January 2013

Brazilian information technology companies have an ongoing problem: how to fill vacant professional IT positions that remain open year after year. Essentially, the country’s universities and technical schools are graduating …

América Móvil’s Chilean wireless unit, Claro, has won the most subscribers since Chile enacted number portability a year ago. The telecom operator received 126,358 new lines from customers who switched …

Nvidia is calling its Tegra 4 chipset the world’s fastest mobile processor, and the company was excited enough by the product to build a device to show it off. Project …

Nokia Siemens Networks said it had a hand in U.S. Cellular’s expansion of its LTE network late last year, providing radio access network and mobile management entity technology across in …

With two weeks to go until the launch of BlackBerry 10, Research-in-Motion (RIMM) says Visa has approved its mobile payments solution. RIM’s solution securely manages credit card information stored on …

About 2.8 million patients were remotely monitored worldwide at the end of 2012, using a home monitoring service based on equipment with integrated connectivity, according to a new research report …

We are going through a radical shift in the way people work and use computers. Increasing availability and affordability of wireless broadband is giving

Every year seems to bring a giant leap, or at least a shift, in technology. This is especially true for the wireless industry. Not too long ago, Wi-Fi was the ugly stepchild of the wireless world.

A recent U.S.$64 million (€48 million)  contract with Telefónica in Peru may be a good sign for Eventis. The Spanish company, which focuses on technology, telecommunications and infrastructure, is looking …

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. Over …

Mega-retailer Target announced it has ditched RadioShack in favor of Brightstar and MarketSource to manage and operate its Target Mobile in-store wireless shopping stations. The transition is expected to begin …

RF interference negatively affects transmission coverage and mobile throughput, impacting the overall user experience. It is therefore, extremely important to perform a comprehensive analysis to promptly detect, identify and locate …

Samsung says its flagship Galaxy S III smartphone has been selling at rate of 200,000 a day, pushing sales of the company’s Galaxy line of smartphones past the 100 million …

China’s ZTE (0763.HK) was the world’s No. 4 smartphone vendor in the third quarter, behind Samsung, Apple and Research In Motion. The company’s entry-level smartphones have helped it to overtake …

The era for mobile business intelligence (BI) solutions has arrived, or at least according to a new report from Ovum. According to the analytics firm, the arrival of high-performance mobile …

Canadian telecom conglomerate Rogers Communications has announced a multi-pronged deal with Shaw Communications that includes an option to acquire Shaw’s spectrum licenses covering portions of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba …

If 2011 was the year of the mobile consumer app, then 2012 was the year mobile tablets conquered IT security in enterprises. So the stage is set for 2013 to be the year of the mobile enterprise app.

As mobile data consumption continues to skyrocket, service providers must constantly evolve in new and innovative ways to enable subscribers to engage with mobile data without fear of unexpected expense.

Mobile devices will become the biggest users of “big data” and business intelligence/analytics by 2015/16 as users increasingly look for information to help them be more productive.

This year’s Consumer Electronics Show turned the lens to look at the bandwidth experience from the device into the network. This perspective looks at each device’s unique qualities and matches

A new report from Arieso shows that throughout Latin America, network operators are experiencing a “perfect storm.” According to the  report, there are substantial growth rates for mobile data consumption …

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. Native, Web or hybrid — …

As has been an industry standard for some time, the new year kicked off with the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas where companies in the technology space unveiled their newest gadgets,

Despite its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility, Google turned to LG to manufacture its Nexus 4 smartphone. While LG workers in Asia are undoubtedly scrambling to get the phones …

The start of the new year was a busy one for the wireless industry, with the annual Consumer Electronics Show knocking lose the cobwebs that tend to settle in during …