Mobile network operators, keen to raise data consumption levels, are increasingly offering heavily subsidised mobile computers to subscribers, either as a stand-alone proposition or as part of a ‘bundle’ of features alongside a standard mobile telephony service. This trend isn’t new, by any means, particularly in Europe, but it’s interesting to hear rumours that Verizon Wireless of [...]
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“May you live in interesting times.” That’s one euphemism that many of the leading players in the mobile handsets market could live without hearing at the moment. This week alone, we’ve seen Nokia announce sweeping job cuts and operational streamlining, rumours have surfaced that Motorola may offer up its handsets division to private investors and that Sony might buy out [...]
It’s Friday, so it must be time for another story about Nokia. Or LTE. This time it’s both, as it happens… Reports are emerging that the smartphone maker is developing a high-end ‘data-intensive’ touchscreen-based device that will work on the LTE (long term evolution) network soon to be rolled out by Verizon Wireless across the US. [...]
Nokia’s CEO claims that the company is ‘actively looking’ to get into the computer market, possibly through creating its own family of mobile computers. On the face of it, and given the success Nokia has been enjoying in the smartphones and mobile Internet services markets, this seems to be a canny move. It would also underline Nokia’s vision of [...]
Verizon Wireless is leading the charge in what may now prove to be a deciding battle in establishing which standard will become the technology of choice for delivering 4G mobile communications services. In announcing that it will launch a commercial service based on LTE technology it has effectively bloodied the nose of the US’ sole [...]
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