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Alianza Acquires Message Hopper
Alianza, Inc. today announced the acquisition of Message Hopper, a software company delivering a cloud-native SMS solution for businesses.
CTIA Report: 37 Trillion MBs in Mobile Data in 2019 Highlights 96-Fold Growth in Mobile Data Usage Since 2010
The wireless industry association illustrates dramatic mobile data usage growth in its 2020 annual survey, noting for example, that the number of …
Ericsson and U.S. Cellular Increase Mobile Broadband Capacity During Pandemic
Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative, or CCMI, Targets Next-Generation Messaging
The Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative is a joint venture of the four major U.S. carriers. Goals include createing a business-to-consumer messaging ecosystem and . . .
FCC Proposes Further Action Against Spoofing, Highlights Robocall Enforcement Actions Including $245M in Fines
An FCC robocall report notes that the commission has proposed or imposed money forfeitures of $245,923,500 against violators or apparent violators of the Truth in Caller ID Act or the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Text to 911 Poses Technology, Funding and Political Challenges
Some carriers are beginning to offer ESInet (emergency services internet) connectivity to PSAPs, which could help support text to 911…
Mobile Commerce Survey Uncovers Cellphone Separation Anxiety
More than half of respondents to a Nielsen mobile commerce survey said they feel cellphone separation anxiety, even though 70% say
Half of Teens Say They Suffer from Mobile Device Addiction, Six in 10 Parents Agree
Nearly six in 10 parents are concerned about teen mobile device addiction, according to a survey from Common Sense Media.
Exec: AT&T Landline Texting Can Help CSRs Multi-Task
AT&T Landline Texting will let companies communicate using texting over a landline phone connection, The cloud based service also will let companies
Smartphone Habits Survey: 17% Check Phone Upon Waking
Deloitte smartphone habits survey found that 43% of U.S. smartphone owners check their phones within five minutes of awakening.
Nielsen: Mobile Voice Usage Relatively Stable Even in Face of Messaging App Growth
A mobile voice usage study found that the number of calls Americans placed over the past year was virtually flat compared to the previous year. But the amount of time
Mobile Enterprise App Revenues Forecast to Hit $63 B by 2020
A mobile enterprise app revenues forecast from Strategy Analytics calls for $40.5 billion in 2015. Future growth will be driven by . . .
Cellphone Etiquette Research: 89% Use Phones in Face-to-Face Groups
Cellphone etiquette research from Pew shows that people break their own rules about what they believe is polite.
Pew Teens Online Research: Making Friends Online is Commonplace
Teens online research from Pew shows that 29% have made five or more friends on line. But only 2% of teens have met an online friend in person.
Cities with Best Mobile Performance: Atlanta, Chicago Top List
RootMetrics ranked U.S. cities with best mobile performance based on data, text and voice service.
Messaging Forecast Calls for 160 Trillion Messages in 2019
A messaging forecast from Juniper calls for a 70% increase between 2014 and 2019.
Report: Messaging Traffic Forecast Calls for 100 Trillion Messages Annually by 2019
A messaging traffic forecast from Juniper highlights tremendous growth amid a revenue decline. OTT providers like Whats App and Vine will lead the way…
FCC May Let Carriers Offer Robocall Blocking
Allowing carriers to offer robocall blocking is one of five key provisions of a proposal from FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler aimed at strengthening TCPA rules adopted
RootMetrics: Verizon Tops in Mobile Network Performance
Verizon beat other wireless carriers based on various measurements of mobile network performance, said RootMetrics, which tests networks by . . .
Paid Text Apps May Gain PSTN, Voice Connectivity
Paid text apps that work over mobile data connections could become full replacements for traditional services as the result of a new API from Bandwidth.
Mobile Operators and IoT: Why the Big Interest?
Are mobile operators and IoT (Internet of Things) the next big growth opportunity?
Communications Preference Survey: 56% Choose Phone, 25% Choose Text
More than half (56%) of respondents in a communications preference survey conducted by Vonage chose phone calls, compared to 25% who chose texting.
Report Finds Strong Interest in Rich Messaging, SMS Interoperability
A large majority of smartphone and instant messaging (IM) users in the U.S. and U.K. are making use of multiple messaging channels – including SMS, MMS…
Report: IP-Based Mobile Message to Reach Parity with SMS in 2013