April 2012

RIO DE JANEIRO – There will not be a unique frequency band for deploying LTE in Latin America. However, planned auctions and current LTE trials suggest that AWS (1700/2100 MHz) …

RIO DE JANEIRO  – Wireless carriers are losing revenue to over-the-top (OTT) players that offer competing services for free over the carriers’ own networks, such as text messaging and voice. To …

Take me out to the ballpark… and please make sure my phone works while I’m there. At US sports arenas and stadiums, wireless connectivity ranks right up there with hot …

There seems to be an insatiable thirst for speed when it comes to wireless. Whatever we have today, users always want more than what’s currently available. I remember when the predecessors

Less than a month after raising $100 million in a deal that valued it at ten times that amount, Square is reportedly considering a new round of financing that could …

Verizon Wireless’ (VZ) spectrum game took an interesting turn this morning as the nation’s largest wireless operator said it would be willing to sell off some of its 700 MHz …

Brazil’s telecom regulator Anatel reported that the country has surpassed 250 million mobile subscribers in March, reaching a penetrations rate of 128%. Of the country’s 250.8 million active mobile lines, …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian carrier Oi has conducted LTE trials in five cities located in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Oi’s technology consultant Alberto Boaventura said the trials …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Colombia’s public telecom operator UNE EPM will start providing LTE services first in Bogota and Medellín, and then expand to other big cities. Although Dorian Guillermo …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Chilean operator Entel PCS is using its 100 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band to conduct trials of LTE services. The primary focus is …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Telecom infrastructure, affordable devices, quality of service (QoS) and coverage are the main issues hindering LTE deployment in Brazil, according to Vivo’s planning and technology director …

RIO DE JANEIRO – The next evolution of telecommunications so-called fourth generation will enhance user experience by improving Internet capacity. “It brings the same experience to the mobile environment as the …

The Windows Phone team announced last night that it has issued a major upgrade to its Translation mobile app that now lets users point their phones at text written in …

Verizon Wireless is set to expand its LTE service to 27 new markets and expand coverage in 44 current markets on April 19, which the carrier said will push overall …

Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Nokia’s long-term credit rating by one notch to Baa3, just one level above non-investment grade, or “junk” status. The rating agency also left a negative …

Payment doesn’t get much easier than swiping a credit card, but researchers are nonetheless predicting American consumers will switch to paying with smartphones over the course of the next decade. …

Despite the increases in today’s mobile malware, many mobile operators and subscribers continue to be virtually blind to the full extent of the problem – they simply react to incidents as they occur and

RIO DE JANEIRO – Back in September 2007, Venezuelan pay-tv company Movilmax started to provide WiMAX access to people in Caracas, the country’s capital. After having attracted 10,000 subscribers to …

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. In the current, fast-developing ICT …

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. Spurred by the need to …

Sprint Nextel’s (S) LTE plans look to be drawing ever closer as the carrier today provided a sale date for its second LTE-enabled device ahead of an expected launch by …

Nokia Siemens Networks said it has reached a deal with Japanese wireless operator Softbank Mobile to expand the carrier’s HSPA+ network using 900 MHz spectrum as well as a separate …