2012

The world’s largest seller of mobile phones says its devices and services unit will lose money during the first half of this year as it struggles to make the transition from feature phones to smartphones. So far Nokia says it …

ATLANTA – The wireless industry’s move to small cells has been accelerated by consumer demand for service in increasingly difficult places to reach with traditional cellular infrastructure. These locations include densely occupied buildings, packed public venues and underground. This push …

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.  More than ten years ago I authored the report “MVNO Opportunities in …

After securing a U.S. $26.5 million in new equity funding to develop its regional business, Virgin Mobile Latin America (VMLA) launched its operations as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in Chile yesterday (April 10) . The founder of Virgin Group, Richard Branson, went to …

HP (NYSE: HPQ) knew it had to move toward offering public cloud computing if the company wanted to compete with major public cloud players such as Amazon and Google. In addition, HP recognized that it should build an integrated strategy to …

Mobile is a key pillar for the German enterprise software giant SAP’s future growth. SAP is relying on mobile platforms to reach its global strategy of 1 billion users for its solutions by 2015. Following this move, SAP announced on …

Colombia’s government has unveiled its telephone number portability results. During the first three months of this year, 167,914 mobile users  kept their original phone numbers when they switched to a new telephone operator. From August 2011 to March 2012, a total …

Next time your mobile device asks you to update firmware, think twice before procrastinating that update. A new study on mobile device security found that roughly three quarters of the devices tested in small-to-medium sized businesses could eliminate “severe vulnerablities” …

Apparently taking its cue from Samsung, Toshiba is focusing on thinner, sleeker offerings in the tablet market, but the Japanese company is not skimping on screen size. Today Toshiba said it’s upgrading its Excite line of Android tablets with three …

A couple of days before the Brazilian national telecom agency Anatel’s intended announcement of the final auction framework of the radio frequency in the 450 MHz, 2.5 GHz bands, mobile carrier TIM released a statement warning of risks in what …

Colombia’s Ministry of Information Technology and Communications (Mintic) extended the deadline for comments on the draft resolution for the auction of spectrum in the 1.7/2.1 GHz, 2.5 GHz and 1.9 GHz bands. The tender will enable 4G services in the …

Mobile, cloud, social and information are the four pillars of what Gartner calls a “nexus force.” These topics will drive business in coming years, and both chief executives officers (CEOs) and chief information officers (CIOs) need to develop strategies focusing …

“The customer is always right” is an axiom that has never held more truth than in today’s hypercompetitive mobile market. Subscribers around the world have become accustomed to always-on mobile services,

With the proliferation of mobile devices around the world, which includes the recent invasion of tablets, the number of mobile Web users has grown to 1.2 billion.

T-Mobile USA and Leap Wireless looked to shore up some spectrum shortages in their respective networks, announcing the exchange of licenses covering a handful of markets. The deals were technically made between the operators as well as affiliates of the …

I have never claimed to be a numbers sort of guy, and in fact what drew me to a journalism education was the promise that all number games could be solved using a calculator.

Sales of the Galaxy Note propelled Samsung (005930.KS) to record earnings in the first quarter – estimated operating profit was $5.1 billion on revenue of $340 billion. The Korean company will report final results April 27, after an external audit. …

Taking notes on a tablet when you’re on the go can mean balancing the slate in one hand while trying to type with the other. The HTC Flyer is for those who want to make quick notes or pictures on …

British American Tobacco has closed a $209 million deal with Deutsche Telekom’s IT subsidiary T-Systems. The seven-year contract focused on cloud computing offerings represents one of the largest cloud deals in T-Systems’ history. Over a two-year period, British American Tobacco …

Eyeing the growing range of connected devices, ARM, Gemalto and Giesecke & Devrient have created a joint venture focused on delivering a secure and accessible environment for advanced services running on platforms such as tablets, smart-TVs, games consoles and smartphones. …

Emerging regions will generate $1.22 trillion in IT spending in 2012, representing more than 31% of the worldwide total, according to Gartner. The consulting firm has also forecast that worldwide, IT spending will reach a total of $3.7 trillion this …

Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular added some color to its LTE device plans, announcing the immediate availability of the Samsung Galaxy S Aviator. The device is set to run on the carrier’s LTE network that is available in select markets …

Sales of chipsets that enable connectivity for mobile devices are expected to surge in the months ahead, and this is seen as an area of opportunity for smaller players. The biggest part of the mobile semiconductor space is the market …