Yearly Archives: 2012

NetCracker: Convergys’ integration shows results

ORLANDO, Fla. — NetCracker Technology took the opportunity at the recent TM Forum Management World Americas held in Orlando. Fla., (check out all pieces and see...

NTT DoCoMo, Boingo bolster Wi-Fi plans with roaming, offload deal

Boingo Wireless’ Wi-Fi offering received a boost in Japan as the company has expanded its current relationship with the country’s largest wireless operator. That...

FreedomPop targets wired broadband competitors with new offer

FreedomPop, a scrappy new entrant in the mobile broadband space, is spreading its wings with the launch of a hot spot device targeting wired...

FCC approves 30 megahertz for AWS-4; to auction 10 megahertz in H-Block

The Federal Communications Commission made a small step in bringing additional wireless spectrum assets to market by freeing up 40 megahertz of spectrum in...

Surface digs a little deeper in quest for customers

Microsoft (MSFT) says the public reaction to its new Surface tablet has been "exciting to see," and now the world's largest software company is...

Clearwire stock jumps on buyout hopes

Update: Sprint Nextel has made a $2.1 billion bid to acquire the 49% of Clearwire it does not own. Will they or won't they? That's...

Analyst Angle: Mobile service trends in Argentina and the ARSAT case study

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 hot...

Big data gap: Only .5% of data is analyzed

There is an untapped big data gap. Only .5 % of data is currently analyzed by companies to help them make decisions. IDC's latest...

Brazil’s tower market grows as P2 Brasil launches new firm

Brazilian telecom infrastructure outsourcing market is heating up. The P2 Brasil fund, a joint venture formed by Pátria Investimentos and Grupo Promon, have announced...

Google outsources Motorola Mobility manufacturing in Brazil, China

Motorola Mobility LLC, owned by Google, will stop manufacturing products in China and Brazil. The company announced that it has signed a definitive agreement...

Openwave Mobility Webinar: Driving New Revenues With Policy Management and Subscriber Engagement

Policy Decision and Policy Enforcement in mobile data networks is evolving beyond basic blocking and throttling of traffic to enabling advanced use cases and...

Verizon Wireless to offer LTE-enabled Galaxy Camera at $50 premium over 3G rival

Verizon Wireless has pretty high regard for its LTE network, announcing today that it plans to begin offering Samsung’s Galaxy Camera for $550 without...

FCC forms task force to shape future of telecommunications

The Federal Communications Commission looks to be continuing its support of future-looking telecommunication technologies – including wireless – announcing this week the formation of...

Veterans find jobs in wireless

An estimated 175,000 military personnel are coming off active duty over the next 12 months, and most of them will be looking for jobs....

Reality Check: Five themes that shaped 2012

As we head into the holiday season, I thought it would be good to look back on five key themes that framed a momentous year. These events are really in no particular order, but we grouped them into themes to keep this week’s column true to its name.

Security remains top concern for enterprise mobility adoption

Mobile device management, mobile app management (MAM), container-based apps, mobile virtualization, mobile backend as a service (MbaaS), network access control (NAC) and software-defined networking...

Reality Check: Information security and Brazil’s digital crime bill

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...

Mobile sector contributes $177B to 9 Latam countries, but high taxes hinder growth

The Latin American mobile industry contributed an estimated U.S.$177 billion to the economies of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Uruguay,...

Femtocell market rebounds in Q3; Samsung regains No. 1 spot

Thanks to a surge in 3G sales, the femtocell market witnessed a 13% increase during the third quarter, hitting $132.7 million in worldwide sales,...

STMicroelectronics to exit ST-Ericsson chip venture

The ST-Ericsson joint venture is losing a partner, but not the partner most analysts expected. STMicroelectronics (STM) says it will exit the venture after...

Redknee says NSN’s BSS unit is just the beginning

Canada's Redknee surprised a lot of people last week with news that it has agreed to buy Nokia Siemens Networks' BSS unit for $52...

IDC: Smart device market surges 27% in Q3

The global smart connected device market is growing at a stunning rate, with Samsung leading the vendor market and Apple in second place, according...

T-Mobile USA set for capex expansion; $4.7B in 2013, $6B across 2014-2015

T-Mobile USA’s plans to bolster its network and position in the domestic market received a financial boost late last week from its parent company...

Huawei to bolster European presence in Nokia’s backyard, plans to add 100 jobs

Huawei is looking to bolster its presence in the European market with plans to open a research and development center in Helsinki, Finland, also...

Reader Forum: A mobile-centric approach to security and fraud prevention

Mobile applications undermine conventional online controls against fraud but open up several much stronger controls – although they are dependent on a deep understanding of mobile and fraud.
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