Wireless Business Forecast articles from November 2007

Wireless Business Forecast archives from November 2007

The Mobile Media Review: Music On The Go, AOL Gives It Another Go and How To Go Mobile Scan.
November 2, 2007... Welcome to "The Mobile Media Review," our relevant and, many times, irreverent view of what's going on in the mobile-content arena. This week, we wonder why more cellphoners aren't browsing music libraries, why AOL Mobile is trying once...

Mobile Malware Revenues Set To Grow, Partnerships Needed.
November 2, 2007... The mobile malware threat is becoming stronger every day due to the increased sophistication of mobile phones, yet mobile anti-malware vendors have not seen a high return on investment, because of lack of awareness in the market. Despite...

Committing To Your Customers: Implementing Business Process Management in The Telecommunications Industry.
November 2, 2007... By Rashid N. Khan, Chief Technical and Strategy Officer, Ultimus The telecommunication industry is one of the most dynamic industries in the world. GSM operators around the globe are continuously required to adapt their business models...

Senate Homes In On Early-Termination Fees.
November 2, 2007... Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) is emerging as a consumer advocate when it comes to the U.S. wireless industry. Klobuchar and co-sponsor Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.) unveiled their Cell Phone Consumer Empowerment Act (S.2033) last month,...

Survey Sez: Enterprise Users Prefer BlackBerries.
November 2, 2007... BlackBerry devices, manufactured by Research in Motion (RIM), rank highest in overall customer satisfaction among business wireless smartphone users, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Business Wireless Smartphone Customer...

Mobility, Video And More Bang For The Buck.
November 19, 2007... Here's a little pop quiz for you. When asked, "What's the best part of the bundle?" who said, "It's definitely video. That's what people want. It's the on-demand library and the ability to get all the content that they want. It really is...

Metrobridge Buys Utah WISP In Second U.S. Foray.(wireless internet service provider)
November 19, 2007... Wireless broadband provider MetroBridge Networks International, in its second foray "south of the border," is buying Utah Broadband LLC of Salt Lake City for $5.4 million in cash and stock. The deal, expected to close early next year,...

The Mobile Media Review: We're Thankful For What We Have, But We Want More.
November 19, 2007... Welcome to "The Mobile Media Review," our relevant and, many times, irreverent view of what's going on in the mobile-content arena. This week, iPhone once again takes the application center stage; the Food Network app needs seasoning; gaming...

Toshiba Ramps Up Its SoftIPT Phone For Laptop Use.
November 19, 2007... Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., Telecommunication Systems Division enhances the Toshiba SoftIPT, a softphone for the company's Strata CIX IP business communication system that extends the functionality of a desktop telephone (IP or...

In Europe, High Penetration Translates Into High 'SIM-Only' Pricing.
November 19, 2007... Traditionally in Europe, mobile phones have been heavily subsidized by carriers that then recoup the money during the course of a 12-, 18- or 24-month contract. Generally, the longer the contract or the greater the monthly rental cost, the...

Pivot Joint Venture Scaled Back, Due To Ho-Hum Factor.
November 19, 2007... Time Warner Cable is evaluating future wireless launches, and it's now pretty clear there are no plans for expanding its "Pivot" joint venture with Sprint (the second such Sprint joint venture to bite the dust in the last two weeks). ...

AWS Gains CDMA2000 Equipment, Service Support.(Advanced Wireless Services)(code division multiple access)
November 19, 2007... The CDMA Development Group (CDG) says several wireless-technology companies will provide CDMA2000 devices, equipment and services for the Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) frequency band. Less than a year after the Federal Communication...

IMS: Now Ready For Prime Time.
November 30, 2007... IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) technology has made the grade and is production-ready, the IMS Forum has concluded, following a recent "plugfest" - the third of its kind - at which the Forum issued what it called a "report card" on how the...

Is Femtomania Anything Like Beatlemania?
November 30, 2007... The telecommunications industry loves acronyms, phrases, trends and "hot" technology buzz. Remember the "information superhighway?" Remember "roadkill on the information superhighway?" Remember "dot bomb" and "nuclear winter" and...

Broadcom Accepts Settlement, Files New Qualcomm Action.
November 30, 2007... Late last week, a federal judge let stand a jury verdict that found Qualcomm infringed three Broadcom patents (TelecomWeb news break, May 30). Broadcom now says it will "seek to enjoin Qualcomm from making, using, selling and developing 3G...

Wireless Lobbying Dollars Suffer In 2007.
November 30, 2007... Even though this is a pre-election year, lobbying dollars being spent by wireless service providers and equipment manufacturers are not keeping pace with the number of words being spent by candidates during their seemingly endless debates....

Mobile Music: Going For A Song?
November 30, 2007... Currently, music is probably the most discussed type of content in the mobile industry. The mobile phone has become such an important consumer product that many mobile operators now provide the ability to download music singles as well as...

The Mobile Media Review: Mo' Betta Mags, Mo' Betta Ads, Mo' Betta Search, Mo' Betta Music.
November 30, 2007... Welcome to "The Mobile Media Review," our relevant and, many times, irreverent view of what's going on in the mobile-content arena. This week, we discuss a new way of reading in the john, more Bluetooth on the road, pushing Bango's buttons...