Citrix Backs Mobile Cloud Technology Startup
Robin Wauters, TechCrunch, 6/21/2011 Citrix this morning announced an investment in mobile technology company Core Mobile Networks, marking the third funding commitment for the company’s Startup Accelerator, its Silicon Valley-based seed investment initiative which debuted in December 2010. Core Mobile Networks correlates information from enterprise IT systems with content in the cloud, and delivers it [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, Cloud, Sprint, Verizon
Mobile hotspots: AT&T, Sprint and Verizon compete on price, features, speed
Brian Nadel, Computer World, 6/17/2011 Which carrier’s mobile hotspot packs the most punch? You’re sitting in your hotel room and you need to connect your laptop to the Internet to get some work done. But while many hotels offer free Internet access, you’re staying in one that thinks of it as comparable to the room’s [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, AT&T, Bluetooth, Hotspot, MiFi, Samsung, Sprint, Tether, Verizon, WiFi
Google NFC payment service due May 26 using Nexus S 4G [U]
Electronista, 5/24/2011 Google NFC service unveiling with Sprint soon Google’s rumored NFC-based payment system will be unveiled Thursday, three insiders leaked on Tuesday. The system would let those with a Nexus S 4G on Sprint use their devices to both buy goods and use coupons by waving the phone at a VeriFone-supplied terminal. Google hasn’t [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: NFC, Sprint
Clearwire COO sees LTE switch on horizon, but details cloudy
Phil Goldstein, FierceWireless, 5/20/2011 Clearwire COO Erik Prusch said the company will eventually switch to LTE network technology, but declined to say when the switch will happen–and warned the plans are not definite. “WiMAX to date has been a very good technology choice for us,” he said in an interview with Cnet “We were able [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Clearwire, LTE, Sprint, WiMax
FCC to launch disaster alert system for cell phones
Lance Whitney, CNET News, 5/10/2011 The Federal Communications Commission is expanding its familiar emergency alert system notifications sent over TV and radio to now include mobile phones. Dubbing the new service PLAN (Personal Localized Alerting Network), the government would target the alerts in the form of text messages sent to cell phones of people who [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, FCC, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
FCC approves mandatory data roaming rules
Phil Goldstein, FierceWireless, 4/7/2011 The FCC voted to approve automatic data roaming rules, effectively settling a dispute that had split the wireless industry between larger operators that were against the rules and smaller carriers seeking to put data roaming on par with voice roaming. The five-member commission voted, 3-2, to approve the rules, which will [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, FCC, LTE, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Verizon LTE Worth a Look as Possible DSL Replacement
Ryan Kim, GigaOM, 4/4/2011 As we’ve noted, the rise of LTE opens up the potential for wireless carriers to court DSL subscribers, something Stacey reported on last week with Verizon actively looking to win over wireline customers. Well, even with the limitations of wireless, the comparison is valid, at least for now, according to Deutsche [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, LTE, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Verizon 4G LTE ‘blows away’ Sprint’s WiMAX in 1,000 speed tests
Zach Epstein, BGR, 4/1/2011 Sprint is no longer the “4G king,” BTIG Research analyst Walter Piecyk proclaimed on Friday following a massive speed test that pitted Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G against Verizon Wireless’ HTC ThunderBolt. Piecyk and his team conducted more than 1,000 speed tests in New York City to determine which was faster: the [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, HTC, LTE, Sprint, Verizon, WiMax
WSJ: Clearwire moving away from retail, will concentrate on network wholesale business
Chris Ziegler, Engadget, 2/9/2011 Though it apparently doesn’t have any plans in place to close its existing 140 stores around the country, The Wall Street Journal is reporting this evening that network operator Clearwire is halting its direct retail strategy to concentrate on selling the use of its airwaves to other providers — providers such [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, Clearwire, Sprint, WiMax
Voice Over LTE
Sam Churchill, DailyWireless.org, 2/9/2011 Verizon’s soon to be available LTE smartphone, the LG Revolution, was used to complete the first VoLTE call over its LTE network this week. Verizon has said they will make all voice calls on their 3G network, with a commercial launch of the VoLTE system planned for late 2012. LTE and [...]