Yearly Archives: 2012

Jive Software: Mobile to transform social business

Increased smartphone and tablet penetration is enhancing social business usage as people can communicate from wherever they are, according to social business system provider...

Solid scores DAS deal for N.Y. subway

Distributed antenna systems are set to go underground in New York as DAS provider Solid said it was tapped by Transit Wireless to support...

Nokia Siemens Networks to sell BSS unit

Nokia Siemens Networks says it will sell its business support systems (BSS) unit as part of its ongoing effort to divest assets that are not part of its core mobile broadband network equipment business.

Alcatel-Lucent wins OSS contract from Telefonica

Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) signed an agreement with Telefonica to overhaul the international operator’s network management systems. Telefonica operates in 25 countries, and this contract covers its top 15...

LTE = Long-Term Employment for those with the right skills

With the newest iPhone now on board the LTE train and carriers racing to expand their LTE reach, network upgrades are accelerating and job...

Latin American carriers just beginning to address big data

Big data has reached telecom operators, and wireless carriers have to look to adding intelligence in their networks, going beyond the traditional business intelligence...

Analysts: Apple iPhone 5 to boost BYOD

Worldwide enterprises have been impacted by the bring-your-own-device trend. Of course, Apple's new devices are not the only cause, but the company has definitely...

LTE support central to carrier iPhone 5 plans

Apple’s unveiling of the iPhone 5 seemed to check the boxes on many features the media and consumers were clamoring for and what “leaks”...

Apple iPhone 5 set to launch Sept. 21; bigger screen, LTE, same price

Updated to include Leap Wireless' launch of device on Sept. 28 To the surprise of few and delight of many, Apple today unveiled its latest...

Telespree: Real-time wireless data monitoring crucial for 4G

Ellen Schwab, CEO of TelespreeAs operators and mobile virtual network operators deal with network capacity limitations and customers’ inexhaustible appetite for data, the ability...

Everything Everywhere’s U.K. launch to trigger competitive upheaval

U.K.-based joint venture Everything Everywhere, a combination of France Telecom’s Orange and Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile operations, turned on LTE services in a handful of...

The iPhone and the economy

Does an Apple a year keep the economy in gear? Probably not, but Apple's iPhones have definitely had a ripple effect on the world economy during the last five years.

Analyst Angle: Argentina’s telecom regulation case study

The telecommunications world is not without the phenomenal power of marketing, especially if the models being promoted are located thousands of miles away. It is for this reason that in private,

Chile’s Internet penetration reaches 53.6%

Internet penetration in Chile reached 53.61% of all households, according to the secretary of telecommunications (Subtel). The agency also announced that Internet penetration per...

Chile’s Entel receives $400 million loan

Chilean mobile telephone operator Entel announced on Tuesday that it has received a $400 million loan from a syndicate of international banks led by...

Telefónica and La Caixa make joint investment in M2M

The Spanish group Telefónica has taken one more step to develop the machine-to-machine (M2M) business. The telecom operator announced a joint investment with La...

AT&T, Infosys offer joint BSS solution for call centers

Infosys and AT&T today announced a jointly developed BSS solution to improve efficiency and customer care at call centers. The SpeedSolve product allows customer care...

Apple set to re-jigger carrier competition with planned iPhone launch

Apple’s expected unveiling of its latest iPhone iteration tomorrow is set to not only throw a new, shiny weapon into the white-hot smartphone wars,...

General Dynamics buys mobile security software firm

General Dynamics chose the anniversary of 9/11 to announce its acquisition of Open Kernel Labs, a Chicago software startup that makes virtualization software to enhance security on mobile devices.

Reality Check: Three parties, three different messages

This week’s three different announcements – Nokia, Motorola/ Google and Amazon – serve as a precursor to the presumed launch of the iPhone5 on Wednesday.

Feature Report: FirstNet First Step for Public-Safety Interoperability

Expect new relationships and tricky negotiations. Everyone wants priority via LTE – the first responders in any emergency, utilities for mission-critical services, and wireless...

Reality Check: Key points for building a sustainable mobile strategy

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...

Latin American wireless carriers collaborate to improve roaming cost transparency

Latin American mobile network operators (MNOs) have joined together to launch a data roaming transparency plan that will provide consumers greater visibility of their...

Ecuador adds one digit to mobile numbers

Mobile phone numbers in Ecuador will include the number "9" by Sept. 30, as a measure to increase the number capacity to 100 million...

FDA clears m-health service for heart patients

Preventice announced today that its remote monitoring system for heart patients has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The BodyGuardian Remote Monitoring...
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