HONOLULU – A Costa Rican wireless operator is targeting the financial industry with WiMAX technology as a DSL alternative to carry the nation's bank's digital traffic as a safeguard to back up the information in case of a natural disaster.IBW, which also has operations...
A wider distribution of intellectual property rights for LTE could provide the new technology with an easier path to market than that witnessed by 3G technologies.In a report from Informa Telecoms & Media, the firm noted that a number of companies that played a...
Capital Semiconductor Ltd. and InterDigital Inc. entered a strategic relationship for third-generation technology transfer and a mutually beneficial licensing agreement. The deal calls for InterDigital's SlimChip modem core to be integrated into CapiSemi's chips for 3G mobile devices.Indonesian operator XL...
Register for a free webinar from RCR Wireless News:The Current State of Mobile DevicesRegister Today - Space is LimitedA revolution is afoot in the mobile industry. A revolution being led by device makers that finally appear to have all of the tools at their...
Few would question the phenomenal growth in the prepaid market over the past several quarters with nearly every operator posting stronger growth from its prepaid operations than postpaid. However, the nation's two largest operators, Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility, are content to sit on...
Few would question the phenomenal growth in the prepaid market over the past several quarters with nearly every operator posting stronger growth from its prepaid operations than postpaid. However, the nation's two largest operators, Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility, are content to sit on...
HONOLULU – As WiMAX networks roll out across the globe, device manufacturers and operators are hoping to move beyond the dongle and computer modem to more innovative products, according to panelists at the Global WiMAX Business Development Forum. Even as Sprint Nextel Corp. gets...
T-Mobile USA Inc. poured further fuel on the prepaid fire today with the refining of its traditional prepaid plans to now include unlimited calling and texting options. The move looks to be essential for the nation's No. 4 carrier, which recently said it lost...
Verizon Wireless added another netbook to its product lineup, the HP Mini 210-1076NR. The computer sells for $149 after a $100 rebate with a new two-year Mobile Broadband plan. Pricing for the netbook is in the mid range of VZW’s netbooks, which range from...
Google Inc. and Global IP Solutions Holding AB entered a transaction agreement that calls for Google Acquisition Holdings Inc. to make a voluntary public cash offer to acquire all the shares of GIPS for a total of $68.2 million. GIPS provides voice and...
Regional operator SouthernLINC Wireless launched Motorola Inc.’s first iDEN device running Google Inc.’s Android operating system, the Motorola i1. The device was first unveiled at the recent CTIA event in Las Vegas, at which time both SouthernLINC Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. said they...
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.When The NPD Group reported that Google Inc.'s Android operating system had achieved 28% market...
Is the speed race getting to AT&T Mobility?It would appear so as the nation's No. 2 carrier is set to update its current 3G network with HSPA+ technology, just months after saying it would stop 3G upgrades at the 7.2 specification.On the carrier's blog...
Is the speed race getting to AT&T Mobility?It would appear so as the nation's No. 2 carrier is set to update its current 3G network with HSPA+ technology, just months after saying it would stop 3G upgrades at the 7.2 specification.On the carrier's blog...
HONOLULU, Hawaii—The WiMAX Forum's recently announced Open Retail Initiative should spur more consumer electronics companies to make products using WiMAX technology because they will be able to bring those products to more operators quickly, said Ron Resnick, president and chairman of the forum.The initiative...
Wireless customers are increasingly satisfied with the service they are receiving from nationwide operators, according to a first quarter 2010 survey conducted by the American Customer Satisfaction Index.According to the report, customer satisfaction with wireless services set a new high for the second consecutive...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Alcatel-LucentRussia: With Sky Link to upgrade the carrier's network to CDMA2000 1x-EVDO Rev. B.Value: UndisclosedAlvarionItaly: With NGI to expand the carrier's network with its BreezeMAX Extreme 5000 802.16e WiMAX solution.Value: UndisclosedMotorolaRussia: With Inform Invest Group to...
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.There have been a host of stories in the past week on prepaid services, and we touched...
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.Convergence of communications and entertainment services, a hot-button topic for years, often is pushed aside for consideration...
AT&T – Michael Antieri has been named president of the newly formed Advanced Enterprise Solutions group within the company’s Business Solutions unit. Antieri has worked at AT&T for 31 years.Hands-On Mobile – Judy Wade has been appointed president and CEO. Previously, Wade served as...
AT&T – Michael Antieri has been named president of the newly formed Advanced Enterprise Solutions group within the company’s Business Solutions unit. Antieri has worked at AT&T for 31 years.Hands-On Mobile – Judy Wade has been appointed president and CEO. Previously, Wade served as...
WiMAX operators around the world are facing a dilemma – do they consider themselves to be alternative broadband providers like Clearwire Corp., which touts itself as a DSL replacement that is cheaper and portable, or do they take a more traditional approach like Sprint...
The World Health Organization released data on the largest study to date on whether cellphone use causes an increased risk of brain cancer, finding yet again the usual results -- that there is no increased risk of cancer, but saying more research is needed....
