2013

HTC’s smartphone business is clearly in trouble, leading the Taiwanese company into the red for the first time in its history. The company could use a powerful partner, and Microsoft …

Much a to-do was raised this week by rogue wireless provider FreedomPop, which announced its “free” wireless service for a smartphone. I say “a” smartphone because

NEW YORK—Open standards are leading network vendors’ efforts as they prepare for the next year, driven by the so-called application economy. “The future will be an application economy,” said John Chambers, …

Today’s top stories: Target confirmed that it will be launching prepaid phone service using T-Mobile’s network. Pricing starts at $35 a month for unlimited talk and text, and for another …

China’s ZTE is bringing its two flagship smartphones to the U.S., hoping to attract customers who want to avoid carrier contracts. The ZTE Grand S and the nubia 5 will …

IBM made two acquisitions over the last week aimed at enhancing both big data and customer experience. Focusing on communications service providers (CSPs), Big Blue announced a definitive agreement to …

Big-box retailer Target is getting in on the branded prepaid wireless space with the impending launch of its Brightspot offering. The service is set to launch Oct. 6 running across …

Genband has extended its relationship with U.K. hosted communications provider iHub, and will provide unified communications services and secure SIP trunking to iHub’s enterprise customer base. iHub had previously deployed …

In-store Wi-Fi is likely to be part of the pre-holiday checklist for many retailers as the year’s biggest selling season approaches. Businesses are learning that they can use Wi-Fi to …

2014 VoLTE Predictions – Challenges for VoLTE Networks and Devices The wireless industry continues its march to an all-IP structure, with LTE networks ushering in the age of true high-speed, …

Carrier fines, new MVNO, possible iPad delays … Today’s top stories in mobile and wireless: (No time to read? Watch the video.) The Federal Communications Commission has shut down due …

The wireless industry continues its march to an all-IP structure, with LTE networks ushering in the age of true high-speed, mobile broadband services. Voice over LTE (VoLTE) is the final …

In-flight Wi-Fi provider Gogo recently installed its 2,000th system in a commercial aircraft and launched a new product for business aviation. Michael Small, Gogo’s president and CEO, called the news …

The Federal Communications Commission wants to hand out more than $14 million in fines to wireless operators it claims defrauded the government out of fees related to the Lifeline subsidized …

Qualcomm is reportedly stepping up to redesign the radio components used in the HTC One, after the International Trade Commission found that the smartphone violated two Nokia patents. Qualcomm and …

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The vast majority of this growth and revenue has been, and will continue to be, concentrated among the big four mobile operators – AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile US.

LTE is out of the experimental stage and is being deployed worldwide. Operators in all markets are in the process of implementing LTE, but the emergence of the Asia-Pacific and Latim America regions is set to

NEW YORK – Software-defined networking is currently a buzzword in the ICT world. The concept of separating the hardware layer from the software layer is expected to change the networking …