Mobile Minute

Top stories: Alcatel-Lucent virtualizes EPC, IMS and RAN Alcatel-Lucent today announced its portfolio of virtualized mobile network functions including the … Read More Softbank sells distribution unit to Brightstar The integration of Softbank, Brightstar and Sprint continues as the Japanese …

Top stories: Lenovo says it can turn Motorola Mobility around China’s Lenovo Group is confident that it can make Motorola Mobility into a money-maker within a few quarters, the CEO said. … Read More Report: Verizon to close some call …

Top stories: Verizon Wireless counters price war … in its own way Verizon Wireless finally responded to recent pricing changes from rivals, though the changes will probably not put quite as much money in the … Read More Wi-Fi set …

Top stories: Vodafone looks at acquisitions. Vodafone is flush with cash from selling its Verizon stake and on the prowl with $30-$40 billion to spend, while Telefonica paid a hefty fine. Read More Auction 96: Could the end be near?. …

Other top stories: Sprint shows signs of life The nation’s third largest wireless carrier reported customer growth and narrowing losses during the fourth quarter. Read More LTE-A test delivers 300 Mbps. A European carrier says it is the first to …

Other top stories: California considers mandatory “kill switch” for mobile phones. A requirement that all mobile phones sold in California include an onboard “kill switch” could force manufacturers to include the feature on all phones sold in the United States …

Other top stories: Aio Wireless clips prices AT&T Mobility’s Aio Wireless brand modified its offerings, providing more separation between recent changes to the mother ship’s rate. … Read More Cisco: Mobile data traffic up 81%, operators offload 45% Cisco released …

Other top stories: AT&T Mobility throws more gas on price war AT&T Mobility over the weekend unveiled new family plan pricing increasing the heat burning through the mobile space. … Read More Foxconn reportedly moves into chip design The acquisition …

Other top stories: FCC to start carrier trials of IP-only voice service The Federal Communications Commission has invited carriers to start testing the process of migrating customers away from … Read More Auction 96: Bids for NYC license surpass $215 …

Other top stories: Google to sell Motorola handset business to Lenovo The deal is expected to make Lenovo the world’s third largest smartphone maker, and leaves Google with the part of Motorola it wanted most. … Read More Ericsson CEO …

Top stories: Apple earnings: 3 key takeaways for carriers For wireless carriers, Apple’s results offer further illustration of three key trends for the year ahead. Read More H-Block auction update It was a busy day for the Federal Communications Commission’s …

Other top stories: Ericsson, Samsung settle lawsuits Ericsson tells RCR that it hopes its agreement with Samsung will set a precedent for the industry. … Read More Auction 96: $400 million and growing Through three days and nine rounds, 111 …

Other top stories: Day 1 of H-Block auction generates $221M in bids Of the 176 licenses up for auction, 78 had received a potential winning bid, while 98 had … Read More Motorola Solutions posts solid quarter, stock falls on …

Other top stories: VMWare to buy AirWatch for $1.5 billion VMWare is making the largest acquisition in its history to move into the mobile space. … Read More MasTec acquires Dynis The deal is the latest in string of acquisitions …

Mobile Minute: Google has pulled two Chrome extensions from the Internet after they were hijacked by marketers. Chrome extensions are free downloads that add capabilities to Google Chrome. Many extensions are created by developers who want to share useful applications …

Mobile Minute: Sprint could be the next major carrier to offer free calling over Wi-Fi. T-Mobile US has offered Wi-Fi calling for several years on certain phones, and now Android Central is reporting that Sprint is preparing to launch Wi-Fi …

A federal appeals court has sided with Verizon Communications in the company’s net neutrality fight, saying that Internet service providers are not subject to rules that require them to deliver all content at the same speeds. The decision is not …

New York state attorney general Eric Schneidermann is reportedly asking carriers for information about the anti-theft software that Samsung wants to pre-load on mobile phones. Schneidermann wants to know why AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile US are not allowing …

AT&T is thanking its Aio customers for their patience this morning after a service outage kept many users from sending and receiving calls and messages last night. AT&T says service is now fully restored. Aio is an AT&T prepaid brand …

AT&T subscribers traveling in Canada can now take their LTE service with them. The carrier says it has a roaming agreement with Canada’s Rogers Communications. AT&T says the Rogers LTE network reaches 70% of all the people in Canada, and …

Apple may finally be caving in to pressure from competing smartphones with larger screens … or perhaps curving in is the more appropriate phrase here. Bloomberg reports that curved glass will be part of the next generation iPhone, and that …

BlackBerry canceled its plan to go private and instead will carry on with a new CEO, John Chen, former CEO of Sybase. Chen says he wants BlackBerry to focus on software going forward, particularly the BlackBerry Messenger app. As for …