Monthly Archives: May, 2012

Analyst Angle:The evolution of iDEN operators

During the last decade, Latin America's telecom industry has seen the rise and fall of many challengers to the iDEN "push-to-talk" service. The would-be successors used different technologies

FCC asks Verizon Wireless, cable cos for more details on spectrum plans

Verizon Wireless’ attempt to secure 1.7/2.1 GHz (AWS) spectrum assets hit a snag as the Federal Communications Commission has asked the parties involved to...

Spectrum re-farming reigns as key small cells deployment challenge – a video essay

Beside hearing the obligatory merger rumors, and seeing an unbelievably massive amount of cell phone bling on display, last week's CTIA showcased plenty of...

Telecom Italia maintains Brazilian C-level team, project deadlines

MIAMI - Telecom Italia has conducted meetings with TIM Brazil team to sooth employee concerns about the telecom operator’s future following a scandal that...

Voyager Mobile prepaid assault delayed by website attack

An attempt by Voyager Mobile to disrupt the prepaid apple cart took a step backwards this morning as the company’s planned launch of its...

Wireless industry takes hit in latest customer satisfaction survey

According to a new study released by the American Customer Satisfaction Index, customer satisfaction across the wireless industry dropped from last year, despite aggregate...

Policy Watch: Telefonica first to cap European data roaming charges

When the European Parliament voted on May 10 to place new caps on roaming charges, they included data services for the first time. Telefonica was...

Amdocs steps up intelligent set-top box, M2M innovations

MIAMI - Amdocs has set its sights on transforming the set-top box into a media center controlled by tablets with integrated real-time social media and...

Reality Check: Learning from security analytics

Within a couple of years, the exploitation of various infection techniques will make malware as problematic on mobile devices as it is on PCs – and because mobile operators are also subject to Windows-based

Digicel adds NFC to its mobile money service in Tonga

The mobile network operator Digicel has added NFC technology to its Digicel Mobile Money service offering in the South Pacific archipelago nation of Tonga....

Coke, Macy’s and other retailers join Isis as mobile payments partners

Isis, the mobile payments venture formed by Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA, today announced its first set of retail partners who will...

Telefonica’s earnings in Latin America overtake those from Europe

Telefónica’s Latin American earnings surpassed its earnings from Europe for the first time in the Spanish group's history. The telecom operator announced first quarter...

Reality Check: What is your mobile strategy?

It’s a delicate (some might say indelicate) question to ask – What is your mobile strategy? But I’ve learned not to make assumptions when companies come to us looking for help with their mobility issues.

LightSquared files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

LightSquared followed through with weekend rumors by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this afternoon, noting the move will give it “breathing room” to...

Wireless Emergency Alert system requires device capability

Seven major U.S. carriers covering 97% of American mobile subscribers will participate in the Wireless Emergency Alert system, but not all mobile phones will...

CTIA 2012: Leap remains focused on smartphones, eyes on LTE

NEW ORLEANS – Leap Wireless’ remains focused on its smartphone future, with plans to rollout several new models this year targeting both the high-end...

Time to buy Nokia stock?

Shares of Nokia (NOK) tumbled 5% this morning after analyst Andy Perkins of France's Societe Generale recommended that investors in the Finnish company get...

LightSquared on life support?

LightSquared’s grasp on solvency appears to be slipping as the latest round of published reports indicated that the firm was on the verge of...

Analyst Angle (CTIA 2012 Special Edition): Operators look to respond to challenging market dynamics with new sources of differentiation and aggressive posturing

Last week carriers, original equipment manufacturers and wireless ecosystem participants of all shapes and sizes descended on New Orleans for the annual CTIA show. And in a nice quirk of timing

White Paper: Beyond Policy – A New Era in Real-Time Charging

Beyond Policy - A New Era in Real-Time Charging: Why prevent a subscriber from accessing a desired capability that is readily available at minimal...

Reader Forum: All-indoor microwave – LTE’s best backhaul solution for North American operators

There’s a lot of buzz in the microwave industry about the trend toward all-outdoor radios, but those who haven’t been through LTE deployments may be surprised to learn that based on our experience deploying LTE backhaul

Henkel prepares global iPad deployment

Smartphones have been used in corporate environments for quite a while and, since the advent of Apple’s iPad, tablets have also flooded the enterprise...

Brazil’s Oi uses app to help offload 3G data traffic; targets 1M hotspots

Brazilian telecom operator Oi has gone a step further in its 3G data offload strategy. The company unveiled an Android application to improve the...

LTE phones are enabled by new generation of SIM cards

Samsung and HTC both unveiled new LTE smartphones this week at CTIA 2012 in New Orleans. The Samsung Focus 2 will be a $49...

Worst of the Week: 1+1=0

It seems that if you can find a couple of carriers that perhaps are not doing so well, the rumor mill automatically suggests that you put those two together in some sort of sorry dating game episode. (Is there really any other kind?)
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