Americans are in love with their mobile devices. We’d rather leave the house without our wallet than our cellphone. We’ve plunked down hundreds of dollars for the latest and greatest tablets and smartphones. We love our devices so much we are using them at...
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.
Brazilian Picture
The number of mobile broadband capable accesses in Brazil grew 82.18% last year, totalizing 18.6 million new devices, according...
Operators have reacted to the swell in data usage with a variety of strategies that include volume-based tiers, usage caps, time-of-day usage pricing and data-speed throttling. While this may address the immediate challenge of preserving network integrity for the majority of users, it has also led to increased customer confusion and “bill shock,” higher support costs and, ultimately, higher customer churn.
Large wireless companies in the U.S. have balkanized the 700 MHz spectrum and made it difficult to invest in next-generation data networks, RCA's president and CEO said in a briefing on Capitol Hill.
Mobile broadband use has overtaken fixed-line access, GSMA Latin America says, adding that the main challenge for the region's countries is to support the demand for data traffic. Public policies are necessary for mass access to networks, said GSMA Latin America Director Sebastian Hair, who opened the organization's plenary meeting this week in El Salvador.
Sprint Nextel has re-constructed the pricing structure of its dual-band 3G/4G mobile broadband offerings weeks after curtailing unlimited data access to its “4G” service. The new plans combine data access to both networks, which differs from previous plans that offered capped data transmission...
While smartphones dominate the market and mobile broadband access is consolidated in developed countries, Brazil is still beginning its 3G experience – from carriers and suppliers as well as consumers. People are just starting to access the Internet through cellphones. In June, Brazil’s mobile-phone penetration...
The number of broadband access lines in Brazil could more than triple by 2020, and users could see significantly higher speeds if investments of R$ 144.6 billion by 2020 (US$ 90 billion) were made, according to the National Union of Telephone Companies and Mobile...
Motorola Solutions Inc. could expand its business in Brazil, where the company has been operating for 35 years. Motorola Solutions CEO Gregory Brown met with the Minister of Communications Paulo Bernardo recently, according to Agência Brasil. Motorola Solutions provides equipment and systems for businesses...
In Brazil, number of Internet broadband access connections surpassed 45.7 million in July, up 56.72% compared to July 2010. According to the monthly balance sheet prepared by the Brazilian Association of Telecommunications (TeleBrasil), since the beginning of 2011, 11.2 million new connections were enabled.
The...
Brazilian telecom carrier Oi confirmed that it bought Wi-Fi company Vex for R$ 27 million (US $16.8 million). Vex operates more than 40,000 hotspots in Brazil and other countries throughout in Latin America.
Bringing Vex to Oi subscribers will allow the operator to differentiate with its mobile...
Not a minute seems to go by where some company does not announce some new awesome application or service that is made even more awesome by its ability to do whatever it does from just about anywhere. This movement towards being unwired anywhere at any time is gaining momentum due to the tech industry’s love affair with the “cloud.” Also known as server farms run by large corporations where all of your information is kept safe (?) and secure (?) for you whenever you need it.
Telstra | August 8, 2011 | Press Release
Businesses in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane will be the first to experience 4G/LTE mobile broadband after Telstra announced it would commence selling Australia’s first commercial LTE device later this month.
Telstra switched on its first 4G base stations,...
Brazilian Minister of Communication Paulo Bernardo said Brazil will have a pilot high-speed broadband project by the Rio+20 Conference — a United Nations' Conference on Sustainable Development, held June 4-6 in Rio de Janeiro.
Bernardo made his comments during a visit to Colombia where he participated in the Brazil-Colombia...
Ericsson | August 4, 2011 | Press Release
Mobifone, one of Vietnam's leading mobile operators with 32 percent of the country's mobile communications market, has chosen an Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) solution for combined bandwidth and mobile broadband traffic optimization. Mobifone is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the...
Alcatel-Lucent | Aug 4, 2011
Alcatel-Lucent senior leaders share their perspectives on innovation and growth opportunities in China including 4G LTE and Mobile Broadband. Speakers include Ben Verwaayen, Rajeev Singh-Molares, Romano Valussi, Wim Sweldens and more.
In Spain, Telefónica reported a drop of 16.3% in first-half 2011 net profit to 3.162 billion euros. In the second-quarter, net profit dropped even more: 27%. According to company, it's due to rising operating costs and a writedown of the value of its stake...
In Spain, Telefónica reported a drop of 16.3% in first-half 2011 net profit to 3.162 billion euros. In the second-quarter, net profit dropped even more: 27%. According to company, it's due to rising operating costs and a writedown of the value of its stake...
Expecting a transformation in Latin America’s telecommunications networks, Ciena Corp. said it believes region will grow at higher rates than other markets. “Latam is one area of great growth for Ciena. We are moving into more markets and growing tremendously,” said Fabio Medina, sales VP...
Ericsson | July 20, 2011
Deploying mobile broadband in 1800MHz spectrum is part of the solution to the rapid growth of mobile broadband, which is forcing operators to add both coverage and capacity, applying a holistic spectrum strategy that covers voice-centric and mobile broadband network...
Alcatel-Lucent | July 19, 2011 | Press Release
Shanghai, July 19, 2011 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE: ALU) today announced it will increase the efficiency and reach of China Unicom’s 3G network in over ten provinces to meet the rapidly rising demand for mobile broadband...
Mobile broadband access is increasing in Brazil. At the end of first half of 2011, Brazil had counted 43.7 million broadband access connections, according to a just-released survey from the Brazilian Telecommunication Association Telebrasil. The major part of this total is registered as mobile...
Infonetics Research | June 7, 2011
Campbell, CALIFORNIA, June 7, 2011—Market research firm Infonetics Research today released excerpts from its latest Fixed and Mobile Subscribers market forecast report.
ANALYST NOTE
"As we predicted, mobile broadband subscribers surpassed wireline broadband subscribers in 2010 (558 million vs. 500 million). Fixed-line...
