Operators in emerging markets feel network pressure

Operators from emerging markets are boosting their mobile networks to handle growing traffic from smartphones and mobile broadband devices, but an industry observer says they ought to relook their current business strategies to stay relevant.

Arun Bansal, Ericsson head of Southeast Asia and Oceania, told ZDNet Asia that the region has seen an inflow of smartphones and mobile information growth, driving operators expand their mobile networks in terms of coverage and capacity.
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Cisco bolsters routers to spur IPv6 migration

Cisco this week enhanced its IPv6 offerings for its carrier core and edge routers in an effort to ease the eventual migration from IPv4.

The Carrier-Grade IP Version 6 Solution line includes a new hardware module for Cisco’s CRS-1 router, and software for that system as well as for the Cisco ASR 9000 edge router. Cisco also unveiled professional services offerings to assist customers in the transition from IPv4 to IPv6.
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Wikipedia hides Italian language edition to protest new law

Wikipedia says that he hid the Italian edition of the online encyclopedia, to be against a new proposed rule in the country, against sites on the patch within 48 hours of content, without checking the post in protest.

“As you can see, the page still exists and is only hidden, but there is a risk that we will soon need to be effectively removed,” said on Tuesday published a message on his edition of Wikipedia in Italian. Continue reading “Wikipedia hides Italian language edition to protest new law”

Japan to launch smartphone-only TV broadcast channel

A television program on smartphones and tablets are visible with special tuners in Japan live in the next year, funded by one of the greatest broadcasters in the nation and mobile operators.

New stations nottv said Ceatec, the giant Japanese electronics show running this week that they use frequency bandwidth left when the land of their analog broadcasts completed early this year.

Because it will work as on-air stations, quality will not suffer an increase in the number of spectators and will be able to provide digital content such as games and newspapers, at the same time provide a mass audience. Continue reading “Japan to launch smartphone-only TV broadcast channel”

Apple is also spearheading volatile mobile browser market

New statistics released Thursday show a volatile competitive market mobile browser to the slower market for personal computer browser is missing.

Net Applications has long shown the world total usage-based browser visits a site collection with the help of analysis software. Now, however, it separated the navigation on PC desktops and notebooks, mobile navigation on cell phones and tablets. With computers, the story remains essentially unchanged: Microsoft Internet Explorer continues to slip gradually, while Google Chrome and Apple Safari to increase gradually.
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