As cloud computing become more mature and ubiquitous, the mobile cloud emerges as the next hype once it allows you to  access data wherever you are and whenever you want them. However, it effects a vast stakeholders range and key questions emerge such as if enterprises are prepaid for mobile cloud and its impact to [...]

The BYOD, or bring-your-own-device, trend has grown: A new report from iPass shows that more employees are using their own smartphones for work, and they rank connectivity cost as the least important factor when choosing a mobile network. iPass, a Wi-Fi and enterprise mobility services company, said that this creates the potential for “bill shock” for [...]

A survey of nearly 2,000 U.S. and U.K. iPhone users showed that the majority of them plan to upgrade to the iPhone 5, particularly if user reviews on the device are positive. The survey, done earlier this month in both countries just before the iPhone 5 pre-order craze began, was part of a report by [...]

Apple said that customers pre-ordered a staggering two million iPhone5 devices in the first 24 hours that the device was available. The figure was more than double the one million pre-orders through 24 hours for the previous generation iPhone 4S. “iPhone 5 pre-orders have shattered the previous record held by iPhone 4S, and the customer [...]

The convergence of mobile communications and broadband Internet connections has created countless new opportunities and challenges for wireless telephony. This marriage of technologies has given birth to devices that are changing lives and changing business practices. Just as mobile devices are bringing together people whose lives might never have intersected a few years ago, they [...]

While smartphones continue to make great strides in penetrating the domestic market, the third quarter of this year saw a slight lull in the action as consumers awaited the latest offering from Apple, according to a report by Fitch Ratings. The report found that during the third quarter postpaid smartphone penetration increased just 310 basis [...]

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. I’ve been having fun this week playing – and working – with my new AT&T 4G LTE Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket smartphone. The biggest [...]

So, cable giant Cox Communications finally threw in the towel on its half-hearted attempt to become a mobile operator on its own terms. The company, which prior to its launch bragged it would be able to garner 20% of the market, this week stopped selling its own branded service and said it would completely shut down operations early next year.

At just past the halfway point of the fourth quarter, and the first quarter of iPhone sales across three of the nation’s top four carriers, retail channel checks conducted by Wells Fargo Securities indicate the device will have a significant impact on the fortunes of carriers. The firm found that those carriers currently offering the [...]

T-Mobile USA garnered some attention as Google unveiled its highly anticipated music offering in Los Angeles. As the only nationwide operator not offering Apple’s iPhone and corresponding iTunes service, T-Mobile USA used its long history with Google’s Android mobile operating system to share some of the limelight from the Google Music launch. While the Google [...]