Nokia announced today that it will use the Windows Mobile operating system for its smartphones. Nokia has been struggling in the past two years because it has failed to make a smartphone that competes with the iPhone; worse, other cell phone manufacturers have adopted Google’s Android operating system for their smartphones. In the market for [...]
LTE News Wrap: MetroPCS Ships LTE Smartphone, Verizon Talks VoLTE
We are in the middle of working on one of our famed in-depth Sidecut Reports so pardon the lack of posts… for your reading pleasure some links to mobile headlines in the news and our instant analysis of same, starting with MetroPCS making good on its pledge to ship the “first” LTE smartphone in the U.S. [...]
What sank the Clear brand: Sprint 4G smartphone success and the hybrid hotspot
From several reports leaking out Wednesday night it is becoming apparent that Clearwire’s days of having its own retail brand are at the very least numbered, if not quite yet at zero. While we are guessing there will be more real details (and perhaps some more executive departures) discussed at both the upcoming Sprint earnings call on [...]
Seamless offloading from 3G to WiFi? Nokia Siemens has the answer
Mobile World Congress (formerly 3GSM) starts next week in Barcelona and one of the hottest topics is offloading data traffic from 3G networks to Wi-Fi. In the past, mobile operators have looked down on Wi-Fi networks (they used to call 2.4 GHz a “junk” band) and wanted to have nothing to do with Wi-Fi. That [...]
Taking the temperature of the Smart Grid
If you ever want to get the most out of a industry convention summit, be a moderator, speaker and audience participant. I had the opportunity of doing this at the Smart Grid Summit in the Miami Beach Convention Center. With stranded visitors from the north enjoying highs of 81F in Miami Beach, the summit proved [...]
Verizon throttling statement: there are no real unlimited plans
We’re still trying to find a live link to the statement that the Boy Genius Report first reported, namely a statement from Verizon Wireless that basically says if you use “too much” data under one of their so-called “unlimited” data plans, Verizon reserves the right to “reduce your data throughput speeds.” While we actually think this is [...]
AT&T announces first 4G phone, does not tell you where it will work
The tweets were direct and to the point — “HTC Inspire 4G will be available on Feb. 13 for $99.99 with contract!,” said the corporate feed from AT&T. While that seems like an aggressive price for such a full-featured smartphone (humongous screen, Android 2.2, all the assorted bells and whistles), you really have to dig [...]
- Hotels are upgrading WiFi infrastructure to meet iPad, iPhone users’ needs January 23, 2012
- Edgewater Wireless signs deal with leading Brazilian distributor after successful trial January 19, 2012
- New Tropos 1410 Delivers Secure Field Area Networks for Smart Grid and Other Industrial Applications January 18, 2012
- Santa Clara, CA muni Wi-Fi network gets a second chance January 13, 2012
- Bright House sets up 2000 WiFi hotspots in Orlando and Central Florida January 12, 2012
- Wi-Fi connected TVs and more January 11, 2012
- French mobile operator offers 15 EUR per month unlimited voice, SMS and data January 7, 2012
- Growing pains plague OpenNet Singapore fiber broadband rollout January 5, 2012
- Libraries in Busan City, Korea go Wi-Fi January 4, 2012
- AllCity Wireless announces Solutions4ebiz will sell hosted WiDirect cloud services January 4, 2012
- Free Wi-Fi in Tokyo and Fukuoka, Japan: an update January 3, 2012
- Wi-Fi comes to Indian Wells, the world’s second largest tennis stadium January 3, 2012
- Wi-Fi comes to Balboa Park, San Diego January 2, 2012
- Kuala Lumpur requires WiFi in restaurants by April 2012 January 2, 2012
- Thai government deploys 20,000 Wi-Fi hot zones in Bangkok December 28, 2011
- Why hotel WiFi is being crushed by iPads and what to do about it October 25, 2011
- Thai government deploys 20,000 Wi-Fi hot zones in Bangkok December 28, 2011
- Tales from the Towers, Chapter 30: Fear of 2.4GHz for Public Safety Defies Logic November 21, 2011
- Tesco rolls out free Wi-Fi in the UK December 3, 2011
- Santa Clara, CA muni Wi-Fi network gets a second chance January 13, 2012
- Louisiana loses $80 million broadband stimulus grant October 27, 2011
- Cleveland, Ohio neighborhood deploys large outdoor free Wi-Fi network November 10, 2011
- The end of voice as a cash cow November 10, 2011
- Smartphones and tablets to drive 350% increase in Wi-Fi hotspots by 2015 November 10, 2011
- Seattle leasing dark fiber: a good start, but more needs to be done November 23, 2011
- Malaysian villages go Wi-Fi November 23, 2011
- Case Study: Eliminating Performance, Interference Issues With Multi-Channel Wi-Fi access points December 17, 2011
- Growing pains plague OpenNet Singapore fiber broadband rollout January 5, 2012
- Bright House sets up 2000 WiFi hotspots in Orlando and Central Florida January 12, 2012
- Indian WiMAX operator wants to give back WiMAX licenses October 24, 2011
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