Monthly Archives: April, 2014
T-Mobile US touts coverage benefits from recently closed 700 MHz spectrum deal
Having recently closed on its acquisition of 700 MHz spectrum assets from Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile US has begun touting the benefits those licenses will...
Feature Report: Video Optimization & Monetization for Carriers
Video now represents almost half of all mobile network traffic, and will soon account for most of the traffic on mobile networks. Mobile video...
CommScope posts strong quarter
Infrastructure solutions company CommScope (COMM) reported net income of $64 million on sales of $935 million in the first quarter of the year, driven...
Foxconn on the move
The Chinese manufacturing giant that makes most of the world's iPhones is looking for new opportunities in other parts of the mobile ecosystem. Foxconn...
Cell phones and the Supreme Court (Mobile Minute)
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For many people, a smartphone is the only computer they will ever own or ever want...
FCC to fine Florida man $48,000 for cellphone jammer use
The Federal Communications Commission said a Florida man could be fined up to $48,000 for using a cellphone jammer from his automobile that interfered...
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Report cites Ericsson’s focus on software
Ericsson’s recent restructuring announcement that will see the world’s largest telecom equipment vendor split its networks unit into two groups has at least one...
Impact 2014: Carriers need to understand enterprise mobility strategies
LAS VEGAS – The increased adoption of corporate mobile solutions impacts the telecommunications industry as they typically require more bandwidth and network performance improvements....
Europe: Orange sees end to French telecom price war
In reaching a relatively stable first quarter, France's leading carrier, Orange, believes that the French telecom price war is finally coming to close.
“This quarter is satisfying for us especially as the...
Analyst Angle: Value-added services fuel LatAm’s data communications market
Connectivity and bandwidth have become commodities in the data communications market. To differentiate themselves, telecom operators have been bundling
Time Trippin’: Wheeler pushes wireless stamp; wireless ‘bigger than the Internet’ … 15 years ago this week
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Analyst Angle: Offering zero-rated apps to drive mobile data adoption
Many Latin American operators have recently started offering free access or access without using data allowance for selected applications, generally to
AT&T’s new game plan for video
AT&T's new video venture could lead the carrier into partnerships with some of its direct competitors. The company is teaming up with The Chernin...
Mobile Minute: AT&T to launch in-flight LTE service
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LTE will take flight next year as AT&T plans to launch 4G LTE service for airplanes....
Study: Customer experience programs boost growth
A new study of more than 400 global business executives has found that companies prioritizing customer experience initiatives "fare substantially better" across business measures,...
Sprint expands LTE, Spark
Sprint's fight to remain competitive against rivals includes its ongoing deployment of LTE services, which have lagged far behind the reach of its larger...
Nokia names new CEO, reports earnings
Nokia (NOK) named Rajeev Suri as its new CEO, elevating the leader of Nokia Solutions and Networks now that it has completed the sale...
Sprint customers continue to defect though financials improve
Sprint’s operational challenges continued through the first quarter of this year as the nation’s No. 3 operator continued to bleed customers while its financial...
Deloitte: Analytics can prevent financial crime
Analytics is an underutilized resource for dealing with bribery, money laundering and corruption, according to a new Deloitte survey. Tony DeSantis, principal at Deloitte...
Impact 2014: Cloud, mobile keys for IBM growth
LAS VEGAS — Cloud and mobile are key growth pillars for IBM. During the opening sessions of this week’s Impact event, held in Las...
Reality Check: Managing customers through technology and business transitions
Customer migrations are a fundamental reality for the telecoms industry. Well executed transitions are seen as non-events, but poorly-executed transitions can trigger
Reality Check: Enterprises need to prepare for new mobile world
Enterprises face significant disruptions to their business if they do not have coherent strategies to deal with the leading technology trends centered around the nexus of mobility,
Reality Check: First-quarter earnings drivers (Pt. 1)
An absolutely giddy CFO usually worries me on conference calls, especially when it’s the CFO of a company the size of AT&T. John Stephens’ ebullience showed throughout
Verizon reportedly wins payment deal from Netflix
Netflix will reportedly pay to play on Verizon Communications' FiOS network, after claiming for months that its video service was being throttled by Verizon....