Telecom carriers continue to complain about taxes, regulation and over-the-top competition, but Mozilla's Firefox operating system provides a glimmer of hope to some executives speaking at the opening of Mobile World Congress. Mobile ...
Tags: Telecom, Mozilla, Mobile operator, networks
Mobile phone operators will make more revenue from data use than voice calls by 2018, according to a new report from mobile operator body GSMA. The report comes as Mobile World Congress (MWC), The GSMA's annual mobile device convention, ...
Tags: voice calls, Mobile phone operators, GSMA
Mobile World Congress The annual Mobile World Congress - formerly known as 3GSM - is intended to highlight the latest trends in mobile technology and services. It runs from 25 - 28 February in Barcelona, this year, and is organised by ...
Qtel Group, which delivers services to over 89 million customers in MENA and Southeast Asia, will be representing the Middle East strongly as it unveils a large presence at this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Its ...
In an effort to make it easier to connect vehicles, Ericsson and Gemalto have joined forces on embedded SIMs. Just like in mobile phones, SIM cards secure devices used for connecting machines. To simplify management, the telecom industry ...
Tags: Ericsson, Gemalto, embedded SIMs
Dave Stephenson is at the center of one of the most important efforts in mobile networking, the move to shepherd smartphones and other devices among Wi-Fi hotspots safely and automatically. Stephenson has been a key player in the ...
Microsoft is collaborating with the Kenyan government and a local Internet service provider to provide broadband access using TV white spaces and solar-powered base stations, as part of a long-term strategy to spread mobile telephony and ...
Tags: Microsoft, Internet service, solar-powered base stations
The GSMA today published its first in-depth assessment on the impact of the mobile industry on the Arab States, highlighting the explosive growth of mobile services in the region. Based on research from Deloitte, the report attributes a ...
Tags: GSMA, mobile industry, Arab States, mobile services
Microsoft has announced that it is collaborating with the Kenyan government and a local Internet service provider to provide broadband access using TV white spaces and solar-powered base stations. The move comes as part of a long-term ...
NXP Semiconductors has joined the Mobile World Capital Barcelona Foundation in support of the deployment of NFC services. The intention is to support the adoption of NFC technology in public administrations, transport operators and reader ...
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Etisalat today signed a partnership agreement with Pacific Controls in Dubai to mark the beginning of a collaboration which will see them tackle connectivity challenges in the developing world. Etisalat and Pacific Controls, both local ...
Tags: Etisalat, Pacific Controls, M2M solutions
PCs were upstaged by tablets, smartphones and TVs at this year's International CES show, with some companies maintaining a smaller presence or holding back product announcements for a later date. There were fewer product announcements ...
Tags: PC, tablets, smartphones, TVs, CES show
In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially pricey cost of sending spam to victims. The trend, spotted by security vendor Cloudmark, poses a new challenge for ...
Tags: botnet, SMS spam, Android phones, victims
In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially pricey cost of sending spam to victims. The trend, spotted by security vendor Cloudmark, poses a new challenge ...
Tags: spammers, a mobile spam campaign, spam messages, Android
IDG News Service - The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration's first step toward developing a consensus on mobile privacy standards may be the wrong step, privacy advocates said. The NTIA's first multistakeholder ...
Tags: mobile privacy, Privacy groups, mobile apps, mobile device