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Seven carrier alliance upsets the M2M applecart
Rating: Industry reaction to the Jasper Wireless realted announcement
Whoa! There has been massive industry reaction to the seven mobile network operator alliance for M2M which we wrote about previously here. Not al of it has been positive with Frost & Sullivan questioning whether another partnership will defragment the M2M ecosystem. The one common factor which these seven carriers share is that they are all customers of Jasper Wireless. However, there are multiple suppliers for such solutions including Ericsson. Plus this is not the only alliance over M2M in existence. Significantly, this announcement has also draw attention to the fact that M2M is on the verge of exploding as a potential revenue source for mobile network operators. Continue reading
Posted in Ericsson, M2M, Mobile Operators
Tagged Analysys Mason, Connexxion, deutsche telekom, DTAG, ericsson, everything everywhere, france telecom, frost & sullivan, Informa Telecoms & Media, Informa-SAP, Jamie Moss, Jasper Wireless, m2m, sprint, telenor, teliasonera, verizon, Vodafone, Yiru Zhong
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Mozilla introduces a brand new mobile OS – Firefox
Rating: Yet another mobile OS enters the market
Just when you thought the mobile OS sector was fragmented enough – with the likes of BlackBerry, bada and Windows Phone 7 (W7 Mango) already struggling, here comes another completely new mobile OS. Enter Firefox mobile OS brought to you by popular browser supplier, Mozilla. Unfortunately for native mobile app developers, this one stands a very good chance of succeeding. The reasons? Well, firstly this OS is based around HTML5 technology and unless GoMobile News is hallucinating, that means all existing mobile apps written using HTML5 will run on it. Secondly, Firefox OS has a whole bunch of Tier One mobile network operators behind it. Thirdly, two prominent Chinese handset manufacturers – ZTE and TCL, have already committed to it. Finally, this OS is attacking a very clearly defined niche – namely entry-level (read low cost) handsets built for emerging markets. Continue reading
Posted in BlackBerry, HTML5, Mobile OS, Mobile Operators, WP7, ZTE, bada
Tagged deutsche telekom, Etisalat, firefox, Mobile OS, mozilla, SMART, sprint, telecom italia, telefonica, telenor
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US operators sign up to ESRB mobile app vetting
Rating: But the system itself could be open to abuse
A very laudable initiative from the US-based wireless industry body – the CTIA has persuaded key North American mobile network operators to sign up to a new app vetting scheme. Actually it’s not very new because it is merely the mobile version of a ratings scheme operated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) . That body claims to already be the de facto ratings group for the majority of video games. It now wants to turn its attention to creating ’parent-friendly’ ratings for mobile apps – and games are the obvious worry here. The big snag is that neither Apple or Google has signed up to the scheme. GoMo News reckons that leaves a loophole for unscrupulous marketers. Continue reading
Posted in App stores, Apple, Games, Mobile applications, android, at&t, sprint nextel, t-mobile, verizon
Tagged App, at&t, Bloomberg, Christopher Katsaros, CTIA, e Microsoft, ESRB, google, Mango, sprint, t-mobile, U.S. Cellular, verizon, WP7
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Google Wallet gets rolled out to Sprint Nexus S 4G owners
Rating: Hopes to add more financial partners via NFC support
Having extensively tested it since the first announcement back in May [2011], Google has now rolled out the first version of the Google Wallet app to Sprint. It will become available to all owners of the Sprint Nexus S 4G via an OTA (Over-The-Air) update. The Wallet was trialled with three financial institutions – Citi, First Data and MasterCard. Now, Visa, Discover and American Express have made their NFC specifications available which will enable their cards to be added to future versions of Google Wallet. The eventual goal, however, is for all payment cards to be added to the Google Wallet. Read our own Bena Roberts’ verdict here. Continue reading
Posted in Featured, android, google, mobile payments, sprint nextel
Tagged american express, android, Citi, discover, first data, google, mastercard, mobile payments, sprint, visa, Wallet
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OpenMarket launches CheckOut for mobile billing
Rating: technology already used by four major US carriers
PwC estimates that spending on digital goods will reach $134 billion in 2014. As the demand for digital and virtual goods grows, consumers expect a fast, easy, and secure method of making purchases across multiple channels. Merchants need to provide an optimal consumer purchase experience anytime, anywhere to drive adoption and improve customer loyalty. To this end, OpenMarket, a leading global mobile transaction hub, has launched OpenMarket Checkout to help merchants selling content through mobile applications, mobile Web or Web readily bill purchases to consumers’ mobile phone accounts. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Operators, mobile payments
Tagged at&t, billing, Checkout, mobile, openmarket, sprint, t-mobile usa, Verizon Wireless
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Kevin Cordes Smart Device Product Management for Sprint at CTIA via bnetTV
Posted in Conferences, mobile news, sprint nextel
Tagged bnet, bnettv, CTIA, Mobile Devices, products, sprint
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US Mobile Ad Impression war begins
We got a comment from InMobi. The company says, bullishly that following the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile the new business will carry the greatest number of mobile ad impressions in the US.
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Posted in Mobile Ad&Mktg, Mobile Marketing, mobile news, sprint nextel, t-mobile, verizon
Tagged at&t, inmobi, mobile advertising, sprint, t-mobile, verizon
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Mobile advertising and marketing hot news: location, Tesco and Sprint
Here’s the round-up of the hottest mobile marketing and advertising stories, from GoMo News! US operator Sprint has chosen it’s mobile marketing partner; Tesco is pushing it’s mobile products on TV; and much more… Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Ad&Mktg, Mobile Marketing, mobile news
Tagged advertising, location, marketing, mobile advertising, Mobile Marketing, mojiva, scvngr, sprint, tesco
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Android helps Motorola sell smartphones – official
Rating: Rumours of Verizon iPhone spoil the party
Everyone’s chirping about the news from Motorola that Android has made a very positive impact on its revenues with its Motorola Devices division having made the first Q3 profit in three years. But look at the figures: – 9.1 million phones (including 3.8 million smartphones) in a single quarter. Motorola used to be the No. 1 supplier! Anyway, the fly in the ointment is the rumour that Apple might just be gearing itself up to produce a cdmaOne version of its iconic iPhone. The Sprint/Verizon sector has been good for Motorola with the Droid 2 on Verizon Wireless, for example. Now Apple might muscle in. Continue reading
Sprint shares demographic data with developers
Rating: Courtesy of Ground Truth and Bango
US network operator, Sprint, has just announced enhancements to its Sprint Application Developer website. Known as the Sprint Services Framework, it provides a single web 2.0 interface for developers to access APIs directly from Sprint that offers developers seamless capabilities across the majority of Sprint devices. Plus OS and development environments including the web pages. Buried away in this announcement is developer access to two very important analytic services from both Ground Truth and Bango. Continue reading
Posted in mobile analytics, sprint nextel
Tagged analytics, bango, ground truth, Services Framework, sprint
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Mobile location from the major US networks is a game changer
A US-based company called LOC-AID claims that mobile location is undergoing a game-change – wireless carriers have decided to get in the game. They’re opening their core location information to developers, allowing third parties to build carrier location into their services. And LOC-AID is the gateway to that information – it’s a single source of location information from every major American carrier, making the location of over 300 million wireless subscribers in North American and Mexico. We talked to Rip Gerber, President & CEO of LOC-AID Technologies, to get a better idea of how it works. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Operators, at&t, mobile location, mobile news, sprint nextel, verizon
Tagged at&t, carriers, Enterprise, loc-aid, location, mobile, mobile location, Mobile Operators, networks, sprint, verizon
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Sprint delivers VoIP, wireless and mobile
Sprint has launched what it calls Wholesale Mobile Integration, the company’s newest fixed mobile convergence service. Wholesale Mobile Integration enables Sprint’s wholesale customers to deliver a converged solution to their business customers, integrating their wireline and wireless voice networks. Continue reading
Sprint offers mobile video for free – for unlimited football fans
It’s the news that all mobile video enthusiasts have wanted to hear. Through an officially-branded app, Sprint is offering subscribers access to live television free from additional charges. The only piece of bad news is that it’s only of use to you if you’re also an American football fan. Continue reading
Posted in mobile news, mobile video, sprint nextel
Tagged Carrier, Football, mobile, mobile app, mobile application, mobile operator, mobile sport, network, sport, sprint, unlimited
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Now that Virgin merger is complete, Sprint loses Prepaid chief
Sprint announced today that Dan Schulman, age 52, president of Sprint Prepaid, will be leaving the company effective Aug. 23, 2010 to join American Express Company as Group President – Enterprise Growth. Continue reading
EVO 4G launch isn’t plain sailing
Today sees the much anticipated launch of the very first 4G mobile smartphone in America. The EVO 4G from Sprint is an Android smartphone that will run on the WiMAX networks that Sprint has been rolling out. But early reports indicate that the phone isn’t all it’s been built up to be. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Devices, Mobile Operators, android, mobile news, sprint nextel
Tagged 4G, android, EVO, EVO 4G, HTC, mobile, mobile device, smartphone, sprint, WiMAX
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