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Ericsson turns up pressure in Apple patents attack
BY CAROLINE GABRIEL, RESEARCH DIRECTOR Ericsson has turned up the pressure on Apple, suing it in three European markets and claiming that the iDevice maker expects special treatment when...
Ericsson turns up pressure in Apple patents attack
BY CAROLINE GABRIEL, RESEARCH DIRECTOR Ericsson has turned up the pressure on Apple, suing it in three European markets and claiming that the iDevice maker expects special treatment when...
Germany to kick off Europe's 700MHz scramble
BY CAROLINE GABRIEL This will be the year of another possibly unseemly scramble for sub-1GHz mobile spectrum, with the US's controversial incentive auction in the 600MHz band due to take...
Germany to kick off Europe's 700MHz scramble
BY CAROLINE GABRIEL This will be the year of another possibly unseemly scramble for sub-1GHz mobile spectrum, with the US's controversial incentive auction in the 600MHz band due to take...
Broadcom starts to bounce back from modem failure
BY CAROLINE GABRIEL Despite exit from cellular basebands, high end smartphones are still its biggest growth driver, thanks to WiFi Broadcom may have failed in the smartphone modem market, but...
Broadcom starts to bounce back from modem failure
BY CAROLINE GABRIEL Despite exit from cellular basebands, high end smartphones are still its biggest growth driver, thanks to WiFi Broadcom may have failed in the smartphone modem market, but...
Nokia on edge of precipice, confirming ALU talks
BY CAROLINE GABRIEL This is a sample of our full paid service Wireless Watch, click the link below for 4 week FREE trial. The rumor that Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent would...
Nokia on edge of precipice, confirming ALU talks
BY CAROLINE GABRIEL This is a sample of our full paid service Wireless Watch, click the link below for 4 week FREE trial. The rumor that Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent would...
Chips and displays start to turn the Samsung ship
BY CAROLINE GABRIEL Around the turn of the year, Samsung was forced to make some bold statements of direction as the harbingers of doom leapt on the declining growth and...
Chips and displays start to turn the Samsung ship
BY CAROLINE GABRIEL Around the turn of the year, Samsung was forced to make some bold statements of direction as the harbingers of doom leapt on the declining growth and...
Huawei dominates hi-tech patents landscape
BY CAROLINE GABRIEL Huawei has overtaken Panasonic as the largest applicant for international patents, according to a survey of 2014 submissions conducted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The...
Huawei dominates hi-tech patents landscape
BY CAROLINE GABRIEL Huawei has overtaken Panasonic as the largest applicant for international patents, according to a survey of 2014 submissions conducted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The...
Altera could make Intel a C-RAN powerhouse
BY CAROLINE GABRIEL The upheaval in the wireless infrastructure chip sector continues, with Intel said to be in talks for the biggest deal yet, a takeover of Altera, which had...
Altera could make Intel a C-RAN powerhouse
BY CAROLINE GABRIEL The upheaval in the wireless infrastructure chip sector continues, with Intel said to be in talks for the biggest deal yet, a takeover of Altera, which had...
Huawei and TMO put more impetus behind 3.5GHz
The long-neglected 3.5GHz spectrum band is coming into its own at last. The past week has seen Huawei launching the first LTE-Advanced device for the band, and T-Mobile joining the...
Huawei and TMO put more impetus behind 3.5GHz
The long-neglected 3.5GHz spectrum band is coming into its own at last. The past week has seen Huawei launching the first LTE-Advanced device for the band, and T-Mobile joining the...
Small Cell Forum and ETSI join forces on NFV
by Caroline Gabriel, Research Director The two industry bodies agree joint activities in small cell virtualization, with project to define operator requirements The Small Cell Forum recently announced that the...
Small Cell Forum and ETSI join forces on NFV
by Caroline Gabriel, Research Director The two industry bodies agree joint activities in small cell virtualization, with project to define operator requirements The Small Cell Forum recently announced that the...
Alliances proliferate on the road to '5G'
by Caroline Gabriel, Research Director There are some '5G' discussions and claims which are completely legitimate to have in 2015, especially if next generation networks really are to start...
Alliances proliferate on the road to '5G'
by Caroline Gabriel, Research Director There are some '5G' discussions and claims which are completely legitimate to have in 2015, especially if next generation networks really are to start...
NEC shows off SDN focus in UK smart city project
by Caroline Gabriel, Research Director Japan's NEC is harnessing two key carrier network trends - software defined networking (SDN) and densification - to attempt a significant comeback in the mobile...
NEC shows off SDN focus in UK smart city project
by Caroline Gabriel, Research Director Japan's NEC is harnessing two key carrier network trends - software defined networking (SDN) and densification - to attempt a significant comeback in the mobile...
MWC: mobile shake-up looms, but not from 5G
by Caroline Gabriel, Research Director So Mobile World Congress (MWC) is over for another year, amid the usual record-breaking statistics (from 93,000 visitors, up 45% on the first Barcelona event...
MWC: mobile shake-up looms, but not from 5G
by Caroline Gabriel, Research Director So Mobile World Congress (MWC) is over for another year, amid the usual record-breaking statistics (from 93,000 visitors, up 45% on the first Barcelona event...
Europe pulls together a plan for 5G - carved mostly from dreams
by Peter White The love-in that is the annual Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona has focused squarely on the mass hysteria surrounding the creation of an all-encompassing 5G network...
Europe pulls together a plan for 5G - carved mostly from dreams
by Peter White The love-in that is the annual Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona has focused squarely on the mass hysteria surrounding the creation of an all-encompassing 5G network...
MWC: vendors compete for clearest 5G crystal ball
by Caroline Gabriel, Research Director Maravedis-Rethink Big wireless suppliers try to influence operators' and regulators' agendas as they dream up visions of the next generation. While the big network vendors...
MWC: vendors compete for clearest 5G crystal ball
by Caroline Gabriel, Research Director Maravedis-Rethink Big wireless suppliers try to influence operators' and regulators' agendas as they dream up visions of the next generation. While the big network vendors...
Wi-Fi Blasts Ahead with 11ac Wave 2 Chipsets
By Maury Wood, Principal Analyst Wi-Fi infrastructure has been evolving in two ways, in terms of performance and of usability. A significant wave of hotspot upgrades is under way, driven...
Wi-Fi Blasts Ahead with 11ac Wave 2 Chipsets
By Maury Wood, Principal Analyst Wi-Fi infrastructure has been evolving in two ways, in terms of performance and of usability. A significant wave of hotspot upgrades is under way, driven...
Virtualized networks will transform the MVNO model
by Caroline Gabriel, Research Director, Maravedis-Rethink When AT&T describes its User-Defined Network Cloud, the future network it is developing on top of its Domain 2.0 virtualized architecture, it often talks...
Virtualized networks will transform the MVNO model
by Caroline Gabriel, Research Director, Maravedis-Rethink When AT&T describes its User-Defined Network Cloud, the future network it is developing on top of its Domain 2.0 virtualized architecture, it often talks...
Wi-Fi Cloud-Based Marketing Platforms: who is who?
by Adlane Fellah There are many platforms in the market which offer the ability to build a mobile digital marketing flow on top of Wi-Fi networks. Most offer similar benefits...
Wi-Fi Cloud-Based Marketing Platforms: who is who?
by Adlane Fellah There are many platforms in the market which offer the ability to build a mobile digital marketing flow on top of Wi-Fi networks. Most offer similar benefits...
Restaurants Place Focus on Customer Experience Using Wi-Fi
by Adlane Fellah Reaching customers in today’s mobile-connected world is challenging, especially for restaurants. At one time, diners would choose a restaurant based on curb appeal and word-of-mouth. But...
Restaurants Place Focus on Customer Experience Using Wi-Fi
by Adlane Fellah Reaching customers in today’s mobile-connected world is challenging, especially for restaurants. At one time, diners would choose a restaurant based on curb appeal and word-of-mouth. But...
Over-the-top giants finally getting interested in network performance
By Caroline Gabriel, Research Director, Maravedis-Rethink Facebook may be the archetypal over-the-top player, but like Google, it is starting to take an interest in underlying network technologies and how it...
Over-the-top giants finally getting interested in network performance
By Caroline Gabriel, Research Director, Maravedis-Rethink Facebook may be the archetypal over-the-top player, but like Google, it is starting to take an interest in underlying network technologies and how it...
India must release more spectrum, and curb greed for auction fees
By the RAN Service analyst team Indian mobile operators suffer a constant struggle to secure sufficient spectrum, quickly enough, to meet exploding demand for cellular services. Slow regulatory processes, political...
India must release more spectrum, and curb greed for auction fees
By the RAN Service analyst team Indian mobile operators suffer a constant struggle to secure sufficient spectrum, quickly enough, to meet exploding demand for cellular services. Slow regulatory processes, political...
Hotel Chain Focuses on Guest Experience through Digital Strategy
by Adlane Fellah Following Hilton’s announcement of its new digital hotel experience, Global hotel operator Accor is redefining the customer experience through its new Leading Digital Hospitality plan. Recognizing...
Hotel Chain Focuses on Guest Experience through Digital Strategy
by Adlane Fellah Following Hilton’s announcement of its new digital hotel experience, Global hotel operator Accor is redefining the customer experience through its new Leading Digital Hospitality plan. Recognizing...
Mobile carriers accelerate their connected car efforts
By the Maravedis-Rethink RAN research team Mobile operators know that, if they are to have more than a ‘dumb pipe’ role in the internet of things, they will need to...
Mobile carriers accelerate their connected car efforts
By the Maravedis-Rethink RAN research team Mobile operators know that, if they are to have more than a ‘dumb pipe’ role in the internet of things, they will need to...
WiFi hits new speeds, but can Ethernet cope?
By Caroline Gabriel, Research Director, Maravedis-Rethink The latest R&D project in 60GHz spectrum comes from Samsung, which can transfer a 1Gbyte movie in three seconds. However, as the speed wars...
WiFi hits new speeds, but can Ethernet cope?
By Caroline Gabriel, Research Director, Maravedis-Rethink The latest R&D project in 60GHz spectrum comes from Samsung, which can transfer a 1Gbyte movie in three seconds. However, as the speed wars...
Chinese LTE a highlight for ALU's Q2
Investors pleased with improvement in operating margins while CEO Combes says Shift Plan on track By Caroline Gabriel China, now the world's largest mobile market, looms large in every vendor's...
Chinese LTE a highlight for ALU's Q2
Investors pleased with improvement in operating margins while CEO Combes says Shift Plan on track By Caroline Gabriel China, now the world's largest mobile market, looms large in every vendor's...
Salinas may block Telefonica's Mexican grand plan
Co-owner of Mexico's third cellco, Iusacell, says his stake is not for sale, as Spanish giant seeks acquisitions By Caroline Gabriel Telefonica aims to take advantage of the regulatory shake-up...
Salinas may block Telefonica's Mexican grand plan
Co-owner of Mexico's third cellco, Iusacell, says his stake is not for sale, as Spanish giant seeks acquisitions By Caroline Gabriel Telefonica aims to take advantage of the regulatory shake-up...