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Articles tagged with: Samsung and Sprint
Sprint Announces Plans to Close its Nextel iDEN Network
Sprint has announced plans to start shutting down its iDEN based Nextel network from 2013 as it migrates its customers over to a revamped CDMA network. The company showed off its "Network Vision blueprint" and announced that it has awarded network upgrade contracts to Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson and samsung. more
Related Tags: sprint-nextel, iden, alcatel-lucent, ericsson, push-to-talk, wireless,
Mobile Phones Get Smarter at CTIA with Touch Screen Tech
This month's International CTIA Wireless 2009 event in Las Vegas showcased in the mobile handset's industry increasing focus on smart phones, as illustrated by prevalence of announcements related to touch-screen technology, according to iSuppli. more
Related Tags: android, google, sony-ericsson, , wi-fi, microsoft, nokia, sim, iphone, wimax, apple, isuppli, sprint-nextel, gps, tim, wind, lte, docomo, ericsson, ovi, palm, blackberry, rim, sony, kyocera, mobile-internet, touch-screen, navteq, nextel, smart, windows, las-vegas, ctia, kyocera-wireless, navigation, indoor, garmin-asus, music, webos, touch-screen
Smartphone Market Share Increased Rapidly Worldwide According to AdMob
Mobile advertising agency, AdMob has reported that despite challenging economic conditions, smartphones continued to gain significant market share worldwide over the past six months, rising from 26 percent to 33 percent of hits to its adserver platform in February 2009. more
Related Tags: android, windows-mobile, nokia, iphone, smartphone, smartphones, wind, verizon, palm, htc, blackberry, rim, htc-dream, admob, blackberry-storm, touchscreen, symbian, operating-system, windows, storm, os
Flagship Phones are Driving Sales on Network Operator Websites
Industry analytics firm, comScore has published data from its monthly wireless e-commerce dashboard, which tracks consumer shopping and purchasing behavior, including handsets and mobile data plans, at all of the major wireless carrier sites. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, iphone, mobile-data, analytics, motorola, apple, verizon-wireless, verizon, iden, vas, comscore, lg, htc, blackberry,
Samsung to Launch a "Google Phone" in Q1 2009
samsung is reported to be preparing to launch a new smartphone based on the Google backed Android operating system within the next few months. The second "Google Phone" is expected to be available in both GSM/3G and CDMA options and sold via T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel. more
Related Tags: android, google, t-mobile, smartphone, sprint-nextel, cdma, htc, samsung-electronics, omnia, google-phone, operating-system,
Sprint Launches its Initial WiMAX Service
Sprint Nextel has at last, commercially launched its WiMAX network - currently branded as XOHM - in Baltimore. The data-centric network has been launched with average download speeds of 2-4 Mbps. more
Related Tags: intel, wimax, mobile-wimax, clearwire, sprint-nextel, mvno, zte, nextel, samsung-electronics, notebook, usb, modems, dual-mode,
Touchscreen–equipped mobile handset shipments to exceed 230 million by 2012
Touchscreen-equipped mobile handsets sales have been building steadily for over a year now, and a new report from IMS Research forecasts that growth will become even stronger. Although there were fewer than 30 million touchscreen phones sold in 2007, IMS Research expect that number to increase to over 230 million by 2012. more
Related Tags: apple, lg, touchscreen, ims-research, touchscreens, ims, ev-do, catalyst
EARNINGS PREVIEW: US Telecoms Expect Strong Wireless Qtr
TAKING THE PULSE: The wireless business continues to hum for the U.S. telecommunications companies, but signs of competitive pressure are beginning to creep in. Wireless continues to be driven by smartphone sales and the adoption of pricier service plans, offsetting the deteriorating wireline business. AT&T remains at the forefront but eventually will lose its leadership position in wireless once Verizon Communications completes its acquisition of Alltel. Smaller companies, meanwhile, are scrambling to catch up, with prepaid wireless reseller Virgin Mobile USA acquiring niche player Helio. The landline business, meanwhile, continues to deteriorate as a result of economic pressures and alternative lines of communications. more
Related Tags: thomson, cisco, sprint-nextel, virgin-mobile, verizon, alltel, lg, virgin-mobile-usa, touchscreen, landline, verizon-communications, lg-electronics, satellite, nextel, fios, virgin,
Sprint Expands Range of Phones That Get Corporate E-Mail
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Sprint Nextel plans to give a number of its non-smartphones access to corporate e-mail accounts in an effort to entice subscribers and stave off customer defections. more
Related Tags: google, microsoft, mobile-email, smartphones, sprint-nextel, ibm, motorola, lg, blackberry, personal, touchscreen, 3, nextel, email, razr, hotmail,
Femtocell access point market: great potential, tough hurdles
Many factors are converging to create a market ripe for femtocell technology, says a new report from analyst firm Infonetics Research. Chief among these factors:
- Mounting numbers of mobile subscribers, forecast by Infonetics to hit 4.4 billion worldwide in 2011
- A booming broadband market, driven by demand for faster Internet connection speeds and applications like social networking, online gaming, and multimedia
- Mobile operators seeking to boost revenue by enticing customers to pay for new data services to offset escalating mobile backhaul costs and voice revenue losses
Related Tags: social-networking, rcom, hsupa, driving, femtocell, backhaul, wimax,, femtocells, hsdpa, wifi
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