Skype believes we are all living in a web of connected devices in an app centric world where phones are no longer phones, but little computers in our pockets.
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Yearly Archives
2010
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Nokia Corp. continues to buckle under the increasing might and will of its competitors in the smartphone space. In a note to investors , the company downgraded the financial outlook …
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History repeating: AT&T, Apple pre-orders face delays : Updated: AT&T comments on suspended pre-orders
by Tracy Fordby Tracy FordPre-orders for Apple Inc.’s iPhone 4 have been temporarily suspended, according to AT&T Mobility’s website. It appears that demand for the device once again is outpacing supply. Glitches also happened …
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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 hot topics in the wireless industry.As …
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Analyst Angle: AT&T tests the shortsighted consumer hypothesis with new data plans
by jscarboby jscarboEditor’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 hot topics in the wireless industry.With …
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Capital Markets: Carrier IQ secures financing; DeNA invests in gaming fund; and more
by jscarboby jscarboCarrier IQ said it completed its Series D financing round, totaling $12 million. The round was led by Bridgescale Partners. Existing investors Intel Capital, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Accel Partners, Charles …
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The World Cup has kicked off and S.Korea is still in the game having scored two goals against Greece on Saturday. But while Korea is scoring on the soccer pitch, its mobile firms are having to play a tough game of defense at home.
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T-Mobile USA Inc. is hoping to cash in on Fathers’ Day gift-buying by offering any of its 30 handsets free to customers who sign up for a family plan. The …
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Wi-Fi in New York City is gaining a lot of attention these days. Following an announcement late last month that AT&T Mobility would roll out free Wi-Fi in Times Square …
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Operators should spend more time thinking about that value added service commonly known as voice, according to Bryan Davies, director of marketing Alcatel Lucent, speaking today at CommunicAsia.
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You’ve heard of the iPhone, but have you heard of the Y-Phone? Internet portal Yahoo announced at CommunicAsia today that it had teamed up with Alcatel to release a phone dubbed the Alcatel One Touch, with bundled Yahoo content and software the firm hopes will attract mobile internet adopters in Indonesia and other emerging markets throughout Asia.
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Speaking at the MEF forum at CommunicAsia Singapore on Tuesday, Amrish Kacker a partner and head of the Asia Pacific office of Analysys Mason predicted apps and app stores still had a world of growth in front of them, especially if apps began coming to mid and low range phones in future.
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India’s Bharti Airtel today gave social networking a voice with the official unveiling of Airtel Blog – which it describes as a “unique voice-blogging service.”
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UK carrier 3 will launch the MiFi Huawei E585 in July for £49.99 (~$75) with a Pay-As-You-Go contract.
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Twitter Inc. just did the inevitable. Twice.First it launched a geolocation-based service called Places. Then a few hours later, the entire service crashed and stayed down into the late hours …
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The global trade body of mobile media, the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF), sees some clear mobile trends emerging in 2010, including the increasing demand for multiplatform delivery, more data heavy services, micro-payments for content, operator enabled services and rather a lot more.
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Big shows are all about emerging industry trends and CommunicAsia in Singapore this week is no exception, with a number of mobile and wireless fads and fashions on the horizon. Of all the hype, however, no trend is so great or prevalent as the mobile video phenomenon, taking Asia and the world by storm.
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Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past weekCeragonPhilippines: With Digitel Mobile Philippines to expand the carrier’s mobile backhaul network.Value: $9 millionNokia Siemens NetworksIndonesia: With PT Indosat Tbk to enhance …
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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 insights into the marketplace.I have spent …
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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 insights into the marketplace.From its humble beginning …
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Starbucks to offer unlimited free Wi-Fi at 6700 US locations starting July 1st announced CEO Howard Schultz today in New York at Wired’s Business Conference “Disruptive by Design.”
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Analyst Angle (Special Edition): BWA spectrum auction leaves a changed telecom landscape in India: Mukesh Ambani re-enters sector, WiMAX sees its signal begin to fade
by jscarboby jscarboEditor’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 hot topics in the wireless industry.Those …
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Android’s share of mobile Web consumption has hit overdrive in the past few months, according to a new report from Quantcast Corp. While other operating systems are losing share to …
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Despite the well-publicized spat between Apple and Google, mobile advertising company Smaato’s monthly metrics shows that Symbian devices continue to dominate the US mobile advertising market.
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RCR Wireless News May Special Edition: Enabling the Mobile Revolution, Chips, Devices and Accessories
by jscarboby jscarboA revolution is afoot in the mobile industry. A revolution being led by device makers that finally appear to have all of the tools at their disposal to produce mobile …
