Qualcomm the big question mark in 4G cross-licensing
By: By Kevin Fitchard
Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, NEC, NextWave Wireless, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks and Sony Ericsson have all signed a pact agreeing to the fair cross-licensing of intellectual property they collectively own in building new Long Term Evolution equipment and standards. Qualcomm did not...
NAB: MobiTV enhances mobile content delivery
By: By Sarah Reedy
LAS VEGAS--IP-centric set-top box (STB) manufacturer Amino has taken the position of top worldwide vendor in the pure IPTV STB market, according to rankings from ABI Research. This is the third consecutive year that Amino has taken first place in ABI’s rankings, however, the distinction between pure and hybrid STBs is relatively new to the industry...
Craig McCaw looks to the heavens
By: By Kevin Fitchard
ICO Global satellite launches today, kicking off first hybrid terrestrial-satellite mobile TV service...
Say 'cheese' and send
By: By Sarah Reedy
Consumers are reaching for their mobile phones instead of their cameras when the chance for a memorable picture arises, and Ontela is making sure the magic doesn't stop there...
Voicemail 2.0
By: By Rich Karpinski
Maybe it's because voicemail-to-text vendor SpinVox scored $100 million in funding last month, but suddenly, helping users better manage voicemails seems to be all the rage...
'Unlimited' worries
By: By Kevin Fitchard
New mobile calling plans are driving network-monitoring requirements...
Mobile's user interface-lift
By: By Sarah Reedy
Apple has jump-started a touch-screen revolution: If it's not tactile, it's not practical...
The next great mobile phone
By: By Sarah Reedy
Making a mobile handset is no small task, but in light of Apple's success, some nontraditional hardware and software vendors are contemplating taking the leap themselves...
Distilling CTIA Wireless
By: By Kevin Fitchard
Searching for a common theme at CTIA Wireless has become a tricky proposition...
In the spotlight: DVB's Peter MacAvock
Mobile television is a topic attracting global attention, but not a lot of traction to speak of, yet. DVB executive director Peter MacAvock spoke with associate news editor Sarah Reedy about what’s holding back digital TV services and what will drive them forward...
Back-office play beneath the surface?
By: By Rich Karpinski
AT&T Mobility will be the first commercial user of Microsoft's Surface technology, a table-sized touch-screen that AT&T will use to let customers learn about -- and eventually perhaps even provision -- new wireless devices...
WiMAX to the rescue
By: By Joan Engebretson
Independent telcos with CLEC arms are some of the earliest WiMAX adopters -- the reason has more to do with regulations than technology...
FCC approves rules for wireless text alerts
By: By Donny Jackson, Mobile Radio Technology
FCC commissioners this week approved an order to establish a program for commercial wireless carriers to deliver text-message alerts and critical information to their customers during disasters or other emergencies, although many questions remain regarding its implementation...
First Mobile WiMAX products certified (in Korea)
By: By Kevin Fitchard
The WiMax Forum has certified the first Mobile WiMax products, announcing this week that four base stations and four data cards have received the Forum seal...
Mobile backhaul’s true bottleneck
By: By Sarah Reedy
Increased utilization of 3G networks, more so than the impending 4G requirements, is driving the need for higher capacity backhaul, according to a report released this week by ABI Research...
CenturyTel plans 700 MHz broadband wireless overlay
By: By Kevin Fitchard
CenturyTel threw itself into the broadband wireless sector today, announcing it would use the 700 MHz licenses won at auction last month to create a broadband wireless overlay network feeding less densely populated areas in its existing wireline footprint....
Nokia launches retooled N-Gage
By: By Kevin Fitchard
Nokia’s new N-Gage platform finally went live today, officially discarding the old dedicated N-Gage phone for a software platform that runs on multiple Nokia N-series handsets....
CTIA: As AWS roll out, vendors start pumping out phones
By: By Kevin Fitchard
There isn’t exactly a glut of Advanced Wireless Services phones on the market, but there isn’t a dearth either. As the first AWS networks went live in the last few weeks, handset makers at CTIA Wireless debuted new devices embedded with the new radio chips, trying to avoid the time gap between networks and handsets common to a new technology launch....
Auction winners lay bare 700 MHz plans
By: By Kevin Fitchard
Verizon outlines how open-access, LTE and new spectrum fit together. AT&T plans Evolved HSPA and later LTE. Google comes clean. Cyren Call fights back...
CTIA: Qualcomm tweaks 1X
By: By Kevin Fitchard
LAS VEGAS--For much of the CTIA Wireless show this week, Qualcomm was looking to the future, pointing to key customer wins for its Gobi embedded laptop radio chip, talking up Snapdragon for even smaller devices and assuring the industry that MediaFLO will continue to expand....
CTIA: QuickPlay targets mobile radio, video
By: By Sarah Reedy
LAS VEGAS – QuickPlay, which runs off-deck mobile TV and video, announced this week it will branch into satellite radio with XM Radio Mobile....
CTIA: GenBand touts femtocell opportunity
By: By Carol Wilson
LAS VEGAS – The femtocell market represents a major opportunity for wireless service providers to push even more wireline substitution while making their own networks operate more efficiently, according to media gateway maker GenBand....
CTIA: LTE, sooner rather than later
By: By Kevin Fitchard
LAS VEGAS--Long-term evolution may not be so long term after all. As operators rally behind the standard, the wireless industry vendor community is ramping up the development of their radio access gear--or at least giving the appearance of doing so...
CTIA: Verizon Business makes PBX mobile
By: By Carol Wilson
LAS VEGAS--Verizon Business this week announced new mobile extensions for PBXs that allow businesses to make their mobile workers more productive while keeping corporate networks more secure...
CTIA: Yahoo adds punch to mobile search
By: By Rich Karpinski
LAS VEGAS--Yahoo today debuted a new version of its mobile oneSearch service, led by the addition of technology that lets users search the Web from their phone using simple voice queries...
