U.S. employers plan to keep their staffing levels relatively stable during Quarter 4 2009, according to the seasonally adjusted results of the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, conducted quarterly by …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">San Diego nonprofit aims to drive business to the city >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
SAN DIEGO–A self-admitted “somewhat arrogant” vision to make San Diego the center of the telecom universe took shape in 1998 with the formation of the San Diego Telecom Council. Today, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Carrier workforce challenge: Balance >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
The telecommunications industry is in the midst of a massive upheaval in their attempts to satiate consumer thirst for all things wireless. This upheaval is most obvious at companies with …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Did somebody step on a duck? >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Spotlight on: CNN mobile’s Louis Gump >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
ATLANTA–Louis Gump is a veteran in the mobile content space, having spearheaded The Weather Channel’s wireless efforts since 2001. In July, he moved to CNN –the No. 1 mobile news …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@Mobilize: Motorola anchors its rebound on Android and all things social >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
SAN FRANCISCO – The spark that led Motorola Inc. Co-CEO Sanjay Jha to reinvigorate his company’s relationship with Google Inc. was similar to two drunks finding each other in a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Moto unwraps its Android OS smartphone >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
Editor’s Note: Reporter Matt Kapko is reporting live from GigaOM’s Mobilize show today in San Francisco, where Motorola Inc. introduced its first Android-based smartphone. Watch this space for live updates.T-Mobile …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint Nextel adds twist to calling circles: New voice offering targets data >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
That didn’t take long. A day after AT&T Mobility threw its hat into the calling circle ring Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled its unlimited off-network calling feature. Though, as has become …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">MMA’s Wehrs balances big picture with nuts-and-bolts details >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
SEATTLE–Since taking over as head of the Mobile Marketing Association in January, Mike Wehrs has juggled international expansion, carrier cooperation and the more boring, but essential work of fine-tuning the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">MMA Case Study: Mobile Enhancing the Performing Arts Center (Verizon Wireless) >by jscarboby jscarbo
“Marketing over the mobile channel has put some real swing in our outdoor dance program. Getting people to cha-cha-cha requires flexibility and fast action, all delivered through our text messaging …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">MMA Case Study: Trilibis Mobile (DeviceAnywhere) >by jscarboby jscarbo
Goals: With mobile social networking becoming the ‘next big thing’, Trilibis was in the midst of developing two community-based applications. These applications needed to be compatible with multiple various mobile …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Weekly Deal Round Up >by jscarboby jscarbo
Innovation Works, a business creation platform focused on establishing the next wave of Chinese high-technology companies founded by Dr. Kai-Fu Lee, has launched and will be funded by $115 million …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T Mobility adds details to HSPA 7.2 plans: Carrier also joins off-network bandwagon >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
AT&T Mobility has put numbers to its plans to increase the data throughput its customers should expect to see when using its network. The nation’s No. 2 carrier said it …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">KeyOn Continues to Improve its Balance Sheet with Note Conversion >by jscarboby jscarbo
KeyOn Communications Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: KEYO), one of the largest providers of wireless broadband, satellite video and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services in the United States, announced that the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Black Sand Technologies Announces World’s First 3G Cmos RF Power Amplifier, Closes $10m Series B Financing >by jscarboby jscarbo
Black Sand Technologies, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company specializing in advanced power amplifier technology for wireless applications, announced that it has produced the world’s first 3G CMOS RF Power Amplifier …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">iPhone Advertising Network, Greystripe, Announces $2m Investment By GE/NBC Universal’s Peacock Equity Fund >by jscarboby jscarbo
Greystripe, the mobile brand advertising network responsible for over 250 million ad-supported mobile app and game downloads, today announced it has secured $2 million in funding from GE/NBCU’s Peacock Equity …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Calix Announces $100 Million in New Financing >by jscarboby jscarbo
Calix, the largest communications equipment supplier focused solely on access solutions for broadband service delivery, has announced that it has raised $100 million in financing and added three new members …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">American Tower Corporation Announces Completion of Redemption of Outstanding 3.00% Convertible Notes >by jscarboby jscarbo
American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) announced on August 27, 2009 that it has completed its previously announced redemption of the remaining $162.2 million principal amount of its 3.00% convertible notes …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Innovation Works, Supported by Industry Giants, Plans $115 Million Investment to Enable Chinese Entrepreneurs to Develop Next Wave of High-Tech Companies in China >by jscarboby jscarbo
Innovation Works, a business creation platform focused on establishing the next wave of Chinese high-technology companies founded by Dr. Kai-Fu Lee, launches today. This announcement follows news of Dr. Lee’s …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FCC to take closer look at spectrum needs for smart-grid applications >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
The Federal Communications Commission’s inquiry into the role communications technologies will play in developing a nationwide smart grid utilities network will take a close look at whether new spectrum is …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Mobile convergence good for USA >by jscarboby jscarbo
Cellular phones are, as you well know, ubiquitous these days. And for the past decade, the dominant players in the industry have been well distributed around the globe. There is …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Palm unveils Pixi: Pre’s little brother heads to Sprint Nextel ahead of holiday season >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Looking to ride the success of its highly touted if not hot selling Pre device, Palm Inc. this morning announced plans to launch a follow up device dubbed Pixi. The …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">WiMAX: 3M strong and growing >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
WiMAX networks counted more than 3 million customers worldwide at the end of the second quarter, according to a report from ABI Research. The firm noted that the 4G technology’s …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">A new hero?: Palm Pre’s tenure as top dog at Sprint Nextel could be short lived >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Palm Inc.’s Pre has been a qualified success for both Palm and its exclusive launch partner Sprint Nextel Corp. (I say “qualified” because as the phone has sold in the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Orange and T-Mobile to create UK’s largest mobile phone company >by jscarboby jscarbo
Orange and T-Mobile are merging their UK operations to create the country’s largest mobile phone operator, with 28.4 million customers or 37% of the market, leapfrogging rivals O2 and Vodafone. …