Monthly Archives: September, 2010

Partnerships: Verizon partners with Bug Labs; AdMarvel to support Crisp ads; and more

Verizon Wireless and Bug Labs announced they formed a strategic relationship that will allow product designers, software engineers and others to build and program...

@ Oracle OpenWorld: Java primed for future needs of mobility

SAN FRANCISCO -- To get a sense of how important the Java language is to mobility, here's a smattering of stats presented at Oracle...

AT&T calm in the face of iPhone, LTE uncertainty

AT&T Inc.’s (T) President and CEO Randall Stephenson could never be accused of not looking at the bright side of life. Speaking at Goldman...

@ Perspective 2010: Operators not deploying new networks without new services

FRISCO, Texas--Despite all of the operating efficiencies that can be gained from deploying all Internet Protocol networks, carriers aren't going to implement the huge...

Survey shows wireless consumers are content, but not that content

Oracle Corp. (ORCL) released the results of a survey, “Opportunity calling: The future of mobile communications,” that questioned 3,000 mobile customers from around...

Analyst Angle: The promise and perils of tokenization

Merchants and their banks are mandated by the credit card companies to adhere to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), a...

Capital Markets: Qualcomm launches investment contest; IBM to buy Netezza; and more

Qualcomm Inc. launched its second-annual international venture investment competition, which aims to identify and fund promising early-stage technology companies. The Qualcomm Ventures QPrize competition...

Analyst Angle: The mobile wallet – not yet meeting, let alone exceeding, consumer expectations

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on...

Reality Check: RIM’s evolution strategy

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their...

Microsoft goes global with Zune as it readies Windows Phone 7 launch

As Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) prepares to finally launch its new Windows Phone 7 operating system it is expanding Zune, its digital media entertainment service,...

AT&T Mobility unveils cellular/satellite smart phone

Nearly a year after being announced, AT&T Mobility (T) is finally offering TerreStar Network Inc.'s dual-mode cellular/satellite Genus smart phone to enterprise, government and...

@ Perspective 2010: Operators must embrace over-the-top partners

FRISCO, Texas – Wireless operators are going to have to partner with over-the-top content providers in order to stay relevant to end users, Genband...

MetroPCS launches LTE in Las Vegas

Leave it to the little guys to lead in LTE deployments.Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) this morning launched its LTE service in...

Reality Check: Mobility – it's not just your app store

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their...

Contracts: ZTE upgrades Polkomtel network; NSN modernizes Telekom Austria; and more

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Nokia Siemens NetworksAustria, Lichtenstein and Slovenia: With Telekom Austria Group to replace and modernize the carrier's...

AT&T Mobility unveils no-contract mobile broadband plans, new laptops

AT&T Mobility (T) furthered its no-contract offerings by unveiling a pay-as-you-go mobile broadband plan and a trio of new laptop computers with embedded...

McAdam named COO at Verizon, Mead named to run Verizon Wireless

More than three years after being tapped to run Verizon Wireless, Lowell McAdam is moving higher in the corporate ladder.Beginning Oct. 1, McAdam will...

Reader Forum: Do more smart phones (and mobile applications) mean greater employee productivity?

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum...

Movers and Shakers: Verizon's Killian retires; Levy joins Brightpoint board; and more

Verizon Communications Inc.'s executive vice president and CFO, John F. Killian, announced he will retire at the end of this year. Killian has spent...

Apple acquiesces, approves third-party Google Voice app

Maybe time really does heal all wounds. The theory seems to at least ring true for Apple Inc. (AAPL) and its troubled past with...

26 meetings with over 60 people – getting apps funded by carrier VCs

App developers hoping to get their offerings snapped up or funded by the carrier giants often have to endure a lengthy odyssey of between 23-26 meetings with upwards of 60 people, it emerged at the TC3 Telecom Council Carrier Connections conference in Silicon Valley Thursday.

Samsung unveils 'Tab' the tablet

Samsung Telecommunications America threw its hat officially in the tablet space with the unveiling of its creatively named Galaxy Tab. (Not to be confused...

Microsoft launches SDK for mobile ad network

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is releasing a software development kit (SDK) for mobile advertising on its forthcoming operating system, Windows Phone 7, and the Microsoft...

Worst of the Week: Nokia's world

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

RIM shares up on strong Q2 earnings

Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) saw its stock bounce up 4% on second-quarter results that included revenue up 31% from last year and earnings...
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