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Analyst Angle: Cable MSOs could enjoy a nice piece of mobile backhaul pie

March 17 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Larry Swasey and Andy Fuertes, Visant Strategies

-Larry Swasey, Visant Strategies-

During the recent capacity crisis suffered by AT&T Wireless it was expected the carrier would upgrade, as it was announced, in tough capacity urban markets such as New York and Los Angeles. ... Read More »

Xmas hangover

March 17 2010 - 12:48 pm ET | Dan Meyer

-HTC's HD2 is set to launch at T-Mobile USA next week for $200 after rebates. European model shown.-HTC

Though the calendar may say mid-March, the bounty of new mobile devices hitting the market recently would seem to indicate late December is just around the corner. This week alone has seen T-Mobile USA Inc. officially announce a ... Read More »

Smartphones set for growth in Asia, price still important in U.S.

March 17 2010 - 12:09 pm ET | Dan Meyer

The continued evolution of mobile networks in Asia is expected to help propel the adoption of smartphones in the region, according to IMS Research. The research firm said it expects annual smartphone shipments to Asia to more ... Read More »

Reality Check: The mobile service evolution continues

March 16 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Kevin Mitchell, Director Solutions Marketing, Acme Packet

-Kevin Mitchell, Director Solutions Marketing, Acme Packet-

Each year the mobile industry starts with a bang as attendees flock to the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC) and International CTIA Wireless conferences and vendors introduce new ... Read More »

Reader Forum: Cable ready to partner with wireless on cell-tower backhaul

March 15 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Shridhar Kulkarni, Product Manager Access Network Solutions, Aurora Networks

-Shridhar Kulkarni, Product Manager Access Network Solutions, Aurora Networks-

Wireless service providers looking for greater sources of backhaul bandwidth can get help from an unlikely – yet uniquely qualified – fiber-rich source: cable system operators. ... Read More »

Reader Forum: 2010 – The breakthrough year for femtocells

March 15 2010 - 9:15 am ET | Professor Simon Saunders, Chairman of the Femto Forum

-Simon Saunders-

Over the past 12 months any doubt over operator commitment to femtocells has been silenced. There are currently 10 deployments around the world and analyst firm Informa recently found operator commitment to femtocells has ... Read More »

T-Mobile USA to launch HSPA+ modem, data now contract optional

March 11 2010 - 12:53 pm ET | Dan Meyer

T-Mobile USA Inc. continued its 3G push today unveiling the first HSPA+ device to be offered by a nationwide U.S. carrier that it plans to offer to consumers beginning March 14. The USB modem device, dubbed the WebConnect Rocket ... Read More »

Reality Check: Mystery solved! The money-making middle mile

March 9 2010 - 9:56 am ET | Jim Patterson, founder and CEO, Mobile Symmetry

-Jim Patterson, founder and CEO, Mobile Symmetry-

After a column a few weeks back where I took the industry to task on its poor asset management discipline, a colleague came into my office and proclaimed “So – there is nothing new under the sun?” That got me to ... Read More »

VMU to cut postpaid service, ups mobile data ante

March 3 2010 - 11:45 am ET | Dan Meyer

-Virgin Mobile USA's PC card can now access more data per month for the same fee.-

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s bevy of prepaid offerings is gaining some clarity as the carrier is looking to phase out a legacy postpaid service and increase the appeal of its prepaid data plans. Sprint Nextel said it has started ... Read More »

The downside of LTE expectations

March 1 2010 - 12:25 pm ET | Tracy Ford

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Editor's Note: This originally appeared in RCR Wireless News' January Special Edition, Wireless Infrastructure: The Engine for Economic Recovery. Look for ... Read More »

Skype pulls Windows Mobile apps; no word of return

February 26 2010 - 1:11 pm ET | Daniel Ionescu, PC World

Skype's VoIP apps for the Windows Mobile operating system, Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Phones, are no longer available for download, the comp any announced, claiming the apps didn't offer a good enough experience. ... Read More »

Clearwire's results show signs of growth, both good and bad

February 24 2010 - 11:19 am ET | Dan Meyer

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Clearwire Corp. released fourth quarter and full-year 2009 results this morning showing the financial strains of launching a new wireless service, but backed by positive signs that its WiMAX service is starting to attract ... Read More »

Poor but networked: UN says cell phone use surging

February 24 2010 - 6:00 am ET | ElIiane Engeler, Associated Press

More than half of the people in the developing world are now cell phone subscribers, a U.N. report said Tuesday, highlighting strong global growth in telecommunications. ... Read More »

Reality Check: Evolution of the mobile touch ecosystem

February 23 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Steve Ives, co-founder and CEO, Taptu Ltd.

-Steve Ives, co-founder and CEO, Taptu Ltd.-

Over the past couple of years businesses have been scrambling to develop mobile apps, as the popularity of smart phones has created an app-frenzy world. ... Read More »

Vodafone, VZW, nPhase form M2M alliance focused on multinational businesses

February 18 2010 - 12:07 pm ET | Tracy Ford

Vodafone, Verizon Wireless and nPhase formed an initiative to make it easier for global businesses to integrate machine-to-machine communications into their enterprises. Specifically, the alliance will make remote monitoring and ... Read More »

Alliances: VeriSign, nonprofit partner for health IT solution

February 18 2010 - 11:21 am ET | Kristen Beckman

VeriSign Inc. said it partnered with CAQH, a nonprofit alliance of health plans and trade associations, to conduct a pilot program to demonstrate secure authentication for health IT interoperability. The six-month ... Read More »

Analyst Angle: 10 Israeli companies to watch in 2010

February 17 2010 - 10:28 am ET | Levi Shapiro

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. Kelly Tedesco is easy to ... Read More »

Analyst Angle: Good news at World Mobile Congress means quicker growth

February 17 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Larry Swasey and Andy Fuertes, Visant Strategies

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. With the announcements in ... Read More »

Reality Check: Voice over LTE: How soon is now?

February 16 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Kevin Mitchell, Director Solutions Marketing, Acme Packet

-Kevin Mitchell, Director Solutions Marketing, Acme Packet-

Last year the issue of Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) emerged from the shadows, and after a rigorous debate, concluded in resounding fashion with a positive answer (yes, it's needed) and near unanimous support of a ... Read More »

@MWC: HTC launches three new smartphones and Sense update

February 16 2010 - 10:23 am ET | Matt Kapko

BARCELONA – HTC showed no signs of slowing today as it announced a refresh to its HTC Sense user-interface overlay and a trio of new smartphones. Indeed, CEO Peter Chou said he expects the device maker to be among the top ... Read More »

@MWC: VZW rings up deal with Skype

February 16 2010 - 12:10 pm ET | Dan Meyer

-Verizon Wireless' EVP and CMO John Stratton and Skype's CEO Josh Silverman at MWC.-Dan Meyer

BARCELONA – For a first timer to the GSMA's premier wireless event, Verizon Wireless wasted little time making its presence felt. Just a day after ... Read More »

@MWC: Execs tout societal benefits of wireless

February 16 2010 - 10:07 am ET | Dan Meyer

BARCELONA – The first official day of this year's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, kicked off with a high-powered, though low- energy, keynote address with heads of Vodafone Group plc, Alcatel-Lucent and ... Read More »

@MWC: NSN exec says network needs to keep pace with traffic explosion

February 15 2010 - 12:56 pm ET | Matt Kapko

BARCELONA – Nokia Siemens Networks took the opportunity at Mobile World Congress this morning to put its relatively new CEO Rajeev Suri in front of press and analysts to give an update on its latest customer wins and ... Read More »

@MWC: Sony unleashes new devices designed around consumer experience

February 15 2010 - 11:51 am ET | Matt Kapko

-Sony Ericsson shows off new devices-Matt Kapko

BARCELONA – Sony Ericsson put on a media soiree here in an incredibly packed night club on the beach last night to announce a suite of new devices and strategies. Not one executive hid from the incredibly tough slog the ... Read More »

@MWC: Microsoft starts over with Zune-like OS for mobile

February 15 2010 - 1:14 pm ET | Matt Kapko

-Windows Mobile 7 demonstration-Matt Kapko

BARCELONA – At Mobile World Congress today, Microsoft finally offered an entirely new look and feel for its mobile operating system in Windows Phone 7 Series. Presented as a complete reboot with no obvious remnants from ... Read More »

@MWC: GSMA looks to standardize voice over LTE, application platform

February 15 2010 - 1:02 pm ET | Dan Meyer

BARCELONA– With all the hype surrounding LTE technology, you would think it was pre-ordained to take over the telecom industry. However, until today there was no set standard for how carriers could transport plain old voice ... Read More »

Super Bowl action not just on the field

February 10 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Dan Meyer

The teams on the field were not the only things put to the test over this past weekend’s Super Bowl XLIV as the more than 75,000 people in attendance at Sun Life Stadium in Miami put a strain on the Big 4 wireless ... 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 »

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 »

Huawei Q&A: 95,000 employees and growing

February 5 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Jeff Mucci

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Publisher's Note: This is the second a multi-part series of articles on Chinese companies following Publisher Jeff Mucci's ... Read More »

Reality Check: Embracing and implementing mobile money management

February 2 2010 - 6:00 am ET | By Michael Eagleton, Global Lead, Mobile Money Management, Accenture

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Consumer demand for mobile money transfer services will see users exceed 500 million globally by 2014, principally in developing countries. Signs point toward mobile money management as being the personal banking option of the ... Read More »

Reader Forum: LTE: Will mobile operators deliver on the promise in 2010?

February 1 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Nigel Wright, Vice President of Marketing, Wireless at Spirent Communications

LTE is like a wireless Shangri-La, a shining paradise full of promise. What business, in any industry, wouldn't want to deliver more and better services and improve customer quality of experience while reducing operating costs? ... Read More »

Reader Forum: Mobile jumps in where COP15 stalls

February 1 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Gabriel Solomon, SVP Public Policy, GSM Association

Despite the hype, hysteria and hapless outcome of the recent COP15 climate change summit in Copenhagen, the world continues to turn. Some things do not change. ... Read More »

Analysts' take on iPad as mixed as device's mission

January 28 2010 - 12:03 pm ET | Dan Meyer

While the “civilian” fanboy response to Apple Inc.'s iPad was as expected the analyst community, which also includes a number of fanboys and girls, appeared more rational. ... Read More »

Apple's iPad offers few surprises

January 27 2010 - 3:10 pm ET | Dan Meyer

-Apple's iPad 3G, in all of its XXL glory.-Apple

Depending on your expectations, Apple Inc.'s latest wonder device is either a major let down or about what was expected from a company that has made billions of dollars off its iPhone franchise. Following weeks of ... Read More »