, so that Indonesia is more advanced and more intelligent commitment.” “Jakarta Globe,” quoted him as saying.

Telkomsel to deploy priority hot spots in the business center, and Flexi focus on educational institutions, Speedy focus on public places.

Telkomsel’s goal is to have 5400 hotspots, has deployed more than 500 hot spots.