Ericsson RAN Vendors October 19, 2009 Nokia Siemens Networks claims first LTE call Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) - the industry's second-largest infrastructure vendor - claims to have made the world's first LTE call using commercial basestations and fully standard compliant software. By Mobile World Live
October 19, 2009 Palm bullish on webOS devices, dumps Windows Smartphone-maker Palm reported a widening loss for its latest fiscal quarter yesterday but investors reacted positively to news of strong initial sales for its new flagship device, the Pre (pictured left). By Mobile World Live
Operators Vodafone October 19, 2009 Vodafone-Hutchison JV to cut 450 jobs in Australia The recently-merged Vodafone Australia/ Hutchison Telecom joint-venture has announced the closure of its call centre in Melbourne and the outsourcing of the jobs to India and Tasmania, reports Cellular News. By Mobile World Live
Middle East and North Africa Operators October 19, 2009 Zain Nigeria names new CEO Zain Nigeria has announced the appointment of Alain Sainte-Marie as the company's new CEO, replacing Bayo Ligali who resigned to pursue other interests after a three-year stint as CEO of the mobile operator, notes Telecompaper. By Mobile World Live
GSMA October 19, 2009 GSMA unveils RCS Release 2 The GSMA today announced the release of the next set of Rich Communication Suite (RCS) service specifications, RCS Release 2. By Mobile World Live
Apple Big Tech Devices Google October 19, 2009 Google says Apple rejected voice app for iPhone Reuters reports that Google has claimed that Apple rejected its Google Voice application for the iPhone, contradicting Apple's statement to regulators last month. By Mobile World Live
Huawei Network Tech RAN Vendors October 19, 2009 New Huawei kit claims to double HSPA speeds Chinese equipment vendor Huawei is to commercially launch a new HSPA+ solution next year offering theoretical download speeds of up to 56Mb/s. By Mobile World Live