Customer service support for smartphones 4 times that of feature phones, Innopath says

February 9 2010 - 1:16 pm ET | Tracy Ford

Mobile operators realize they need customers to adopt increased data services to offset declining voice revenues but are not sure how to best implement strategies to facilitate that, according to a December survey of nearly 200 ... Read More »

Reality Check: Our marginal wireless infrastructure

February 9 2010 - 12:53 pm ET | Michael W. Shonafelt, Partner at lawfirm Parker Milliken Clark O’Hara and Samuelian; and Rich Grimes, Principal and CEO, Capital Tower Group L.L

Emboldened by a vision of a national wireless infrastructure that would set the standard for the world, Congress enacted the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to “promote competition and reduce regulation” and ... Read More »

LSN Mobile to help broadcaster with mobile strategy

February 9 2010 - 12:03 pm ET | Tracy Ford

Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. is using LSN Mobile’s Local Wireless media-to-mobile platform to bring its online news, video and other content to mobile users. ... Read More »

TI unveils integrated chipset sans cellular radio

February 9 2010 - 11:48 am ET | Dan Meyer

You know the mobile device chipset market has matured when a big player in the space, Texas Instruments Inc., unveils a new product targeting smartphones that includes every conceivable radio access technology except one for a ... Read More »

Infrastructure Awards: ADC, Airvana, Huawei, ZTE

February 9 2010 - 11:31 am ET | Kristen Beckman

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:ADC Telecom ... Read More »

Ericsson module brings HSPA to Netgear router

February 9 2010 - 10:41 am ET | Tracy Ford

-Netgear router featuring Ericsson 3G technology-Netgear/Ericsson

Ericsson's mobile broadband module unit is teaming with Netgear Inc. to build a wireless router that internally incorporates HSPA broadband technology. The unit, which should be commercially available by the end of the first ... Read More »

Reality Check: Guidelines for a healthy mobile ecosystem

February 9 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Terry Stepien, President, Sybase iAnywhere

-Terry Stepien, President, Sybase iAnywhere-

Ecosystems found in nature can be easily destroyed when there is an imbalance. Business ecosystems tend to be somewhat hardier, yet they too demand balance. ... Read More »

Reality Check: An industry in transition: Learning how to navigate the wireless ecosystem

February 9 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Marcelo Claure, Chairman, President and CEO, Brightstar Corp.

-Marcelo Claure, Chairman, President and CEO, Brightstar Corp.-

2010 will definitely be a year of significant innovation in the wireless industry, and the buzz surrounding wireless at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas was palpable. ... Read More »

Movers and Shakers

February 8 2010 - 12:54 pm ET | Laura Teten

Aricent – Former Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin has joined the board of directors. Sarin has been involved in the mobile communications industry for more than 25 years. ... Read More »

Network optimization focus of Juniper's new offerings

February 8 2010 - 12:55 pm ET | Dan Meyer

Juniper Networks is set to unveil a trio of mobility solutions under its Project Falcon initiative designed to allow wireless operators to optimize network traffic on their current networks a provide a path for migrating from 3G ... Read More »

Reader Forum: Building Wireless Networks: The essentials of superior program management

February 8 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Gene Beall, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Services, Mobilitie

Beall--

Building wireless networks is a complex and expensive affair. It requires careful planning, strong leadership, cross-functional coordination and excellent program management. Whether a carrier is building a new network, ... Read More »

Employment in wireless sector ticked up in December

February 8 2010 - 11:41 am ET | Tracy Ford

Employment in the wireless carrier sector ticked up by 1,400 jobs in December, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics, but average weekly earnings for wireless carrier employees dropped by $1.10 to $854.83 ... Read More »

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