Monthly Archives: November, 2012

When CEO Kevin Sinclair first started working at the company that would become Wireless Zone, retail rents were a lot lower and phone prices were a lot higher. "Twenty-four years ago we operated out of a 2nd-floor apartment, and we charged $2600 for a phone," he says,

AT&T has announced a new Push-to-Talk (PTT) service that runs on its LTE network, targeting business and public safety customers with new ruggedized devices...

Many smartphone users who rely on GPS to get from point A to point B will soon be able to do the same thing...

Texas Instruments will lay off 1,700 people and stop designing chips for mobile devices. The Dallas semiconductor giant says more device manufacturers are designing their own chipsets, making the business more challenging for outside suppliers.

Test and measurement provider Spirent Communications announced it will now have the ability to test for all-IP services, such as voice-over-LTE, video calling and...

Brazilian carrier Oi posted positive results for its third quarter period. The company reported that its revenues have grown as well as its earnings...

Apple announced that it will open its first store in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro. It will also be the first Apple store in the...

Samsung increased its leadership in the mobile phone market even as worldwide mobile phone sales decreased. According to Gartner's latest numbers, mobile phone sales...

DALLAS – Small cells and network evolutions beyond LTE dominated conversations – or at least the agenda – during the opening day of the...

With little more than a week left before Black Friday, retailers are already seeing consumers make purchases and prepare their holiday shopping season strategies...

Verizon Wireless is making good on its promise to start selling off some of its "excess" 700 MHz spectrum licenses, announcing today that it...

Google Fiber connected its first set of homes yesterday in the Hanover Heights section of Kansas City. The ultra high-speed network claims that it...

Kony Solutions, a mobile and multi-channel application platform provider, held a press conference on Tuesday to announce its commercial launch in São Paulo. Along...

Spectrum auctions for next generation mobile services have two different strategic implications for our region. First, in developing markets such as Latin America, mobile...

The Spanish telecom group Telefónica announced that it has integrated its machine-to-machine (M2M) services for smart cities into a global solution. The company said the...

While the wireless industry is well aligned on small cells being the next step in network evolution, the urgency, path, methods and overall choice...

While venture capitalists are pouring money into promising mobile apps, some of the more seasoned investors in the mobile ecosystem are focusing on wireless...

After selling out within hours of its UK launch, Google's no-contract Nexus 4 hits the Google Play store in the US today. The GSM/HSPA+...

Earlier this year, the CEO of IBM's Brazilian unit said that more time is needed to understand the impact of mobile devices on corporate business,...

Recently, we described three trends: --Lower interest rates are allowing wireline companies (both incumbents and challengers) to strengthen their balance sheets.

Seven telecom operators have joined together to ask the Colombian government to make the wireless market more competitive. Avantel, Azteca, DirecTV, ETB, Movistar, Une...

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...

Verizon Wireless’ continued success is set to again benefit its parent companies as the domestic carrier said it plans to make an $8.5 billion...

Research In Motion said the long awaited launch of its BlackBerry 10 operating system will happen Jan. 30, at an event where it will...

Cloud-based communications provider J2 Global (JCOM) is buying Ziff-Davis Publishing for $167 million in a bid to add digital content to its messaging and...