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Orange Waves the Windows 8 Flag


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
December 31, 2012 : One of Microsoft's closest telco allies is hoping Windows 8 will be a hit with customers

Euronews: Samsung Retreats from Apple Battle


News Analysis - Paul Rainford - Comment (1)
December 19, 2012 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Mobile ticketing collaboration in Italy; Colt counts restructuring costs; UK all set for BlackBerry 10 on 4G

Apple's US Samsung Ban Denied


LR Mobile News Analysis - Comments (5)
December 18, 2012 : US District Judge Lucy Koh ruled Monday that the jury finding against Samsung for violating Apple patents did not merit banning the sale of the products

Broadcom Thinks NFC's Time Is Nearing


LR Mobile News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (8)
December 11, 2012 : Looking back at carriers' history with Wi-Fi, Broadcom thinks it knows what it will take for near-field communications to become a hit

T-Mobile to Get Apple Products in 2013


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
December 6, 2012 : DT says T-Mobile will get Apple in 2013 – but will it get 4G LTE devices?

AT&T Mobile CEO Wants Easier Mobile Wallets


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
December 5, 2012 : NFC tests are underway in Austin and Salt Lake City, but the challenge is to get the technology in mobile devices, says AT&T Mobility CEO

M2M Is All About the Ecosystem, Operators Say


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comments (3)
December 4, 2012 : AT&T, Sprint and DT say they want to build M2M platforms for others to deliver applications over; Verizon may be a different story

Attack Bots: The Social Media Threat to 4G


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (5)
November 28, 2012 : Panelists at Wednesday's LR Live mobile security event suspect that a 'hacktivist' attack mobilizing social media fans against a 4G network operators is just a matter of time

Wireless Networks Have Growing Hacker Appeal


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
November 28, 2012 : The wireless industry can't get complacent just because major attacks haven't happened. They're coming, says one Heavy Reading analyst

AT&T: Security Needs to Out-Innovate Hackers


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comments (2)
November 28, 2012 : Security efforts to date have mostly reacted to attacks by hackers and that needs to change, says AT&T security exec
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New Product Recap: September 2012


Reports - Tim Hills - Post a comment
October 4, 2012 : Lots of new-product action at ECOC 2012 and IFC 2012, for starters ...

Light Reading's 2012 Leading Lights Finalists


Reports - Comment (1)
October 1, 2012 : Here are the finalists for the industry's most prestigious awards program, the Leading Lights
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Finland's DNA Teams With Jolla


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November 21, 2012 : DNA and Jolla to cooperate in sales and marketing of their smartphones using Sailfish-based operating system

AT&T Intros New Global Voice & Data Plans


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November 15, 2012 : New AT&T global packages make it mroe affordable for travelers to call, text, tweet and post abroad

RIM Adds Voice to BlackBerry Messenger


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November 14, 2012 : BBM version 7 will allow customers to make free voice calls to other BBM customers around the world over a Wi-Fi connection

Smartphones Drive Telefónica Europe Growth


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November 7, 2012 : Mobile broadband grows 18% year-on-year to reach 24 million accesses by Telefónica's subscribers

Nov. 2 is iPhone 5 Day for Bluegrass Cellular


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November 1, 2012 : Bluegrass Cellular announced it will offer iPhone 5 beginning Friday, Nov. 2

AT&T, Google, Starbucks Back Power Matters Alliance (PMA)


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October 29, 2012 : AT&T, Google, Starbucks back 'PMA' wireless power ecosystem and open standard

Samsung No. 1 in Smartphones in Q3


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October 26, 2012 : Q3 smartphone shipments exceed 157M, with Samsung cementing its place as No.1 in the world

HTC Reports Q3 Profit of NT$3.9B


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October 26, 2012 : HTC reports 2012 third-quarter results

Apple Reports Fiscal Q4 Profit of $8.2B


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October 26, 2012 : Nearly 30M iPhones sold, record fourth-quarter revenue and profit for Apple

AT&T Reports $31.5B Revenue for Q3, 2012


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October 24, 2012 : AT&T reports solid EPS growth, strong wireless revenue gains and record free cash flow in Q3 2012
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All Security Is Mobile


LRTV Interviews - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
November 29, 2012 : Heavy Reading's Patrick Donegan explains how it's impossible to separate mobile from non-mobile services when it comes to security

Boffins Got Talent


Wireless Bits - Michelle Donegan - Comments (3)
November 23, 2012 : 7:05 AM A potentially significant smartphone design is just one of the winners of a contest to discover the best startups in the UK

Samsung, an Ultimate LTE Partner With Smart Networks


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November 12, 2012 : IP Hong, head of Global Marketing, Samsung Telecommunication Systems Business, discusses the electronics powerhouse's advanced network solutions and business status

Telconomics: Follow the Money


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November 7, 2012 : Ericsson North America CTO and Head of Strategy & Marketing Vish Nandlall discusses the cloud, its importance to operators moving forward and how it should be viewed as a new way to deliver services

Citrix on Mobile Traffic Management at 4G World


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November 7, 2012 : Chris Koopmans, VP and general manager of service provider platforms at Citrix, discusses the next-generation technologies and business models that are powering the mobile Internet industry

Deluxe Multiscreen VOD Catalog Delivery


LRTV Custom TV - Comment (1)
November 2, 2012 : Deluxe On Demand gives operators access to the largest studio-quality video catalog (+40,000-plus titles), pre-encoded in over 50 different formats for multiscreen delivery

Sandy & Communications


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Comments (11)
October 30, 2012 : 8:20 AM It's still early days for this storm, sadly, but – to me – mobile networks seem to be holding up better than they used to in disasters

2012 Leading Lights Finalists: Best Service or App (Mobile)


Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy - Post a comment
October 29, 2012 : 11:00 AM Our 2012 Leading Lights awards rundown continues as we explain how our six finalists made the cut in the mobile services category

4G & Customer Care


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October 29, 2012 : As smartphone support calls rise, so do support cost and the need for highly trained agents. Light Reading's Joe Braue talks with Rebecca Prudhomme, Amdocs VP of marketing, about how operators can exceed customer care expectations in the 4G era

2012 Leading Lights Finalists: Best Product (Mobile)


Jonestown - Dan Jones - Post a comment
October 26, 2012 : 4:00 AM In the third of our 2012 Leading Lights awards shortlist blogs, we look at the companies that made the cut in the mobile products category
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