Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Nokia Siemens NetworksAustria, Lichtenstein and Slovenia: With Telekom Austria Group to replace and modernize the carrier’s radio networks to support next-generation technologies under a five-year agreement.Value: UndisclosedZTEPoland: With Polkomtel to upgrade …
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.WiMAX technology has been pushing the mobile industry forward for the last several …
Verizon Communications Inc.’s executive vice president and CFO, John F. Killian, announced he will retire at the end of this year. Killian has spent 31 years with the company, including serving as CEO since March 2009. Verizon said it will …
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 …
T-Mobile USA launched a solar powered cell site in Chalfont, Penn. The company said it is the first solar cell site it has deployed in the United States. The site includes 12 solar panels, and T-Mobile said it expects the …
Mobilicity, which provides3.5G pay-in-advance services in Canada, deployed Amdocs‘ products using a managed services model to establish its entire OSS and BSS operations. The Amdocs customer experience systems support the entire order-to-cash and order-to-activation processes for Mobilicity, starting with new …
The Wireless History Foundation revealed this year’s inductees into its Wireless Hall of Fame.The inductees are: LeRoy T. Carlson, founder and chairman emeritus of Telephone and Data Systems Inc. and founder of U.S. Cellular; Edward Samuel “Ted” Rogers Jr. (posthumously), …
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.First, Craig’s List literally destroyed classified ads by offering free local …
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. John Chen loves his iPhone. Like many of his colleagues …
According to recent data, smartphone support transactions typically take 30% longer to resolve than feature phone transactions. Additionally, the smartphone penetration rate is expected to grow from 7% today to 22% in year 2014. As smartphones are becoming more complex …
Venture capital firm Nexit Ventures said it led a consortium of investors in a 17 million Euro ($22 million) investment in Blyk, a mobile messaging media company that focuses on connecting young people with brands and other interests. The company …
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 the summer is wrapping up and the Chiefs …
ChaCha, the increasingly popular service that provides free answers to questions asked by users via text messages, today announced it has expanded its capabilities to include multimedia messaging service offerings. The new MMS feature will support videos, including movie trailers, …
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. What would it be like to drive in a city without stoplights, …
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: CalAmpUnited States: With the City of Plano, Texas, to install a mobile data network for the municipality’s police, fire and emergency medical service agencies.Value: $1.5 million HuaweiPoland: With Mobyland to launch …
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 …
Verizon Wireless named Andrew Davies vice president and chief financial officer. He replaces John Townsend, who has been named regional chief financial officer – Europe for Vodafone Group. Both men will assume their new roles Nov. 15. Davies most recently …
Sybase 365 said it had processed more than 1 trillion interoperator messages since it launched the first SMS interoperability messaging hub in 2001. The milestone is equivalent to processing about 32,000 messages per second for every second of one year, …
ClearSky Mobile Media Inc., which provides managed mobile data services and content for regional wireless carriers, said it has acquired the assets and clients of Preferred Voice Inc.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.ClearSky said the acquisition adds nearly 2 …
Jasper Wireless introduced its Jasper Link software-based network adapter that simplifies the process of building and managing connected devices.The company said the product is designed for machine-to-machine and consumer electronic devices and can reduce time spent on network connectivity development …
Motorola Inc.‘s (MOT) Motorola Solutions business and Ericsson (ERIC) teamed up to introduce an LTE-based solution for public-safety mobile broadband networks. The solution combines Motorola’s public-safety optimized LTE core and interoperability platform with Ericsson’s LTE access equipment as well as …
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.Last week, Apple Inc. made a ton of announcements including a …
UTStarcom (UTSI) said it closed a strategic investment led by Beijing E-town International Investment and Development Co. Ltd. The company recently revised terms of the investment that was announced earlier this year. According to the revised terms, UTStarcom received a …
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, finally home to cool mornings. Although we just celebrated …
