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Mobile Revenues to Hit $1 Trillion by 2013
Putting a very big number on the coming explosion in wireless data, research firm Informa Telecoms Media predicted that revenue from mobile services will surpass the $1 trillion mark in 2013. That’s one trillion, with a capital “T.”“The explosion of mobile broadband has renewed the significance of the network …(261 words) Related Topics: broadband,... »
8×8: Service outage caused by unaffiliated ISP interference
8×8’s VoIP service outage on January 12 lasted about four hours and resulted in some frustration for both customers and the company itself. 8×8 was gracious enough to provide us with some more details about what exactly happend. According to Joan Citelli, director of Corporate Communications for 8×8, the outage occured when an unaffiliated Tier-1... »
Data Revenues Will Push Mobile Biz Past $1 Trillion
The growing popularity of smartphones and high-speed wireless broadband networks are proving to be two major catalysts for the wireless industry. As a result, expect its revenues to barrel past the $1 trillion-mark by 2013, says Informa Telecom’s & Media, a London-based market research group. That compares to revenues of $208 billion in 2008... »
Mobile Revenues to Hit $1 Trillion by 2013
Putting a very big number on the coming explosion in wireless data, research firm Informa Telecoms Media predicted that revenue from mobile services will surpass the $1 trillion mark in 2013. That’s one trillion, with a capital “T.”“The explosion of mobile broadband has renewed the significance of the network …(261 words) ... »
Verizon Looks to Shake Up Wireless Pricing
Larry Dignan (ZDNet) submits: Verizon Wireless (VZ) is going on the offensive as it tweaks pricing plans, pares its device portfolio and markets heavily with its “there’s a map for that” ad campaign. The grand plan for Verizon Wireless: Grab customers, get them using a lot of data and then upsell them to 4G... »
Bye Bye Sprint, No Looking Back
Joel West submits: My blog posting Monday about switching to Verizon (VZ) after 12+ years with Sprint (S) — as posted on Seeking Alpha — brought an email Tuesday from someone at Sprint financial PR which said in part: I saw the post in which you were trying to come up with a... »
8×8 Outage Wasn’t Their Fault
As I wrote yesterday, the outage at 8×8 wasn’t likely their fault so i was quite pleased when their PR person, Joan Citelli, sent me this note today: Andy – I wanted to provide you with an update/explanation of what caused 8×8’s service outage this past Tuesday. In order to provide services to our customers from our... »
The next challenges for mobile phones: find me and tell me who I am
Mobile phones could soon have improve tracking facilities that will remember the places we frequent and use the data to build a profile of what kind of person we are There are two great short-term challenges left for mobile phones: knowing where we are and knowing who we are. It looks as though 2010 will be... »
iPhone Shaping Up AT&T’s 2010 Plans
Trefis submits: Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone has been exclusively distributed by AT&T (T) since its 2007 launch. Despite the significant subsidy costs borne by AT&T for offering the iPhone, widespread usage of the phone has boosted AT&T’s data revenues and helped it to gain subscribers. For 2010, AT&T’s plans seem to be inspired by this... »
Windstream launches new VoIP/SIP service
Windstream is launching a new VoIP and SIP Trunking solution called Dynamic Office-SIP. The tier 2 telco’s business services solution will combine voice, data, high-speed Internet with IP communications using SIP to provide cost-savings over legacy phone systems. The new IP communications offering provides customers with access to Windstream’s private IP network allowing customers to... »
Verizon Wireless: Metered 3G, LTE Billing ‘the Future’
Metered billing for wireless data, be it 3G or 4G, is not only the future, but it’s simply more fair. That’s the latest word from the ever-quotable Verizon Wireless CTO, Dick Lynch. He pointed out to the Washington Post that the end of flat-rate pricing is simply inevitable:”The problem we …(452 words) Related Topics: 3g,... »
8 x 8 Has an Outage
I received an email late yesterday afternoon from a reader about 8 x 8 suffering an outage. Unlike Tom Keating, who posted, I didn’t post, and was relieved that their PR folks had been quickly in touch with their customers over night, explaining the situation. In an era where no company (other than maybe the... »
Telecom Sector Showing Positive Trend – PTA Annual Report 2008-09
Out of the top four cellular players Ufone has been the biggest impetus behind the Cellular industry’s 17% growth as declared by PTA in its annual report for the year 2008-2009. Ufone’s is at the top with an astounding revenue growth of 46% during past year. The report states that cellular telecom sector in Pakistan... »
Packet8 Service Down
Almost exactly one year ago 8X8’s Packet8 VoIP service suffered a major outage due to DNS issues. It now appears that both their domains 8×8.com and www.packet8.net are down. But more importantly their VoIP phone service is down. Stay tuned while I try and find out more… Update #1: from Joan Citelli Director,... »
Internet on TV is a highlight at Consumer Electronics Show
The Consumer Electronics Show can look like a circus, a flea market or a fraternity rush, but it’s best viewed as a venture-capital pitch. But instead of suit-clad investors, the audience is anybody who might throw down a credit card at an electronics store. The companies introducing their wares at CES may act like they... »
Partners Anticipate Nortel’s Presence in Avaya Portfolio
Avaya is expected to unveil a product roadmap next week that will detail the contents of its portfolio post-Nortel acquisition. It is known that Nortel’s data products will have a place in the Avaya portfolio, but to what extent the name will be represented is yet to be seen.Several partners …(76 words) ... »
Australia goes wild for wireless internet
Use of wireless broadband services mushroomed during the past year to reach more than two million subscribers, driven by the popularity of wireless modems and mobile devices such as the iPhone. The Australian Communications and Media Authority’s communications report, released yesterday, revealed the use of wireless broadband services jumped 162 per cent in 2008-09, while... »
PocketMac Rescues Smartphones from the Toilet
Admit it, you’ve come close to doing the unthinkable – you text on your phone and surf the web while in the bathroom and when you get up to flush, your beloved phone slips out of your hand, your shirt pocket, or pants pocket and heads toward the toilet. You see your... »
Why Sysco’s Worth Buying Even at These Prices
Dividends4Life submits: Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of SYSCO Corporation (SYY). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis: Company Description: SYSCO Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the marketing and distribution of a range of food and related products primarily for food service industry in the United States and Canada. ... »
E-Bond Trading Platform to Create Wider Investor: Syed Salim Raza
Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, Syed Salim Raza on Monday said that Electronic Bond Trading Platform will enhance investors’ base of the sovereign debt market as it would attract investors from the non-banking sector as well resulting in higher liquidity in the government securities. Speaking at the launching ceremony of this bond here at State... »
Second leg of Australia’s 4G digital auction ramped up
Media and telecommunications companies will be forced to make more efficient use of the limited spectrum available to service the rapid growth in data-hungry devices such as smart phones as the federal government prepares for the launch of the second leg of its digital spectrum auction. After announcing last week that it had a identified... »
BT Global Services Hires Jeff Kelly as CEO
BT’s global services unit got a new CEO on Friday.Jeff Kelly, a U.S. citizen, comes to the Britain-based telecom service provider from Electronic Data Systems Corp. Kelly ran that $10 billion company, which was bought by Hewlett-Packard Co. in 2008. Kelly replaces Hanif Lalani who said he’s leaving BT to …(247 words) ... »
BT Global Services Hires Jeff Kelly as CEO
BT’s global services unit got a new CEO on Friday.Jeff Kelly, a U.S. citizen, comes to the Britain-based telecom service provider from Electronic Data Systems Corp. Kelly ran that $10 billion company, which was bought by Hewlett-Packard Co. in 2008. Kelly replaces Hanif Lalani who said he’s leaving BT to …(247 words) Related Topics: 2008,... »
Truphone Comes to Android – But no VoIP over 3G
Truphone fans will be happy to hear that the popular VoIP application now works on Android mobile handsets, though support for the new Google Nexus One is coming soon. Truphone’s new Android application enables free calls to other Truphone, Skype and Google Talk users – though only over Wi-Fi and not 3G. I don’t... »
FrieslandCampina Selects Verizon Business for Global Wide Area Network Transformation
AMSTERDAM – FrieslandCampina, one of the world’s leading dairy cooperatives, has chosen Verizon Business to provide an Internet-protocol-based wide area network enabling the organization to maximize the benefits of a secure, streamlined data communications platform. Related Topics: business, data, Internet, LEC, platform, Verizon »
OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2009
At a time when world economy is in the midst of the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression, the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2009 provides the statistical information necessary to define a response to these global challenges. This edition of the Scoreboard illustrates and analyses a wide set of indicators of... »
Chinese Vice Premier urges more efforts for 3G development
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang Wednesday said the country should step up efforts to promote the development of third-generation (3G) and domestically-developed TD-SCDMA technology. Zhang urged accelerated construction of the 3G network, strengthened technological innovation and enhanced information security management, during a visit to the country’s four major 3Goperators including Datang Telecom, China Telecom, China... »
Google Nexus One Review
The Nexus One. In the modern climate of hyped (and over-hyped) smartphone launches, Google’s official entry into the phone-sales game has excelled in a department where many find difficulty: generating legitimate excitement. Of course, long before the name Nexus One or the recent bounty of pictures and details existed, the very concept of a... »
AT&T, T-Mobile Tout 7.2mbps HSPA Progress
Both T-Mobile USA and ATT Inc. are getting closer to delivering 7.2mbps HSPA on their 3G networks. ATT said it has finished its software upgrade for the 850MHz band, having expedited the rollout in the face of increased data traffic and the need for network efficiency. Sufficient backhaul to support …(252 words) Related Topics: 3g,... »
Lax Wireless-Device Security Exposes 2 in 5 Enterprises
Nearly two of every five enterprises are at risk of exposing sensitive data on wireless devices, and ineffective wireless policies and protocols could be to blame according to the latest research from AOTMP. The findings are surprising given the recent study also shows almost 90 percent of enterprises view security …(282 words) Related Topics: data,... »