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Articles tagged with: Verizon Wireless and Eu
Verizon Wireless Joins Global Mobile Applications Joint-Venture
US network operator, Verizon Wireless is to join the Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) established by China Mobile, Japan's Softbank and Vodafone (which co-owns Verizon Wireless) to help accelerate the uptake of mobile technologies on a mass-market scale. more
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US Operators Sign-Up to Mobile Marketing Agreement
The USA's four largest mobile network operators, Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile USA have all signed up to abide by marketing guidelines from the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA). In addition to the four largest US wireless service providers, there was substantial help in securing this agreement from the major aggregators, brands and content owners. In specific, VeriSign, Neustar, Limbo, and Thumbplay, all played critical roles in the process. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, t-mobile-usa, sprint-nextel, ovi, verizon, iden, vas, sprint, mma, mobile-marketing-association,
Verizon Wireless Rumoured Looking at Selling Netbook Computers
US network operator, Verizon Wireless is reported to be preparing to join the growing trend for mobile phone networks to sell netbook computers. A report by Bloomberg News said that at least one netbook has passed internal compatibility tests and that others are being run through the program. more
Related Tags: vodafone, verizon, netbooks, dell, netbook, laptop,
Shareholders Pushing for Sale of US Cellular to Larger Rival
Further consolidation in the USA's telecoms market could be imminent as shareholders are reported to be pressuring U.S. Cellular to seek a buy-out from one of its larger rivals. The company is 81% controlled by Telephone & Data Systems (TDS), which is itself facing pressure from several large shareholders to put itself up for sale. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, wcdma, ict, metropcs, sprint-nextel, lte, cdma, verizon, alltel, anti-trust, u.s.-cellular, sprint, gsm, target,
Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Down by 5% in Q4 '08
The global economic downturn had a significant impact on the mobile phone industry as worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totalled 314.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2008, a 4.6 per cent decline from the fourth quarter of 2007, according to Gartner. Manufacturers continued to struggle against low consumer confidence in both emerging and mature markets. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, t-mobile, 3g, nokia, smartphone, samsung, motorola, ict, smartphones, gps, driving, lte, ericsson, verizon, gartner, iden, lg, blackberry, rim, blackberry-storm, touchscreen, reliance, sony, 3, oem, omnia, walkman, storm, music, africa, motorola,
Big Three Working on LTE Use in Unpaired Radio Spectrum
China Mobile, Verizon Wireless and Vodafone have jointly announced that they have taken significant steps in developing LTE technology, following yesterday's LTE FDD/TDD Convergence Summit at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. more
Related Tags: base-station, qualcomm, vodafone, lte, china-mobile, ericsson, verizon, base-stations, seven, td-lte, chipset, interoperability, bandwidth, mobile-world-congress
Verizon Announces LTE Deployment Plans - Going Live in 2010
Verizon's CTO, Dick Lynch has outlined the company's plans to roll out an LTE upgrade for its wireless network. Lynch announced that Verizon Wireless has selected Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent as primary network vendors for its initial LTE network deployments. These two vendors are expected to build the underlying infrastructure that will enable Verizon Wireless to become the first wireless company to offer commercial LTE-based service in the United States, starting in 2010. more
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Managed Services for Network Equipment OEMs to Reach $6.4 Billion in 2009
Managed services for mobile networks returned about $19 billion revenue in 2008, ($5.8 billion for network services and $13.4 billion for IT-related services.) Europe led managed services adoption: Tier One operators there face stiff competition, so they have turned to managed services to improve their margins. According to a new study from ABI Research, that $19 billion figure represents only a small part of the potential addressable market. more
Related Tags: orange, asia-pacific, nokia, ibm, abi-research, alcatel-lucent, ericsson, verizon, managed-services
Microsoft Announces New Mobile Advertising Partners
Microsoft announced that several major European mobile publishers and network operators have chosen Microsoft as their mobile advertising partner. The announcement builds on the acquisition of ScreenTonic and the roll out of advertising opportunities on Microsoft's owned and operated mobile services. more
Related Tags: orange, microsoft, mobistar, verizon, mobile-advertising, mobile-search
GSMA Urges Latin American Regulators to Relax radio Spectrum Limits
Tight spectrum caps in some Latin American countries are artificially curbing uptake and usage of broadband in the region, according to a study by consultancy Arthur D Little (ADL) for the GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry. The study found that rigid restrictions on the amount of spectrum available to mobile operators are undermining their ability to provide mobile broadband services that would enable millions of people to access the Internet, email and other online services via computers and handsets at high speeds in areas lacking DSL or cable broadband connections. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, t-mobile-usa, ict, itu, driving, lte, hspa, verizon, mobile-broadband, digital-dividend, analog, gsma, aws, 700mhz, union, latin-america, 2.6ghz, antel, connect
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