Hilbert Communications is a network operator with a wireless subsidiary focused on delivering voice and data services to rural areas in Wisconsin and Michigan. The company partners with AT&T Mobility to pick up roaming users who head into the countryside from cities such as...
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.With the announcements in Barcelona this week it is easy to see the mobile wireless...
BARCELONA – The first official day of this year's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, kicked off with a high-powered, though low- energy, keynote address with heads of Vodafone Group plc, Alcatel-Lucent and Research In Motion Ltd. giving their perspective on the wireless...
BARCELONA – Verizon Wireless' metamorphosis from champion of CDMA technology among the world's largest carriers to a full-fledged member of the dominant GSM-based world took another step to completion today as the nation's largest operator announced its membership of the GSMA trade association.The decision...
What is it with carriers? Every time there is a ‘new' infrastructure technology, it takes years for the actual deployment to take place. My rule of thumb is now a decade or longer between when a vendor starts promoting a totally new concept to...
Publisher's Note: This is the second a multi-part series of articles on Chinese companies following Publisher Jeff Mucci's recent trip to China. Huawei Fast Facts: In 2009, Huawei achieved over USD 30 billion in contract sales and USD 21.5 billion in revenue (unaudited revenues)....
Publisher's Note: This is the second a multi-part series of articles on Chinese companies following Publisher Jeff Mucci's recent trip to China. Huawei Fast Facts: In 2009, Huawei achieved over USD 30 billion in contract sales and USD 21.5 billion in revenue (unaudited revenues)....
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:ADC Telecom United States: With two undisclosed carriers to deploy its InterReach Fusion, InterReach Unison and FlexWave Prism distributed antenna systems to increase voice and data capacity during the Pro Bowl and the Super Bowl at...
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,...
SHENZHEN, China--ZTE Corp. went to great lengths to provide access to key executives including Xu Ming, global GM for the ZTE's Wireless Business Unit. We basically spent the day together in Shenzhen touring ZTE's local manufacturing facility and exhibition hall, meeting with key executives...
SHENZHEN, China--Why did the publisher of RCR Wireless News visit China earlier this month? In many respects, it was to see first hand the explosive growth of the Chinese wireless market. The primary reasons, however, were threefold. First, RCR Wireless News has always been...
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.While the wireless carriers in the U.S. try to wrestle spectrum from the hands of...
The Federal Communications Commission's attempts to regulate the wireless industry, from everything from net neutrality to handset exclusivity to early-termination fees, remind me of the phrase: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”I blame Apple. When Apple first introduced the iPhone, it...
The Challenge Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd markets business machines manufactured by Konica Minolta Business Technologies Inc, in the United Kingdom, through a direct sales force and a network of independent dealerships. The company maintains over 56,000 multi-functional printing devices, in situ at...
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...
Verizon Wireless said it has chosen Spirent Communications to provide testing solutions for certification of devices that will operate on its 4G LTE network. Spirent will provide hardware, test simulators, system simulators and software for test automation, said the companies. Spirent is the...
Verizon Wireless said it has chosen Spirent Communications to provide testing solutions for certification of devices that will operate on its 4G LTE network. Spirent will provide hardware, test simulators, system simulators and software for test automation, said the companies. Spirent is the...
Brazil is expected to auction several spectrum licenses this year, which could lead to increased mobile broadband adoption, according to a new report from research firm Maravedis. Regulator Anatel could auction spectrum at 2.5 GHz, 3.5 GHz, 450 MHz as well as some available...
Following are infrastructure contracts that were announced during the past week:EricssonNorway and Sweden: With TeliaSonera to be the sole supplier of a common core network and also to supply 4G/LTE radio base stations. The carrier is planning to roll out its 4G service in...
Indian entrepreneur Rajiv Mehrotra has a mission: to connect the world's rural citizens wirelessly. But it's difficult for a wireless carrier to bring services to remote areas with only the prospect of getting $2 per month in revenue from those citizens. Nevertheless, Mehrotra's latest...
LAS VEGAS – In the shadow of Apple Inc.'s iPhone and Google Inc.'s Android operating systems continued strong growth, Palm Inc. pushes ahead aggressively for its spot in the sun. What began one year ago at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show this year took...
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...
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 wireless voice and data communication has evolved from a high-end business tool to a mass market...
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.As wireless operators utilize 3G and march toward 3.5G and 4G, collectively they face a...
