Yearly Archives: 2011

Feature Report: Mobile OS Battle Hot and getting Hotter

The devices we carry in our pockets today have little in common with those of just a few years ago. Incremental upgrades to components...

Augere, Ericsson to offer 4G services in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh

The services will allow consumers to enjoy benefits of mobile broadband with TD-LTE-enabled 4G speeds to improve user experience of wireless broadband including web, online gaming, video streaming and social networking even while on the move.

Analyst Angle: The Apple ‘party bus’ drives change in the mobile ecosystem; carriers and users are on board

Last week, the mobile industry lost a great hero and villain with the passing of a single person, Steve Jobs. Companies like Apple and...

Increasing mobile threats & attacks target Android growth

As phones are getting smarter, they are also becoming more vulnerable. Mobile threats that have existed for years are becoming more common, and a...

Mexican telecom sector grew 11.2% in Q2

The Mexican telecom sector grew 11.2% during the second quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year, reported Cofetel, the country's telecom...

CTIA E&A 2011: Device news

SAN DIEGO – While not traditionally considered a “device” show, the annual fall CTIA event has on occasion been a chance for carriers and...

CTIA E&A 2011: Huawei remains on conservative path towards top five

SAN DIEGO – Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said it’s planning on putting greater emphasis in the mobile device space in North America, with hopes...

CTIA E&A 2011: CTIA adds rural carriers, suppliers to board for 2012

SAN DIEGO – Wireless industry trade association CTIA looked to further include input from smaller players in the mobile space announcing the election of...

CTIA E&A 2011: GSMA report reinforces expected potential of M2M space

SAN DIEGO – The GSMA poked its head into the domestic space this week, announcing a new report showing that connected devices are set...

Indian government looking at consolidation in telecom sector

Important features of the draft NTP- 2011 like policy on merger and acquisition, exit policy for operators are directly aimed at consolidating the crowded telecom sector in the country.

AT&T introduces 5 new smartphones

AT&T Mobility says it has something for everyone with its five new Android smartphones introduced today. From entertainment to business to social media, the...

Cenoplex introduces its 5 second solution

What can you get done in 5 seconds? Austin startup Cenoplex is showing wireless carriers that 5 seconds is long enough to communicate quite...

Measuring LTE eNodeB Output Power without Interrupting Service

  LTE eNodeB output power needs to be measured on a regular basis to provide the best possible user experience while complying with legal restrictions...

Jaguar on the prowl for more disgruntled RIM shareholders

Canadian investment firm Jaguar Financial Corp. is actively recruiting fellow shareholders of beleaguered Blackberry-maker Research in Motion (RIM), in an effort to force a...

América Móvil, Citi in a joint venture for m-banking

América Móvil SAB is teaming up with Citigroup Inc.'s Banamex and the financial services Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB in a $50 million mobile banking...

Analyst Angle: Latin America’s MVNO Opportunities

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...

India unveils draft National Telecom Policy 2011

"The draft policy aims to provide to the people of India, secure, reliable, affordable and high quality converged telecommunication services anytime, anywhere," the policy document states.

The Transition to LTE for Regional Wireless Providers

This webinar provides an overview of the compelling reasons for regional wireless service providers to consider the introduction of LTE and its associated network...

T-Mobile introduces two new tablets

Are you tired of squinting at your smartphone and one finger typing? T-Mobile is hoping you'll upgrade to one of its new 4G tablets...

Anatel conducts public consultation on infrastructure sharing

The Brazilian Agency of Telecommunications (Anatel) will conduct a public consultation about the proposal to amend the regulation on sharing infrastructure with providers of...

Brazilian employment levels are stable; telecom sector aims to qualify 22 thousand people

Brazil is creating jobs and keeping its unemployment rate stable this year. But the country may not achieve the government’s goal, which is to...

Reader Forum: Why 60 GHz matters for small cell backhaul

Mobile networks up to 3G were designed to deliver excellent coverage to the handset, accommodating small PCM voice channels on the order of eight kilobits to 16 kb, rather than high data speeds. 3G networks are deployed with radii typically around three to eight kilometers in diameter for the macrocell, and backhaul capacity of less than 50 megabits per second for connection to the core network. While most mobile networks today utilize 3G, operators are moving to technologies such as WiMAX 802.16e or even HSPA+ to claim “4G.” In 2011, the Global Mobile Suppliers Association counted 17 commercial LTE deployments, with 180 operators in 70 countries committing to LTE, with another 64 in service by 2012.

Reader Forum: Now small is beautiful for the network too

In the mobile handset world, there has long been a drive towards smaller more powerful devices. And even though the rise of the smartphone has seen a return to larger screen sizes, today’s handsets are still remarkably compact.

Nuance snaps up Swype

Voice recognition and superfast keyboarding both fit the definition of "killer apps" for smartphones, and now Nuance (NASDQAQ NUAN) will have both these technologies....

Telecom talk: The week ahead

India's Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Kapil Sibal, is set to unveil the draft of the country's new telecom policy, the National Telecom Policy 2011, on Monday.
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