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Articles tagged with: Yankee Group and Iden
T-Mobile Develops Tiny Embedded SIM Card
T-Mobile USA has announced a first-of-its-kind embedded SIM for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions. Nearly the size of a head of a pin, the durable embedded SIM withstands challenging environmental factors such as temperature, humidity and motion to deliver reliable wireless connectivity. more
Related Tags: t-mobile-usa, sim, m2m, machine-to-machine, encryption, ict, t-mobile, , sim-card, tim, ovi, life, USA
Beware: $145 Billion Boom in Telecommunications Outsourcing is Not a Cure-All
The Yankee Group is warning that the current boom in outsourcing and managed services won't cure all problems that communications service providers (CSPs) currently face. Yankee Group urges CSPs to move beyond bottom-line cost reductions when choosing outsourcing partners. The ability to create service innovation and grow top-line revenue must become key selection criteria as CSPs struggle to monetize digital content and manage the explosion of connected devices. more
Related Tags: eu, itu, tim, outsourcing, ovi, vas, 3
Smart Billing Helps Operators Maximize Revenues from Next-Gen Networks
As more advanced services become available on next-generation networks, innovative pricing and billing models are more effective than flat-rate plans to help operators maximize revenues and improve their subscribers' overall experience, according to a Comverse presentation for the upcoming CTIA Wireless 2009 conference. more
Related Tags: visual-voicemail, edge, tim, voicemail, ovi, comverse, billing, ctia
CIOs Can Cut 50 to 80 Percent of Communications Costs
Yankee Group has demonstrated that CIOs and corporate IT departments of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can save more than 50 to 80 percent on costs related to corporate wireless, e-mail and messaging by moving to an Anywhere IT environment. more
Related Tags: android, windows-mobile, microsoft, iphone, apple, driving, wind, blackberry, symbian, seven, windows
New Sprint Nextel CEO Must Focus on Customers and Marketplace Competition
Yankee Group today said that Sprint Nextel Chairman and CEO Gary Forsee's resignation on October 8 revealed the company's struggle with customer care, network performance and internal issues among the operational challenges associated with the $35 billion Sprint Nextel merger. As the Sprint Nextel board evaluates various candidates for new leadership, it will be imperative for the board to set a clear direction and establish priorities for the company and its new CEO. more
Related Tags: clearwire, sprint-nextel, mvno, alltel, customer-care, nextel, USA
Carriers should rethink strategies when launching PTT outside the U.S. market
A new report from The Yankee Group has commented that the U.S. operator Nextel has demonstrated a very successful business case by offering bundles of regular voice and push-to-talk (PTT) services to its customers. Because Nextel's PTT is based on Motorola's proprietary iDEN technology, traditional GSM and CDMA mobile operators haven't been able to take advantage of such features until the recent implementation of next-generation PTT technology: push-to-talk over cellular (PoC). In the U.S. market, where postpaid wireless subscribers dominate the user base, Nextel has proved that PTT is a killer application. Even the PTT service newcomers-including Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS and ALLTEL-have enjoyed great momentum since launching PTT services. more
Related Tags: alltel, instant-messaging, ims
SMS interconnection agreed in the Americas
Wireless Services Corporation (WSC) and CMG Wireless Data Solutions announced today the launch of the first inter-carrier messaging service that allows mobile customers to send SMS's between wireless phone users in Canada, the United States and Latin America. more
Related Tags: telus, at&t-wireless, rogers
Inter-carrier SMS comes to Canada
Four of Canada's cellular networks, Bell Mobility, Microcell, Rogers AT&T Wireless and TELUS Mobility have joined forces to develop inter-carrier SMS services. CMG Wireless Data Solutions has been selected to provide the technology for the service. Many cellular phones sold today in Canada support SMS, but the service is currently limited as customers can only communicate between customers on the same network. To overcome this limitation, the four major wireless operators will enable both origination and termination of SMS between their respective wireless networks. This enhanced functionality will be available to all text messaging subscribers of these four carriers, coast-to-coast. more