Yearly Archives: 2013

Target Mobile ditches RadioShack for Brightstar, MarketSource

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....

JDSU Webinar: Maximizing Your Wireless Network (and Revenue) by Detecting, Identifying and Locating RF Interference

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

Samsung: 100 million Galaxy S smartphones sold so far

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...

ZTE USA chief says U.S. carriers are key to success

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...

Ovum claims the era of mobile BI is here

The era for mobile business intelligence (BI) solutions has arrived, or at least according to a new report from Ovum. According to the analytics...

Rogers looks to pick up 1.7/2.1 GHz spectrum from Shaw

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...

2013 Predictions: The year of the mobile enterprise app

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.

Reality Check: Evolution of operator tiered pricing and service-based pricing models

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.

2013 Predictions: J. Gold Associates predictions for 2013 and beyond

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.

Reality Check: New year wireless operator insights

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

Report: Latam networks designed for voice, but growth is in mobile data

A new report from Arieso shows that throughout Latin America, network operators are experiencing a "perfect storm." According to the  report, there are substantial...

Reality Check: The discussion about native, Web or hybrid apps

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...

CES 2013: Breaking down the big news from CES

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,

Google Nexus 4 device review

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...

Video: Wireless operators off to a hot start in 2013

The start of the new year was a busy one for the wireless industry, with the annual Consumer Electronics Show knocking lose the cobwebs...

Apple slices component orders for iPhone 5

Apple shares are lower today on concerns that demand for the iPhone 5 may be slackening. Japan's Nikkei news service and The Wall Street...

Reader Forum: The four pillars of success for M2M networks

Our world is increasingly connected. Mobile data traffic continues to rise and new devices are constantly emerging into our everyday lives. According to analyst Mary Meeker, 13% of all mobile traffic

2013 Predictions: Small cell networks and services for a 2020 mobile world

As we’re kicking off 2013, we know this: mobile networks are becoming more capable and agile with the use of macro and small cell networks to better handle capacity requirements for enterprises customers.

2013 Predictions: M2M and the ‘Internet of things’ in 2013

We expect some fabulousness and some losers in this crazy world of the “Internet of things” and machine-to-machine. This topic may not be quite as dramatic as those of my associates Paris Hilton or Perez Hilton,

Reader Forum: The subscriber experience is king as mobile operators move to Ethernet backhaul

Wireless operators are in the midst of revamping backhaul networks to accommodate surging mobile bandwidth demands. While they consider which backhaul technology to deploy – such as Ethernet or IP/MPLS

Tablets, smartphones send global PC shipments down 3.2% in 2012

Although the fourth quarter of 2012 marked the launch of Microsoft Windows 8, it did not impact PC demand. According to the International Data...

Brazilian carriers to build $12.3M DAS project for World Cup stadiums

Correction note: after this post was published it was noticed that the word billion was used inappropriate in lieu of the word million. Brazil's largest...

GSA counts 13 operators with LTE in Latin America, Caribbean

The Global mobile Suppliers Association reported that currently there are 145 operators with commercial LTE services in 66 countries worldwide. Of this number, 13...

Enabling VoLTE: Broadcom shows off new LTE modem

Voice-over-LTE uses spectrum more efficiently than does 3G, so the nation's largest carriers are working hard to roll out VoLTE in order to get...

Worst of the Week: Dance off!

I am not currently a Dish Networks subscriber, but after what that company did this week, I may become a satellite convert.
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