More than half of the people in the developing world are now cell phone subscribers, a U.N. report said Tuesday, highlighting strong global growth in telecommunications.Associated Press
The Federal Communications Commission is considering implementing a law that would make cellphone boosters illegal unless they are deployed by a wireless operator or with the consent of a wireless operator, a move that could impact thousands of end users already owning such devices....
ChaCha – Steven Goldstein has been appointed chief revenue officer. Previously, Goldstein acted as Latino Interactive Network's executive vice president of global advertising sales.TerreStar – President Jeffrey Epstein has added CEO responsibilities to his position, assuming the title of President and CEO. Chief accounting...
Demand for mobile development grew 180% in 2009, fueled by the successes of the Apple and Android operating systems, according to Elance, an online talent marketplace for freelance computer programmers and other digital talent. Web development is the leading subcategory in the space, with...
Augmented reality is the ethereal name given to the newest set of mobile content applications. But once you get past the description, the application –which fuses relevant digital information with the real-world environment—is fairly concrete. In fact, the best example of augmented reality may...
BARCELONA -- "No doubt about it, to some extent we're selling change," Tim Sefton, customer director of Telefonica O2 UK, said today on a mobile marketing and advertising panel.That fact more than anything may be why for nearly the past decade, executive after executive...
BARCELONA – As BBC’s director of future media and technology announced the broadcaster’s latest plans for the mobile platform he did, frankly, what more media outlets should do: took the industry to task for its increasingly fragmented approach to content.“We find it rather strange...
BARCELONA – “Any piece of content should be playable within five seconds.” That’s the goal Spotify is after with its hugely popular music service that barely anyone outside of Europe has ever heard of, CEO and Founder Daniel Ek said during a keynote.In his...
The RCR Wireless Stock Index had a good week with gainers outnumbering losers by almost a 3:1 margin. Wireless equipment company Superconductor Technologies, Inc. (SCON) lead all gainers posting a 17.7% gain after reporting strong fourth quarter results. Openwave Systems (OPWV) also...
Comarco, which makes mobile power solutions, said it expects to report revenues from its ChargeSource product line of between $8.9 million and $9.2 million for the fourth quarter, which is more than double revenues of $3.3 million it reported during the previous fourth quarter....
BARCELONA – In India today there are 500 million wireless subscribers spanning across 14 operators. Bharti Airtel, the third largest single-country operator in the world, controls a 30% market share with more than 120 million of those customers and 1.9 million retail locations.The company’s...
BARCELONA – For Nick Rhodes, the keyboardist in Duran Duran, technology has never been an afterthought, but rather something he’s tried to leverage every step of the way in the band’s 29-year career.Whether its music videos, live show experiences or interactive engagement with fans,...
BARCELONA – Venture capital firms are finding the current rush of mobile application developers a solid segue for shaking off the past 18 months of economic doldrums. Speaking during a keynote session at this week’s Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, a trio...
With the Mobile Marketing Association's decision to restructure into four global business units, iLoop Mobile Inc. founder Michael Becker has been named managing director of North America for the trade group.In this role, he and the other three managing directors will have profit and...
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Sprint Nextel Corp.'s struggles continued during the fourth quarter of 2009 as the wireless industry's No. 3 domestic carrier posted a net loss of nearly $1 billion and hemorrhaged more customers from its network. The news was not taken well by investors who sent...
Mobile operators realize they need customers to adopt increased data services to offset declining voice revenues but are not sure how to best implement strategies to facilitate that, according to a December survey of nearly 200 senior-level wireless operators, conducted by the Economist Intelligence...
Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. is using LSN Mobile’s Local Wireless media-to-mobile platform to bring its online news, video and other content to mobile users.The tieup allows Nexstar to leverage its 33 local community Web portals to mobile users, complementing its 63 local TV stations....
Ericsson's mobile broadband module unit is teaming with Netgear Inc. to build a wireless router that internally incorporates HSPA broadband technology. The unit, which should be commercially available by the end of the first quarter, initially will be calibrated for AT&T Mobility in the...
Aricent – Former Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin has joined the board of directors. Sarin has been involved in the mobile communications industry for more than 25 years.Goldspot Media – Mobile marketing expert veteran Bruce Braun has been named senior vice president of sales and...
AT&T made headlines Thursday by announcing that it had decided to allow SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone to stream video from a Slingbox over its 3G network. AT&T's CEO claimed in the announcement that Sling Media modified the app to be more efficient on its...
AT&T made headlines Thursday by announcing that it had decided to allow SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone to stream video from a Slingbox over its 3G network. AT&T's CEO claimed in the announcement that Sling Media modified the app to be more efficient on its...
Fresh off a successful mobile giving campaign that has raised more than $35 million for Haitians, the wireless industry is embarking on another goodwill campaign, this time targeting pregnant women with a text messages that offer free advice to mothers-to-be.“Text4baby provides participants with three...
