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VoLTE will not be the cellcos' savior
Mobile operators cling to the voice-driven model they understand, but the profitable user experience has moved on By Caroline Gabriel Anyone who is getting caught up in the current enthusiasm...
VoLTE will not be the cellcos' savior
Mobile operators cling to the voice-driven model they understand, but the profitable user experience has moved on By Caroline Gabriel Anyone who is getting caught up in the current enthusiasm...
Intel leads anti-Qualcomm IoT alliance
Four chip giants found Open Interconnect Consortium for device discovery, in apparent stab at Qualcomm's AllSeen By Caroline Gabriel 'ABQ', or 'anything but Qualcomm', was an acronym which helped shape...
Intel leads anti-Qualcomm IoT alliance
Four chip giants found Open Interconnect Consortium for device discovery, in apparent stab at Qualcomm's AllSeen By Caroline Gabriel 'ABQ', or 'anything but Qualcomm', was an acronym which helped shape...
HTC turns tables on Samsung in Q2
As Korean leader issues shock warning of 24.5% drop in operating profit, HTC turns in 80% leap in net income By Caroline Gabriel After a long period of being relentlessly...
HTC turns tables on Samsung in Q2
As Korean leader issues shock warning of 24.5% drop in operating profit, HTC turns in 80% leap in net income By Caroline Gabriel After a long period of being relentlessly...
Qualcomm adds China's SMIC to supply chain
Reduces vulnerability to shortages by extending contract to cover 28nm Snapdragon, in blow to TSMC By Caroline Gabriel In 2012, the vulnerability of the highly concentrated smartphone supply chain to...
Qualcomm adds China's SMIC to supply chain
Reduces vulnerability to shortages by extending contract to cover 28nm Snapdragon, in blow to TSMC By Caroline Gabriel In 2012, the vulnerability of the highly concentrated smartphone supply chain to...
Ericsson adds crowdsourcing to smart city program
Swedish giant extends Networked Society Index with interactive website and social media data By Caroline Gabriel Ericsson has launched an interactive map on its website which charts its Networked Society...
Ericsson adds crowdsourcing to smart city program
Swedish giant extends Networked Society Index with interactive website and social media data By Caroline Gabriel Ericsson has launched an interactive map on its website which charts its Networked Society...
Nokia boosts US presence with SAC purchase
Finnish firm's second infrastructure acquisition with Microsoft cash focuses on indoor small cell and DAS deployments By Caroline Gabriel Nokia, in its new handset-free life, is building up its largest...
Nokia boosts US presence with SAC purchase
Finnish firm's second infrastructure acquisition with Microsoft cash focuses on indoor small cell and DAS deployments By Caroline Gabriel Nokia, in its new handset-free life, is building up its largest...
Qualcomm promises WiGig handsets with 4K video
Confirms purchase of 60GHz specialist Wilocity and announces integrated Snapdragon platform By Caroline Gabriel As expected, Qualcomm has acquired 60GHz WiGig pioneer Wilocity and promises to take the emerging WiFi-like...
Qualcomm promises WiGig handsets with 4K video
Confirms purchase of 60GHz specialist Wilocity and announces integrated Snapdragon platform By Caroline Gabriel As expected, Qualcomm has acquired 60GHz WiGig pioneer Wilocity and promises to take the emerging WiFi-like...
'5G': new mobile technologies just a sideshow
Ericsson's demo is impressive, but Cambridge conference highlights the far bigger challenges for mobile evolution By Caroline Gabriel Ericsson has become the latest vendor to demonstrate '5G' technologies, and claim...
'5G': new mobile technologies just a sideshow
Ericsson's demo is impressive, but Cambridge conference highlights the far bigger challenges for mobile evolution By Caroline Gabriel Ericsson has become the latest vendor to demonstrate '5G' technologies, and claim...
Small cells recast for reaching remote communities
RealWireless argues that 'meadowcells' can halve the cost per person of deploying rural mobile broadband By Caroline Gabriel This year's Cambridge Wireless Future of Wireless International Conference was heavily focused...
Small cells recast for reaching remote communities
RealWireless argues that 'meadowcells' can halve the cost per person of deploying rural mobile broadband By Caroline Gabriel This year's Cambridge Wireless Future of Wireless International Conference was heavily focused...
Three architectures combine for the new LTE
To meet mobile data demands in the second half of the decade, operators look to build two layers, with different base station types By Caroline Gabriel There is little room...
Three architectures combine for the new LTE
To meet mobile data demands in the second half of the decade, operators look to build two layers, with different base station types By Caroline Gabriel There is little room...
Chinese trio get FDD trial licences, no 700MHz
All three operators now have paired and unpaired spectrum, but will wait until 2015 for commercial FDD, and 2020 for sub-1GHz By Caroline Gabriel China Mobile suffered from being the...
Chinese trio get FDD trial licences, no 700MHz
All three operators now have paired and unpaired spectrum, but will wait until 2015 for commercial FDD, and 2020 for sub-1GHz By Caroline Gabriel China Mobile suffered from being the...
Qualcomm buys Black Sand to strengthen RF offering
Chip giant pushes further into RF front end space, following launch of RF360, but may also have its eye on patents By Caroline Gabriel Qualcomm dropped a bombshell on the...
Qualcomm buys Black Sand to strengthen RF offering
Chip giant pushes further into RF front end space, following launch of RF360, but may also have its eye on patents By Caroline Gabriel Qualcomm dropped a bombshell on the...
Press Release: MNOs redirecting resources to virtualization and complex multilayered HetNets, Small Cell Deployments are delayed while carrier WiFi makes headway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MIAMI, Florida, and BROCKENHURST, England, June 25, 2014- There will be a significant shift in operator budgets at the expense of conventional equipment, towards new HetNet platforms,...
Press Release: MNOs redirecting resources to virtualization and complex multilayered HetNets, Small Cell Deployments are delayed while carrier WiFi makes headway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MIAMI, Florida, and BROCKENHURST, England, June 25, 2014- There will be a significant shift in operator budgets at the expense of conventional equipment, towards new HetNet platforms,...
Google I/O tips: Android 5, Fit and Quantum Paper?
Event expected to refocus on its developer roots with programs to expand Android's reach further into wearables and across platforms By Caroline Gabriel Google's annual I/O developers' conference kicks off...
Google I/O tips: Android 5, Fit and Quantum Paper?
Event expected to refocus on its developer roots with programs to expand Android's reach further into wearables and across platforms By Caroline Gabriel Google's annual I/O developers' conference kicks off...
Google buys two elements for its future network
Its Nest subsidiary pays $555m for Dropcam, filling out IoT stack, while Alpental brings 60GHz network expertise By Caroline Gabriel The latest additions to Google's technology stable highlight two key...
Google buys two elements for its future network
Its Nest subsidiary pays $555m for Dropcam, filling out IoT stack, while Alpental brings 60GHz network expertise By Caroline Gabriel The latest additions to Google's technology stable highlight two key...
Glimmers of hope as BlackBerry beats forecasts
Smartphone maker narrows losses as cost cutting takes effect, but revenues and handset share still falling By Caroline Gabriel There are glimmers of hope for BlackBerry, which for the first...
Glimmers of hope as BlackBerry beats forecasts
Smartphone maker narrows losses as cost cutting takes effect, but revenues and handset share still falling By Caroline Gabriel There are glimmers of hope for BlackBerry, which for the first...
SCWS: Diversity brings new impetus to small cells
Poised for enterprise big time, vendors adopt differentiated approaches, while Forum provides a unifying force By Caroline Gabriel It's always a clear sign that a sector is growing up, when...
SCWS: Diversity brings new impetus to small cells
Poised for enterprise big time, vendors adopt differentiated approaches, while Forum provides a unifying force By Caroline Gabriel It's always a clear sign that a sector is growing up, when...
Fire Phone: Amazon plays it safe
Retailer's first smartphone sports pseudo-3D interface and Prime content, but pricing and carrier tactics lack creativity By Caroline Gabriel The pseudo-3D user interface and heavily customized operating system of Amazon's...
Fire Phone: Amazon plays it safe
Retailer's first smartphone sports pseudo-3D interface and Prime content, but pricing and carrier tactics lack creativity By Caroline Gabriel The pseudo-3D user interface and heavily customized operating system of Amazon's...
Apple-Samsung ITC deal - signs of a truce?
Rivals agree to drop cross-appeals against 2013 ITC ruling against Samsung, though no commercial impact By Caroline Gabriel There have been a few signs, in recent months, that Apple and...
Apple-Samsung ITC deal - signs of a truce?
Rivals agree to drop cross-appeals against 2013 ITC ruling against Samsung, though no commercial impact By Caroline Gabriel There have been a few signs, in recent months, that Apple and...
Samsung hurls SuperAMOLED missile at iPad
Moves into double figures in terms of 2014 tablet launches, with video-optimized Galaxy Tab S devices By Caroline Gabriel Samsung's biggest weapon in the mobile device war is its screen...
Samsung hurls SuperAMOLED missile at iPad
Moves into double figures in terms of 2014 tablet launches, with video-optimized Galaxy Tab S devices By Caroline Gabriel Samsung's biggest weapon in the mobile device war is its screen...
Qualcomm claims LTE plus WiFi first in 28nm SoC
Qualcomm has what it calls the first 28nm part for small cells for small businesses and neighbourhoods By Peter White Qualcomm is inexorably pushing into ultra-dense networks and small cell...
Qualcomm claims LTE plus WiFi first in 28nm SoC
Qualcomm has what it calls the first 28nm part for small cells for small businesses and neighbourhoods By Peter White Qualcomm is inexorably pushing into ultra-dense networks and small cell...
China set to dominate M2M globally as its home efforts lead the way
By Peter White A report out from the GSMA this week claims that China will take on M2M leadership globally. The GSMA latest report is entitled, 'Connected Living: How...
China set to dominate M2M globally as its home efforts lead the way
By Peter White A report out from the GSMA this week claims that China will take on M2M leadership globally. The GSMA latest report is entitled, 'Connected Living: How...
Marvell and MediaTek join IoT rush
Mobile chip vendors all racing to the growth promised by connected devices, latest entrants favor ZigBee By Caroline Gabriel In the rush into the IoT, spurred we feel in part...
Marvell and MediaTek join IoT rush
Mobile chip vendors all racing to the growth promised by connected devices, latest entrants favor ZigBee By Caroline Gabriel In the rush into the IoT, spurred we feel in part...
Orange mulls Bouygues bid, UK IPO
As the French company reshuffles its assets to maximize value, it may bid for France's third cellco, and seek IPO for EE venture By Caroline Gabriel French incumbent Orange has...
Orange mulls Bouygues bid, UK IPO
As the French company reshuffles its assets to maximize value, it may bid for France's third cellco, and seek IPO for EE venture By Caroline Gabriel French incumbent Orange has...
Juniper signs Aruba to revive WLAN effort
Trapeze acquisition has not delivered, now Juniper looks to chase Cisco by signing number two enterprise WiFi player By Caroline Gabriel Juniper is trying to shore up its lackluster enterprise...
Juniper signs Aruba to revive WLAN effort
Trapeze acquisition has not delivered, now Juniper looks to chase Cisco by signing number two enterprise WiFi player By Caroline Gabriel Juniper is trying to shore up its lackluster enterprise...