Archive for September, 2009

Bharti Airtel and MTN call off merger talks

September 30, 09 by David Goldstein

Merger talks to create an emerging market powerhouse in mobile communications with 200m subscribers across Africa, the Middle East and South Asia have broken down.

Bharti Airtel India’s largest mobile operator revealed yon Wednesday that merger talks with MTN, South Africa’s biggest mob...

AT&T buys application developer

September 30, 09 by CNET News.com - Wireless
Phone giant nabs Plusmo to help it build more apps and widgets for mobile phones, PCs, and TV.

The price of universal broadband

September 30, 09 by CNET News.com - Wireless
The cost of blanketing the U.S. with broadband could cost more than $350 billion. Who will pick up the tab?

Wi-Fi Alliance updates Wi-Fi certification program

September 30, 09 by CNET News.com - Wireless
Wi-Fi Alliance updates its testing to certify Wireless-N products under the final specs of the 802.11n standard.

Photos: Langley test tunnel gets wind knocked out of it

September 30, 09 by CNET News.com - Wireless
NASA says it no longer needs the Langley Full Scale Tunnel, which tested the aerodynamics of everything from World War II fighters to today's X-48C.