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Mini Review: A Pure Case for Cases
December 17, 2012 4:08 pm | by Andrew Berg | CommentsIf you do decide to pick up a pricey $600+ LTE-capable iPad, you might be looking for all the protection you can get for your new gadget. In that case (pun intended), LifeProof has you covered. LifeProof is pitching some heavy duty protection from the elements with its line of iPhone and iPad cases.
Mini Review: LifeProof-ing Your New Slate
December 17, 2012 3:59 pm | by Andrew Berg | CommentsIf you do decide to pick up a pricey $600+ LTE-capable iPad, you might be looking for all the protection you can get for your new gadget. In that case (pun intended), LifeProof has you covered. LifeProof is pitching some heavy duty protection from the elements...
The Super Storm and Wireless
December 17, 2012 3:30 pm | by Andrew Seybold | CommentsAccording to the FCC, fully 25 percent of the cell sites in the affected area were out of operation because of the super storm that hit the East Coast. People are asking why those who use only wireless phones were unable to call for assistance or talk to their families in the affected areas, and why it took such a long time to get most of the sites back on the air.
Tablets Come Bearing LTE This Holiday Season
December 17, 2012 3:25 pm | by Andrew Berg | CommentsTablets are yet again set to be big items this holiday season, and shoppers will have the best selection they’ve ever seen. But this year, those cellular equipped models won’t be shipping in just 3G; LTE is the flavor of choice for those seeking anytime, anywhere connectivity
Broad Coverage and Disparate Access with Mission Critical Availability for First Responders
December 17, 2012 3:25 pm | by Keith Mallinson | CommentsToday’s public safety wireless networks reflect much of what is wrong with historic airwave allocations. Different user groups are served in fragmentation by numerous incompatible systems. This feudal system using relatively old technologies makes for inefficient use of prime spectrum resources. It is all overdue for a major overhaul.
Predictions for 2013
December 17, 2012 2:16 pm | by Wireless Week Staff | CommentsLet's just say the Mayans were wrong and we make it to 2013. If that's the case, you're going to want to peruse this issue of Wireless Week. The following pages are chock full of insight from top industry executives on what to expect in the coming year.
8 Helpful Holiday Apps
December 13, 2012 3:00 pm | by Ben Munson | CommentsThe Christmas List, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Snowfall Free Live Wallpaper, Magisto, Restaurant Story: Christmas, Wake N Shake Alarm Clock, Christmas Bagpipe Free and FirePlace can all help make the season bright or at least allow you to devote most of your brain power to guessing what's in your gifts.
Four Things AT&T's Twilio Partnership Tells us About the Future of Wireless Carriers
December 6, 2012 11:35 am | by By Andreas Bernstrom, CEO of Rebtel | CommentsFor years we've been hearing about the threat of over-the-air (OTT) services on carriers and the impact they will have on future revenue. As the mobile space continues to be the hotbed of technological innovation, this threat has turned into a cold reality for many carriers, and has forced them...
Advances In Interference Management Make LTE HetNets a Reality
December 3, 2012 10:53 am | by Ilan Vardi, vice president, product management and marketing, AirHop Communications | CommentsThe dramatic success of the iPhone, data hungry smartphone competitors and other wireless devices is placing an ever increasing capacity demand on wireless networks which is only expected to worsen with the accelerated deployments of 4G networks worldwide.
VZW Promotes Non-Traditional Uses for LTE
October 31, 2012 5:42 am | by Andrew Berg | CommentsPraveen Atreya, director of LTE product design and integration for Verizon Wireless, says the real growth for LTE is yet to be realized.
Decline of Stolen Phones Market Spurs Market for Certified Renewed Devices
October 29, 2012 5:44 am | by Perry LaForge, DRF | CommentsThe DRF seeks a global solution to curb the market for stolen devices.
The Mobile Data Storm: Learning to Swim with the OTTs
October 16, 2012 6:39 am | by Richard Stone - Compuware | CommentsA look at how operators are dealing with the flood of data from OTT content providers.
SAP Talks Apps for the Enterprise
October 15, 2012 9:34 am | by Maisie Ramsay | CommentsSAP executive Sanjay Poonen discusses the software giant’s push into enterprise mobility.
Challenge and Potential Behind the HTML5 Hype
October 15, 2012 9:27 am | by Andrew Berg | CommentsHTML5 has been pitched as the panacea for fragmentation, but does Mark Zuckerberg’s recent bashing of the technology reveal the reality of Web-based applications?
M2M in the Enterprise: the Complexity Conundrum
October 15, 2012 9:22 am | by Maisie Ramsay | CommentsThe enterprise segment is increasingly turning to M2M to improve efficiency, increase productivity and create new products. Addressing the technology’s complexities is the first step.
