An unnamed U.S. mobile operator has signed a deal to allow up to 40 million of its handsets to Boingo’s network of public Wi-Fi hotspots. Logic would suggest the deal is with T-Mobile US, given [...]
Spectrum-based Internet access networks are imperative if the fixed network business model continues to deteriorate, for large or small providers, in developed or developing countries. Though [...]
Perhaps it is obvious why mobile service providers such as T-Mobile are interested in a new technique allowing simultaneous use of licensed Long Term Evolution spectrum, as well as unlicensed [...]
Wi-Fi is getting more attention, at least in the U.S. market, as the foundation for mobile service. Cable operator Cablevision Systems Corp. has actually launched a mobile service that is “Wi-Fi [...]
By 2019 there will be 31.1 million carrier-operated Wi-Fi hotspots in use, globally, according to Real Wireless. About 12.6 million of those hotspots will be connected as part of carrier Wi-Fi [...]
Among the perhaps odder implications of the recent U.S. AWS-3 spectrum auction is the potential impact on spectrum asset valuation for a number of firms. Consider Dish Network, Sprint and [...]
Net neutrality and 5G may be on a collision course as the mobile industry seeks to develop the most-complicated mobile network platform ever envisioned. In the past, new mobile networks largely [...]
How much more must Internet access costs drop before the cost of a subscription is not a major barrier to Internet use by most people across South Asia and Southeast Asia? About an order or two [...]
Orange is launching a new retail mobile offer including a smartphone, Internet access, voice and text starting at less than €35 ($40) in 13 of Orange’s markets in Africa, including, but not [...]
The Federal Communications Commission continues to study a plan for spectrum sharing in the 3.5 GHz band, potentially adding about 100 megahertz to 150 megahertz worth of spectrum intended to be [...]
The extent to which the current European Union vision of fifth generation networks will be realized remains unclear. The good news is that the vision is breathtaking. The bad news is that the [...]
Zero-rated apps–where a consumer can use an application without buying a mobile Internet access plan, or where usage of an app does not count against a bucket of usage, are important [...]
Not even mobile Internet revenue growth is going to be enough to support continued gains by service providers globally, argues Infonetics Research, so new sources in the Internet of Things and [...]
The rapid growth of Korean messaging service LINE suggests why Indian regulators recently reduced government-imposed charges on voice services. LINE is adding 1.7 million new users every day, on [...]
The next billion Internet users are coming online faster than many believe, and are using many of the same tools as users in developed countries, suggested Jimmy Wales. Wikipedia co-founder. [...]