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Dominated by the two largest Latin American telecom operators, Peru’s wireless market still holds promise. As observers have noted, there is room to grow in Peru as mobile penetration is …
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The Saudi Arabian telecom market is expected to generate $17.2 billion in service revenues by 2016, a compound annual growth rate of 4.2% from the $13 billion posted in 2010, …
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Taiwan’s mobile market is set to experience explosive growth in mobile data revenues due to rapid adoption of smartphones, tablets and netbook devices, according to a new report from Pyramid …
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MobileMonday announced finalists for its Peer Awards finale at the organization’s 10-year anniversary party, set for today. The event is taking place in Helskinki, with 350 guests from 37 countries, …
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SHANGHAI, CHINA — A group of analysts shared the main stage here at Mobile Broadband China last week to add some academic flair to Light Reading’s first conference in China.It’s …
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Wireless operators wrestle for piece of revenue stream and network control
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerEditor’s Note:This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News’ March Special Edition, “The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps.” The 80-page special edition …
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A group of PC makers and wireless industry players announced a new effort aimed at embedding HSPA modems into laptops. The initiative, organized by the Euro-focused GSM Association, aims to …
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You know that contest where a person stands in a glass booth and tries to grab dollar bills as they fly around? That’s sort of like the mobile social networking …
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WiMAX marriage on the rocks: Sprint Nextel, Clearwire re-evaluating network plans
by jscarboby jscarboWith the launch of WiMAX trial markets just weeks away, Sprint Nextel Corp. says it is re-examining its WiMAX business plans and has abandoned a partnership with Clearwire Corp. intended …
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Nokia Corp.’s plans for re-approaching the U.S. market-at least in the enterprise space-will include “complementary” channels the handset vendor will pursue in addition to working with the top domestic carriers, …
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The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Amp’d Mobile Inc. may not necessarily signal the death knell for the business model, but is certain to make investors and partners wary and …
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Network migration pause impacts capex : Investment expected to be flat this year
by jscarboby jscarboIn the midst of a lull between completing the buildout of 3G networks and beginning work on next-generation networks, U.S. telecom companies are expected to keep their wireless capital spending …
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Nokia: confident about the future: Will battle, carrier-by-carrier, to stem U.S. decline
by jscarboby jscarboThere’s nothing like seeing your closest competitor in a marathon stumble, their footsteps fading as you alone lead with the wind at your back. That, in essence, is Nokia Corp.’s …
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Canadian consumers soon will have the flexibility granted to American wireless customers late in 2003: the ability to take a phone number with them if they switch mobile service providers.Canada’s …
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Two wireless service providers last week began offering their customers handsets that can move between cellular and Wi-Fi networks, moves that mark the first serious attempt at commercially available converged …
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BELLEVUE, Wash.—Two wireless service providers have begun offering their customers handsets that can move between cellular and Wi-Fi networks, moves that mark the first serious attempt at commercially available converged …
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Carriers are spending less on their network deployments thanks to increasingly inexpensive equipment, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. Carriers’ operating and capital expenses are declining in …
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NEW YORK-Mobile ESPN seemed to have all the qualities of a successful MVNO: a highly successful brand and recognized brand, a unique user interface, slick handsets and content that would …
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Here’s a few of the things that got us talking in the edit room last week: Has the IEEE ever kicked out all of the leaders of a working group …
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The global wireless market has experienced strong growth during the past five years, according to a study from Pyramid Research. The consulting firm’s latest Analyst Insight report said mobile …
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Sprint Nextel Corp. had a rocky second quarter, with plummeting retail postpaid net customer additions and negative net additions through its wholesalers. Carrier executives acknowledge the problem and blamed it …
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After entering the mobile virtual network operator space with naked ambition, a $500 Sanyo Corp. handset (the “MVP”) and a take-the-world-by-storm marketing spend, Walt Disney Co.-owned Mobile ESPN L.L.C. has …
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Network outsourcing has the potential to reduce mobile operators’ expenses by 20 to 25 percent, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. “Operator savings stem from reduced capex …
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As consumers and businesses start to take wireless carriers up on their offers of data services, and the carriers themselves put up ever-faster networks to support the demand they’re trying …