ABI Research has announced the appointment of Fritz Jordan as Principal Analyst, Consumer Mobility. As a member of the firm’s Mobile Services group, Fritz focuses his research on mobile data applications, software and services, consumer trends and behaviors, and strategic analysis of the mobile services value chain. Vice President and CRO Stuart Carlaw says, “We are pleased to welcome Fritz to...

* Enterprises get voice, mobility, collaboration and conferencing applications for smartphones, PCs and IP-based desktop phones * The service by Deutsche Telekom, DeutschlandLAN, runs on Ericsson Business Communication Suite Deutsche Telekom yesterday announced their new converged service for enterprise customers in Germany, called DeutschlandLAN, based on the Ericsson... [

Ok, so you're on a site called "coolsmartphone.com". It's possible that you're a friend of mine that I've linked to this trying to show off, and it's also possible that you're just very, very lost and you're looking for directions back to Google, but the likelihood is you're somebody who's interested in smartphones. Everyone has their own definition of ...

AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless don't agree on many things in the wireless market, but executives from both carriers were able to concur on one thing at least: LTE is superior to mobile WiMAX. Kris Rinne, AT&T's senior vice president of architecture and planning, and Tom Sawanobori, Verizon's vice president for network strategy, each touted their companies' r...

I've been invited to speak next Thursday in a Webinar on a few of the practical and financial aspects of mobility, sponsored by Trellia Networks, who have been doing some very interesting work in the mobile policy management (MPM) space. MPM is not the same as mobile device management (MDM), although the two are related. MDM is very nuts-and-bolts - provisioning, zapping, updating, etc., and ...

Google released a new unlocked version of its Nexus One Android phone that will work on AT&T Mobility's 3G spectrum bands, a move that could spur wider distribution of the smartphone. The Nexus One, which originally was released in early January and which Google is selling through its own online store, had previously been compatible only with T-Mobile USA's UMTS bands as wel...

UAE based Emirates Airlines has standardized on iPass enterprise mobility services for access to critical data for its 1,400 "non-flying" mobile employees. Click here for more.

with Glenn Lurie, president of emerging devices at AT&T Earlier this month FierceBroadbandWireless Editor in Chief Sue Marek visited AT&T Mobility's offices in Atlanta and sat down with Glenn Lurie, president of emerging devices at AT&T. Lurie expounded on his vision for embedded wireless, how he and his team are breaking down established business models in order to gr...

Motorola is leaving the door open to selling its mobile networking business or combining it into a joint venture with a rival vendor, according to a report in the Financial Times. Motorola co-CEO Greg Brown, who will oversee the networks business and the company's enterprise mobility radio units when Motorola formally splits into two publicly traded companies next year, will run the two ...

World’s first patented MicroSD card with fully integrated payments capabilities market ready PORTLAND, Oregon – MobilityWire® September 21, 2009 Tyfone (www.tyfone.com), a provider of secure mobility solutions, today announced that its SideTap micro secure digital (MicroSD) memory card versions are completed and will be available via partners to consumers in the second half of 201...