Manufacturers and suppliers of semiconductor chips that power the infrastructure and devices. Companies include: Advanced Micro Devices, Altera, Freescale Semiconductor, IBM, Infineon, Intel, LSICorp., Qualcomm, Samsung, Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics.
March 19 2010 - 11:35 am ET | Tracy Ford
A small company based in Reno, Nev., is hoping to revolutionize antenna technology with the first commercially viable Compound PxM Loop antenna, which is designed to increase radiation efficiency, intensity, gain and radiated
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March 10 2010 - 10:11 am ET | By Nizar Assanie, Vice President (Research), IE Market Research Corp.
In February, Intel and Nokia announced that they were merging their open-source Linux initiatives into a single project called MeeGo. On its face, what's not to like about MeeGo? It has a catchy name.
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February 16 2010 - 8:59 am ET | Dan Meyer
BARCELONA – In the shadow of an overwhelming LTE-focused Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, the WiMAX industry gathered the night before the show's official opening to provide an update on the
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February 11 2010 - 10:28 am ET | Kristen Beckman
NII Holdings Inc., which operates under the Nextel brand in Latin America, selected Nokia Siemens Networks to manage its network operations. The agreement covers network management in Argentina, Brazil, Chile,
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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
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January 28 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Tracy Ford
The Federal Communications Commission's attempts to regulate the wireless industry, from everything from net neutrality to handset exclusivity to early-termination fees, remind me of the phrase: “The road to hell is paved
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January 15 2010 - 11:16 am ET | Dan Meyer
If the recent Consumer Electronics Show taught me anything it's that 2010 is shaping up to be the year of the Android.
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January 15 2010 - 1:26 pm ET | Tracy Ford
While 2009 was dismal for overall semiconductor sales, smartphones, electronic readers and netbooks/smartbooks should help the industry in 2010.
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January 14 2010 - 11:12 am ET | Panasonic Computer Solutions Company
Contrary to popular opinion, magazine readership is growing and remains an important driver of retail sales and profit. With more than 4,000 titles in the market, it's difficult for any publisher or title to stand above the rest.
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January 12 2010 - 10:23 am ET | Jim Patterson, Founder and CEO, Mobile Symmetry
Whether you cringe at the thought of attending CES or look forward to it as much as the holiday break, you cannot leave the show without a feeling of tired awe. It is a logistical masterpiece. But more than that, it’s a
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January 5 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Rob Rovetta, VP of Products, Quantance Inc.
As wireless voice and data communication has evolved from a high-end business tool to a mass market consumer service, wireless operators have increased their service footprints, extended roaming to a global level, added radio
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December 29 2009 - 12:29 pm ET | Dan Meyer
Nokia Corp. is staying vigilant during the holiday season as the handset giant today filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission claiming Apple Inc.
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December 29 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Dan Warren, director of technology, GSMA
As the end of the year approaches, the question many people are asking is whether 2010 will be as tumultuous as 2008 and 2009.
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December 16 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Josh Holbrook, Director Enterprise Research, Yankee Group
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.
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December 8 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Rob Rovetta, VP of Products, Quantance Inc.
Wireless service providers and their manufacturing partners are feeling the heat to deliver a wide range of new devices that will enable consumers to communicate via voice, Internet, e-mail and social networks at increasingly
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December 4 2009 - 11:22 am ET | Dan Meyer
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Unlike the first official day of this week's WiMAX Forum Congress America's '09, Day 2 was a virtual LTE-free zone, except for the occasional remarks that LTE would not be all it's cracked up to be.
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December 3 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Dan Meyer
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Next-generation chip solutions provider Beceem Communications Inc. said it was on track to ship 3 million WiMAX chips in 2009, and that it was bolstering its lineup with its new “4G
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December 1 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Tim Meyer
AT&T Mobility is set to launch the market's first mobile device running a processor in excess of 1 GHz with the impending launch of LG Electronics Co. Ltd.'s Expo.
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November 30 2009 - 12:59 pm ET | Dan Meyer
Leuven, Belgium-based wireless module manufacturer Option, is set to cut 150 jobs from its production engineering and logistic facility in Cork, Ireland, according to Ireland On-Line.
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November 13 2009 - 10:21 am ET | Sinead Carew, Reuters
Qualcomm Inc. said LG Electronics Co. Ltd. is one of three major phone makers that agreed to license its 4G high-speed wireless technology, solidifying its position in the mobile market for years.
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November 12 2009 - 11:58 am ET | Tracy Ford
Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Arnon Friedman, Marketing Director, Texas Instruments Infrastructure
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November 12 2009 - 11:20 am ET | Tracy Ford
Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Arnon Friedman, Marketing Director, Texas Instruments Infrastructure
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November 10 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Rob Rovetta, VP of Products, Quantance Inc.
The wireless industry is at a critical inflection point for smartphones. According to Gartner Inc., smartphone sales increased 27% in the second quarter of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, making it the fastest growing
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November 9 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Allie Winter
Big box retailers have made comparing cellphone plans and pricing much quicker by putting most of the options under one roof. So the real question is who has what?
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November 6 2009 - 1:09 pm ET | Dan Meyer
Ericsson’s growing presence in the North American market is set for further expansion in the coming months as the infrastructure and technology giant this week announced that its current CTO Hakan Eriksson would begin
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November 5 2009 - 12:32 pm ET | Sinead Carew, Reuters
Wireless chip supplier Qualcomm Inc. on Wednesday forecast weaker than expected full-year results, but its extension of a key deal with Korea's Samsung Electronics helped offset the disappointment for some investors.
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October 23 2009 - 12:05 pm ET | Dan Meyer
This may seem an odd statement from a person who “won” his first, last and only fight because he was able to outrun his opponent, but I enjoy watching an oddly matched pair of antagonists going at it.
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October 13 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Rob Rovetta, VP of Products, Quantance Inc.
High-speed wireless data applications are exploding in popularity. The Wireless Federation noted in late 2008 that “mobile network operators in developed regions should prepare for a tenfold increase in wireless network
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October 9 2009 - 11:02 am ET | Dan Meyer
CRUISING AT 40,000 FEET — So, I am typing this column on a late-night flight back from the ongoing CTIA Wireless IT Wireless and IT and Entertainment IT Wireless show in San Diego. And because of this, I have christened
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September 29 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Dan Warren, Director of Technology, GSMA
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.
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