Employees infused with mobile devices spend about 28 minutes per day on technology distractions, according to a new report from iPass. The quarterly “iPass Mobile Workforce Report” noted that the top two most time consuming distractions employees face are work e-mail and technical issues,...
One of the most developed countries in Latin America, Chile faces very similar telecom challenges to Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. Its mobile penetration surpassed one device per habitant, reaching 120.8% in June, with most subscribers on prepaid plans. The Chile wireless market is also...
UPDATED: This story has been updated to clarify Cox's spectrum holdings as well as its initial reliance on Sprint Nextel for coverage in its launch markets.
Cox Communications has finally thrown in the towel on its failed attempt to enter the mobile space, announcing plans...
Dell Inc. is keeping more of every dollar it makes. The world's No. 3 PC maker (behind Hewlett-Packard and Lenovo) earned $1.1 billion in the third quarter on revenue of $15.4 billion.
Rural telecom provider Frontier Communications (FTR) signed a wholesale agreement with AT&T Mobility (T) to offer wireless services to Frontier’s customers.
The three-year deal will allow Frontier to provide access to AT&T Mobility’s mobile broadband network, along with access to a selection of wireless devices....
Sprint Nextel has re-constructed the pricing structure of its dual-band 3G/4G mobile broadband offerings weeks after curtailing unlimited data access to its “4G” service. The new plans combine data access to both networks, which differs from previous plans that offered capped data transmission...
Imagine checking your smartphone or PC at work to see how much energy your home heater or air conditioner is using while you're out. Then imagine resetting your appliances remotely to save energy and money. That's the goal envisioned by Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) in its partnership with a group of global companies that has formed the Energy@Home Consortium
Many apps are quickly abandoned, especially free ones. For example, less than 5% of smartphone owners are still using free apps 30 days after downloading them. Understanding why the vast majority of apps are quickly abandoned is key for developing ones that are the exception to the rule.
Software giant Oracle recently released a report focused on the mobile space showing that increased consumer demand of mobile data services is a worldwide phenomenon fueled by the rise of smartphone adoption and more robust network offerings.
The survey, “Opportunity calling: The future of mobile...
Appcelerator and IDC's latest survey of more than 2,000 application developers found that the Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Kindle Fire, which ships today, is the No. 1 Android device in North America when it comes to programmer interest. But overall, developers are still more focused...
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Smartphones were the fastest-growing handset category across Latin America, with sales of 31 million units sold and U.S. $6 billion in revenue, continuing the trend of the region's increasing share of the global market, according to a report by consulting firm Pyramid Research.
The FCC has announced that wireless customers will begin receiving real-time alerts next year if they are about to go over their monthly voice, data or text-message limits. While this is a typical practice for some operators, making it mandatory is a favorable development for both U.S. carriers and their consumers – and, based on carriers’ widespread acceptance of the new standards, they are well aware of this fact.
As data consumption continues to skyrocket, service providers are coming to terms with the fact that a once voice-centric market is rapidly turning into a data-centric one. Consumption of data on mobile networks is being driven by a perfect storm of ubiquitous mobile broadband, smart connected devices and new data services. While the growth in data consumption may be exponential, the growth in data revenues is somewhat less stellar. Service providers around the globe are tackling the very real issues of how to best monetize data services while ensuring the best quality of experience.
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 iOS 5.0.1 patch that was supposed to fix problems with the iPhone 4S battery life received mixed reviews today. Some users are saying the battery life is no better than before, and others who have downloaded iOS 5.0.1 for older version of the...
M2M is more than a buzzword -- for some companies, machine-to-machine is a business strategy. Technology veteran Richard Schwartz founded Austin's Macheen Inc. on the belief that consumers and enterprises will increasingly want devices that connect to the Internet "hot out of the box."...
DALLAS -- Verizon Wireless’ plans to expand LTE coverage into smaller markets under its LTE in Rural America program are nearly set to show some results. The program, which counts a dozen operators, is currently testing with a pair of unnamed operators and is...
Operators are desperate for spectrum that will facilitate LTE migration. By 2020, Morgan Stanley predicts that there will be more than 10 billion connected devices globally. Consumers increasingly expect access to data anywhere and on any device, placing increasing pressure on mobile networks. LTE offers operators the chance to relieve some of this pressure and deliver data at a low cost per bit and low latency.
India, the world’s second-largest telecom market after China, will have a projected handset demand of 350 million a year by 2020, with an estimated 505 million handsets to be manufactured in India during the same year, says a latest study.
Switzerland's ST-Ericsson has inked a deal to supply chipsets for future Nokia phones that use the Microsoft Windows operating system. Shares of ST-Ericsson's two parent companies, Ericsson and STMicroelectronics, traded higher on the news, as did Nokia.
Finland-based Nokia is the world's largest cellphone maker,...
Aiming for the enterprise market -- and specifically for business, healthcare and education -- Dell Inc. today unveiled the Latitude ST, its Windows 7 tablet.
Weighing in at 1.8 pounds and sporting a 10.1-inch screen and two cameras, the Latitude ST will get seven hours...
It’s intriguing to consider a world where copy machines contact the supplier when the machine’s ink supply is low, patients at risk for heart attacks are remotely monitored in their homes and careful drivers are rewarded with cheaper coverage because their insurance companies know they regularly obey the speed limit.
Lava Mobiles launched S12 - their very first Android-driven smartphone. Power by Android 2.2 - Froyo, it is priced at an affordable INR 9,999 (approx. USD 200).
“At Lava Mobiles our mission is to bring great experiences to our users. The Android platform has the...
