Monthly Archives: September, 2010
Google goes hyperlocal with mobile ads
Google Inc. (GOOG) is rolling out a new hyperlocal advertising feature for mobile ads, according to a Google Mobile Ads blog post.By leveraging a...
Metrico solution evaluates mobile video performance at handset level
Metrico Wireless Inc. launched a new product to test how mobile video performs on end users' handsets as wireless operators try to address the...
Hesse, other Sprint Nextel execs, resign from Clearwire's board
The increasingly uneasy relationship between Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Clearwire Corp. (CLWR), which Sprint Nextel owns a controlling interest in, appeared to get...
Waxman fails to get GOP support for net-neutrality legislation
Democratic efforts to give the Federal Communications Commission interim authority over net-neutrality issues failed to move forward in the last days of Congress. Rep....
AT&T Mobility alters GoPhone pricing
AT&T Mobility (T) is set to re-jigger its no-contract GoPhone offering to make it more competitive in the increasingly competitive prepaid space as...
U.S. Cellular targets contract customers with new initiative
Looking to re-establish its position in the space, regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular Corp. (USM) unveiled a number of new customers initiatives designed to...
Startup targets true hands-free market
Boston-based startup AdelaVoice is looking to tackle the increasing problem of distracted driving caused by cell phones with the launch of its StartTalking application....
New revenue models, new opportunities for mobile operators
Editor's Note: This is an article from our September Special Edition, Behind the Scenes: A focus on integrated subscriber and network management systems. During...
Behind The Scenes: OSS, BSS, IMS, OS
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A focus on integrated subscriber and network management systems* Intelligence to the core* Security threats mount with smartphone adoption* CEO Executive insight series: Frank...
Partnerships: NII chooses SmartTrust; Azimuth supplies test equipment to DT; and more
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NII Holdings Inc., which operates under the Nextel brand in Latin America, has selected SmartTrust to provide advanced OMA Device Management and Firmware Over...
Feature Report: Carriers climb the vertical ladder
Vertical markets present wireless carriers with a host of new opportunities and challenges. Just because wireless technology and enterprise infrastructure should work together doesn't...
LightSquared to provide free satellite phones, services to Indian Health Services agency
Looking to capitalize on its satellite service capabilities, LightSquared announced a partnership with the Indian Health Services federal agency to provide free phones and...
RIM confirms eventual BlackBerry shift to QNX
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) isn't making a big deal about it yet, but it has confirmed that the operating system it acquired through...
Intelligence to the core: 4G evolution to bring new opportunities, challenges to mobile space
Editor's Note: This is an article from our September Special Edition, Behind the Scenes: A focus on integrated subscriber and network management systems....
Bubble Motion expands voice blogging footprint to Japan
Bubble Motion has inked a new carrier deal in Japan for its BubbleBlog voice-blogging platform with KDDI Corp. (KDDIF). The service, which is particularly...
Ericsson deploys its first LTE network in North America
Ericsson Inc. (ERIC) supplied the network equipment for MetroPCS Communications Inc.'s LTE rollout in the Dallas area. The operator is...
MetroPCS expands LTE service to Dallas/Fort Worth
MetroPCS Communications Inc. continued its LTE roll out plans with the launch of services in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area. The launch follows up...
Analyst Angle: Open letter to Stephen Elop, Nokia’s new CEO: How to make Nokia great again
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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...
Capital Markets: AT&T announces investment program; Verve secures funding; and more
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AT&T Capital Services announced a financing initiative that will provide loans to small businesses that want to deploy new wireless solutions or upgrade existing...
Analyst Angle (Special Edition): The big four carriers and their competitive positioning
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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...
Expanded CALEA compliance likely in digital age
Like it or not, nontraditional communications service providers are going to have to comply with federal regulatory laws like digital wiretapping as people increasingly...
RIM reveals ad service, social layer for BBM
A new advertising service for BlackBerry apps has been released by Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM). Honing in on the apparent simplicity of implementation,...
AT&T expands small business loans to mobile deployments
AT&T Inc. said it will begin offering loans to small businesses to help them deploy wireless solutions or upgrade existing deployments. The loans will...
Public Wi-Fi usage expected to boom, biz model remains uncertain
The recent explosion of wireless data services has inflicted a heavy toll on traditional cellular networks that were not designed to handle the demand....
4G Americas new name for trade association
4G Americas is the new name for the former 3G Americas trade association. As the industry evolves, the trade association said it will continue...