Battery life is a very limiting factor when it comes to using mobile phones in places where there simply isn’t any electricity, but thanks to Vodafone, the problem could be solved with a new solar powered handset targeted at the …
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The economy may be tanking, but app developers aren’t suffering much, with a new report today claiming a whopping 25 billion mobile applications will have been downloaded by 2015, a figure that has skyrocketed from a paltry 2.6 billion applications …
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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.Greetings from the 4th of July remote location(s) of this week’s Sunday Brief. …
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We all know what a pain roaming charges can be, but it would appear that roaming is an issue for carriers as well as customers, with one firm, Starhome, doing its utmost to soothe pain.
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While it may be Winter in the land down under, Aussie telcos are heating it up with the launch of a whole bunch of sugary Android goodies.
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Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News’ May Special Edition, “Enabling the Mobile Revolution – Mobile Chips, Devices and Accessories.” The 80-page special edition is available here.Long Term Evolution or LTE, a next-generation 3G technology that …
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While the debate still rages about the effectiveness of mobile advertising, one firm, Amobee Media Systems, knows where it’s placing its bets, positioning itself between publishers and carriers in a bid to become the premiere one-stop-shop of mobile advertising, worldwide.
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Not long after the truce between India’s famous Ambani brothers – who own Reliance Communications (RCOM) and Reliance Industries Limited respectively – the younger brother, Anil Ambani, head of RCOM, has sold off his firm’s tower business to GTL Infrastructure …
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Google’s Nexus One is continuing its global sales tour, with Vodafone’s Australian branch – Vodafone Hutchinson Australia (VHA) – today announcing it is getting ready to sell the Google Nexus One in Australia, exclusively on Vodafone.
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While the Femto Forum just released a white paper touting how femtocells can take traffic off the macrocellular network, AT&T Mobility’s femtocell traffic still counts toward its total data usage as the femtocell is primarily designed to enhance the user’s …
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The nation’s largest wireless carrier might not have the iPhone problem that’s bogged down AT&T Mobility’s network for years, but it knows that “explosions in data traffic” are coming.Verizon Communication Inc.’s CFO John Killian told Bloomberg that data-heavy applications and …
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Analyst Angle (Special Edition): BWA spectrum auction leaves a changed telecom landscape in India: Mukesh Ambani re-enters sector, WiMAX sees its signal begin to fade
by jscarboby jscarboEditor’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.Those who think in terms of history are likely to remember …
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Reader Forum: High traffic networks need a congestion solution, not a congestion charge
by jscarboby jscarboEditor’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 …
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Satnav software maker Telmap is a company that clearly knows which direction it’s going in. The privately held white label mapping and navigation firm has recently been undergoing a strategy shift, transforming itself from a subscription company into one offering …
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Just because you talk a lot doesn’t mean anyone actually listens to you and vice versa. While this may seem obvious to some, it is really less obvious to others, especially companies who have whole heartedly thrown themselves into the …
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Congested cellular networks are an increasing and crippling problem. Many firms have only just begun grappling with the severe overload issues being caused by increased end user demand for video and rich media beamed over dilapidated and outdated cellular network …
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In the Android deprived country that is Oz, HTC and Vodafone Hutchinson Australia (VHA) – owner of the carriers Vodafone and 3 Australia – have revealed that the HTC Legend is set to arrive on their networks starting in June.
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Sequans Communications said WiMAX device developer Accton Wireless Broadband has chosen Sequans’ chips for several of its new WiMAX products, including an advanced USB dongle and two integrated access devices. Sequans also announced an agreement with Huawei to provide chips …
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Editor’s Note: The companies listed below represent the 10 largest wireless carriers worldwide based on subscriber numbers at the end of the first quarter of 2010 unless noted. The No. 11 through No. 20 largest carriers will be listed next …
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Analyst Angle: India concludes 3G auction, but spectrum mud-wrestle far from over: BWA spectrum auction, now set for Monday, to see intense competition
by jscarboby jscarboAfter 183 rounds of bidding over 34 days, India concluded the auction of 3G spectrum, but the spectrum mud-wrestle in the country is far from over. The BWA auction, in which 11 players will be bidding for two nationwide spectrum …
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The much-awaited 3G auction in India is finally over after innumerable postponing, conundrums, political soup and ring fights.
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Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:EricssonIndonesia: With Indosat to modernize its network with HSPA technology, including its Radio Base Station 6000, MSS Blade Cluster and Mini-Link TN. The three-year frame agreement also includes network design, deployment, training …
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Speaking at the IEF conference in Germany’s the Technische Universitat in Dresden, Gerhard Fettweis, Vodafone chair professor told his audience he believed 100 billion cellular devices would be connected using LTE in less than a decade. According to UK based …
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Editor’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 is available here. Following years of promises, and highlighted by …
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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 is available here. Few metaphors more aptly describe the wireless …