Nokia, the world’s leading maker of mobile phones until two years ago, is set to close on the sale of its device unit to Microsoft on April 25. The company …
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The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. iPhone loyalists are eager to learn about the next iPhone innovations, but one analyst expects an innovation that may not be a …
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Mobile advertising is coming into its own, and companies that sell advertising are racing to stay ahead of the curve. Google of course intends to be one of those companies. …
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Top stories: Carriers cooperate with device makers to prevent smartphone theft Wireless carriers and smartphone makers will enable “kill switch” technology on handsets, but users may have to download the …
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Quantenna’s 10G Wi-Fi chip Hot on the heels of Qualcomm’s MU-MIMO announcement, Quantenna Communications says it is at work on the next generation of Wi-Fi chipsets, the world’s first 10G …
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U.S. wireless carriers are teaming up with manufacturers to create standards for smartphone software that can deter thieves by enabling remote deactivation of handsets. The new measure, announced today by …
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Top stories: Verizon Wireless looks to tempt BYOD crowd The carrier said that beginning April 17, customers could bring their own compatible smartphone – “bring-your-own-device” – to a More Everything …
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The breakup of the former Motorola continues with news that Motorola Solutions plans to sell its enterprise unit to Zebra Technologies for $3.45 billion. Motorola Solutions separated from Motorola Mobility …
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Video now represents almost half of all mobile network traffic, and for mobile operators it is a decidedly mixed blessing. Mobile video motivates users to buy more data, but if …
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Top stories: T-Mobile US taps tablets, capped data plans, overage challenges in latest marketing push T-Mobile US’ most compelling announcement was a further push into the tablet market that allows …
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Sprint is reportedly preparing to offer its customers music from Spotify. Pending approval from the music labels that license to Spotify, the deal is expected to be announced later this …
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The other week I was skiing at Vail with three of my best mates, and we were using smart badges from the resort to track our runs. We’re all very competitive people, and we were all trying to go faster, longer, higher and catch more lifts.
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This could be a big weekend for carrier smartphone sales, with both the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the HTC One (M8) now in stores. These are the two highest-end Android …
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Network equipment vendors Cisco and Juniper are sharing information about their vulnerability to Heartbleed, the software security flaw that could enable hackers to steal passwords and other encrypted data from …
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Wireless industry professionals may often feel they’re swimming in an alphabet soup of acronyms: NFV (network functions virtualization) and SDN (software defined networking) are enabling PCRFs (policy and charging rules …
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After closing on a $150 million round of financing from Bain Capital last year, SevOne is putting some of its cash to use. The company said today that it has …
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Mobile Minute: Facebook is following up on its decision to pay $19 billion for WhatsApp with a plan to sunset its own messaging feature. The social media giant is telling …
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ZTE is signaling a shift in strategy that could be good news for its competitors. The Chinese maker of network infrastructure and smartphones said today that it has boosted profits …
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Swimming in a sea of SDN, NFV, PCC, PCRF, PCEF, EPC, DPI virtual alphabet soup? You are not alone. RCR Wireless News attempts to make sense of it all as …
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Mobile Minute: The jury in the latest Apple/Samsung patent lawsuit has heard from an economist who says Samsung should pay Apple $2.2 billion for infringing the iPhone maker’s patents. That …
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The fifth-largest carrier in the U.S. is expanding its LTE reach with plans to add more than 1,200 new sites this year in partnership with King Street Wireless. In addition, …
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Informa plc is merging its Ovum and Informa Telecoms and Media units into a single company. Steve Hotham, currently a managing director at Ovum, will become the CEO of the …
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Mobile Minute: Google has reportedly talked with both Verizon and Sprint about reselling their wireless service under its own brand. The so-called MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) model is similar …
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The world’s largest smartphone maker continues to feel the squeeze as Apple keeps the pressure on the high end, and Chinese competitors push from the low end. The Korean giant …
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In mobile chip news this week, Qualcomm has unveiled its newest Snapdragon chipset, Broadcom has teamed up with Amazon, and Freescale has agreed to buy Mindspeed’s ARM processor business. Qualcomm …