This morning, Sprint held a briefing for analysts and media on its Network Vision strategy. Although Sprint didn’t make any new announcements, the company provided updates on its progress in transforming its network. An impressive, yet complex, network transition There are always two ways of looking at these updates. On the one hand, what Sprint… Read more
HTC has created HTCpro, an integrated program that provides mobile solutions for business. It also released a whitepaper to guide CIOs and IT departments in creating a mobile computing network with increased security, while accommodating the growing bring your own device (BYOD) trend. HTCpro will include enterprise-level security enhancements, management, and productivity features, which HTC… Read more
RIM has appointed Kristian Tear as its new chief operating officer and Frank Boulben as its new chief marketing officer as it moves to rejuvenate its management team. Both Mr. Tear and Mr. Boulben are telecom industry veterans with over 20 years of experience each. The former has spent much of his career at Sony/Ericsson,… Read more
Ovum analysts, representing several of our research practices, will be attending CTIA the week of May 7th in New Orleans. We’re not expecting CIA to be full of groundbreaking or surprising announcements – rather, we expect to see incremental moves from operators, device vendors, and infrastructure vendors at the show, subtly moving forward the conversation… Read more
Google should complete its acquisition of Motorola Mobility in the next few weeks, but the company has provided little detail about its plans for the company, leaving the industry scratching its collective head about Motorola’s future. A newly published report from Ovum reviews Motorola Mobility’s smart devices strategy, and attempts to answer two key questions:… Read more
Recent results for the major US wireless operators have caused a stir both in the media and among financial analysts about the supposedly negative impact the iPhone has on the carriers who offer it. This conclusion is based on a narrow view of performance over a single quarter, and ignores the boosts to revenue and… Read more
CES has become one of three major events in the US calendar for mobile device launches, along with the two CTIA shows. But the CES just concluded in Las Vegas was largely devoid of major device announcements, with many announcements offering incremental improvements in technology at best. The specs on devices launched at CES were… Read more
Nokia announced at the Consumer Electronics Show a new device, the Lumia 900, which will be the first LTE-capable device to run on the Windows Phone operating system. It will launch ‘in the Spring’ exclusively on AT&T’s LTE network. The Lumia 900 represents Nokia’s first serious step into theUSwith its Windows Phone range. While the… Read more
On Wednesday and Thursday, a brewing story about mobile analytics company Carrier IQ suddenly hit the headlines as proof emerged that its software was tracking user activity on mobile devices to a degree not previously disclosed. The story threatens to engulf Google, Apple, RIM, and a variety of carriers in a firestorm of criticism which… Read more
With QNX, and now the BBX version of it, RIM is rebuilding the foundation for all its devices, including the iconic handhelds, and BBX begins to show some real promise in that sphere, with potential for a much more powerful, immersive, and media-friendly platform. However, the adoption of QNX across the entire line in the… Read more
