by Pivot
Category: Mobility
Differential Encoding of Video on Verizon Wireless Network
Verizon Wireless says it now is optimzing video encoding on a number of parameters based on device characteristics, which network (Long Term Evolution 4G or CDMA 3G) and implications for a data plan. The coding…
Smart Phone Subsidies are Expensive, but Work
Though most executives in the U.S. mobile industry arguably would rather not spend as much money as they do on device subsidies, it is hard to argue with the results. U.S. mobile penetration is up…
Why Republic Wireless Wouldn’t Work as Well in Europe
The Republic Wireless model of offering very low cost mobile access primarily built on use of Wi-Fi hotspots, and augmented with mobile network capability, “wouldn’t work in Europe” because of key differences in the way…
Mobiles Now Becoming Content Consumption Devices
A mobile phone that doesn’t work is worse than a paperweight. But for most smart phone users, it now appears a mobile phone that cannot provide access to content is pretty close to a paperweight…
Mobile Data Traffic Tripled in 2011
Smart phones are becoming an increasingly significant driver of mobile data traffic, which is rapidly overtaking voice as the primary growth strategy for mobile operators globally, most would agree. According to a recent report from…
“Untethered” Apps Illustrate Long-Term Value of Fixed Network
Mobile or remote collaboration once was a matter of users communicating using enterprise-approved smart phones and PCs, with a couple of key applications. These days, non-standard devices including tablets, over-the-top and non-authorized applications now are…
Steve Jobs Initially Wanted to Use Wi-Fi for iPhone
When Steve Jobs first dreamed up the iPhone with his team at Apple, he didn’t want it to run on AT&T’s network. He wanted to create his own network, says venture capitalist John Stanton, who…
E-Reader Adoption Helps Drive Connected Devices Opportunity
A new report by analyst firm Juniper Research forecasts that e-reader shipments will reach 67 million by 2016, nearly triple the 25 million devices the company expects to reach the market in 2011. While this…
Could Mobile Video be Disruptive?
According to Yankee Group researchers, 34 percent of respondents who watch video on their mobile phone at least once a week say they watch user-generated videos. That isn’t to say they wouldn’t watch professionally-produced video…
Republic Wireless Launches, What Does it Mean?
Republic Wireless has launched a limited beta program of its $19-a-month hybrid wireless service using, to start, the LG Optimus smartphone running Android 2.3. Aside from the low price, Republic Wireless is going to test…
Why “Tethering” is a Big Deal for Mobile Service Providers
If you want to know why “tethering” of mobile devices is such a big issue for mobile service providers, consider that mobile PCs, including those which might be tethered to a Mi-Fi device or use…
Google Not Dominant in Search?
Some will dismiss assertions by Eric Schmidt, Google executive chairman, that Google is not dominant in the search business, something Google Chairman Eric Schmidt recently told U.S. regulators. Schmidt argued that Google is not “overwhelmingly…