The Federal Communications Commission soon could approve rules to open up white-spaces spectrum to commercial use, according to an article in the New York Times. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said …
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Predicting the future in any aspect of technology is mostly a fool’s errand, but that doesn’t stop virtually every major research firm and analyst group from jumping into the ring. …
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The executive shuffle continued at Nokia Corp. (NOK) today as the world’s largest mobile handset maker said Anssi Vanjoki, EVP and a member of Nokia Group’s executive board as well …
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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 …
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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 …
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Movers and Shakers: Verizon taps Davies as CFO; Hunt joins Kelley Drye & Warren; and more
by jscarboby jscarboVerizon Wireless named Andrew Davies vice president and chief financial officer. He replaces John Townsend, who has been named regional chief financial officer – Europe for Vodafone Group. Both men …
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Contraband cellphones are the top problem today at prisons. Yet, attempts to block cellphone usage by prisoners has been a controversial topic – wireless operators don’t like cellphone jammers because …
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Nokia Corp. (NOK), the world’s largest mobile device maker, said current CEO and President Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo will leave the company on Sept. 20 and be replaced by current Microsoft Corp. …
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That sure didn’t take long. Almost immediately after Apple Inc. eased a series of restrictions on developers and opened a path for Flash-based creations to make their way onto the …
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Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …
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ClearSky Mobile Media Inc., which provides managed mobile data services and content for regional wireless carriers, said it has acquired the assets and clients of Preferred Voice Inc.Terms of the …
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Bits and Bytes: Sybase, Syniverse reach milestones; ActiveTrak updates security product; and more
by jscarboby jscarboSybase 365 said it had processed more than 1 trillion interoperator messages since it launched the first SMS interoperability messaging hub in 2001. The milestone is equivalent to processing about …
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SEATTLE — While demand for mobile ads is growing, supply is exploding, Millenial Media CEO Paul Palmieri said here at Mobile Future Forward on Wednesday.In many ways, it’s both a …
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@ Mobile Future Forward: Mobile social media ‘still in the dark ages': Almost one-third of Facebook users access the site via mobile
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoSEATTLE — If you ask the head of mobile at Facebook Inc., he’ll tell you we still have a long way to go before social media really spreads its wings …
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Mobile digital television has been a long time coming and broadcasters have taken another step to push their dreams for a nationwide broadcast mobile TV solution into reality.A group of …
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Apple Inc. knows that much of the success of the iPhone comes thanks to the creative apps that developers have brought to the iPhone experience. In yet another attempt to …
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Just about every mobile operator came away with something in J.D. Power and Associates’ latest call quality performance report. Verizon Wireless garnered the top prize for the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and …
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You can’t blame T-Mobile USA Inc. for not trying.The nation’s No. 4 wireless operator unveiled a new promotion dubbed “Kids are Free Until 2012,” that as the name implies allows …
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Transaction Network Services Inc. (TNS) said it plans to pay $50 million to buy Cequint Inc., a Seattle-based company that offers caller ID products to mobile operators. If certain targets …
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Verizon Wireless named Andrew Davies VP and CFO effective Nov. 15 when he will replace John Townsend who has been named Regional CFO-Europe for Vodafone Group plc. Vodafone owns 45% …
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Fresh off an announced acquisition of 450 tower assets yesterday, Global Tower Partners today said it closed on the purchase of Highpointe Group, a rooftop management and consulting business that …
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Alliances: Motorola, Ericsson team on public safety platform; Vlingo partners with Foursquare; and more
by jscarboby jscarboMotorola Inc.‘s (MOT) Motorola Solutions business and Ericsson (ERIC) teamed up to introduce an LTE-based solution for public-safety mobile broadband networks. The solution combines Motorola’s public-safety optimized LTE core and …
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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.Last …
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SEATTLE — Mobile broadband usage has grown an astounding 5,000% over the last three years on AT&T Mobility’s network, Fred Devereaux, the carrier’s president for the western region, said this …
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Looking to appease shareholders, Vodafone Group plc (VOD), which is currently the world’s second largest wireless operator, said it was selling its 3.2% stake in the world’s largest operator China …