Monthly Archives: October, 2010

Capital Markets: Broadcom to acquire Beceem; Dragonwave buys Axerra; and more

Broadcom announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Beceem Communications, which provides 4G wireless platform solutions. The deal is valued at...

Analyst Angle: Windows Phone 7: If at first you don’t succeed …

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 the...

MetroPCS joins Wal-Mart frenzy

Regional, flat-rate cellular provider MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) has joined the growing list of providers to offer traditional prepaid wireless service exclusively through mega-hyper-giant...

@ 4G World: Day 1 round up

Below is just some of the news announced during the first day at the 2010 4G World eventMotorola Inc.’s Motorola Solutions business introduced its...

@ 4G World: Operators will use multiple networks for new revenue opportunities

CHICAGO—The new normal for mobile broadband will require operators to forge new relationships, using hybrid technologies and a network of multiple networks to offer...

HP readies Palm revival with Pre 2 and webOS 2.0

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) is finally going public with its next plans for Palm and the webOS operating system after acquiring the company last April.HP...

Humm assumes CEO, president title at T-Mobile USA

T-Mobile USA Inc. said it has completed its senior leadership transition with Philipp Humm taking over as president and CEO of the nation’s No....

Apple reports record profit on 14.1 million iPhone sales

Apple Inc. (AAPL) reported a record $4.31 billion in profit on $20.34 billion in revenue during its fourth quarter ending Sept. 25. The company's...

@ 4G World: 4G is the topic, but 3G remains important

CHICAGO – The opening keynote at this year's 4G World event was decidedly old school as David Haight, VP of product development emerging devices...

Verizon Wireless updates femto offering

Verizon Wireless updated its femtocell offering with the launch of its 3G Network Extender replacing its previously offered Network Extender. The carrier said the...

CEO of iQmetrix talks consumer experience and why it matters

As mobile phones have evolved from clunky handbag bricks to lean, mean computing machines, the retail stores that sell the coveted communication devices have...

Contracts: ATN chooses DragonWave; Bridgewater teams with Cellcom; and more

DragonWaveNorth America: With Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. for the company’s Horizon packet microwave and pseudowire backhaul products to support its operations in North America,...

BlackBerry upbeat at Wireless Retail Summit

Craig McLennan, RIM's managing director for North America appeared upbeat as he took to the stage at IQMetrix's Wireless Retail Summit in Scottsdale Arizona...

Alcatel-Lucent, Proxim expand backhaul portfolios

The mobile backhaul market is heating up as equipment suppliers bet that wireless operators are going to have to include mobile components as part...

Sprint Nextel calls future '4G' expansion to N.Y., L.A. and S.F.

UPDATED: Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) said it plans to launch its WiMAX-based “4G” service in New York City on Nov. 1, followed by the...

Reader Forum: Device testing: An ounce of prevention verses a pound of cure

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...

Reader Forum: The race of the taps: Improving the mobile user experience and resulting opportunities

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: Kagan named CFO at Ceragon; Letson to lead Calrec’s Western sales

Ceragon Networks named Tsipi Kagan chief financial officer effective Nov. 1. She replaces Tali Idan who will remain with Ceragon in a financial advisory...

Free Wi-Fi impacts destination choices

The availability of free Wi-Fi service has a direct impact on whether people select to go to certain venues, according to a new report...

Apps and net neutrality make for a symbiotic relationship

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in our September Special Edition, Behind the Scenes, a focus on integrated subscriber and network management systems. To...

White iPhone 4 reportedly doomed because of color fade

Remember that white iPhone 4 that Apple Inc. (AAPL) delayed again and again?It's cropped up again and as with all things Apple, it would...

Mobile is a $1 billion business for Google

While it may be true that mobile only contributes to a small share of Google Inc.'s (GOOG) treasure, it's still grown to a $1...

FCC seeks details on Mobility Fund

The Federal Communications Commission is going forward with plans to create a Mobility Fund as part of its overall National Broadband Plan. The agency...

Worst of the Week: Bad fruit

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...

Spotlight on: TM Forum

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in our September Special Edition, Behind the Scenes, a focus on integrated subscriber and network management systems. To...
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