Technology
Key Market Drivers You'll Hear About at MWC
January 29, 2012 4:41 pm | by Pardeep Kohli, Mavenir Systems | Articles | CommentsWe all know that mobile video consumption is growing. Industry analyst firm In-Stat forecasts that worldwide mobile video consumption will surpass 693 billion minutes by 2015. A recent Yahoo study found that mobile video consumption had grown 29 percent since 2010.
White Space Goes Live in Wilmington, N.C.
January 26, 2012 7:05 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe city of Wilmington, N.C., has been testing out white space technology for almost a year, and today the experiment went live.
Research: South Africans Most Active Tweeters
January 26, 2012 7:01 am | by Michelle Faul, Associated Press | News | CommentsYoung people tweeting from BlackBerrys and iPhones are driving the growth of Twitter in Africa, with South Africans by far the most vociferous...
Motorola Solutions 4Q Sales Strong, But Profits Hit
January 25, 2012 7:14 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsMotorola Solutions posted healthy sales figures for the fourth quarter of last year on an increase in revenue from both its government and enterprise segments...
Ericsson Shares Tumble on Q4 Report
January 25, 2012 7:07 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsEricsson shares were down more than 15 percent, to $8.63, at one point this morning after the Swedish vendor reported a 65 percent drop in profit...
Can Wi-Fi Really Be Used to Backhaul Cellular Voice?
January 24, 2012 7:36 pm | by Steven Glapa, Ruckus Wireless | Articles | CommentsUnder the strain of a mobile data onslaught, the move to small cells is opening the door to new and unexpected uses of smarter Wi-Fi.
Grassley: ‘Questionable Contact’ from LightSquared’s Backer
January 24, 2012 10:05 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsTensions between Senator Chuck Grassley and LightSquared hit a new high Monday when the lawmaker accused the company’s primary backer of trying to bribe him.
Dish Pitches Revised LTE Plan
January 24, 2012 7:09 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsDish Network pitched a revised plan for its yet-unapproved mobile broadband network to FCC officials last week...
High Court: Warrant Needed for GPS Tracking
January 24, 2012 7:06 am | by Jesse J. Holland and Pete Yost, Associated Press | News | CommentsIn a rare defeat for law enforcement, the Supreme Court unanimously agreed on Monday to bar police from installing GPS technology to track suspects without first...
Clearwire Chases MVNO Market with Simplexity Deal
January 23, 2012 6:59 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsClearwire stepped up its efforts to get more wholesale customers today as it braces for the loss of its largest customer, Sprint...
'Real' 4G Standards Ratified by ITU
January 19, 2012 7:00 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has finally agreed on what constitutes true 4G service – and it's a lot faster than what's on the market right now.
GPS Interference Tests 'Rigged,' says LightSquared
January 18, 2012 7:17 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLightSquared said today that GPS industry insiders "rigged" tests which found its planned LTE network interfered with GPS receivers...
Clearwire, China Mobile Deepen TD-LTE Partnership
January 17, 2012 7:10 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsClearwire and China Mobile want to use their respective unpaired spectrum holdings in the 2.5 GHz band for TD-LTE, but there's a catch...
Inside Secure Certifies NFC Stack on Ice Cream Sandwich
January 17, 2012 7:04 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsInside Secure, which recently announced a partnership to provide Intel with its NFC platform, today announced the availability of its Open NFC protocol stack...
Officials: 'No Practical Solutions' for LightSquared GPS Problem
January 16, 2012 7:01 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsTop government officials said Friday that there are "no practical solutions" to GPS interference problems caused by LightSquared's planned mobile broadband network...
Rural Turns to White Space
January 15, 2012 7:12 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | CommentsLike most wireless Internet service providers, JAB Broadband relies on unlicensed spectrum to get its service out to sparsely populated areas where there's only dial-up service.
Pew: Haiti SMS Donors Continued to Give
January 12, 2012 7:05 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe rise of mobile giving during the Haiti earthquake relief effort two years ago appears to have had a lasting effect on the popularity of SMS donations...
Intel Keynote: Embracing Mobile, Ultrabooks & Will.i.am
January 11, 2012 7:08 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsIntel had more than an hour to make the case for all that is Intel during a late-day keynote Tuesday at 2012 International CES...
Sprint Debuts LTE Devices Ahead of Network Launch
January 10, 2012 7:01 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint's LTE network hasn't launched yet, but that didn't stop the operator from coming out with the first three devices for the service at 2012 International CES...
VZW Rolls Out New LTE Devices
January 10, 2012 6:58 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsThis year, there's no formal on-the-record press party, but the carrier looks to be doing more of the same, rolling out several new LTE devices.
AT & T Boasts LTE, Devices at Dev Con
January 9, 2012 11:37 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAT&T’s annual developer conference kicked off today in Las Vegas with a series of executive keynotes that focused on its budding LTE network.
Sprint LTE Set for Launch in 10 Markets
January 6, 2012 7:59 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint plans to turn on its LTE service in 10 markets before the middle of this year, including Atlanta, Dallas, San Antonio and Houston.
Leap Mulls LTE Tie-Up with Sprint
January 6, 2012 7:56 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLeap Wireless International is "very willing" to consider extending its current wholesale deal with Sprint for 3G service to LTE...
MetroPCS Inks Broadcast Mobile Television Deal
January 4, 2012 7:00 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe company will start selling an Android-based Samsung smartphone later this year equipped with an ATSC chip
Lawmakers Want Probe of Huawei Sales to Iran
January 4, 2012 6:58 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSix lawmakers have asked the State Department to investigate whether Huawei and other infrastructure vendors violated U.S. sanctions against Iran...
