Travel and mobile applications ought to go together like peanut butter and jelly, but the cost of international data consumption generally stands in the...
After the local data, fixed-line, cable TV and Internet provider Grupo GTD gave up the merger with Chile’s Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A. Entel,...
German software developer SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced its intention to acquire Datango AG, a German provider of workforce performance support software. The...
The nearing maturity of mobile voice services in most Latin American countries and the reduction on mobile termination rates set by regulators are leading to three main trends in the region: the launch of unlimited plans; the search for new revenue streams; and the commercial launch of multiple-play offerings.
In 2011, MEF accurately forecast that the proliferation of smartphones would drive mobile consumer engagement with a number of other predictions also coming to fruition. MEF’s success in anticipating and addressing key industry issues, combined with its increased representation of the wider mobile content and commerce industry, place it in a strong position to forecast the top mobile industry trends for 2012.
Advancements in communications technology can be seen everywhere today, but the most prevalent trend is mobile video. Mobile video and data demand is exploding, driven primarily by the growing popularity of mobile video applications. Mobile video traffic could reach 66% of all mobile data traffic by 2015 according to a recent Cisco report.
If the recent holiday shopping season showed us anything it’s that what the Internet began – with the ability to offer up every imaginable toy and product, all from the comfort of your armchair (and with free shipping to boot) – the smartphone has taken to the next level. The undeniable trend from the 2011 holiday season is that smartphone scanning will become pervasive.
Facing increasing resistance to building more cell sites along with new services that demand much higher network capacity, mobile operators are looking for alternative ways to build out their infrastructure. This is changing the relationship between mobile operators and equipment vendors.
If I were to take anything from this week’s Consumer Electronics Show as an indicator of what to expect in 2012, that would be that there a lot of people interested in gadgets and that we can expect to be standing in more lines.
While Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) was introducing its new PlayBook 2.0 software at this week's Consumer Electronics Show, mobile security consultants from Intrepidus...
Chinese consumers who stood outside all night in freezing temperatures waiting to buy iPhones were greeted in the morning by security guards and told...
According to the new rules, all telecom products, equipments and services in the telecom network should be certified "Green Passport [GP]" by the year 2015.
The Chilean Senate has approved 33 - 0 new regulations on mobile phone antenna installations (read the document in Spanish). This agreement is expected...
Sify Technologies Limited, a company offering Managed Enterprise, Network and IT Services in India with growing global delivery capabilities, announced the operational readiness of their Undersea Cable Landing Station in Mumbai.
LAS VEGAS – Once considered the equivalent of supermodels – only around to have things draped over their curvaceous bodies – automobiles have now...
Global Tower Partners (GTP) says it now has the nation's largest aggregation of railroad rights of way available for tower development and leasing. Today...
For almost every new iPhone, Galaxy, or Droid Razr sold, an older phone is retired. Altogether, Americans retire an estimated 130 million phones each...
Over the next two years, Maersk Line will outfit 400 of its vessels with Ericsson antennas and GSM base stations, with upgrades to be made to the remaining vessels soon after.
Worldwide PC shipments declined 1.4% during the forth quarter compared to the same period 2010, totalling 92.2 million units, according to a report from...
