Huawei snared a next-gen fiber network contract from Maxis, while ZTE won a $250 million mobile deal from Telenor Hungary.
Nokia Siemens Networks won its first India 3G contract.
Indian cellcos called for a one-third cut in IDD termination rates.
The Pentagon confirmed its worst ever network security breach in 2008, when a USB drive was used to infect military computers.
Dell launched its first US smartphone, while Huawei and Samsung also foreshadowed Android devices. Intel and Nokia set up a 3D research lab.
The Obama Administration began a review of 26 government IT projects worth $30 billion as part of a cost-cutting drive.
Microsoft apologized after employing scantily clad meter maids at an IT conference on Australia’s Gold Coast.
And a 27-year-old British woman smashed the world texting speed record by tapping out 137 characters in 26 seconds.