Mobile Data

More than 130 million enterprise users in the mobile cloud by 2014, report finds

A new report from Juniper Research has found that the number of enterprise customers using mobile cloud-based applications will rise to more than 130 million by 2014, facilitated by platform as a service (PaaS) deployments from players such

FreeMove launches data roaming portfolio

FreeMove, the mobile alliance between Orange, TeliaSonera, Telecom Italia Group and T-Mobile, has announced the launch of a new range of data roaming offers enabling multinational customers to manage  roaming costs more effectively and efficiently. Customers can benefit

Mobile data tsunami on its way, warns NSN CEO

Better batten down the hatches with more cost-efficient network architectures

Rajeev Suri, who took over as CEO of Nokia Siemens Networks in November 2009, says one of the biggest challenges facing mobile operators today is how to make a business case out of mobile broadband when the acceleration in data traffic volume is far outstripping the pace of mobile data revenue growth.

SwissQual drive tests world’s first public LTE 4G network

SwissQual, the independent Swiss network quality measurement company, has carried out drive testing on the new TeliaSonera LTE network in Stockholm. The measurements were made using the Samsung Kalmia LTE 4G modem mounted in the SwissQual Diversity Optimizer

Mobile cloud app revenues to hit $9.5 billion by 2014, claims research

New research is said to have found that annual revenues from cloud-based mobile applications will reach nearly $9.5 billion by 2014, fuelled by the need for converged, collaborative services, the widespread adoption of mobile broadband services and the

Huawei claims record for GSM/EDGE network data rate speeds

Huawei today claimed that it has set a new data rate record, averaging up to 564 Kb/s, in a recent downlink dual carrier (DLDC) test for Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Evolution (EDGE). The record speed, which is said to be two times faster than that of existing EDGE networks, is claimed to enable operators to cost-effectively increase network data capacity and bring 3G experiences to 2G users over GSM networks, such as high-speed mobile

Northamptonshire Police to spend more time out on the beat, less time at the station

Vodafone has provided Northamptonshire Police with a mobile data solution that now means up to 900 officers can spend less time at the station and more time in the community. Northamptonshire Police is providing frontline officers with BlackBerry

Turkcell delivers 3G data services with Cisco and Openet

Cisco and Openet today announced that Turkcell, Turkey's communications and technology company, has deployed a combined solution to provide a flexible charging system for its general packet radio service (GPRS) mobile data network.