USA Mobility Inc. announced several executive management changes. The company said Shawn E. Endsley has been promoted to chief financial officer to replace Thomas L. Schilling, who is leaving the company. Previously, Endsley was the company’s controller. MyLe Chang, who previously was senior...
One year after the Wi-Fi Certified n testing program was launched, more than 1,100 products have achieved Wi-Fi Certified n status, including 127 phones, according to the Wi-Fi Alliance.“The number and variety of devices that have become Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n in past 12 months...
Mobile data company Acision is launching a new product that is says helps address network congestion issues related to growth of mobile video.The company’s Acision Media Optimizer reduces data traffic peaks by up to 50%, said Acision. Part of the company’s Broadband Mobility Suite,...
NII Holdings Inc., which operates under the Nextel brand in Latin America, has selected SmartTrust to provide advanced OMA Device Management and Firmware Over the Air capabilities for NII’s 3G network. SmartTrust’s SmartProvisioning system allows operators to manage delivery of new applications when subscribers...
The recent explosion of wireless data services has inflicted a heavy toll on traditional cellular networks that were not designed to handle the demand. While carriers continue to furiously bolster their networks with additional capacity and new technology, many are also looking to offload...
MobileMonday announced finalists for its Peer Awards finale at the organization's 10-year anniversary party, set for today. The event is taking place in Helskinki, with 350 guests from 37 countries, according to the group. Finallists in the "Base of the Pyramid" category are: --...
Texas Instruments Inc. said Brian Crutcher, worldwide manager of Embedded Processing and Custom businesses, has been elected a senior vice president. Crutcher will lead strategy, product development and delivery of the company's portfolio of Embedded Processing and Custom products. He has been with the...
Verizon and Motorola Inc. are teaming up to offer consumers a chance to win tickets to NFL regular season games as well as an all-expense paid trip to Super bowl XLV. Fans can enter the contest online at Motorola's Web site where they will...
Verizon Wireless and Bug Labs announced they formed a strategic relationship that will allow product designers, software engineers and others to build and program wireless devices to be used on Verizon’s network. The carrier said devices that use the Verizon-approved Bug Labs’ modules and...
Oracle Corp. (ORCL) released the results of a survey, “Opportunity calling: The future of mobile communications,” that questioned 3,000 mobile customers from around the world. The survey was released in connection with the company’s Oracle World event being held this week in San...
Verizon Communications Inc.'s executive vice president and CFO, John F. Killian, announced he will retire at the end of this year. Killian has spent 31 years with the company, including serving as CEO since March 2009. Verizon said it will name a successor shortly,...
T-Mobile USA launched a solar powered cell site in Chalfont, Penn. The company said it is the first solar cell site it has deployed in the United States. The site includes 12 solar panels, and T-Mobile said it expects the site to run without...
The Wireless History Foundation revealed this year’s inductees into its Wireless Hall of Fame.The inductees are: LeRoy T. Carlson, founder and chairman emeritus of Telephone and Data Systems Inc. and founder of U.S. Cellular; Edward Samuel “Ted” Rogers Jr. (posthumously), president and CEO of...
Mobilicity, which provides3.5G pay-in-advance services in Canada, deployed Amdocs' products using a managed services model to establish its entire OSS and BSS operations. The Amdocs customer experience systems support the entire order-to-cash and order-to-activation processes for Mobilicity, starting with new orders from the...
Verizon Wireless named Andrew Davies vice president and chief financial officer. He replaces John Townsend, who has been named regional chief financial officer – Europe for Vodafone Group. Both men will assume their new roles Nov. 15. Davies most recently was CFO of Vodafone...
Sybase 365 said it had processed more than 1 trillion interoperator messages since it launched the first SMS interoperability messaging hub in 2001. The milestone is equivalent to processing about 32,000 messages per second for every second of one year, said the company. Sybase...
Motorola Inc.'s (MOT) Motorola Solutions business and Ericsson (ERIC) teamed up to introduce an LTE-based solution for public-safety mobile broadband networks. The solution combines Motorola's public-safety optimized LTE core and interoperability platform with Ericsson's LTE access equipment as well as its packet core and...
Although overall employment in the computer and electronics products sector was down 11,200 jobs year over year, employment in the semiconductor subsector actually grew by 4,400 jobs year to year. In fact, employment in the semiconductor space has been trending up since the beginning...
MetroPCS Communications Inc. launched its Mas Mexico unlimited voice and text messaging calling plan that allows its customers to call friends and family in Mexico for $5 per month. The plan includes unlimited calls to landlines and unlimited text messages to mobile phones. ...
WiSpry Inc. said it signed an agreement with NTT DoCoMo Inc. to jointly develop tunable filters for mobile phone applications based on WiSpry's RF-MEMS technology. The agreement calls for both companies to cooperate and combine expertise to design and deveop new and enhanced tunable...
Despite the hype surrounding applications, Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iTunes music service continues to be the main draw for consumers sporting devices that can access the company’s vast selection of downloadable content.According to results from its online survey “iTunes Usage Report,” The NPD Group noted...
Demand for specific mobile technology skills has been steadily climbing as businesses look for developers who can write for the iPhone, Android and BlackBerry applications, according to job information released earlier this month from Elance, an online jobsite that connects businesses with freelancers.Job categories...
Savi Technology, which is a Lockheed Martin company, announced William Clark has joined the company as senior vice president and chief marketing officer. He will be responsible for all marketing functions at the company, including market and product strategies, go-to-market activities, branding, communications,...
Air2Web announced a worldwide partnership agreement with SAS, which provides business analytics software and services. Together the companies plan to integrate Air2Web’s AirCARE platform with SAS’ capabilities to offer a solution that allows enterprises to use information about their customers to create personalized interactions...
