Monthly Archives: May, 2012

From Facebook to AT&T, open source means job growth

AUSTIN, Texas - Open source computing is a job growth engine with potential to create world-class developers while enabling the mobile economy, according to...

CTIA 2012: WiMAX still a focus for NewNet

The rumor of WiMAX’s demise may have been a bit premature, at least to the folks at NewNet. The firm, which picked up Nokia...

Worst of the Week: Exec on the loose!

News this week that Verizon Wireless may or may not begin forcing customers currently on unlimited data plans for their smartphones to bucket plans sent many in the blog-o-sphere into a tizzy.

Smartphone app gives parents more control of teen drivers

The American Automobile Association says almost half of all teens admit to texting while driving. California's SecuraFone claims that 11 teenagers die each day...

TM Forum Management World Preview: An obsession with monetization

As I get ready to make the journey from Austin to Dublin for the TM Forum's Management World 2012 event, I'm scrolling through a...

Chilean telecom companies need to comply with new antenna law

The Chilean Constitutional Tribunal (TC) has approved a law that regulates the installation of towers and antennas for mobile telephony. The decision was announced...

Brazil’s ICT market grows 11% to $198B, telecom claims biggest share

The Brazilian information and communication technology (ICT) market topped $197.56 billion in 2011, which is a growth of 10.9% over the previous year, according...

Verizon Wireless clarifies unlimited data plans; pay full price, keep your plan

Verizon Wireless looked to clarify its position, and perhaps calm fears, that recent remarks by an executive hinted at a forced migration of customers...

T-Mobile USA slashes prepaid mobile data prices, ratchets up competitive pressure

T-Mobile USA continued its onslaught of the no-contract market, rolling out new mobile data plans set to be available May 20. The plans begin...

Baidu launches new Android smartphone in China

Determined to put more homegrown products into the pockets of China's 1 billion mobile subscribers, Baidu is launching a new low-cost Android smartphone for...

T-Mobile USA clarifies job cuts; net loss of 350 positions

T-Mobile USA looked to head off bad publicity generated this week when it was reported the carrier was set to cut 900 jobs as...

Puerto Rico’s Open Mobile to launch smartphone LTE service

MIAMI – Following the launch of LTE data commercial services, Puerto Rico’s telecom operator Open Mobile is preparing to launch a smartphone LTE service....

Amdocs: The core business does not change

MIAMI – “Maybe you get the impression that we are doing too much, but we are not.” This was how Eli Gelman, Amdocs’ president...

America Movil to mimic Claro in standardized IT systems

MIAMI - Latin American telecom operator giant America Movil has begun a project to standardize its company's primary IT systems in the region. Named...

Held up in customs, but not at CTIA: Hands on with HTC’s Evo 4G LTE and One X

HTC's new Evo 4G LTE phone was scheduled to go on sale in Sprint stores tomorrow, but instead the phones are stuck in customs...

Verizon Wireless to force hand on unlimited data?

Verizon Wireless set off a firestorm this week when Fran Shammo, CFO of parent company Verizon Communications, told investors at a conference that the...

Editorial Webinar: RCR Wireless Post-CTIA Analysis

Watch the discussion between Dan Meyer, Editor-in-Chief, RCR Wireless News and his panel of experts, Roger Entner, Lead Analyst, Recon Analytics, and Daryl Schoolar, Principal Analyst – Wireless Infrastructure, Ovum as they discuss the major themes and developments that came out of the CTIA Wireless show in New Orleans.

BYOD: IT managers look beyond the device

Most of the costs companies incur by letting employees choose their own devices are not associated with the devices themselves. Companies are spending much...

T-Mobile USA to cut 900 more jobs

Still reeling from the government's rejection of its plan to merge with AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA says it will cut an additional 900 jobs....

Analyst Angle: Spectrum issues create uncertainty in the air

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...

Sprint touts customer satisfaction, customers in Austin promptly lose service

On the day that Sprint tooted its horn as being the leading U.S. carrier in terms of customer satisfaction, the wireless operator's service went...

New Nokia phones target first-time Internet users

It's been a tough year for Nokia (NOK) in the U.S. and Europe, but the Finnish company's low-end phones are still ubiquitous in the...

U.N. case studies reveal broadband benefits in four countries

Industry advocates and policy makers alike have long held that broadband connectivity can boost economic growth and increase access to services like education and...

TIM Brazil prepares ultra high-speed broadband service launch

MIAMI - The Brazilian unit of Telecom Italia is preparing the launch of its ultra high-speed broadband service using VDSL networks. Branded with an...

Challenges and opportunities for WiGig

WiGig is expected to revolutionize Wi-Fi by offering up to 10 times higher speeds (around 7 gigabits/second) than today’s Wi-Fi devices do. Although products...
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