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. This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News’ July …
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: CeragonNigeria: With Globacom Nigeria to provide its FibeAir IP-10 solution for voice and data backhaul.Value: UndisclosedAlcatel-LucentSri Lanka: With Etisalat Lanka to boost the carrier’s GSM/EDGE network capacity and coverage and build …
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. Over the past year, the wireless industry has given a lot more …
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this …
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this …
USA Mobility Inc. announced several executive management changes. The company said Shawn E. Endsley has been promoted to chief financial officer to replace Thomas L. Schilling, who is leaving the company. Previously, Endsley was the company’s controller. MyLe Chang, who …
Mobile data company Acision is launching a new product that is says helps address network congestion issues related to growth of mobile video.The company’s Acision Media Optimizer reduces data traffic peaks by up to 50%, said Acision. Part of the …
One year after the Wi-Fi Certified n testing program was launched, more than 1,100 products have achieved Wi-Fi Certified n status, including 127 phones, according to the Wi-Fi Alliance.“The number and variety of devices that have become Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n …
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NII Holdings Inc., which operates under the Nextel brand in Latin America, has selected SmartTrust to provide advanced OMA Device Management and Firmware Over the Air capabilities for NII’s 3G network. SmartTrust’s SmartProvisioning system allows operators to manage delivery of …
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.I congratulate you on assuming leadership of one of the great …
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. This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News’ July …
AT&T Capital Services announced a financing initiative that will provide loans to small businesses that want to deploy new wireless solutions or upgrade existing ones. Traditionally, AT&T Capital Services has financed wireline initiatives, but it recently began providing financing for …
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-LucentGermany: With Flughafen Berlin-Schonefeld Gmbh, the operating company of the new Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport, to deploy a converged communications network to ensure the safety and security of passengers. The IP/MPLS network …
Wireless service providers are in the midst of deploying advanced next-generation networks that will allow them to find new revenue opportunities as consumers and businesses demand data-intensive applications. In order to capitalize on this opportunity, operators will need to leverage …
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.The end of the third quarter is quickly arriving with surprisingly little fanfare: …
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this …
If we turn the clock back a few years, entrepreneurs like myself and other industry pundits were predicting the rise of mobile data, but those lofty predictions were being met with a healthy degree of skepticism and also pushback that …
Texas Instruments Inc. said Brian Crutcher, worldwide manager of Embedded Processing and Custom businesses, has been elected a senior vice president. Crutcher will lead strategy, product development and delivery of the company’s portfolio of Embedded Processing and Custom products. He …
Verizon and Motorola Inc. are teaming up to offer consumers a chance to win tickets to NFL regular season games as well as an all-expense paid trip to Super bowl XLV. Fans can enter the contest online at Motorola’s Web …
Verizon Wireless and Bug Labs announced they formed a strategic relationship that will allow product designers, software engineers and others to build and program wireless devices to be used on Verizon’s network. The carrier said devices that use the Verizon-approved …
Merchants and their banks are mandated by the credit card companies to adhere to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), a set of security best practices defined by the credit card industry and focused on protecting cardholder …
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.Despite chattering from technologists and consultants, consumers have consistently been lukewarm …
Qualcomm Inc. launched its second-annual international venture investment competition, which aims to identify and fund promising early-stage technology companies. The Qualcomm Ventures QPrize competition is open to entrepreneurs in North America, Europe, China, South Korea, Israel and India. A total …
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.Greetings from Kansas City, where we are abuzz with football hopes after last …
