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Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...

RIO DE JANEIRO – Some may have been surprised to see Oracle Corp. presenting at the LTE Latin America conference in Rio De Janeiro on Tuesday, but Leonard Sheahan, a senior director at the firm's communications division, explained that his company is looking...

Portland, Ore.-based Urban Airship Inc. has launched in-app billing support for apps running on Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android operating system. The update allows developers to give users the ability to make one-click purchases directly from within their apps.Google launched its own in-app billing mechanism...

Sen. Tom Udall’s (D-N.M.) proposed legislation to force wireless operators to tell customers when they are nearing their allotment of minutes, data and text usage leaves me with a lot of questions. Would the legislation hurt smaller operators more than their larger competitors? Should...

Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR) will begin reselling Openet’s policy management and charging platforms under a new strategic partnership agreement between the two companies. Openet’s subscriber optimization software will be included in Juniper’s MobileNext solution, announced earlier this year.Specifically, Juniper will offer Openet’s Policy...

Google Inc. has finally launched an in-app billing mechanism for developers to use in apps they sell on Android Market. The new feature lets developers publisher apps with in-app billing and give users the ability to make purchases within those apps."In-app billing gives you...

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.The surging 4G world promises to deliver many innovative and groundbreaking features to customers around...

Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY) bolstered its Best Buy Connect-branded mobile broadband offering with the addition of “4G” services through a previously announced agreement with Clearwire Corp. (CLWR). The service, which was originally hatched last summer, builds on top of the Best Buy Connect’s...

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.My last three columns explored the wave of consolidation that is washing over the wireless industry and...

Audi of America Inc. has tapped T-Mobile USA Inc. to provide wireless connectivity for the Audi Connect system in the car maker's newest models. Beginning with the 2012 Audi A7 in April, the Audi Connect services will come to market a refreshed navigation system...

The quick takeaways from analysts on AT&T Inc.'s plan to buy T-Mobile USA Inc. in a $39 billion deal are largely positive, albeit slightly reserved in a congratulatory tone as the transaction still awaits regulatory approval.Mark Lowenstein, managing director at consulting firm Mobile Ecosystem,...

Globys said it has launched Globys SplitView, an online application that allows businesses to separate their employees’ business calls from personal calls and invoice them accordingly. The tool could help wireless operators increase revenues because businesses would be more willing to let employees...

LogNet Systems | March 7, 2011 | Press Release London, UK (March 7, 2011) – LogNet Systems, a global provider of customer management and billing solutions for multiple play service providers, today announced that the company has been selected by V.R.M. Voizplus Limited in Thailand to...

It isn't easy to define "The Daily." Publisher Greg Clayman relishes this fact for a few reasons.It looks pretty like a magazine, but it's not a magazine. It's not a newspaper or website, and yet it is."It's really something new," he said at yesterday's...

CBOSS has always puzzled me. The firm has a prominent booth at every single major tech show, complete with a big stage and a bevy of Russian beauties who periodically do a little dance and pose for photographs with drooling nerds. All well and good, but what the heck does the firm actually do?

ORLANDO, Fla. — While some carriers are leveraging their networks in the healthcare space primarily from a machine-to-machine perspective, AT&T Inc. has grouped four main business objectives together as it pursues this vertical.Under its recently launched AT&T ForHealth division, the operator is focusing on...

Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) has expanded its mobile payment billing options signing an agreement with BilltoMobile to allow Sprint Nextel customers to charge online purchases to their wireless bill. Implementation of the agreement is expected to be completed in the “coming months.”The platform provides...

BARCELONA, Spain – It’s not often operators get the cheerleader treatment from mobile phone makers, but Jim Basille of Research In Motion Ltd. was certainly waving his pom-poms for them this week during his keynote at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain.

Convergys | February 14, 2011 | Press Release (Cincinnati and Bangkok; February 14, 2010) - - Eager to increase operational efficiencies and improve customer satisfaction, national telecommunications provider TOT Thailand is replacing its billing and CRM system with Convergys Smart Communications Suite powered by Microsoft®...

The nascent near field communication space received a much needed jolt today as Japanese telecom giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. (DCM) announced an agreement with Korean operator KT Corp. (KT) to use the wireless technology to develop “cross-border services for mobile payments, mass-transit ticketing, promotional...

The nascent near field communication space received a much needed jolt today as Japanese telecom giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. (DCM) announced an agreement with Korean operator KT Corp. (KT) to use the wireless technology to develop “cross-border services for mobile payments, mass-transit ticketing, promotional...

NTT DoCoMo | January 28, 2011 | Press Release Similar billing for data-only devices also to be introduced TOKYO, JAPAN, January 28, 2011 --- NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it will introduce simple, economical flat-rate data billing for smartphones and tablet PCs, and also a...

Digitel | January 17, 2011 | Press Release Cost Reduction and Reduced Delivery Times Cited as Key Benefits; Customers Have Quick and Secure Access to Information REDWOOD SHORES, CA--(Marketwire - January 17, 2011) - Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) News Facts Corporación Digitel CA, a telecommunications company offering...