Non-computer devices (including mobile phones, tablets and other connected devices) accounted for an average of 2.6% of all web browsing activity across ten Latin American markets included in a recent ComScore's report on connected device usage. The study noted that although traffic generated from...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Mobile device supply chain provider Brightpoint (CELL) reported that its Slovakian subsidiary signed a distribution agreement to deliver Research In Motion’s (RIMM) BlackBerry devices and software in Bosnia, Albania, Macedonia and Serbia.
Brightpoint said the deal calls for Brightpoint Slovakia to act as RIM’s “preferred...
The security impasse between the Canadian maker of BlackBerry handsets, Research in Motion, and India's security agencies remains unresolved, as the agencies still have no way of decrypting the 256-bit encryption technology embedded in BlackBerry Messenger and email (sent using Blackberry Enterprise Solutions).
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.
Every once in a while a thunderbolt strikes in the communications, media and technology world that gets...
Leap Wireless’ (LEAP) Cricket Communications operations unveiled a halo device in the Huawei Mercury smartphone set to retail at the carrier for $250.
The Android-powered device sports a 4-inch screen, 1.4 GHz processor, 8-megapixel rear camera and VGA front camera and support for Leap’s 3G...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) today became the latest semiconductor company to announce a restructuring. The Austin-based chipmaker says it will create two new strategic product groups, one focusing on networking and multimedia, which will include cellular products, and the other focusing on automotive and...
Following contentious leaks of the results earlier this week, a government technical group released a report showing continued interference issues between general purpose GPS receivers, flight safety systems and LightSquared’s planned use of 1.6 GHz spectrum.
“Preliminary analysis of the test findings found no significant...
U.S. households are expected to increasingly rely solely on mobile connections to the Internet, according to a report from Strategy Analytics.
The report predicts that by the end of this year, more than 6 million U.S. households -- or roughly 6.9% of total U.S. broadband...
T-Mobile USA announced today that it will be selling Nokia's first Windows phone available in the United States, the Lumia 710. The smartphone will not be available for holiday shoppers; it goes on sale Jan. 11 for $50 with a contract.
The Lumia launch is...
The fight against distracted driving gained steam as the National Transportation Safety Board voted unanimously to recommend that all states ban the use of “personal electronic devices” while operating a motor vehicle.
As part of the recommendation, the NTSB also recommended “high-visibility enforcement” to support...
The explosion in Brazil's class C population -- defined as families with monthly incomes of $660 to $2,850 -- has been accompanied by changes in consumer spending habits by members of that class, especially in the mobile phone market.
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.
Fifteen years ago, analysts and investors frequently asked enterprises, "What's your Internet strategy?" The unspoken corollary was,...
Sequans Communications, a Paris-based 4G chipmaker, introduced three new FDD and TDD LTE baseband chips, a companion RF chip and two new LTE platforms, supporting all global FDD and TDD LTE networks.
Leaked accounts that the latest round of interference testing to see whether LightSquared’s attempt to launch an LTE network would interfere with commercial GPS communications garnered a strong reaction from LightSquared, though that reaction did not refute claims that interference still exists.
Reports indicated that...
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) plans to alter the course of data services market by rolling out 4G mobile broadband services by the end of 2012 on tablets priced at $67.
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers, we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible...
The iPad and iPhone are looking much more successful in retail stores than in courtrooms, with Samsung and Motorola Mobility both scoring significant court victories against Apple this week. Australia's High Court says Samsung will be able to sell its Galaxy 10.1 tablet this...
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
The Brazilian electronics industry will close this year with revenue of U.S. $73.7 billion (R$134 billion), an increase of 8% from 2010 but short of an initial expectation of 13%, nonprofit trade group Abinee said this week, citing a trade imbalance and a stronger real.
Global enterprises are shifting to mobile-only communications more rapidly than expected, as well as adopting unified communications services more broadly, notes the 2011 BroadSoft Mobile Enterprise of the Future survey. This trend could be an opportunity for mobile network operators, because enterprises believe their MNO is better positioned to deliver services such as video calling and conferencing, Web conferencing, voice mail, presence management and instant messaging than fixed-line providers like Microsoft, Google or IBM.
