In remarks to Chicago’s Executives Club on Wednesday, CEO of Motorola’s Mobile Devices and home business division Sanjay Jha announced another monster iPhone killer to be available by Christmas.
Motorola Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. said they have settled a more than two-year-old patent dispute that had each claiming the other was infringing on the others patents.The origins of the dispute began when a 2003 agreement between the two companies expired in...
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.You have to love the ritual: Every June at the Mac Worldwide Developer’s Conference in...
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.You have to love the ritual: Every June at the Mac Worldwide Developer’s Conference in...
Qualcomm Ventures Europe made a strategic investment in Anteryon, which makes wafer-based miniature optical modules for mobile phone cameras and laser projection. BNP Paribas Private Equity, Biggell Finance and Quest for Growth also participated in the round. Anteryon said it will use the funding...
To the surprise of few, Apple Inc. unveiled its latest iPhone iteration yesterday and like every previous version of the device, domestic availability will continue through AT&T Mobility.While there were – and have been for years – rumors that Apple would expand access to...
To the surprise of few, Apple Inc. unveiled its latest iPhone iteration yesterday and like every previous version of the device, domestic availability will continue through AT&T Mobility.While there were – and have been for years – rumors that Apple would expand access to...
Hipcricket launched its HIP 6.0 platform, which is a cloud-based mobile marketing and advertising platform. The product includes enhanced analytics and hyperlocal targeting capabilities, said the company.Emerging Healthcare Solutions Inc. announced an iPhone application it says will reduce medication errors for senior citizens. The...
Motorola Inc.'s Enterprise Mobility Solutions business is predicting a compounded annual growth rate between 5% and 8% over the next few years, with opportunities to sell equipment and services into public-safety and vertical market enterprises. Speaking at Cowen and Co.'s 38th Annual Technology, Media...
Ntelos and Thumbplay reached an agreement that allows Ntelos Wireless customers to access Thumbplay's music offering. Thumbplay Music is a cloud-based music service that provides unlimited access to songs on iPhone, Android and BlackBerry devices as well as on computers. The Thumbplay application...
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.Last week, Jim did a very thorough job describing the intricacies (and providing an excellent analysis) of the...
Sprint Nextel financing update. Spring Nextel Corp. said it entered a new $2.1 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, which expires in October 2013 and replaces an existing $4.5 billion revolving credit facility that would have expired this year. The new credit facility will provide supplemental...
In an “open letter to our valued customers” AT&T Mobility last Friday announced it was increasing the early termination fees on its “more advanced, higher end devices, including netbooks and smartphones” from the current $175 to $325 beginning with devices purchases after June 1....
In an “open letter to our valued customers” AT&T Mobility last Friday announced it was increasing the early termination fees on its “more advanced, higher end devices, including netbooks and smartphones” from the current $175 to $325 beginning with devices purchases after June 1....
Nokia Siemens Networks launched a software solution that allows mobile operators to analyze customer usage patterns and business performance of new offers. The charge@once software provides immediate feedback via a set of predefined reports and dashboards. The solution addresses revenue analysis, customer segmentation, and...
After 183 rounds of bidding over 34 days, India concluded the auction of 3G spectrum, but the spectrum mud-wrestle in the country is far from over. The BWA auction, in which 11 players will be bidding for two nationwide spectrum slots, begins Monday. By...
Regional operator SouthernLINC Wireless launched Motorola Inc.’s first iDEN device running Google Inc.’s Android operating system, the Motorola i1. The device was first unveiled at the recent CTIA event in Las Vegas, at which time both SouthernLINC Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. said they...
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.When The NPD Group reported that Google Inc.'s Android operating system had achieved 28% market...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Alcatel-LucentRussia: With Sky Link to upgrade the carrier's network to CDMA2000 1x-EVDO Rev. B.Value: UndisclosedAlvarionItaly: With NGI to expand the carrier's network with its BreezeMAX Extreme 5000 802.16e WiMAX solution.Value: UndisclosedMotorolaRussia: With Inform Invest Group to...
LOS ANGELES – After spending the last three days up close and personal with the cable industry at its big annual affair, I'm disappointed to report that mobile was hard to find. The wireless innovations and news I’d hoped to see were simply not...
QuickPlay Media Inc.’s premium mobile TV service PrimeTime2Go is now available on Motorola Inc. Android-powered smart phones, said the company. The service allows customers to watch TV shows from major networks and cable providers on their phone. The service costs $10 per...
Has Google’s Inc.’s Android operating system hit an inflexion point? Data released today by The NPD Group Inc. would indicate that possibility as the research firm reported that the sale of devices powered by the OS outsold Apple Inc.’s iPhone OS during the first...
Black Box Corp. said it renewed its agreement with CommScope Enterprise Solutions, which calls for Black Box to sell and support CommScope Enterprise solutions throughout the United States.Motorola and China Mobile Communications Corp. teamed up to demonstrate and end-to-end TD-LTE solution at the Shanghai...
The BWA auction that is scheduled to start two days after conclusion of the 3G auction under way in India, has sparked an intense debate over whether WiMAX or TD-LTE might be best positioned to serve the country's wireless broadband needs. At the center...
