The global mobile application market is set to surpass $35 billion in 2014, according to a new report from IDC. Mobile application developers have built more than 300,000 apps in barely more than the last three years, the firm added.The overall number for downloaded...
It used to be that messaging, which gained popularity as simple texting or Short Message Service (SMS), was just for teens—a way for them to interact in real-time via their own shorthand tech-speak. Enter: Multimedia Message Service (MMS), enabling wireless consumers to incorporate images...
Whatever happens to the health care industry over the next two years, AT&T Inc. (T) is repositioning itself to pursue a much greater role in the space.Under a new division called AT&T ForHealth, the company wants to "accelerate delivery of innovative wireless, networked, and...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is losing momentum to Google Inc. (GOOG) on the operating system front, but for the time being it appears to be more than making up for it on the advertising front.The maker of all things iOS, including the recently launched iAd...
Sprint Nextel Corp.'s HTC Evo 4G handset went on sale today, accompanied by an advertising campaign that focuses on “first” inventions, starting with the wheel and including gramophones, trains, planes, rocketships, TVs, laptops and of course, cellphones.The dual-mode smartphone, built by HTC Corp., works...
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 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 networks are the cornerstone of the wireless industry. These capital-intensive investments are a key building...
Juniper Networks is set to unveil a trio of mobility solutions under its Project Falcon initiative designed to allow wireless operators to optimize network traffic on their current networks a provide a path for migrating from 3G to 4G technology. The solutions are dubbed...
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.Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, iPhone, Android. What's next? The public's taste in smartphones seems to change much like...
The converging telecom and IT space is set to become a $5 trillion global business, fueled by relentless demand from individuals and businesses to be able to access information across any device at any time. The wireless/telecom/media/IT sector is growing two to five...
With investments already made into WiMAX, the wireless broadband technology will be able to withstand the current economic downturn in a year that will see some additional network deployments, according to the WiMAX Forum.Because of the current economic climate, WiMAX providers are not being...
Nokia Corp. said today it would offer its mid-tier, touchscreen smartphone - the 5800 XpressMusic - in the United States for $400, with no carrier support. The news undercut Nokia's public statements that it has approached the U.S. market with renewed vigor and close...
Despite the disastrous ramifications the global economic crisis has had on other business sectors, a new report from research firm IDC predicts the global mobile industry will remain relatively unscathed - and could even benefit.The wireless industry has become the dominant driver of the...
When it comes to mobile in the enterprise, presence is the buzzword. Just like it was three years ago.Presence - a vaguely defined term referring to the ability to determine the availability and whereabouts of others - was a key feature in the early...
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. eked out a slim lead in market share over Motorola Inc. in the United States last year, in part due to the latter's fading fortunes, according to new numbers from IDC.Where Samsung showed 15.5% year-on-year growth between 2007 and 2008,...
Smartphones are no longer the exclusive domain of high-powered executives and road warriors. But what that means for the mobile e-mail space - which seems perennially on the verge of reaching a tipping point - has yet to be determined.Handset manufacturers and application developers...
Turin Networks Inc., which specializes in wireless backhaul, carrier Ethernet and converged access products, announced it will merge with Force10 Networks Inc., which builds networks. With the deal, the companies will serve 1,300 customers worldwide. Customers include top-tier service providers and enterprise data centers.Financial...
The first half of 2009 may see alarmingly slow handset sales worldwide and, even if the back half of the year improves markedly, all sources point to negative growth for the coming year. Forecasts for the magnitude of the anticipated slowdown, however, vary widely...
Looking to expand its enterprise-focused wireless network solution, Trapeze Networks said it has acquired Newbury Networks.Trapeze said the deal will allow it to combine its network equipment and management systems with Newbury's wireless local area network location systems. Terms of the acquisition were not...
Was it brilliance or blunder to launch the much-anticipated BlackBerry Bold on Election Day?AT&T Mobility rolled the dice when it decided to launch its exclusive, much-hyped BlackBerry Bold mobile handset on Nov. 4, a day when much of the country was gripped by a...
The handset market has been unseasonably chilly this fall.Where the third quarter typically reflects a ramp-up for the holiday spending orgy, it appeared from the metrics that the togas may remain in the closet this quarter. Media coverage that typically revels in the ups...
The following is market share information for the top five largest mobile-phone manufacturers for the third quarter of 2008. The figures were compiled by research firm IDC.
Nokia Corp. retained its No. 1 position, while Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. scored the No. 2 slot. Sony...
What do you do when you have one of the fattest marketing wallets in the world, but a chunk of your potential customers are being drawn in by ancillary offerings made by third parties who get big payouts from you because they're the deal-closer?If...
Financial institutions must now monitor and archive text and instant messages sent by employees through company-issued handsets much like they do with corporate e-mail. However, only a handful of companies offer compliance software. A recent requirement by the Financial Industry Regulation Authority has created...
