January 25, 2011  Growth Slows, Sales Rise at Verizon Wireless Verizon Wireless added fewer new customers in the fourth quarter but sales rose on increased data usage, the company said in its earnings announcement today. continue Verizon Confirms $30 Unlimited Plan for iPhone AT&T iPhone customers must be salivating at Verizon's confirmation today that it will offer a $30 unlimited 3G data plan to new iPhone users. continue Mobile Broadband Drives Sales for Ericsson Ericsson reported an 8 percent year-over-year increase in group sales in the fourth quarter, mainly driven by strong development in mobile broadband. continue ITC Rules Against Kodak in RIM, Apple Suit Kodak has lost an initial ruling in its patent infringement suit against Research In Motion (RIM) and Apple. continue Report: Smartphone Growth to Continue Smartphones are becoming the standard in mobile devices, according to a report released yesterday by research firm In-Stat. continue Adknowledge Releases SDK for Android Adknowledge, billed as the fourth largest online ad marketplace, is offering an SDK for Android developers to integrate ads with their games. continue Blog: Nokia Can, Will Do Better before it Tackles U.S. Nokia isn't confirming cancellation of the X7 launch on AT&T. Nor is it willing to comment on reports this week that is also scrapping the Nuron 2 for T-Mobile. continue IRS Issues New Phone App to Track Refunds For people who just can't enough of the Internal Revenue Service, the federal tax collection agency is coming out with a new phone app. continue News Briefs for January 25, 2011 Companies in today's briefs: MetroPCS, AppTech, Oronoco Telecom, Cellular South, Intel, Seven Networks, GSM Association, Tellabs, Flash Networks... View All From the Website: What's Next for Telecom in 2011 This past year in telecommunications will be remembered for, among other things, the dawn of LTE and industry-wide support for IMS. We also saw the first of many moves away from the "all you can eat" data plan... Continue |