Monthly Archives: February, 2009

Good old SMS on track to shine in 2009: Text messaging: mobile, measurable and cheap

Mobile marketing types like to talk about cool features like click-to-video, 2-D barcodes and interactive wireless scavenger hunts. But as the economy slows to...

Wireless solutions in industrial automation

A Frost and Sullivan workshop in Frankfurt on 5 February discussed the future outlook for wireless solutions in industrial automation.Summary is a short abstract...

‘Other’ vendors surge on smartphones, niches: Top 5 momentum stalled by focus on feature phones

FOR YEARS, THE TOP FIVE HANDSET VENDORS in the world took an ever-increasing slice of global market share. But something happened on their way...

Smartphones green up their act

The Mobile World Congress was a font of environmental innovation , recycling, and sustainable technology, from solar-powered cell phones, energy-efficient handset displays, to earth-friendly...

The face behind the GPS voice finds fame

If you've ever used a GPS device for directions, you might already be acquainted with Karen Jacobsen. As the voice of "Australian-English Karen" in...

The class-action backstory

With relatively little fanfare, wireless carriers, mobile content vendors and some plaintiffs' attorneys are quietly settling massive litigation involving claims that charges for ringtones,...

Trust keeps ‘Alltel’ alive

The nation's eighth-largest carrier has an unorthodox objective: to bite the hand that feeds it. The Verizon Alltel Management Trust, a 2,500-employee business, is...

UPDATED: iDEN moves, Pre could help Sprint Nextel in ’09

Although Sprint Nextel Corp.'s fourth-quarter earnings came with significant bad news, two analysts think better times are ahead for the nation's No. 3 wireless...

AT&T to offer smart Matrix from Pantech

AT&T Mobility will offer Pantech Wireless' Matrix Pro - a smart version of last fall's dual-sliding messaging phone - on Feb. 24 for $180,...

Novarra powers VZW mobile Web access

Verizon Wireless launched a new Web site capability that allows its customers to access the Web from their mobile phones using its Mobile Web...

Cox hires two wireless execs to build 700 MHz network

Cox Communications Inc. is moving forward with its wireless plans by appointing a few more positions. Stephen Bye, Cox's VP of wireless, announced the...

Google mobile search available on Windows Mobile

Google Inc. launched a version of its mobile search application for Windows Mobile devices.Google Mobile App allows users to search without separately opening a...

Sprint Nextel counts fewer than 50M subs, posts $1.6B loss : Data ARPU up $1, tops in U.S.

The song seems to be skipping, or at least stuck on repeat for Sprint Nextel Corp. The carrier released its 2008 fourth-quarter earnings today,...

@MWC Worst of the Week: All touched out

BARCELONA, Spain — Hello!And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this...

Company demos development turn-by-turn iPhone GPS app

A friend of mine has been longing for a smartphone for years, but he's continued to hold off on the hopes that when he...

Alcatel-Lucent targets auto, healthcare industries with NG Connect program

As Alcatel-Lucent struggles to regain its financial footing, the company is focusing on its new strategy that will combine its capabilities of the network...

Dell’Oro: WLAN market to grow in enterprise

Dell'Oro Group Inc. analyst Ben Kwan forecast in December that various factors will drive growth in the wireless local are network (WLAN) market for...

Agilent launches data analytics tool for 3G network

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced its new Wireless Data Analytics solution for 3G networks.The solution allows wireless operators to automatically receive a variety of analytics...

Wireless solutions in industrial automation

A Frost and Sullivan workshop in Frankfurt on 5 February discussed the future outlook for wireless solutions in industrial automation.

Aruba early winner in patent battle with Motorola : Case not final yet

For the second time in as many weeks, Aruba Networks Inc. has received a favorable ruling by the government in a patent infringement case...

Comcast bullish on Clearwire despite Q4 earnings hit

Comcast Corp. blames the economy and even Clearwire Corp. for some of its struggles in 2008. According to a report from CNNMoney.com, Comcast said...

MobiTV reaches 6 million users

MobiTV Inc. has reached its latest milestone, surpassing 6 million customers on its managed mobile media service. Indeed the company is moving quite quickly;...

T-Mobile Int’l to use Nokia’s Ovi

T-Mobile International announced it will pair up with Nokia Corp. to offer integrated marketplace content. The carrier said that together, the two will provide...

@MWC: HP, Accenture form new divisions to target wireless space

Two large conglomerates have created new business units geared toward helping different segments of the wireless industry.During this week at GSMA World Mobile Congress...
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