And now, the end is near. On 23 November 2012, Gerry Pennell will leave the job of a lifetime. Four years after signing up as CIO for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, his IT team has won every technology gold medal going after ...
Tags: Gerry Pennell, CIO, London 2012 Olympic Games, IT systems
More than half of the peak-time traffic to the London 2012 Olympic Games' web servers came from mobile devices – a huge demonstration of the consumer switch to mobile at the highest–profile sporting event of the year. Users ...
Tags: mobile devices, web servers, mobile app, Gerry Pennell
UK users download the most data on their mobiles, according to a new report from UK telecoms regulator Ofcom. The International Communications Report for 2011 compared 17 countries around the globe, but found the average 424MB download by ...
Tags: data, mobiles, UK users, mobile data
CBR rounds up expert opinions after Ofcom revealed that the UK is the leading country for internet shopping and the top European country for mobile data usage. Internet shopping is now more popular in the UK than any other major country, ...
As the trend for using mobiles in the workplace continues to grow, a new study has found a huge volume of data is being lost by employees taking advantage of the technology. The research from Kroll Ontrack claimed one in eight employees ...
Tags: mobiles, mobile devices, technology malfunctions, critical data
Wireless companies are constantly seeking new ways to make full use of available spectrum space; innovative company xG Technology has developed its xMax technology with this very purpose in mind. SARASOTA, FL, September 05, 2012 ...
Tags: xG Technology, Wireless companies, Spectrum, wireless providers
Despite widespread calls for more spectrum to carry mobile data, there is a wide range of technologies already being used or explored that could help to speed up networks or put off the day when more frequencies need to be cleared. ...
Tags: spectrum, mobile data, technologies, could, networks
To curb gang activity in California,local courts and law enforcement created a special injunctions process that permits the arrest of known gang members for small infractions--in hopes of preventing more violent crimes.But to be really ...
Tags: gang activity, violent crime, mobile data, arrest
LetMobile , a leading provider of Secure Corporate Collaboration Solutions for Personal Mobile Devices, today announced a new version of its Secure Mobile E-mail Gateway product. LetMobile is the first to offer a gateway-based DLP and ...
Tags: LetMobile, Personal Mobile Devices, Secure Mobile Emai, mobile device
Zarafa, the European mobile messaging and collaboration specialist, proudly announces the availability of Z-Push 2.0. Z-Push 2.0 not only supports ActiveSync version 14. As security and manageability have improved considerably, it is also ...
Tags: Zarafa, mobile messaging, Z Push, collaboration, mbile apps
The bid will start in January 2013. The bidders will be competing to have the ability to roll out 4G mobile broadband services across the UK next year. Ofcom says the new spectrum will increase the amount of airwaves available to mobile ...
Tags: bid, 4G mobile broadband services, Ofcom, airwaves
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski detailed plans on Thursday to free up more wireless spectrum that carriers say they need to offer high-speed mobile services. The agency is on track to make 300MHz of new spectrum available for commercial ...
Tags: FCC, Chairman Julius Genachowski, wireless spectrum, mobile services
Tech Mahindra Limited has acquired 51% stake on a fully diluted basis in Comviva Technologies Limited, which provides mobile Value Added Services (VAS), Mobile Money and Mobile Payment solutions. The deal will be subject to regulatory ...
Tags: Comviva, Tech Mahindra, mobile VAS domain, mobile service
As mobile network and device makers explore many paths to using wireless spectrum more efficiently, one possible solution is still hard to achieve: Sending and receiving data on the same frequency at the same time, in the same space. ...
Tags: mobile network, mobile device, radios, mobile spectrum
Mobile operators are rapidly adopting new network software, called EPC (Evolved Packet Core), that will give them more control over service quality but also new tools for metering data usage. EPC is the next generation of software for ...
Tags: mobile operators, new network software, EPC, service quality, data usage