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Alcatel-Lucent launched what it is calling the Metro Cell Express solution based on its lightRadio hardware to help network operators improve capacity and performance in densely populated gathering places such …

The American subsidiaries of a number of Japanese electronics companies came to the 2012 International Microwave Symposium in Montreal armed with product announcements that, while not as sexy as a …

IBM released the results of a survey of 350 marketing professionals across a range of industries and geographies in which some of the key findings indicate that CMOs feel a …

Mavenir Systems announced the availability of its Mobile Cloud Suite (MCS) which is designed to help network operators launch pre-IMS rich communications services either as an in-network deployment or as …

Building on last week’s EV-DO Advanced release, today Nokia Siemens Networks announced enhancements to its HSPA+ solution aimed at improving data session performance on smartphone devices. Similar to last week’s …

Nokia recently launched three new devices – the Asha Touch 311, 306, and 305 – as it continues to execute on its “connecting the next billion” strategy. With larger three-inch …

Nokia Siemens Networks announced enhancements to its CDMA portfolio with the launch of EV-DO Advanced capabilities today. The company positions the new release as providing up to 40% more data …

Tandem, a Silicon Valley-based high-tech incubator focused on mobile start-ups announced a new $32 million fund to invest in early-stage ventures by providing $200,000 of working capital, access to office …

AMD announced an expansion to its collaboration with ARM whereby the Sunnyvale, CA-based chip maker will be integrating ARM’s TrustZone technology into its future Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) in support …

The Caribbean poses an intriguing paradigm to telecom players in the Americas. Geographically it is part of the region, but unfortunately the development of its telecom sector is mostly ignored in the continental markets.

Relevvant, a mobile ads firm targeting the enterprise retail segment, today announced a software tool that uses social, location, and purchasing data to target ads on mobile devices that the …

RACO Wireless made a pair of announcements on Tuesday at the Connected World conference that add breadth and maintain a level of depth in the Machine-to-Machine ecosystem. The first announcement …

Not since The Police has Synchronicity been this sexy. The coming together of two seemingly unrelated events such as Ethernet and timing, while not new, is profoundly necessary to make …

The VC business can be a strange game sometimes. That was typified for me this week courtesy of two lines in my WSJ reader (see below). While the “Larry the …

Citrix Systems, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire privately-held Bytemobile, Inc. for an undisclosed sum. While not the first deal of this nature in 2012, it …

Yesterday Ericsson released its annual Traffic and Market report, which is based on the company’s internal mobile traffic growth modeling exercises as well as data collected from external sources. Not …

GridSense’s launch of its Grid InSite software tool highlights the increasing intersection between the network analytics and optimization capabilities required by smart grid energy operators and telecommunications network operators. At …

Editor’s Note: This analysis was taken from an article that Ovum will be publishing in its subscriber newsletter in June, 2012. Summary Ovum recently attended a Nokia-hosted analyst event in …

Reporting remotely on the All Things D conference has its advantages and disadvantages, with the primary drawback being the inability to feel the energy of the event firsthand. I’d guess …

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. After …

The benefit of a long plane ride home with no diversions other than sitting through a playlist of hot-poker-to-the-eye “rom-coms” that I already watched traveling to and from the other …

DUBLIN – In the morning keynote panel kicking off the TM Forum’s Management World 2012 event, financial analysts joined the TM Forum’s executive leadership to discuss what factors will determine …

DUBLIN – Alcatel-Lucent kicked off its TM Forum Management World 2012 presence by announcing a significant new addition to the CEM solution capabilities that it officially brought to market in …

As I get ready to make the journey from Austin to Dublin for the TM Forum’s Management World 2012 event, I’m scrolling through a few key checklist items in my …

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. …