The future of mobile payments
The current state of mobile payments is also a gold rush, and the product that scales the best for all, not necessarily the best technology, is the one that will succeed.iOS app piracy
When Seungoh Ryu said dryly that he was "blessed" with having his app pirated the day after it was first released, it's not hard to tell he's being a little tongue-in-cheek.CES 2013: Complete coverage
The Consumer Electronics Show is the biggest electronics trade show in the United States. And it's no surprise that mobile technology has taken a central role at the event.2012 Year in Review
I believe the biggest story of the year was not just T-Mobile USA's decision to merge with MetroPCS, but the smaller steps T-Mobile took to transform its business.
Lowenstein's View: Rethinking business models for mobile and content
Industry Voices
The theme of my 2013 "predictions" piece was that this is going to be a year of "disruption" across many elements of the value chain. I'd like to delve a little deeper into a discussion of business models and pricing, where I think we will see both disruption to prevailing structures, and experimentation around new forms of monetization. I see this happening in many sectors of the mobile space: operator pricing, video over mobile, "content everywhere," and applications.The world needs more smartphone operating systems?
Editor's Corner
This year will mark the launch of close to half a dozen new operating systems for smartphones. Tizen, Sailfish, Ubuntu, Firefox OS and BlackBerry 10 are all scheduled to launch in some form or another this year. Which raises one main question: Why?
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AT&T adds 780,000 postpaid subs in Q4, sells record 10.2M smartphones
AT&T Mobility posted strong postpaid subscriber net adds of 780,000 in the fourth quarter but its overall subscriber additions were down year-over-year. Overall, the company added 1.1 million total net wireless subscribers in the period, down from 2.5 million in the year-ago quarter when it added 1.03 million connected devices.
Akamai: Global mobile data traffic doubled in Q3 2012
Internet networking form Akamai recently revealed its quarterly State of the Internet report, noting that global mobile data traffic doubled year-over-year in the third quarter of 2012, the latest quarter for which its data is available.
Nokia Siemens charges to profit in Q4 as sales increase, costs drop
Nokia Siemens Networks reported a record operating margin and surging sales and operating profit in the fourth quarter as its strategy of cutting jobs and units not related to mobile broadband begins to pay off.
T-Mobile launches unified communications service in B2B push
T-Mobile USA is making a major push into the business-to-business market, offering a new unified communications suite for enterprises as well as a device financing program. The beefed up B2B offerings are part of the carrier's broader strategy to expand its presence in the B2B market and challenge Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility and Sprint Nextel.
Google wants to experiment with wireless networks using Clearwire spectrum
Google wants to test an experimental wireless network on its Mountain View, Calif., campus using spectrum leased by Clearwire. The details of the test are unclear, and the situation further deepens intrigue around the search giant's interest in wireless technology.
The world needs more smartphone operating systems?
This year will mark the launch of close to half a dozen new operating systems for smartphones. Which raises one main question: Why?
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AT&T reported wireline revenues of $14.9 billion, down 0.5 percent year-over-year, but up 0.7 percent sequentially due to strong consumer and strategic business services growth. Once again, consumer services was the star performer in AT&T's Q4 2012 wireline results, rising 3 percent over the same period a year ago.
AT&T said Thursday that it surpassed 8 million total U-verse subscribers during the fourth quarter, as it gained 192,000 U-verse TV and 609,000 high-speed Internet customers.
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