1. Amazon CTO: Big Data? An unfortunate, 'catchy phrase' Explore The Register (Mar 5 2013) Beyond relational versus NoSQL Technology Frontiers “I love that the world is data intensive... unfortunately, it’s called 'Big Data',” says Amazon’s chief technology officer Werner Vogels , who went on to describe BD as "a nice catchy phrase".… (Read Full Article)

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2. 4G operators move into new homes in the spectrum 'hood Explore The Register (Mar 4 2013) Another £27m changes hands Bidders in the UK's spectrum auction have now sorted out who's going where, and who's going to knock out our TV reception once the 4G networks get switched on.… (Read Full Article)

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3. 4G, quad-core, pah. Now connect the next billion bods to mobile web Explore The Register (Feb 28 2013) Mobile Internet What Nokia, Mozilla and telcos are up to in the Sahara MWC 2013 Phones are here, there and everywhere - but there is a need to drive down costs to connect the next billion or so people to the world of mobile internet.… (Read Full Article)

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4. Mobile data prices rise as capacity crunch bites – Accc Explore The Register (Feb 26 2013) Mobile Broadband Regulator also watches NBN migration practices The capacity crunch in Australia’s mobile airwaves has brought a response from carriers, with the ACCC reporting that real prices for mobile broadband services reversed their long-standing trend and rose in 2011-2012.… (Read Full Article)

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5. So you won a 4G licence. The Freeview interference squad wants a word Explore The Register (Feb 21 2013) Mobile Broadband Next-gen mobe broadband threat to 2 MILLION tellies costs Blighty £180m The team to turn to when high-speed mobile broadband knocks out your Freeview signals has kicked off negotiations with this week's 4G auction winners . It's hoped that Brits will get four weeks of notice before two million TV screens go dark.… (Read Full Article)

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6. Just what does BT have planned for its 4G licence: We drill into Uk Lte Explore The Register (Feb 21 2013) LTE , Mobile Broadband , Mobile Internet Auctions hands telco space to run national hotspot network Analysis So, the UK's 4G auction is over , but questions remain: who bought what exactly, why did they pay so little, and, most importantly, when can we expect some 4G goodness?… (Read Full Article)

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7. Official: America now a nation of broadband whingers Explore The Register (Feb 13 2013) It's no utopia, but at least you don't get shot for chewing gum Analysis In popular mythology, the British are a nation of whingers, while Americans get on and fix things. This was certainly my experience of crossing the Atlantic to live in the USA. When a London Tube train came to an unexpected halt, you would brace yourself for a malevolent explosion of spittle. The exhalation was a short hand ... (Read Full Article)

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8. At Least two-thirds mobile traffic will be video by 2017 - Cisco report Explore The Register (Feb 11 2013) Offload Total mobe data shifted doubled during 2012 Global cellular networks are reeling under remarkable growth rates that look like they will be sustained over the next five years, and this will be driven by video, says a recent report.… (Read Full Article)

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9. BlackBerry bets fans are willing to upgrade skills Explore The Register (Jan 30 2013) New Z10's slippery bottom needs a firm hand First Look BlackBerry OS 10 is slick, fast, usable and oozes potential, but is sufficiently different from previous that users of older BlackBerries won't see an upgrade as a natural choice, based on what we've seen so far.… (Read Full Article)

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10. Symantec to offload Altiris: report Explore The Register (Jan 15 2013) Regulatory Vision for 'total package' of security and endpoint management slipping away Almost six years to the day since announcing it would acquire infrastructure management outfit Altiris for a cool $US830m, Symantec is said to be offloading the company.… (Read Full Article)

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11. Ericsson claims TD-LTE record with 223 Mbps squirt Explore The Register (Nov 8 2012) LTE At least until world+dog catches up Ericsson is claiming the current speed record for time division multiplexed LTE in a demonstration for China Mobile that hit 223 Mbps.… (Read Full Article)

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12. Verizon stakes claim as global cloud mobiliser Explore The Register (Nov 7 2012) Connected Car , Regulatory Asian push fuels ambitions for global services with all the buzzwords that matter Armed with an expensive war chest of high end acquisitions in cloud and telematics assets, Verizon is re-positioning itself as “one of the handful” of global players that will survive in the enterprise sector.… (Read Full Article)

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13. 4G : Bad coverage, crap battery life - but at least it's really expensive Explore The Register (Oct 26 2012) 3G , VoLTE Bonus feature: Can't handle voice calls Comment Six weeks ago Everything Everywhere EE announced the UK's first 4G network. "A new era dawned over London," Daily Telegraph writer Matt Warman told us. Mourners shuffled into the streets of Leicester and Stoke, and buried an enormous dongle in a mock funeral. That weekend, travelling football supporters from those cities were cruelly taunted with ... (Read Full Article)

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14. Not so fast, T-Mobile: Sprint may bid for MetroPCS Explore The Register (Oct 5 2012) Spectrum Consolidation ahead for US wireless market Reports that US mobile carriers T-Mobile and MetroPCS are headed for a merger may be premature if rival carrier Sprint Nextel is close to making a counter-bid, as sources claim.… (Read Full Article)

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15. Virgin ramps UK 4G to 90Mbps - and switches it off Explore The Register (Sep 27 2012) 4G , Mobile Broadband , Small Cells Nyah nyah nyah, you can't have this. Yet Virgin Mobile has completed its 4G trials in the UK, hitting speeds of 90Mbps both indoors and out. But don't expect EE's 4G monopoly to break any time soon despite the ongoing collaboration between the two companies.… (Read Full Article)

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16. Broadband too costly in developing countries, says ITU Explore The Register (Sep 24 2012) Mobile Broadband National network policy now all the rage In a new report that digests international broadband policies, the ITU has found that services remain too expensive in many countries.… (Read Full Article)

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17. US and S Korea both claim first place on voice over LTE Explore The Register (Aug 9 2012) LTE , VoLTE Rival operators in race to nick VoLTE glory Network operators from South Korea and the United States were both claiming victory on Wednesday after racing right down to the wire to become the first in the world to offer voice over LTE (VoLTE) services.… (Read Full Article)

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18. Telstra aces LTE market Explore The Register (Aug 2 2012) LTE Morgan Stanley predicts Big T has 500k 4G customers already Telstra has nailed first mover advantage in the LTE market, with a new report forecasting that the carrier will reveal it has captured in excess of 500,000 subscribers in its full year results next week.… (Read Full Article)

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19. 4G spectrum sale to kick off in April 2013 Explore The Register (Jun 19 2012) Mobile Broadband 700MHz and 2.5 GHz up for grabs Australia will reap its Digital Dividend in April 2013, after Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, that month as the time when a spectrum auction will be conducted.… (Read Full Article)

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20. Mobile spectrum gets more mobile Explore The Register (Feb 3 2011) Ofcom has detailed how existing mobile spectrum will be traded between companies, and how the 3G licences will be extended, both necessary precursors to its proposals for next year's mega-auction. The two new proposals from Ofcom contain no surprises ... (Read Full Article)

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21. China bets on thorium Explore The Register (Feb 1 2011) The LFTR (Liquid Flouride Thorium Reactor) is a 4G reactor that uses liquid salt as both fuel and ... called International Thorium Energy & Molen-Salt Technology Inc ( iThEMS ) aims to produce a small (10KW) reactor within five years. (Read Full Article)

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