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“Stickiness” long has been among the important features of any app or site. “Stickiness” means new users stick around and become regular or habitual users, while regular users become engaged [...]

The Indian mobile market will consolidate from about 10 contestants to six in the wake of the recent spectrum auction, says Fitch Ratings, while consumer prices are likely to rise. “We believe [...]

Thailand plans to auction 4G mobile phone spectrum by the end of 2015, in November and December, using the same format proposed before a postponement of the auctions in 2014. Such delays always [...]

About 190 MHz of communications spectrum in the United Kingdom 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands will be shifted from military to commercial uses. Still undetermined are the bidding processes and rules, [...]

Network engineers always have had to design for cost and efficiency, as well as to support expected traffic demand. That is why sharing of network resources is so important: it reduces capital [...]

At its April 17, 2015 meeting, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission will consider a spectrum sharing proposal in 3.5 GHz to 3.65 GHz spectrum licensed to military radar services. The a [...]

Here’s a video of Facebook’s Internet drone in test flight. The wingspan is about that of a Boeing 737.

In some ways, there are few surprises in a Pew Research Center survey of Internet usage and activities across 32 countries, including the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, [...]

Facebook, like many other companies, believes it never will be possible to connect everyone on the planet using fixed networks. The costs are simply too high to earn a return on invested capital. [...]

There is a quickening sense of tempo for Internet service providers in many parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia, as new satellite constellations, Google balloons and possibly other methods are [...]

In the fourth quarter of 2014, China had an average mobile Internet access speed of about 4 Mbps; Hong Kong about 5.7 Mbps. India had average mobile speeds about 1 Mbps, according to Akamai. Sri [...]

According to the Ookla Net Index, the present retail cost of 1 Mbps worth of Internet access capability ranges from $5.27 in the United States to $3.31 in the European Union and $2.68 in Hong [...]

Hutchison Whampoa is close to announcing a $15 billion acquisition of U.K. mobile operator O2, a move that would help reshape the U.K. mobile market vaulting Three, Hutchison’s U.K. mobile [...]

Any database-driven approach to spectrum sharing will hinge on the accuracy of the databases, it goes without saying. Citing errors in the databases, the U.S. National Association of Broadcasters [...]

“The future of smartphones lies in emerging markets, sub-US$100 price points, and phablets,” said Melissa Chau, International Data Corp. senior research manager. “In 2014, 73 [...]