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• Why SDN will accelerate COTS adoption in the networking industry

  SDN is a game changer for adoption of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology in the network industry.

• Ericsson lays groundwork for calls from mobile browsers with Bowser

  Ericsson has launched the world's first WebRTC-compatible browser for mobile devices, which will allow developers to integrate voice and video communications in their Web-based applications.

• Nokia Siemens scales down presence in Iran

  Telecommunications vendor Nokia Siemens Networks is further limiting the way it does business in Iran, as the international stance against the country is hardened.

• Ericsson CTO moving to Australia

  Swedish networking firm, Ericsson, has confirmed that its United States senior vice president and chief technology officer, Håkan Eriksson, will become head of its Australia, New Zealand and Fiji operations from 1 February, 2012.

• No Google Wallet on Verizon's coming Galaxy Nexus

  Google Wallet, a mobile payment app, won't appear on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone from Verizon Wireless, a <a href="http://blogs.computerworld.com/19381/verizon_galaxy_nexus_google_wallet">Google spokesman told</a> Computerworld blogger J. R. Raphael this week.

• HD Voice makes steady progress in mobile networks

  This year the number of operators that have implemented HD Voice has almost tripled, and more phones are also compatible with the technology, according to a report by industry organization GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association).

• Mobile video might make carriers, providers clash

  As mobile video finally starts to take off, making money from it remains a challenge, and content providers and carriers may clash over economics before they find a way to share the costs and benefits.

• 4G wireless vs. 5G wireless

  Using more spectrum and advanced antennas, vendors and operators plan to increase <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/3g-4g.html">4G</a> mobile speeds. But the key to increasing speeds as researchers look at future networks, which will someday be dubbed 5G by marketers, is to shorten the distance between users and base stations, and allowing them to automatically be reconfigured.

• Sony to buy Sony Ericsson, turn into 100 percent subsidiary

  Sony said Thursday it will acquire Ericsson's 50 percent share in their Sony Ericsson mobile phone joint venture, turning the company into a subsidiary in January 2012.

• Wall Street Beat: Tech mergers cover range of IT

  Steve Jobs' death raised question about directions in technology this week while worries about the economy continue to put downward pressure on tech stocks, but for much of the industry it's been business as usual, especially for mergers and acquisitions.

• Sony needs smartphones in battle for the living room

  The battle for the living room is heating up, and Sony needs to take over Sony Ericsson in order to better compete with the likes of Samsung and a more aggressive Apple as home electronics sector products become increasingly converged, according to analysts.

• Isis mobile wallet network gets cooperation on standards

  Many of the world's largest smartphone makers have agreed to make NFC smartphones that will work over the Isis mobile wallet network.

• NetComm signs $200m NBN Co deal

  Australians in rural and regional areas will be connected to the NBN Co's 2.3Ghz LTE fixed-wireless broadband network using devices provided by NetComm (ASX:NTC) following the signing of a deal with Ericsson, estimated to be worth $200 million.

• TruePosition alleges plot against its 9-1-1 location system

  TruePosition, the developer of technology used by some carriers to pinpoint 9-1-1 calls, says Ericsson, Qualcomm and Alcatel-Lucent have worked together to keep TruePosition's technology out of next-generation networks in favor of their own technology.

• Survey: Wireless networks are near capacity

  Mobile networks in North America are filled to 80 percent of capacity, with 36 percent of base stations facing capacity constraints, according to a survey by investment bank Credit Suisse.