January 2013

Cisco (CSCO) is adding network intelligence to its mobile platform with the $475 million acquisition of Israel’s Intucell. Intucell makes self-optimizing network (SON) software that helps operators manage traffic and …

A decade after the Skype launched its first public beta, the ability to connect video calls as readily as voice calls is becoming table stakes for service providers who are …

The so-called Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology has not taken very long to evolve. Just three years after the first deployment of the 4G wireless standard, subscribers are expected to …

Dish Networks (DISH) plans to close 300 more Blockbuster stores and could lay off as many as 3,000 people, according to the Wall Street Journal. The satellite tv service provider …

ABI Research predicts revenues from wireless location-based services to surpass $4 billion in 2012, bolstered by consumer applications, enterprise applications and location solutions for public safety.

The one thing that I’ll say about this industry is it never fails to surprise. 2013 will be no exception. Overall, we’ll see much more emphasis on mobile operators trying to take back the subscriber

Peru’s unit of Telefónica has accepted the requirements imposed that the Peruvian government for renewing its operating licenses. Telefónica classified the conditions and terms required by the Ministry of Transport …

Brazilian carrier Oi had a difficult day yesterday. Following the resignation of its CEO Francisco Valim, who occupied the position for only a year and a half, and nomination of …

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. While …

Huawei says profits surged 33% in 2012, as the company focused on expense control, customer service and management transformation. For all of 2012, Huawei earned 15.4 billion CNY ($2.5 billion) …

Verizon Communications (VZ) reported lower-than-expected earnings as a record number of new wireless customers led to higher subsidies paid to smartphone makers like Apple (AAPL). Verizon said it sold 6.2 …

Francisco Valim is no longer the chief executive officer of Brazilian telecom operator Oi. The ousting of Valim was confirmed Tuesday (January 22) after rumors during the weekend. Valim will …

Whether rushing through an airport, sitting at a coffee shop or simply walking down the street, it’s impossible to escape the fact that mobile devices and applications are reshaping our daily personal

By 2014, mobile Internet usage is expected to exceed desktop Internet usage. That means that in 2013 developers and marketers will be hard at work fine-tuning their mobile apps

Many enterprises are embracing the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) model and setting practices to support the trend that has kept many IT organizations busy around the globe. In its second annual customer …

Brazil has a huge shortage of information and communications technology (ICT) professionals. There are many reasons for the shortage including: universities graduating fewer people than enterprises need; professionals migrating from …

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. Were you able to organize …

Another big contract for mobile payments and analytics company Bango. The company that already has Facebook, BlackBerry App World, Windows Phone Store and Amazon as customers announced it has signed …

President Barack Obama’s second inauguration may break another set of attendance records: this time not in terms of people but in the number of COWs. Those are the “cells on …

Reports that Apple has cut orders for iPhone 5 and iPad components have investors on edge as they wait for the Cupertino company’s fourth quarter earnings release, due late Wednesday. …