The wireless industry, as well as other sectors of the economy, woke Wednesday morning to a world of uncertainty in the way of newly minted President-elect Donald Trump. The election of either Hillary Clinton or Trump wasn’t expected to heal a severely divided United States, nor did many expect the market to come away from…
John Legend at Super Mobility: Phones Down, Enjoy the Music
LAS VEGAS – CTIA’s Super Mobility Conference capped off three days of keynote sessions with a talk from musician John Legend. While Legend might seem at first glance an odd fit to keynote a wireless show, the musician had some interesting thoughts on how social media and technology are changing the way artists interact with their…
AT&T Continues to Court DirecTV Customers with Wireless Offers
AT&T continues to court its DirecTV customers with wireless offers. The carrier this week announced an update to its DirecTV App that will allows customers to watch live TV on their mobile phones. The new app also allows users to watch content stored on their DVR. The service works over a Wi-Fi or a cellular…
Verizon Workers Follow Through with Strike
Nearly 40,000 Verizon wireline workers in the Northeast followed through Wednesday with a strike after contract negotiations broke down. The strike follows 10 months of negotiations between Verizon and employee unions, including the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). In a statement, Verizon said it has “activated…
Report: MVNO Market Set for Significant Growth Through 2023
The MVNO market will continue to grow for the foreseeable future, according to new research from Transparency Market Research. According to a new report from the firm, the global MVNO market is expected to reach a value of $75.25 billion by 2023. The market is estimated to expand at a CAGR of 7.4 percent during…
Report: Android Users Experience More Device Issues than iOS Users
Operators and device manufacturers are spending a lot of time and money on fielding complaints over devices that aren’t actually broken. According to new research from Blancco Technology Group, a provider of mobile device diagnostics solutions, nearly three in four mobile devices returned to mobile network operators and manufacturers in Europe and North America have…
MWC: HP Unveils Massive Windows 10 Smartphone
Computer maker HP has entered the smartphone market with a high-end Windows 10 phone. The move might be labeled as a good fit for HP, as the new phone includes Microsoft’s Continuum feature, which allows users to connect the phone to a monitor, keyboard and mouse and run desktop apps through the phone. Announced at…
AT&T Announces 5G Field Trials in Austin
AT&T on Friday rolled out a roadmap to 5G, with trials beginning in Austin, Texas. AT&T will be working with Ericsson and Intel to deploy 5G technologies such as millimeter wave, network function virtualization (NFV), and software-defined networking (SDN). The company expects trials of 5G technologies to provide wireless connectivity to fixed locations in Austin…
Sony Buys Altair for ‘New Breed’ of Cellular Devices
Sony Corporation today announced that it has agreed to buy Altair Semiconductor. The purchase price came in at $212 million. In a statement, Sony said it expects to complete the acquisition in early February of 2016. Altair, an Israel-based company, owns modem chip technology and related software for LTE. . Sony said the acquisition will…
Sprint Shares Down 14% Amid Reports of Pending Layoffs
Shares of Sprint plummeted over 14 percent Monday on news that the carrier will be cutting 2,500 jobs. According to Bloomberg, Sprint will slash nearly 7 percent of its workforce as part of its previously announced plans to cut $2.5 billion in costs. Employees were reportedly sent an email last week that detailed the cuts, which…