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Vendor View: Hosted Networks Offer Rural Operators Advantages as They Migrate to 4G/LTE
Explore (Jan 25 2012) 4G , LTE
By Andrew Silberstein, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Services Globecomm Systems Inc. Hosted network strategies are a sensible option for resource-conscious operators that want to successfully migrate to 4G/LTE while managing day-to-day business. Hosted networks can bring more than the network, providing additional engineering talent, improved economics on equipment and reduction of the effort relating to vendor and technology management. Rural operators, which typically don’t have excess human and cash resources to take on a major migration, can benefit from hosted approaches through the 4G/LTE transition period and in the long term. Accelerate, De-Risk and Expand The shift from 3G to 4G/LTE is significant for any operator, and particularly for rural operators that must scrutinize factors like expense, risk and business disruption. The move to 4G signals a transition into a more robust set of services, placing new demands on operators’ front offices and requiring greater focus on customer engagement. Operators need to focus on caring for customers while introducing them to the new services 4G/LTE enables. But 4G network complexity can distract from those priorities. As rural operators set their 4G/LTE migration strategy, hosted services should be considered as a means to accelerate, de-risk and expand access to critical resources. Hosted networks offer advantages in time to market; phased deployment; cost certainty; simplified migration both up the ‘G’ levels and from GSM to CDMA; and improved economics relating to equipment and software licenses. A hosted provider can represent a buying collective, creating economies of scale across its customer base that have more leverage than an operator may generate on its own. The effort involved in acquiring new network equipment and software licenses can become the hosted providers’ responsibility, so internal teams aren’t bogged down with RFPs, managing bidding processes or negotiating one-off contracts. Operators can preserve capital as ... (Read Full Article)
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RIM Must Change Its Direction as Well as Its CEO
Explore (Jan 25 2012) Smartphones , Yankee Group
By Carl Howe, Research VP, and Eugene Signorini, Senior VP of Research BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has finally made changes at the top. On Jan. 22, it announced: Current co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie will step aside. Mike Lazaridis has become vice chair of RIM’s board and chair of the board’s new Innovation Committee. Jim Balsillie remains a member of the board. Current co-COO Thorsten Heins will become CEO. Heins joined RIM from Siemens AG in December 2007 as senior VP for hardware engineering and became COO for product and sales in August 2011. Barbara Stymiest will take over the role of board chair. Stymiest formerly served as a member of Royal Bank of Canada’s Group Executive and has been a member of RIM’s board since 2007. She will be the sole chairperson of the board, replacing co-chairs Lazaridis and Balsillie. RIM will search for a new chief marketing officer (CMO). During the analyst conference call on Monday, Jan. 23, Heins also announced that RIM will hire a new CMO. This CMO is expected to not only head up RIM’s advertising and messaging, but also make the company more marketing-driven and consumer-oriented. With this leadership change, RIM makes it clear that its core strategy of selling integrated products and services isn’t changing; Heins will instead focus on better execution of that strategy. Yankee Group believes these changes are long overdue. We think they are important because the leadership change will buy the company time, Heins is a good fit for the CEO job and the business desperately needs a better marketing strategy. But RIM needs to change more than some titles. To be successful, Heins must not only execute on the current RIM plans, but also: Stop the erosion of its customer base. Over the past year, intent ... (Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: Yankee Group Carl Howe Eugene Signorini
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LG Viper Introduced by Sprint
Explore planetinsane.com (Jan 15 2012) Mobile Money
You are here: Home / Shopping / January 15, 2012 By Marie Cloutier How you can get VERY rich during times of economic turmoil, even if you don't have a lot of money to invest...Watch the Video * Tweet * * Sharebar Sprint (NYSE:S) recently unveiled one of the first smartphone that will utilize the 4G LTE network of the mobile service provider, the LG Viper. Although an earlier statement by Joseph Euteneuer, the chief financial official o (Read Full Article) -
LG sold 1M Optimus LTE smartphones globally
View all 2 articles » Explore fiercewireless.com (Jan 25 2012) LTE , Smartphones
LG Electronics said it sold more than 1 million of its flagship Optimus LTE smartphones globally since the device's debut in South Korea in October, and the company's stock rose on optimism that its handset unit might post a fourth-quarter profit. LG Optimus LTE The news is a bit of a bright spot for the South Korean firm, which has struggled to keep with larger rival Samsung and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the smartphone arena. LG said it sold 600,000 units of the high-end device in South Korea and 400,000 outside. LG also noted that three major North American carriers have launched the device, including AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T), which launched it as the Nitro HD in December for $250 with a two-year contract (it is now sold for $200). The device has a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor, a 4.5-inch 720p HD screen, 8-megapixel camera and up to 20 GB of total storage. LG has had other recent U.S. wins for its Android-based LTE devices. Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) earlier this month launched the LG Spectrum, which features a 4.5-inch True HD In-Plane Switching (IPS) display. Verizon is selling it for $200 with a two-year contract. Flat-rate player MetroPCS (NASDAQ:PCS) will also launch the LG Connect 4G this month, adding to its LTE smartphone lineup.In trading in Seoul, the company's stock rose 4.1 percent amid market optimism that its handset unit will turn a profit in the fourth quarter after six straight quarters of losses. LG has said it plans to raise $940 million via a rights offering in a bid to boost investment in its handset unit and other core businesses. The company will also boost spending on smartphones in 2012. For more:- see this release- see this CNET article- see this Bloomberg articleRelated Articles:Samsung tablets, Motorola Droids top Verizon LTE announcementsMetroPCS ... (Read Full Article) -
Lowenstein's View: Monetization--the next phase of enterprise mobility
Explore fiercewireless.com (Jan 25 2012)
The first wave of smartphone adoption and data/applications growth was primarily a consumer-oriented phenomenon. But over the past couple of years, the enterprise mobility market has been on fire.. Venture capitalists, initially reticent to invest in enterprise-centric plays after the "mobile middleware" debacle of ten years ago, are looking more favorably on the sector. In 2011, VCs put some $1.5 billion into enterprise-oriented application and infrastructure firms, such as Antenna Software, Apperian, Pyxis Mobile/Verivo, Mobile Iron and Appcelerator. Major consulting companies are seeing significant growth in their mobility consulting practices. Leading operators are intensifying their focus on the enterprise, shown in the growth of AT&T's Business Solutions Group and Verizon's recent formation of the Enterprise Solutions Group. And 2012 will be the first year when the "mobile" component of major brands' advertising budget will be more than a rounding error. The initial phase of enterprise activity in mobile has centered around three main components: Developing mobile policies for smartphones, mobile data and applications. Bring-your-own-device, device management, security, and virtualization fit into this category. Mobile-enabling core functions. 4G wireless networks, more open development tools, smartphones, and cloud services are now enabling companies to extend core functions to an anywhere, any device framework, via the Web or as apps. This is a far more rapid and less costly process than it used to be. Developing a mobile presence. Business and consumer customers are starting to expect that they can use a smartphone or tablet to perform most of the transactions they can do today on a PC--and in fact expect the experience to be possibly even better. There is huge activity out there--such as Google's highly publicized GoMo initiative--to provide companies with the tools to rapidly and inexpensively mobile-optimize their Web presence. As all the above activity occurs concurrently and at an ... (Read Full Article) -
O2 Wallet delayed for more tests as rivals ready new initiatives
Explore Mobile Today (Jan 25 2012) Mobile Money , NFC
O2 has delayed the launch of its mobile wallet payment service to submit the scheme to further internal tests. The operator had planned to launch the contactless payment service by the end of 2011. O2 claims its O2 Wallet offering will be able to handle multiple services, including payments, loyalty schemes and transferring money, across numerous devices. However, a spokesperson said: ‘We’ve decided to take extra time trialling the O2 Wallet service internally before opening it up to customers.
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Comment Mentions: Jason Rees
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LG's Optimus 3D II exposed with unofficial specs
View all 7 articles » Explore VR-Zone | Technology Beats (Jan 25 2012) Mobile Money
Some (supposed) leaked images and specs for the LG Optimus 3D II (codenamed CX2) have made their way online which indicate a new screen with slimmer chassis and a faster processor. The details provided mention a Texas Instruments 1.2GHz dual core processor used in the upcoming model and the new screen to feature a NOVA display; a new energy efficient technology from LG that gives significantly better brightness for all types of conditions and from multiple viewing angles. LG's Optimus 3D II is a
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LG Optimus 3D Successor Leaked? - FoneArena.com
Next-Gen LG Optimus 3D to Appear at MWC - Android Authority
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Quad-core Smartphone Race Hotting Up
View all 9 articles » Explore Mobiles Please Blog (Jan 25 2012)
With quad-core processors tipped to be a big deal in the mobile phone industry this year, manufacturers are falling over themselves to be the first one to bring a quad-core toting beasty phone to our shores. The HTC Edge seemed to nudge ahead with HTC wowing us all with promises of this beauty soon, and now with the leaked images and specs of the LG X3 competition is heating up. So who is in the running? Well the rumours are rife about each of the big manufa
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LG ready to unveil quad core powerhouse at MWC - TechRadar UK
LG X3 To be Quad Core Ice Cream Sandwich Smartphone - ITProPortal.com
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