2012

Increased smartphone and tablet penetration is enhancing social business usage as people can communicate from wherever they are, according to social business system provider Jive Software. “There is a transformation going on, driven by mobile platforms,” said Tim Albright, senior …

Distributed antenna systems are set to go underground in New York as DAS provider Solid said it was tapped by Transit Wireless to support the extension of wireless coverage throughout the New York City subway system. The project is reported …

Nokia Siemens Networks says it will sell its business support systems (BSS) unit as part of its ongoing effort to divest assets that are not part of its core mobile broadband network equipment business.

Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) signed an agreement with Telefonica to overhaul the international operator’s network management systems. Telefonica operates in 25 countries, and this contract covers its top 15 properties, according to Chris Wade, managing director for Alcatel-Lucent’s OSS practice. Its current operational processes …

With the newest iPhone now on board the LTE train and carriers racing to expand their LTE reach, network upgrades are accelerating and job opportunities are plentiful for engineers and technicians with the right skill sets. “Some of the hottest …

Big data has reached telecom operators, and wireless carriers have to look to adding intelligence in their networks, going beyond the traditional business intelligence systems. However, in Latin America, carriers are only starting efforts to address big data, and how …

Worldwide enterprises have been impacted by the bring-your-own-device trend. Of course, Apple’s new devices are not the only cause, but the company has definitely contributed substantially to the phenomenon. When a new device is about to be launched, more people …

Apple’s unveiling of the iPhone 5 seemed to check the boxes on many features the media and consumers were clamoring for and what “leaks” seemed to be indicating for the past several weeks. However, the one mystery surrounding the device …

Updated to include Leap Wireless’ launch of device on Sept. 28 To the surprise of few and delight of many, Apple today unveiled its latest smartphone with the aptly named iPhone 5. The device is set to launch on Sept. …

U.K.-based joint venture Everything Everywhere, a combination of France Telecom’s Orange and Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile operations, turned on LTE services in a handful of markets this week for testing purposes on its way to launching commercial services later this year. …

Does an Apple a year keep the economy in gear? Probably not, but Apple’s iPhones have definitely had a ripple effect on the world economy during the last five years.

The telecommunications world is not without the phenomenal power of marketing, especially if the models being promoted are located thousands of miles away. It is for this reason that in private,

Internet penetration in Chile reached 53.61% of all households, according to the secretary of telecommunications (Subtel). The agency also announced that Internet penetration per capita jumped from 13% in December 2009 to 34% in June 2012, reaching a level the …

Chilean mobile telephone operator Entel announced on Tuesday that it has received a $400 million loan from a syndicate of international banks led by the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi with the participation of the financial institutions Mizuho, HSBC and Scotiabank. The operators …

The Spanish group Telefónica has taken one more step to develop the machine-to-machine (M2M) business. The telecom operator announced a joint investment with La Caixa in addFleet, a company specialized in making intelligent systems for transportation. AddFleet is preparing the …

Apple’s expected unveiling of its latest iPhone iteration tomorrow is set to not only throw a new, shiny weapon into the white-hot smartphone wars, but also impact how domestic wireless carriers are positioned heading into the all-important holiday shopping season. …

General Dynamics chose the anniversary of 9/11 to announce its acquisition of Open Kernel Labs, a Chicago software startup that makes virtualization software to enhance security on mobile devices.

This week’s three different announcements – Nokia, Motorola/ Google and Amazon – serve as a precursor to the presumed launch of the iPhone5 on Wednesday.

Expect new relationships and tricky negotiations. Everyone wants priority via LTE – the first responders in any emergency, utilities for mission-critical services, and wireless carriers who don’t want to risk unhappy customers. Those who are used to owning assets and …

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. In today’s world of high mobile expectations, fierce competition and fast-changing technology, it can be …

Latin American mobile network operators (MNOs) have joined together to launch a data roaming transparency plan that will provide consumers greater visibility of their roaming charges and mobile data usage when travelling within the region and abroad. A total of …

Mobile phone numbers in Ecuador will include the number “9” by Sept. 30, as a measure to increase the number capacity to 100 million available mobile phone numbers. The increase will allow the country to meet future voice and data …