Broadband / Network Services

Nortel & Telstra claim 100Gbps record with 2038km signal over existing fiber without regenerators.

GSMA launches new website

Singapore: StarHub trials solar-powered basestation

FTTH

Singapore: the schedule for the NBN rollout is announced with online maps.

UK: Rollout of BT's next gen network is delayed as the bulkier and taller roadside cabinets have failed to receive planning permission in some areas.

Public WiFi

Verizon brings free WiFi for broadband subs

DailyWireless: The Death Of Paid WiFi

WiMAX

Clearwire to unwire Texas

Mobile / FMC / VoIP

Microsoft Mobile. There's not usually much to say about WinMobile but they have issued a detailed tutorial on how to port iPhone apps to WinMobile. Might be useful for someone looking for cross-platform support.

iPhone: the AppStore and its approval process is just a continuous bad-news story for Apple. The slightly bizzare story of a banned dictionary is just the latest example, even prompting a rare and contradictory letter from Apple SVP Phil Schiller. Mind you, it hasn't the profits with Apple taking 32% of global handset profits, a frankly astonishing figure.

Palm has complained to the USB Implementors Forum about Apple blocking the Pre from using iTunes. It's hard to see Palm's case here as the spec is clear on what the vendor field means.