Mobile devices are finding their way to more and more parts of the world, and the first phone most new users get will be a smartphone. Smartphones now outsell feature …
Martha DeGrasse
Martha DeGrasse
Martha DeGrasse is the publisher of Network Builder Reports (nbreports.com). At RCR, Martha authored more than 20 in-depth feature reports and more than 2,400 news articles. She also created the Mobile Minute and the 5 Things to Know Today series. Prior to joining RCR Wireless News, Martha produced business and technology news for CNN and Dow Jones in New York and managed the online editorial group at Hoover’s Online before taking a number of years off to be at home when her children were young. Martha is the board president of Austin's Trinity Center and is a member of the Women's Wireless Leadership Forum.
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Worldwide mobile phone shipments rose 7% to 418 million units during the third quarter, with smartphones accounting for 60% of the total, according to the latest report from Strategy Analytics. …
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iPhone sales exceeded expectations in the quarter ending September 28, hitting 33.8 million as the newest models joined the mix late in September. iPhone sales were up 26% versus the …
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As mobile operators scramble to bring new cell sites online ahead of the competition, the companies tasked with completing this work are finding that oversight and involvement by the carriers …
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ZTE has tapped Freescale (FSL) to power LTE small cell base stations to be deployed throughout China and Japan. Freescale’s QorIQ Qonverge BSC9132 base station on a chip will provide …
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A slowdown at the high end of the smartphone market did not stop Samsung from raking in record profits once again during the third quarter. While sales of the Korean …
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It’s been more than five years since OSHA called tower climbing “the most dangerous job in America,” but there are indications that the fatality rate remains high. So far this …
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Different stakeholders within a carrier’s organization have different priorities when it comes to big data. That’s the premise behind Allot’s new data analytics tool, which targets each part of a …
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Apple has launched new iPads and revamped its tablet product line, discontinuing the iPad 3 and the iPad 4 in order to focus on the new iPad Air and the …
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As the press descends on San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts for yet another Apple announcement today, the mood may be equally upbeat miles to the north at …
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Nokia has unveiled some of the new products that were in the works before the company announced the sale of its device business to Microsoft. For the first time, Nokia …
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Smartphone applications processor market Qualcomm continues to dominate the smartphone applications processor market, with a 53% third-quarter market share according to Strategy Analytics. Samsung, MediaTek, Apple and Spreadtrum were the …
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A patent application filed by Nokia shows a concept for a smart watch that has several faces. Presumably all the faces would be interactive touch screens, enabling users to move …
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Mobile network operators are starting to transition to cleaner energy, and it’s as much about saving green as it is about going green. With power costs rising and demand for …
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Young smartphone buyers often know exactly what phone they want, and they want it immediately. Verizon Wireless is catering to these decisive buyers with same-day delivery of smartphones, a $20 …
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Apple preps new product launch amid lackluster 5C demand Apple is set to launch new products just in time for the holidays. Yesterday the company sent out press invitations for …
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Imagination Technologies has made good on its promise to wrestle with ARM, launching a 32-bit low-power CPU core based on the MIPS architecture. The Warrior P-class P5600 features 128-bit SIMD …
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New Nexus Google is expected to launch its new Nexus smartphone today. Pictures and videos have started to leak, and the rumor mill has dubbed the new device the Nexus …
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A more efficient network is a top priority for the nation’s third largest carrier, according to Sprint CTO Stephen Bye. Bye recently told a Silicon Valley audience that current network …
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Picture this. As you set out to work on a cold Monday morning, one touch of your smartphone unlocks the car door, adjusts the driver’s seat, starts the car and turns on the heat to your
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John Deere is counting on broadband spectrum as a fundamental element to the development of its products and services. Mark Lewellen joined John Deere just over a year ago as …
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Brightstar appears ready to renew its commitment to Europe with the purchase of 20:20 Mobile, a leading European distributor of mobile devices. Brightstar has been without a strong presence in …
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One month after its launch, the iPhone 5C is being offered for free to upgrade-eligible mobile subscribers willing to trade in a working smartphone. Best Buy Mobile will offer $100 …
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BlackBerry’s $4.7 billion dollar deal with Fairfax Financial may be in jeopardy, with BlackBerry stock trading below Fairfax’s $9-per-share offer price. Today Bloomberg is reporting that the troubled Canadian smartphone …
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AT&T said this week that it expects to have a voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) smartphone by the holidays, and Verizon has also said that it will launch a VoLTE phone this year. …