Company sees more opportunity in services, software Ericsson reported fourth quarter sales and operating income that were significantly improved from last year and from the third quarter, but fell short …
Sony jump starts IoT strategy with LTE-only chipmaker purchase LTE has an important role to play in the “Internet of Things,” according to Sony. The Japanese conglomerate said it’s buying …
Sprint is reportedly laying off 2,500 people, while at the same time posting more than 1,300 job openings on its website. Sprint’s website lists job openings for retail sales associates …
5 things to know today … 1. The small cell opportunity for commercial property owners continues to grow. Vertical Bridge has made a deal to manage wireless sites at 250 …
5 things to know today … 1. Apple reportedly earned $1 billion from Google in 2014 as a percentage of the advertising Google generated from searches on iPhones. The amount …
Solid Technologies has a solid foothold in North America, and now the Korean company has made its commitment clear by purchasing Reach Holdings. Reach has been doing business as Solid …
LTE is all about high-speed data and lots of it, right? Not always. If your goal is to connect factory equipment, cargo containers or utility meters to the Internet, you …
IoT gateways have the potential to connect cellular networks with the low-power wide-area networks that promise to make connectivity affordable for billions of devices. Low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs) transmit data …
Ericsson said it will buy FYI Television, a Texas-based company that stores and distributes TV entertainment content and scheduling data from TV networks. Ericsson already distributes programming to more than …
AT&T has a longer history than any other U.S. telecom provider, and cellular is just one chapter in that history. The company’s leaders know cellular will not be the primary …
5 things to know today … 1. Sprint parent Softbank is ready to invest billions in India, according to Chairman Masayoshi Son. Softbank’s investment has been a critical support for …
5 things to know today … 1. Apple could face an $8 billion tax bill, according to an analysis from Bloomberg Intelligence. The iPhone maker has been engaged in an …
The “Internet of Things: will connect billions of wireless devices in the years ahead, but only a small subset of those things will be connected using cellular networks. According to …
Qualcomm is becoming a major customer of Samsung, tapping the Korean conglomerate to produce its next-generation Snapdragon processors for smartphones. Samsung replaces Taiwan’s TSMC, Qualcomm’s longtime manufacturing partner. The move …
Two multi-billion deals are set to impact the wireless industry as chipmakers become increasingly focused on the “Internet of Things.” Qualcomm plans to invest up to $3 billion in a …
As the new year gets underway, Nokia is busy completing its acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent, though that may not be the company’s only big news. The new year also marks the …
1. Google tapped China’s Lenovo to build its first Tango smartphones. Tango uses 3-D scanning to superimpose information about a location onto the image seen when a user looks through …
5 things to know today… 1. Sprint will no longer offer subsidized pricing or two-year contracts to new customers. The move comes less than a week after AT&T said it …
Wireless equipment giant Ericsson announced three initiatives around the “Internet of Things” at CES 2016, all software-based offerings focused on helping its customers monetize IoT. The company’s three announcements focused …
T-Mobile US expects to report 8.3 million net customer additions for 2015, bringing its total customer count to more than 63 million subscribers. During 2015, T-Mobile US overtook Sprint to …
Verizon Communications hopes to raise more than $2.5 billion through the sale of 48 data centers, according to Reuters. The carrier got into the data center business in a big …
IoT was a clear theme in the announcements coming from major chipmakers ahead of this week’s CES 2016 event. Connected cars, connected home appliances and sensors to connect virtually everything …
Nokia has almost completed its purchase of Alcatel-Lucent, AT&T is set to abandon contracts altogether, and Samsung has filed a patent for a foldable phone. 1. Nokia said its takeover …
AT&T reportedly plans to announce a major smart cities initiative at CES 2016. The company is expected to use the huge consumer electronics trade show to share the names of …
New York City has made good on its pledge to begin construction of its free public Wi-Fi network in 2015. Installation began this week on LinkNYC’s first public access points …
