Without T-Mobile US, Sprint Will Not Rearrange U.S. Market Share

By Gary Kim

Must Sprint acquire T-Mobile US to have any hope of dislodging either AT&T Mobility or Verizon Wireless from their current positions at the top of the U.S. mobile market? SoftBank CEO Maysaoshi Son has argued that is the case.
03/11/2014

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite Powered by Marvell Low-cost Platform

By Rory Lidstone

Samsung has been expanding its Galaxy Tab 3 line of tablets over the last few months with interesting variants like the Intel-powered Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch and the colorful Galaxy Tab 3 Kids. It will be interesting to see how this strategy of hyper-specialized devices will pan out for Samsung, but …
03/11/2014

Apple Recruits TSMC for Chip Production, Reduces Samsung's Role

By Rory Lidstone

It seems that no matter what they do, Apple and Samsung are inextricably linked in one way or another. At the most basic level is the fact that the two companies together dominate the smartphone world, whether in terms of market share or profits. In fact, it seems that Apple and Samsung's smartphone…
03/11/2014

Due to Increased 4G Coverage Wireless Network Data Quality Has Greatly Improved

By Joe Rizzo

We are seeing a lot of headway being made in the deployment of 4G/LTE networks. The European Union (EU) spent a lot of money during 2013 to expand its coverage, and China awarded licenses at the end of the year to promote LTE coverage.
03/11/2014

There is Collaboration Between Britain and Germany on 5G Next Mobile Network

By Joe Rizzo

During the summer of last year, the European Union (EU) invested a lot of Euros towards the development of a fifth generation (5G) network. This is the type of network that will enable a full-length movie to be downloaded on the Internet in one second.
03/11/2014

Google Prepares for Android Apps on Wearable Devices

By Matt Paulson

Android apps may soon be coming to a car, smartwatch or other wearable device near you in the foreseeable future. On Sunday, Google executive Sundar Pichai made the announcement that Google would be releasing a Software Development Kit (SDK) geared towards wearable devices during the South by Southw…
03/10/2014

Latest 2014 Count for HD Voice: 69 Countries, 96 Networks

By Doug Mohney

Last week, the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) issued its latest report on mobile HD voice around the world. GSA surveyed HD voice in over 69 countries on 96 networks as of January 3, 2014. Voice over LTE (VoLTE) is expected surge in 2014, with the U.S. adding significant numbers and cover…
03/10/2014

Samsung Launches Milk Music Service for Galaxy Devices

By Oliver VanDervoort

Again, the big drawback is the limited number of devices that people can use Milk on. At launch, the Samsung branded Galaxy S3, the Galaxy S4, the Note 2, the Note 3 and GS4 variants like the Active and the Mini are the only devices that will allow you to use the service. If you're wondering how Sam…
03/10/2014

Skyroam Offers Cheaper Global Roaming with 3Gmate

By Rory Lidstone

Unless you're with T-Mobile, which recently stopped charging for international data roaming, it's likely that global roaming is a concern. After all, most carriers charge quite a premium for accessing mobile data networks while abroad. Fortunately, there are alternatives to paying exorbitant fees.
03/10/2014

Widespread Public Wi-Fi Increases Competition in Mobile Market

By Gary Kim

Widespread public Wi-Fi access both helps and harms mobile service providers. In the positive sense, U.S. cable operators and telcos (both fixed network and mobile) have used public Wi-Fi access as a key feature of their consumer at-home highspeed access offerings.
03/10/2014