Forty-seven percent of business IT end users and 26% of IT professionals said they had never heard the term BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), according to results of a survey conducted by Harris Interactive for CTIA – The Wireless Association. Yet more than half of...
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Incorporation of Wi-Fi functionality into small-cell base stations “will be a game changer for cellphone service providers,” affording them the means to offload traffic from heavily congested channels while “linking together billions of devices into a single network architecture,” according to a new report from...
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Opportunities to provide tech support are growing in the U.S. as home network routers are installed in more homes, according to a new whitepaper by Parks Associates and Support.com. Seventy-eight percent of U.S. broadband households have a home network router and that’s driving demand for...
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Usage of single-purpose consumer electronics (CE) devices is declining as users increase use of multi-purpose and mobile smartphones and tablets, according to a study from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). U.S. consumers continue to use standalone CE devices, such as digital cameras and laptop PCs,...
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A fundamental transformation of video viewing and media usage is taking place in countries around the world. The latest evidence comes from multinational management consultancy Accenture. Traditional linear TV broadcasting is losing its hold on viewers around the world, as growing numbers of people are...
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Worldwide shipments of smart connected devices rose 29.1% year-over-year (y-o-y) in 2012, exceeding the 1 billion-unit mark and valued at $576.9 billion. Surging tablet shipments was the primary driver, rising 78.4% y-o-y to surpass 128 million, according to the latest report from the International Data...
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A new study from Xerox’s WDS reveals just how tenuous and fragile are the ties between mobile phone customers and their service providers. A full 36% of U.S. mobile customers are considering switching carriers in the next 12 months, according to the WDS Mobile Loyalty...
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Mobile telecom customers are watching a lot more in the way of online video, and in some unexpected ways and unexpected places, but they are also frustrated with service delivery, according to new research presented in Motorola Mobility’s Fourth Annual Media Engagement Barometer. Customer frustration...
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A lot of energy has been spent by policymakers and the public over the last week or so in pursuit of what might be considered a sort of cellular Holy Grail – the unlocked mobile device that can work on any carrier’s network, thereby enhancing...
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Would mandatory rules on sale of “unlocked” phones enhance consumer welfare and competition in the U.S. mobile communications business? Some argue that the benefits to consumers would be significant, as “phone unlocking” would create a competitive situation more analogous to Europe, where any unlocked device...
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Paris and Basking Ridge, N.J., Feb. 22, 2013 – Orange Business Services launches access from a tablet or mobile device to its cloud-based Open Videopresence with the Orange Video Meeting mobile application. Available for both Android and Apple devices, the Orange Video Meeting app, powered...
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BELLEVUE, WA – Feb. 12, 2013 — T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced the addition of new hosted and on-premise MobileIron mobile device management (MDM) services to its solution portfolio. Aimed at making it easier for businesses of all sizes to manage and secure mobile devices,...
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