The networking and telecommunications world has seen something of a transformation in 2008, and we can expect more profound changes in 2009 as our reliance on being constantly connected continues to grow. … more

CTIA has laid the groundwork for Enhanced Messaging, which is similar to SMS but enables users to include sound, animation, and presence in messages. … more

Engineers are engaged in a deep-sea operation to restore internet and telephone access to millions of people in the Middle East, Africa and Asia after the undersea cables that form one of the world’s main communication arteries were severed. … more

India is hopeful an auction for third-generation (3G) radio waves next month will draw in bids at a “few times” the reserve price of 20.20 billion rupees ($415 million), a senior government official said on Tuesday. … more

The levels of mobile web browsing of increasing dramatically, accorind to the latest report from browser maker Opera. … more

A French ship has begun repairing two undersea cables in the Mediterranean that were severed on Friday, disrupting internet and phone communications. … more

Telstra is the ideal choice to deliver our high-speed broadband network, writes Kenneth Davidson in The Age. … more

The incoming chairman of the European Union’s top advisory panel on telecommunications, Matthias Kurth, said EU regulators broadly opposed a plan before European lawmakers to give Brussels veto power over prices and rules within national markets. … more

A French ship on Saturday took experts to repair broken undersea Mediterranean cables that caused severe disruption to telephone and internet services across the Middle East and Asia, France Telecom said. … more

Chinese telecom operators will spend about $41 billion on next generation (3G) mobile networks over the next two years, the government said on Friday. … more