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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... »
Will WalMart Be the Next WiMax Tower Host?
A not so wild report has WalMart hosting towers for Sprint/Clearwire's rollout of WiMax. I don't think the report is that far fetched. Having experimented with Mobile WiMax last week in Las Vegas I have to say the experience on the ground and when driving around was one that I'd like to repeat. Related Topics: hosting,... »
Pew survey finds America’s internet, broadband and mobile phone use flatlines
The Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project has identified some flat lines in Americans technology use in a report released Tuesday that examined Internet, broadband, and cell phone use nationally. The percentage of U.S. adults who use the Internet is just a point higher than it was back in 2006, clocking in... »
Indian Telecom Sector To Be Most Vibrant In 2010
In 2010 we believe that Indian Telecom industry expects to continue with its fast pace of subscriber additions, at least 11 million per month, launch of 3G and WiMAX spectrum, while tariff would… ] Related... »
My WiMax Experience
I was in Las Vegas a few days ago and got to experience Mobile WiMax for the first time via the Sprint/Clearwire network that's been installed there. My reaction. Think the best of WiFi and a MiFi all rolled into one. Speeds were solid and I was able to make VoIP and Skype calls, including video,... »
eWeek Says To Expect More From GoogleVoice in 2010
Check out the eWeek article about GoogleVoice and Gizmo. Seems the Nexus One isn't the only thing that Google is now "leaking" over. Here's what I think. 1) Gizmo5's assets brings GoogleVoice the missing soft client on multiple platforms except the iPhone. That will have to wait. Macs, PCs, Symbian and Android will be their markets... »
Top Stories of 2009: Mobile VoIP gets real
There are two different and sometimes warring sides to the Mobile VoIP world. There are the application and software developers who have created mobile VoIP apps that use carrier data networks and circumvent carrier voice plans, and then there are the carriers who sometimes wish to block such applications while also making plans to... »
ISPs Denied To Install Broadband DSL Connections
The Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan (ISPAK) has alleged that the private Internet Service Providers in the country are being denied the rights to install the broadband DSL connections to their customers using PTCL’s copper line network. In a press statement the association stated the fixed line telecom operator has not been connecting ISP... »
PTA Annual Telecom Report 2008-09
Every year Pakistan Telecommunication Authority publish a PTA Annual Report covering all the major sectors of our telecommunication industry. The report is very useful for all those people who are either part of the telecommunication industry or are associated with it. This report also helps analyst in their analysis of Pakistan Telecom sector since... »
The Best of Both Worlds Mobilink Infinity WiMAX & Blackberry Bundle Offer
Now, with the purchase of every new BlackBerry® from Mobilink, you get a FREE connection (no activation charges) to Mobilink Infinity WiMAX Broadband Internet service. So whether you are indoors or out and about, you are always uncompromisingly connected to your world. All you have to do is sign up for the WiMAX service when... »
‘VoIP’ Named Industry of the Decade
According to IBISWorld, VoIP was named “Industry Of The Decade” besting even the search engine industry? Surely, you jest. You mean to tell me the VoIP industry beat Google’s, Yahoo’s, and MSN’s (now Bing’s) billions?... »
The State of Global WiMAX: The 2009 Report
No disrespect to Clearwire, but I’ve long maintained that the future of WiMAX, the wireless broadband technology is outside of the U.S. The end of 2009 report issued by The WiMAX Forum has only reaffirmed my belief. According to the report: There are 519 wireless broadband Internet deployments based upon WiMAX in 146 countries around... »
Stockholm, Oslo First to Get Commercial LTE
TeliaSonera, a Scandinavian telecom operator, today launched a high-speed wireless network that’s based on Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology. LTE & WiMAX are two wireless technologies that are generically referred to as 4G wireless, even though the ITU still hasn’t fully defined 4G. TeliaSonera’s LTE service is available commercially to its customers in Stockholm,... »
D2 Technologies, Beceem & ECS Extend VoIP over WiMAX to Android Smartphones and MIDs
Interesting news from D2 Technologies I thought I’d share. They are announcing a partnership with Beceem and ECS to offer a turnkey solution for developing and delivering VoIP over WiMAX smartphones to market running the Android platform. Full news release after the jump… Continue reading D2 Technologies, Beceem & ECS Extend VoIP over WiMAX to Android... »
Bolo, Another VoIP Player, Enters Unlimited Global Calling Arena
Bolo from bolostore.com contacted me about their VoIP offering. Bolo explained, “We offer unlimited global calling for $38/month. That is unlimited calling to landlines and cellphones around the world. That is $38.00. We do not add fees and taxes.” Bolo added, “We have set up a store on Amazon (www.BoloStore.com) and we are signing... »
fring Brings Video calls to iPhone and iPod touch
fring has done it again! A few weeks ago they brought video calls to the Google Android. Then last week they brought video calls to Nokia phones with promises that the Apple iPhone was coming soon. Well, that day has arrived! You can now have video calls on your iPhone I installed fring... »
Mobile WiMAX starting to bloom
Over the past few years mobile WiMAX has moved through standardization, productization, and interoperability testing and certification. Larger-scale network deployments are finally becoming a reality. Clearwire in the United States has already declared 173,000 subscribers, Yota in Russia has been growing at a decent rate reaching 100,000 subscribers in August and 200,000 in October, and... »
Samsung Brings Clearwire WiMAX Beyond the Dongle
Finally, commercial 4G in the United States is moving beyond the laptop dongle, thanks to Samsung Telecommunications America. Samsung has announced the WiMAX-enabled Mondi mobile Internet device for the Clearwire Corp. network, initially launching in the Dallas/Ft. Worth market. It will also run on Clearwire’s Baltimore and Philadelphia networks. The …(438 words) ... »
Sponsored WiFi Access, Sending Party Pays and The Future Of Media
We continue to see more of what I am calling the sponsored model of public WiFi. After all the municipal models failed, with city and county governments in many places buying into a very flawed model that was heavily overplayed by Earthlink and a group of advisors to cities, plus an over dependence on... »
Clearwire Raises $920M to Build Out 4G Network
Shares of Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) were trading higher on Wednesday after the WiMAX provider said it has raised $920 million in more debt to fund its 4G network buildout. The company’s stocks hit $5.64 by about noon Eastern, a rise of nearly 4 percent. Clearwire already had landed $1.85 billion of …(205 words) ... »
Will Your Cellular Company Be The Same Company In A Year?
Rethink Wireless has a trolling piece out today about the potential changing landscape in the USA cellular/mobile marketplace. I think we will see a MetroPCS/Leap (i.e. Cricket) link up next year and then a roll up of T-Mobile. Either that or first a roll up into Sprint, and then T-Mobile taking over Sprint and Vodafone... »
Sprint Expands 4G Network, Reduces Debt
Zacks.com submits: Sprint Nextel (S) has expanded its fourth-generation (4G) wireless broadband network to two more US cities. The third largest US carrier has officially launched commercial services in San Antonio and Austin in Texas. The company’s 4G services now covers about 25 markets in the US, with plans to address more than 120... »
Truphone Offers Free Calling on Thanksgiving
Truphone is in a giving mood this holiday season, offering free calling on Thanksgiving. Only way to top that offer for Christmas is to pay you to make call on their network on December 25th. Now that would be sweet! Check out the news: Truphone to Give Away Free Calling on Thanksgiving12 hours of free calls... »
Clearwire: ‘Google Believes in Us’
Larry Dignan (ZDNet) submits: Clearwire (CLWR) has a larger war chest, but still lacks a significant subscriber base for its WiMax, or 4G, wireless services. However, the company maintains that it is in the right place at the right time to become a powerhouse. Those were some of the takeaways as Clearwire CEO William Morrow... »
Another $1.5B Infusion for Clearwire
It shouldn’t come as a surprise: Clearwire, the WiMAX-based wireless network operator, is looking for a $1.5 billion infusion from Sprint and other backers including cable giant Comcast. Clearwire executives, including CEO William Morrow, have been publicly talking about a need for new capital. The announcement is likely to be made later this week,... »
Sprint’s Upcoming Phone Lineup: It Has to Do Better than That
BlindReason submits: Call notes on upcoming phones from Sprint (S). Wow what a roster of truly mediocre phones. Their Android phones look heavily dominated by HTC which makes phones with great specs but they almost always feel tacky and flimsy (I rarely return gadgets—but I returned the first HTC phone I had). Sprint needs its... »
Malaysia fines laggard WiMax licensees
Malaysia’s telecommunications regulator has fined three of the country’s four WiMax licensees a total of 3.8 million ringgit (US$1.1 million) for failing to meet the required network coverage. According to local media reports, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) earlier this month sent letters containing the result of its audit on network coverage by... »
Earnings Preview: Sprint Nextel Corp.
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) is expected to report Q3 earnings on Thursday, October 29 before the market open with a conference call scheduled for 10 am ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for EPS of 53c on revenue of $3.07B. The consensus range is 48c-59c for EPS, and $2.97B-$3.18B for revenue, according to... »
Malaysian operator to offer WiMax services in Singapore
Green Packet, through its newly incorporated subsidiary, Packet One (P1) Singapore, has inked an agreement to take over Pacnet’s Facilities-based Operator (FBO) license and Wireless Broadband Access (WBA) rights in the island-state. The deal, if approved, will effectively allow P1 to provide WiMax services in Singapore. The wireless broadband service provider is also a WiMax... »
The Future of 4G: LTE vs. WiMAX
LTE, the 4G mobile broadband technology backed by major cellular network equipment providers and operators, casts a long shadow across the WiMAX landscape—even though LTE products are thin on the ground and no operator has launched commercial service using it. Verizon, however, has committed to rolling out LTE (Long Term Evolution) starting next year, delivering... »