2012

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 our videos) to show how its …

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 expansion now includes Wi-Fi roaming and …

FreedomPop, a scrappy new entrant in the mobile broadband space, is spreading its wings with the launch of a hot spot device targeting wired broadband customers. FreedomPop, founded in 2011 …

The Federal Communications Commission made a small step in bringing additional wireless spectrum assets to market by freeing up 40 megahertz of spectrum in the 2 GHz band for terrestrial …

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 putting its first tablet into retail …

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 topics in the wireless industry. The …

There is an untapped big data gap. Only .5 % of data is currently analyzed by companies to help them make decisions. IDC’s latest Digital Universe Study sponsored by EMC showed that …

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

Motorola Mobility LLC, owned by Google, will stop manufacturing products in China and Brazil. The company announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Singapore-based Flextronics which will acquire Motorola’s manufacturing …

Policy Decision and Policy Enforcement in mobile data networks is evolving beyond basic blocking and throttling of traffic to enabling advanced use cases and capabilities. A key area of interest …

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 a contract beginning Dec. 13, or …

The Federal Communications Commission looks to be continuing its support of future-looking telecommunication technologies – including wireless – announcing this week the formation of an agency-wide “Technology Transitions Policy Task …

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. Many veterans have skill sets and …

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.

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 (SDN) are some of the various …

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. We all know and care …

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, representing 3.5% of the region’s GDP, …

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, according to Infonetics Research. The firm …

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 a transition period, although it will …

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 million. The assets had been on …

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

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 Deutsche Telekom, which said it plans …

Huawei is looking to bolster its presence in the European market with plans to open a research and development center in Helsinki, Finland, also known as Nokia’s backyard. The Chinese …