The rapid growth of data traffic in mobile networks continues, driven by the use of smartphones, laptops and other devices. Wireless access to data services and internet is today a "must".
One of the attractions Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC - News) is showcasing at the upcoming Mobile World Congress is the world's first demonstration of 84Mbps HSPA technology. At the same event last year Ericsson showed the world's first 42Mbps HSPA demo that is currently commercially available and being rolled- out by operators across ...
Posted on 7th February 2010
Under: Ericsson, Internet, Smartphone, Wireless |
" Deutsche Telekom AG is considering an initial public offering or spinoff of its U.S. wireless service T-Mobile USA, the Wall Street Journal reported."
Posted on 7th February 2010
Under: T-Mobile, Wireless |
The Symbian Foundation today completed the open source release of the source code for the world’s most widely-used smartphone platform. The Symbian platform, which has been developed over more than 10 years and has shipped in more than 330 million devices around the world, is now completely open and the source code is available for free. The transition of this market-leading platform from proprietary code to open source is the largest in software history. The move has been completed four months ...
Posted on 7th February 2010
Under: Smartphone, Symbian |
SIRIUS XM Radio today announced the availability of a free application for BlackBerry® smartphones, giving consumers access to over 120 channels of sports, talk, entertainment, news, comedy and commercial-free music on compatible models of the popular BlackBerry devices -- the BlackBerry Storm(TM), Bold(TM), Tour(TM) and Curve(TM).
The free SIRIUS XM App for BlackBerry gives mobile consumers the freedom to listen to SIRIUS XM's Premium Online content on the go on their BlackBerry smartphones over cellular and WiFi networks.
"SIRIUS XM makes it easy ...
Posted on 7th February 2010
Under: BlackBerry, Internet, Music, Smartphone, WiFi |
Verion Wireless announced the availability of Motorola DEVOUR™ in March. Motorola DEVOUR will be the first Verizon Wireless phone to feature MOTOBLUR™, Motorola’s unique Android™-powered content delivery service created to make wireless phones more personal and customizable.
MOTOBLUR is the first solution to sync contacts from work and personal e-mail services, including Gmail™, with posts, messages, photos and more from popular sites such as Facebook®, MySpace and Twitter. With MOTOBLUR, content is automatically delivered to the home screen and fed into easy-to-manage ...
Posted on 4th February 2010
Under: Bluetooth, Email, Google, Motorola, Smartphone, Verizon, YouTube |
Needham revised its original forecast of four million iPad sales in the year following the device’s April launch. “We’re now forecasting iPad sales of two million units in fiscal 2010 and six million in 2011. Our forecast assumes that over half of iPad sales come at the expense of the iPod touch.”
Posted on 4th February 2010
Under: Apple, iPod |
Nokia has today announced that since the 21 January 2010 launch of the new version of Ovi Maps with free walk and drive navigation, there have been over 1.4 million downloads. The one million mark was reached just one week after the launch.
"We're averaging a download a second, 24 hours a day," said Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President, Nokia. "When we announced free walk & drive navigation we knew it would be a game-changer. The number of people now using their ...
Posted on 4th February 2010
Under: GPS, Nokia |
A new study by Juniper Research has forecast that nearly 15 billion tickets will be delivered to subscribers’ mobile devices worldwide by 2014, compared to just over two billion this year.
The new Mobile Ticketing report found that services are developing fastest in the transport sector, with SMS, bar code and, increasingly, app driven services being offered by rail & metro companies and airlines.
But the potential of mobile ticketing does not stop there. Major cinema chains, concert organisers and sports teams are ...
Posted on 4th February 2010
Under: China, Technology |
"Leap Wireless International Inc has hired Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to advise the low-cost mobile service provider on a possible sale, according to two people familiar with the matter."
Posted on 4th February 2010
Under: Wireless |
"This, no doubt, surprised and disappointed many, who trusted reports from news organizations and Wall Street analysts that the Apple tablet would absolutely be available with service from Verizon Wireless, the biggest U.S. mobile carrier."
Posted on 4th February 2010
Under: Apple, Verizon |
ANADIGICS, Inc., a leading provider of innovative RF solutions for broadband wireless and wireline communications, today announced that Novatel Wireless has selected its WCDMA/HSPA and EDGE power amplifiers (PAs) for two new wireless HSPA+ Mobile Broadband USB modems. HSPA+ is the next evolution of high-speed packet access (HSPA) wireless broadband technology, offering greater capacity for data throughput compared to current 3G networks.
Novatel Wireless' Ovation MC996D and MC998D wireless broadband USB modems give laptop PC and notebook users upload speeds as high ...
Posted on 4th February 2010
Under: 3G, EDGE, Qualcomm, Wireless |
"President Barack Obama's budget proposal estimates the U.S. government could get $6.4 billion over the next 10 years from airwaves used to meet the exploding demand for wireless technology."
"In the fiscal 2011 plan issued on Monday, the White House proposed extending indefinitely the Federal Communications Commission's authority to auction spectrum licenses, which would otherwise expire Sept. 30, 2012."
Posted on 2nd February 2010
Under: Technology, Wireless |
Verizon Wireless, provider of the nation's largest and most reliable 3G network, today announced the launch of VZ Navigator® 5.0, the newest version of its award-winning map, navigation and local search service, which helps users find their way around town. Powered by TeleCommunication Systems, Verizon Wireless' VZ Navigator is a GPS-enabled service that transforms a wireless smartphone or handset into an all-in-one powerful navigation and communication device, enabling customers to find useful information and discover new places and destinations.
Beginning today on ...
Posted on 2nd February 2010
Under: 3G, BlackBerry, GPS, Smartphone, Verizon |
* 2.7 million fourth-quarter net addition in total wireless subscribers, the second highest quarterly net gain in the company's history; full-year wireless net adds totaled 7.3 million, equaling the company's best-ever annual total, to reach 85.1 million subscribers in service
* Best-ever fourth-quarter wireless subscriber churn levels — 1.19 percent postpaid and 1.44 percent total
* 2.6 percent growth in postpaid wireless subscriber ARPU (average monthly revenues per subscriber), eighth consecutive quarter with a year-over-year increase
* Continued robust growth in revenues from wireless ...
Posted on 2nd February 2010
Under: AT&T |
Apple® introduces the iPad, a revolutionary device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading e-books and much more. iPad’s responsive high-resolution Multi-Touch™ display lets users physically interact with applications and content. iPad is just 0.5 inches thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds— thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook. iPad includes 12 new innovative apps designed especially for the iPad, and will run almost all of the over 140,000 ...
Posted on 2nd February 2010
Under: 3G, AT&T, Apple, Music, Video, WiFi |
Financial Highlights
* Fourth-quarter sales of $5.7 billion
* Fourth-quarter GAAP earnings of $0.06 per share, including net charges of $0.03 per share from highlighted items
* Full-year sales of $22.0 billion; full-year GAAP loss from continuing operations of $0.05 per share, compared to a net loss of $1.87 per share in 2008
* Total cash* of $8.0 billion, a sequential quarterly increase of $839 million
* Completed cost-reduction actions that generated more than $1.9 billion in cost savings for full-year 2009, with $1.5 billion in ...
Posted on 2nd February 2010
Under: China, Motorola, Smartphone, Video, WiFi, Wimax |
Apple Computer, Inc. has updated the iPhone developer SDK to allow VoIP over cellular networks. iCall is the first and only VoIP application that functions on the iPhone and iPod Touch over cellular 3G networks.
iCall is a market leader in desktop and mobile-based desktop calling platforms, including its highly popular version for the Apple iPhone. Until today, restrictions imposed on developers prohibited VoIP functionality on any 3G network.
VoIP on the iPhone has been the source of many debates with companies such ...
Posted on 2nd February 2010
Under: 3G, Apple, VoIP |
Google launches the new Google Voice mobile web app for iPhone OS 3.0 and higher and Palm Web OS devices, harnessing the power of HTML5, a new web technology that makes it possible to run faster, richer web-based applications right in the browser.
In addition to letting you access a streamlined version of your Google Voice inbox, the new web app also lets you display your Google Voice number as the outbound caller ID (so return calls come back to your Google ...
Posted on 2nd February 2010
Under: Browser, Google, Internet, Palm |
WiMAX modems and gateways will dominate the WiMAX chipset market, representing nearly 50% of the market on a unit basis in 2013, according to new research from In-Stat. Other key equipment segments for WiMAX chipsets include external modules, mobile PCs, base stations, handsets and other portable devices. Overall, In-Stat expects the WiMAX chipset revenue to reach $352 million by 2013.
“WiMAX is not a mere niche technology to fill a void until LTE is up and running, but a complementary solution for ...
Posted on 28th January 2010
Under: Wimax |
Nokia Siemens Networks and LG Electronics have achieved an LTE downlink data transfer rate of 100 Mbps, the maximum speed for a Class 3 LTE terminal. In LTE, user equipment is categorized into classes based on its potential uplink and downlink data rates. Class 3 terminals are expected to be the first widely used commercial LTE terminals when they are launched later in 2010. This data call, operating a Class 3 terminal at its 100Mbps limit, therefore demonstrates significant progress towards ...
Posted on 28th January 2010
Under: LG, Nokia, Siemens |
