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Apple may struggle with this year's upgrade cycle
Delays rumored for iWatch and 5.5-inch iPhone because of major adjustments to design and supply chain By Caroline Gabriel The past couple of years have seen Apple struggle with its...
Apple may struggle with this year's upgrade cycle
Delays rumored for iWatch and 5.5-inch iPhone because of major adjustments to design and supply chain By Caroline Gabriel The past couple of years have seen Apple struggle with its...
Sprint reaches deal for TMo, but regulators beckon?
Reports say Sprint/Softbank will pay $16bn for most of Deutsche Telekom's stake in TMo, but long review process lies ahead By Caroline Gabriel The long 'will they won't they' saga...
Sprint reaches deal for TMo, but regulators beckon?
Reports say Sprint/Softbank will pay $16bn for most of Deutsche Telekom's stake in TMo, but long review process lies ahead By Caroline Gabriel The long 'will they won't they' saga...
China and Korea crack down on device subsidies
High end smartphone makers could suffer as China demands lower subsidies, and Korea mandates discounts for low end plans By Caroline Gabriel Handset subsidies are one of the most contentious...
China and Korea crack down on device subsidies
High end smartphone makers could suffer as China demands lower subsidies, and Korea mandates discounts for low end plans By Caroline Gabriel Handset subsidies are one of the most contentious...
Ericsson pushes HSPA to 63Mbps
Turkcell uses tri-carrier 3G+ technology to boost speeds even where it is not yet upgrading to LTE By Caroline Gabriel Not all the efforts to drive up mobile network speeds...
Ericsson pushes HSPA to 63Mbps
Turkcell uses tri-carrier 3G+ technology to boost speeds even where it is not yet upgrading to LTE By Caroline Gabriel Not all the efforts to drive up mobile network speeds...
Safaricom opens M-Pesa to rivals
Kenyan operator's huge network of mobile payments agents can now offer services from new rivals such as Finserve By Caroline Gabriel While western operators try and try again with NFC-based...
Safaricom opens M-Pesa to rivals
Kenyan operator's huge network of mobile payments agents can now offer services from new rivals such as Finserve By Caroline Gabriel While western operators try and try again with NFC-based...
Linaro ports Android to 64-bit ARM
Provides vendor neutral reference board to help smaller developers accelerate their moves to 64-bit platforms By Caroline Gabriel Intel stole a march on its rivals by providing early-stage 64-bit support...
Linaro ports Android to 64-bit ARM
Provides vendor neutral reference board to help smaller developers accelerate their moves to 64-bit platforms By Caroline Gabriel Intel stole a march on its rivals by providing early-stage 64-bit support...
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...