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 all the talk of 4G technologies and the U.S. national broadband plan, it seems...
Consumers are getting more options for buying mobile broadband, with Clearwire Corp. launching in another 10 markets, and AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless launching prepaid mobile broadband plans last month. But a closer look at the actual plans left me thinking I would...
China Mobile Communications Corp., the world’s largest wireless operator, will use Red Bend Software’s firmware over the air (FOTA) software for updating and device management for China Mobile’s OPhone operating system.Under an agreement with China Mobile Research Institute, China Mobile’s research and development arm,...
With the impending launch of mobile WiMAX service in three North Carolina cities, residents of the area will be able to contrast and compare pricing options from Time Warner Cable Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. Time Warner Cable is launching its mobile...
SAN DIEGO – The CDMA Development Group handed out their 2009 CDMA Industry Achievement Awards at this year's 3G CDMA Americas Regional Conference in San Diego, Calif., this week. Winners were selected by industry ballots and included companies and individuals leading the deployment of...
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.Even as we stand on the cusp of the first LTE market launches in a rapidly-expanding era...
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.The attraction of netbooksThe growth of the netbook sector has been an anomaly in an...
An inventory buildup, slowing demand and lack of visibility into how to weigh those two factors is hanging over the wireless chip industry as companies search for a way ahead. As most handset vendors posted volume shipment decreases for the typically hot fourth quarter,...
The disgruntled economy finally hit Verizon Wireless where it hurts, in its customer growth during the fourth quarter. The carrier posted 1.4 million net adds during its fourth quarter, but that's the fewest subscribers the No. 1 wireless provider added since the second quarter...
The cellular modem market experienced an upswing in sales last year, with unit shipments reaching 20 million, according to a new study from analyst firm In-Stat.The company said the growth in sales was driven by carriers beefing up their 3G data service offerings.The market...
