No Jitter’s recent research sheds some light on Skype’s initiative into the business communication arena, known as Skype for Business, previously Microsoft Lync. The study reveals that 90% of Skype for Business adopters voted it as a better solution than their traditional PBX systems.
The...
In this episode of Coders, I look at some of the things Microsoft touted at this year's Build conference. The company continues to push itself as the "ultimate" platform, and now wants to provide a system of tools for all developers to use.
To this...
This week on Coders I speak with Brian Mueller, the developer behind the Carrot line of apps for iPhone and Apple Watch. His line of apps are named Carrot from "carrot and stick," and the humorous content in the fitness, to-do and weather apps...
The company that once dominated the mobile phone industry may be plotting a comeback. Less than a week after Nokia announced plans to buy Alcatel-Lucent, a Re/code report claims that Nokia Technologies hopes to launch a new phone.
Nokia sold its mobile device business to...
Super Wi-Fi runs over unused TV white space
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced Microsoft had installed a novel "super Wi-Fi system" at the popular Seattle Center that is said to provide users with data speeds 5,000-times faster than the previous Wi-Fi system.
This is the latest step...
Huawei, Microsoft producing low-cost smartphone tailored for Indian market
WASHINGTON – Driven in part by the ongoing wireless revolution, India, a country marred by the fallout of colonialism and stagnated by populist economics, is poised to leave the past behind and emerge as an economic...
Microsoft wants an injunction against sales of Kyocera phones
Microsoft on March 6, filed a lawsuit against device-manufacturer Kyocera alleging the Japanese company is infringing on Microsoft patents related to battery life, location and movement sensors, among other elements.
Microsoft has asked the U.S. District Court...
New cloud platform targets enterprise-focused providers
Cisco Systems and Microsoft expanded their previously announced cloud and data center partnership with the launch of a new platform combining Microsoft’s Windows Azure Pack and Cisco’s Application Centric Infrastructure.
The new platform, descriptively dubbed Cisco Cloud Architecture for the...
Deutsche Telekom said it is planning to invest more than $6.68 billion in network expansion across Europe over the next three years. DT, Europe's largest phone company, announced that it has connected the first three of 10 countries in its planned European network: Croatia, Hungary and Slovakia....
AT&T and Microsoft are joining forces to offer smaller businesses a mobile office suite based on Microsoft 365. The service will be bundled with AT&T's wireless plans for small to medium businesses, and will work with iOS, Android and, of course, Windows devices.
The companies...
When Microsoft and Spectra Wireless announced the first commercial Internet service network in Africa to use TV white spaces, university students in Ghana saw an immediate cost savings. But not everyone is cheering.
Apparently, the U.S. software giant's interest in Africa is making many carriers on...
The latest research on mobile device market share shows Android solidifying its dominant position, despite a fourth-quarter flurry of iPhone purchases. Strategy Analytics said that 1 billion Android smartphones shipped last year, vs. 192 million iPhones and roughly 100 million smartphones running other operating...
FCC enforcement advisory follows $600,000 Marriott fine
Hotel operators cannot block guests from using Wi-Fi hot spots rather than the hotel’s network, according to a strongly worded “enforcement advisory” published by the Federal Communications Commission.
The advisory comes following an Oct. 3 FCC order that fined Marriott...
The Microsoft acquisition of Revolution Analytics is preparing the company for "Revolution R." R refers to the widely used programming language for predictive analytics and statistical computing. According to Microsoft, Revolution Analytics is the leading provider of software and services for R.
On the company’s...
LAS VEGAS – Chinese consumers may be the first to see some of the hottest new smartphones from this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Motorola's new owner (Lenovo), and Nokia's new owner (Microsoft), both released new smartphones at CES and said that they would target markets...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences.
Sixty-eight readers sent “top ten” nominations that form the basis for this week’s column. These events (in chronological order) were...
• Rohde & Schwarz announced this morning that it was able to simulate an LTE-Advanced network with three-component-carrier carrier aggregation in the downlink and sustain full protocol stack data rates for LTE category 9, classified as up to 450 Mbps in the downlink.
The test...
SK Telecom raided
State prosecutors and the government descended on SK Telecom headquarters Tuesday. Agents raided the company's headquarters in Seoul, seizing computer hard drives and documents related to the health care division of the company. The investigation is into whether SK Telecom illegally collected its...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News has made many questionable decisions over the years. One of which is agreeing to let a long-time industry observer provide commentary on what is chapping his hide across the wireless industry. His name is Hunter Gates. We call him...
Microsoft clearly values mind share and market share more than software royalties when it comes to mobile, at least in the short term. The software giant is making more features of its ubiquitous Office software available for free on Android and iOS devices. The...
Microsoft continued its push to slash operating costs, with reports noting the software giant recently moved forward with approximately 3,000 job cuts.
ZDNet reported that the cuts were the “third wave” in Microsoft’s previously announced move to cut approximately 18,000 jobs, which it announced this...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to 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 regular readers of my columns will know, our family is Apple-centric: Macs, iPhones, AppleTV, iPads, iTunes, etc....
Skype has launched a new mobile video chat service to encourage users to "capture the moment" and share it with friends. The service is called "Qik" (pronounced 'quick') and videos created with Qik can be up to 42 seconds long. In comparison, Vine creates...
In today's Mobile Minute, Microsoft makes changes, CWA supports AT&T's DirecTV bid, and reviewers praise the new iPhone 6.
Mobile Minute
Microsoft is making leadership changes, proceeding with its planned layoffs, and funneling cash back to shareholders. Today the software giant said that Visa CEO Charles...
