Yearly Archives: 2012

CTIA 2012: Electronic Arts CEO says gaming will drive mobile ecosystem

"Congratulate yourself," Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello told his audience this morning at CTIA 2012. "Every one of you is in the gaming business."...

Feature Report: Mobile in the Enterprise: Are You Prepared?

Enterprises are changing to become more mobile, integrating cloud computing and allowing IT consumerization. RCR Wireless News takes a look at the most relevant...

Does America Movil’s offer for 28% stake in KPN, European expansion make sense?

America Movil (AMX), the wireless carrier group controlled by Mexican Carlos Slim, May 8 offered about 8 euros per share to increase its stake...

Telefónica: Fined in Argentina, investing in Venezuela

In the same week that Spanish telecom giant Telefónica announced a $502 million (Bs 2.16 billion) investment in its Movistar unit in Venezuela, the...

Analyst Angle: Operator survey – VoLTE will happen, but …

What do mobile operators think about VoLTE? Operators like MetroPCS and Verizon Wireless have announced aggressive VoLTE plans, with MetroPCS planning to launch two to three VoLTE handsets before

CTIA 2012: T-Mobile USA sets sights on enterprise

NEW ORLEANS – Following on news earlier this week flushing out more details of its network plans, T-Mobile USA continued to hammer home the...

CTIA 2012: ‘Mad Money’ Cramer leads lively carrier keynote session

NEW ORLEANS – CTIA reconfigured its now annual carrier keynote panel at this year’s trade show, moving what had been a morning affair to...

Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile endowed with WiMAX service

Sprint Nextel moved forward with plans to expand its WiMAX-based “4G” service to its prepaid portfolio announcing that subsidiaries Virgin Mobile USA and Boost...

Regional carriers to offer iPhone 4S

Little by little, the iPhone is making its way to rural America. Today Kentucky's Bluegrass Cellular and Nex-Tech Wireless of Kansas both announced that...

CTIA 2012: New FCC commissioners, spectrum sharing are highlights of Genechowski’s CTIA keynote

Calling mobile phones the most pervasive technology in history, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genechowski opened the CTIA Wireless 2012 show by telling his...

CTIA 2012: Clearwire scores Band 41 chip agreement with Qualcomm

NEW ORLEANS – Clearwire continues it march towards an LTE future, announcing this morning at the CTIA trade show that it had signed a...

CTIA 2012: Connected car technology providers eye partnering with wireless carriers

The world passenger car market is projected to reach 86.5 million units by the year 2017, while OEM-connected car system shipments are expected to...

Chile sets record in telecom investments, mobile broadband, and smartphones

An increase in mobile broadband connections, along with record telecom investments and smartphone penetration growth were the highlights of the Chilean wireless market in...

Continuing trend, Motorola Solutions announces more cloud-based products

In about a week, Motorola Solutions made two announcements that underscore the company’s embrace of cloud-based technology. New enterprise-grade WLAN service management capabilities will...

CTIA 2012: Ericsson brings AIR, NSN re-farms spectrum; both win at T-Mobile USA

NEW ORLEANS - Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks both announced radio and professional services deals with T-Mobile USA to modernize the operator's GSM and...

CTIA 2012: GSMA gets Canadian operator consortium to open APIs

NEW ORLEANS - The GSM Association announced the commercial launch of its OpenAPI gateway, along with its adoption by a consortium of three mobile...

CTIA 2012: AT&T launches Digital Life ahead of CTIA

In another clear sign that the wireless business is not just about phones and tablets anymore, AT&T today announced a new portfolio of digital...

CTIA 2012: Device lifecycle managers prepare to shine at CTIA

As the wireless industry descends on New Orleans for the first time since Hurricane Katrina, device manufacturers are introducing new products at an unprecedented...

Scandal, CEO resignation challenge TIM Brazil

Luca Luciani, Telecom Italia's CEO for Brazilian operations (TIM Brazil), has resigned in the wake of allegations that Telecom Italia exaggerated its customer base...

Security market up with rise in mobile tech attacks

Increases in the sales of PCs, laptops, and especially smartphones are spurring growth in the security market. A report from Symantec Corp. shows that...

3M unveils Slim Lock closure to automate process of weatherproofing tower mounted radios

New Orleans, Louisiana - In advance of CTIA Wireless, 3M released the Slim Lock Closure which provides weatherproof protection for coaxial jumper connections between...

Reader Forum: Are iPhones costing companies more in telecommunications expenses? (The simple answer is yes)

In today’s marketplace, there are three main competitors for mobile phone communications in the corporate world: iPhone, Android and BlackBerry. As of late, iPhone sales have moved

CTIA 2012: CTIA pre-show buzz – who cares, who doesn’t

By now I've read most of the "what we expect to see" columns heading into this year's edition of CTIA Wireless. As expected, most...

BOKU wins contract with Sprint Nextel, adds key hires

Mobile payments provider BOKU has added Sprint Nextel to its list of customers. BOKU will now be providing mobile payment solutions to all four...

U.S. Cellular loses customers, gains ARPU, bolsters bottom line

For U.S. Cellular (USM), first quarter results showed that a negative plus a positive can result in a slight positive, as the carrier’s shrinking...
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