SAN DIEGO – You don't even need access to mass media to know that app stores are all the rage in mobile these days. But how app storefronts and their ecosystems play in the enterprise sandbox is an entirely different animal.
Michael King, a research...
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 Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.In my previous Reality Check columns I’ve written about the benefits of SIP and how they can...
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: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' March Special Edition, “The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps.” The 80-page special edition is now available at RCRWireless.com.More than 4,000 people are working within the wireless...
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.In my last column, we touched on how supply chain management increasingly is offering opportunities for companies...
Telecom infrastructure giant Ericsson said it has signed a $1.3 billion contract with Indian operator Bharti Airtel to expand and upgrade the carrier’s wireless network in 15 telecom circles in India. As part of this contract, Ericsson said it will supply its portfolio of...
The next frontier in the evolution of communications technology is generally considered to be embedded mobile connectivity – the use of embedded cellular radio technology to seamlessly link devices ranging from e-readers, to computers, to cameras, to medical devices, home appliances and automobiles. ...
Today’s mobile networks are painfully congested and they are about to get worse. Mobile data traffic in 2010 is conservatively predicted to increase by 50 percent, according to research firm Informa. That stunning increase should come as no surprise, with traffic being driven largely...
T-Mobile USA Inc. looks to be hunting for spectrum, and according to comments by its CEO, is not afraid to find a partner to fill that need.According to a Reuters report this morning, T-Mobile USA CEO Robert Dotson told analysts at an investor conference...
Wireless guest Internet access is ushering in a new paradigm shift in the hospitality industry. There’s a tremendous demand for wireless access – for overnight guests, corporate use, and for conferences and trade shows. Managing that access effectively can make all the difference to...
Though the calendar may say mid-March, the bounty of new mobile devices hitting the market recently would seem to indicate late December is just around the corner.This week alone has seen T-Mobile USA Inc. officially announce a launch date for the highly anticipated HTC...
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,...
Nokia Corp. finally found a domestic taker for its Ovi application platform announcing today that T-Mobile USA Inc. would begin offering the Nokia 5230 Nuron in the coming weeks. The device’s price of $70 after rebates also signals an aggressive position for both Nokia...
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in RCR Wireless News' January Special Edition Wireless Infrastructure: The Engine for Economic Recovery. Look for our March Special Edition, coming soon. Wireless carriers are moving at ever-increasing speeds to roll out ever-increasingly speedy data services in...
Editor's Note: This originally appeared in RCR Wireless News' January Special Edition, Wireless Infrastructure: The Engine for Economic Recovery. Look for our March Special Edition coming soon.While the wireless industry should be excited about the possibilities that advanced generation network technologies will bring...
BARCELONA – With all the talk at this year's Mobile World Congress event seemingly centered on the industry-altering properties of mobile applications, the players in the ecosystem that actually own and operate the networks that those applications run on have been conspicuously quiet. ...
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.Emboldened by a vision of a national wireless infrastructure that would set the standard for the world,...
With the wireless industry increasingly focused on the deployment of advanced wireless data services, network management capabilities are becoming an integral part of network deployments. Spectrum constraints combined with consumer demand require almost mandatory management solutions in order to keep both the network and...
Depending on your expectations, Apple Inc.'s latest wonder device is either a major let down or about what was expected from a company that has made billions of dollars off its iPhone franchise.Following weeks of “official” anticipation, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs strutted on stage...
Cox Communications Inc.’s announcement this week that it had completed trials of voice calls and high-definition video streaming over a LTE network was an important step for the cable television giant as it prepares to enter the highly competitive mobile space.Unlike many of its...
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.The final ratification of 802.11n arrived with a whimper. The real bang happened when the Draft 2.0...
In the mobile marketplace, the demand for multimedia content has increased impressively, creating new challenges as the race to be able to provide ubiquitous, superior streaming quality to mobile phones heats up. With the network deployment of wireless data infrastructure accelerating at a phenomenal...
Taking a page from Apple Inc., Google Inc. today unveiled its most audacious move into the mobile space just a day ahead of this year's Consumer Electronics Show set for Las Vegas. That move is the official unveiling of its Nexus One device that...
