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.After almost five years under an exclusive relationship with AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless announced the...
Nigerian mobile operator Globacom Ltd. launched the country's first LTE network this week running alongside its current GSM and HSPA operations. The service runs under the company's Glo Mobile brand name.Globacom COO Mohamen Jameel said the new offering would provide customers with a better...
Nordic telecom giant TeliaSonera said it has signed equipment contracts with Ericsson (ERIC) and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. to deploy and expand its mobile network in Norway. The deal calls for the deployment of a GSM/EDGE, W-CDMA/HSPA and LTE network that will cover 95%...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Verizon Wireless (VZ) did millions a favor and finally got a room.The two biggest names in the domestic mobile business made it official today with Verizon Wireless announcing it will begin offering a CDMA version of Apple's now six-month-old iPhone...
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.LTE (Long-Term Evolution) has got off to a flying start. Networks based on this high-speed mobile technology,...
China-based electronics maker SinoHub Inc. (SIHI) said it has received an initial order to manufacture 20,000 3G mobile phones for China Unicom (CHU). SinoHub said it expects to ship the order during the first quarter.
SinoHub said it will initially produce a single 3G device...
Rural wireless operator Mosaic Telecom said it has signed a deal with Nokia Siemens Networks to install an LTE network in eight Wisconsin counties using the carrier's 700 MHz and 1700/2100 MHz spectrum assets. Mosaic, which is part of Chibardun Telephone Cooperative, currently provides...
China-based electronics maker SinoHub Inc. (SIHI) said it has received an initial order to manufacture 20,000 3G mobile phones for China Unicom (CHU). SinoHub said it expects to ship the order during the first quarter.
SinoHub said it will initially produce a single 3G device...
PR Newswire | January 6, 2011 | Press Release
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to low penetration rates, an expanding economy, deploying 3G networks, and declining smartphone prices, mobile data revenue is expected to triple over the next five years in Peru,...
Nokia Siemens Networks reported that it has garnered a network equipment deal with Indian cellular provider Idea Cellular Ltd. to deploy HSPA-based services over the carrier’s existing GSM infrastructure. Terms of the deal were not released. The deal includes supplying and deploying the equipment...
The Chinese mobile market continued to show strong growth during November with the nation’s three wireless operators posting nearly 8.9 million customer additions and pushing the country’s total mobile customer base to more than 833 million subscribers.The country’s – and world’s – largest operator...
PR Newswire | GSMA Press Release
GSMA Announces Five New ADCs as Part of App Planet at Mobile World Congress
LONDON, Dec. 20, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The GSMA today announced that the CEOs of Cisco, Ericsson and Telefonica are scheduled to deliver keynote presentations at the 2011 GSMA...
Brightstar Corp. said it expanded into Thailand and Vietnam to further support its strategy to have a local presence in key Asia-Pacific markets.The wireless distributor and supply-chain management company recently named Patrick Aronson managing director for Thailand and Vietnam. Based in Ho Chi Minh...
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,...
George Schmitt has been named CEO of MB Technology Holdings L.L.C., which holds a 39.72% interest in xG Technology. Schmitt will be tasked with helping xG develop and market its intellectual property, products and technology in the cognitive radio network space. Schmitt...
15 December 2010, London, UK | GSMA
The GSMA today announced that it has elected Franco Bernabè, Chief Executive Officer of Telecom Italia, as its new Chairman for a two-year term, from January 2011 through December 2012. As Chairman, he will help oversee the strategic direction...
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. For mobile operators, vendors and their customers, these are the best of times and the worst...
ZTE Corp. announced that it closed a deal worth $85 million to build and deploy a 3G network for pan-India operator Aircel. The win doesn't exactly translate to a new customer for the Chinese vendor because ZTE already supplied equipment for Aircel's existing GSM...
Nokia Corp. (NOK) has completed the sale of its wireless modem business to Renesas Electronics, the company reported. The unit was responsible for the development of Nokia's wireless modem technologies for LTE, HSPA and GSM.The sale and transfer of nearly 1,100 employees highlights the...
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 pace at which the mobile industry is changing right now has made crystal-ball gazing more difficult...
Gemalto, the world's largest SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card maker, is taking steps to expand the mobile contactless payment space – and get its technology an even broader footprint. The company announced a strategic licensing agreement with NXP Semiconductors N.V., (NXPI) as well as...
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) today unveiled its Broadcast Message Center, which wireless operators can use to deliver emergency text alerts to their customers, warning them of natural disasters, inclement weather or other dangers. The federal government is requiring wireless operators to be able to deliver...
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. As operators continue to invest in 3G technologies and examine options available for 4G, three things...
Globecomm Systems Inc. (GCOM) has found a niche in the wireless space by solving complex communications problems using wireless and satellite technologies. The Hauppauge, N.Y.-based company was a finalist in the RCR 4G Ecosystem Awards announced last month. The company specializes in deploying...
