Monthly Archives: November, 2010

Google's CEO talks NFC, mobile payments and Android fragmentation at Web 2.0 Summit

Google Inc.'s CEO Eric Schmidt gave a wide ranging interview at the Web 2.0 Summit 2010 in San Francisco this week, but he spent...

Analyst Angle: How to fund your mobile startup

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...

Reality Check: The Q4 (and 2011) storm cometh (Part 2)

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...

Jitterbug joins unlimited dance

GreatCall Inc., which offers mobile service through its Jitterbug brand targeting customers looking for easy-to-use phones, launched a new unlimited rate plan that provides...

A-Lu Broadcast Message Center delivers emergency alerts, can offer targeted advertising

Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) today unveiled its Broadcast Message Center, which wireless operators can use to deliver emergency text alerts to their customers, warning them...

Mobile Security New Solutions for Today's Challenges

As smartphones increase in popularity, users are putting increasingly sensitive information on them. In addition, more enterprise users are accessing corporate applications with them....

Mobile payments by NFC venture comes into focus

More than three months after their plan first leaked out, Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA are preparing to go public with their...

Contracts: ZTE wins WiMAX deal in Portugal; Alvarion snags Cameroon contract; and more

ZTEPortugal: With ZAPP.PT to deploy a 4G/WiMAX network, including WiMAX and CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. B network equipment, core network equipment and services.Value: $30.7 millionAlvarionCameroon:...

Reality Check: With spectrum challenges, operators look to alternative frequency bands and technologies

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...

Nokia Siemens Networks coming up empty in search for new partner

Nokia Siemens Networks effort to find a new partner or group of partners in an expanded joint venture have reportedly stalled.The news runs against...

Reality Check: Big thinking on small cells

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...

Schmidt: Android 2.3 “Gingerbread” to include NFC for fast payment

At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, California, CEO Eric Schmidt pulled an unreleased Android phone (rumored to be the Nexus S) out of his pocket and released the newest tidbit of Gingerbread intel: it will include a Near Field Communication feature.

The Gingerbread tension mounts

There has been a lot of talk about the latest version Android: 2.3 a.k.a. Gingerbread recently. Rumours of a successor to the Nexus One as well as reports of Gingerbread being rolled out "any day" have abounde

Facebook launches Modern Messaging System, fails to set the world aflame

After months of rumours and speculation Facebook finally got round to unveiling their "Project Titan" messaging product yesterday. The new system centres around a unified inbox that deals with your IMs, SMS, email and Facebook messages, so in theory you'll only have one conversation thread for each of your contacts.

NTIA aims to free up 115 MHz of spectrum in next five years

The Commerce Department has identified 115 megahertz of spectrum that could be freed up within the next five years for mobile and fixed wireless...

F5 announces service delivery networking platform: Allows carriers to manage voice, data and video traffic

F5 Networks Inc. (FFIV) is introducing a new platform delivery system that it says allows wireless operators to use a unified IP-based platform to...

Here we go again – Apple announcement tomorrow

Nice move Apple, very nice. With the uploading of one simple image Apple have stolen most of Facebook's thunder just an hour before the social giant's much-anticipated press conference.

Apple makes way for iAd arrival in Europe

Apple Inc. has already grabbed at least 20% of the mobile ad market in the United States with its iAd platform and now it...

U.S. Cellular, AT&T Mobility round out Galaxy Tab launch plans

Samsung Telecommunications Americas’ Galaxy Tab device finally received launch details from the two remaining carriers that said they would offer the device before the...

Kik Messenger hits another snag

Following a phenomenal start, Kik Messenger has been at least temporarily blocked from serving new downloads on BlackBerry devices.The new chat application logged an...

Report: LTE growth to ramp faster than expected

Citing recent interviews with carriers committed to deploying LTE networks, Infonetics Research recently increased its forecasts for the worldwide LTE infrastructure market and subscriber...

LightSquared satellite successfully launched

LightSquared reported the successful launch of its SkyTerra 1 satellite today, which once activated will provide the soon-to-be wholesale wireless network provider with nationwide...

Reader Forum: Looking back before looking ahead

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...

Facebook continues to print pretend money, surpasses eBay

On the eve of their big press conference where they are expected to announce their "Gmail killer", Facebook has overtaken eBay in value to become the third most valuable web-based company in the US.

Movers and Shakers: McGuire elected chairman of Tecordia; Vringo names Doni VP; and more

Telcordia said Garry K. McGuire has been elected non-executive chairman of the company's board of directors. McGuire has held a seat on...
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