Vodafone

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. …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.Those who think in terms of history are likely to remember …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

After 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. Few metaphors more aptly describe the wireless …