GLG News by Mobile Phone Handset Evaluators

The question posed at the end of the article is key:- The unanswered question--assuming this account is accurate--is why the iPhone 3G shipped with balky power-control software, something that ostensibly could have been discovered in testing? It is true this could have been discovered, but...

The real issue here is one of knowing what the regulatory position is going to be 3 to 4 years out. Will the mobile operators be allowed to re-farm their 2G spectrum, will they be able to use the technology of their choosing and then work the investment plans to make it happen? Is the regulator doing...

BT has a backhaul network second to none, the mobile operators do not. It is currently spending close to £8bn on its 21CN all IP network, with this it has all the capacity needed for a data centric LTE deployment. Second LTE could serve both voice and data without cannibalising existing revenue...

Both WiMAX and LTE are stepping stones to the "real" mobile broadband marketplace where ubiquitous, high bandwidth, quality services are available on a device independent basis. The ITU has set in motion the next step to 4G by announcing the preliminary specifications for a 4G technology solution for...

In this article, I discuss 10 points on why the Apple iPhone has made mobile / mobile Web / mobile commerce the most important opportunity of the coming year.  Whether it is the four "killer apps" on the iPhone, carrier disintermediation in tandem with Google, the speed to 4G, or the way it has...

In general, I think Sprint has made a never-ending flow of tragic mistakes since their merger with Nextel.  But I rarely see a mistake so obviously devoid of consumer misunderstanding that a PTT revival.  These guys need a suitor, fast.

In this article, I give a preview of my 11 step analysis to mobile commerce usage, driven quickly forward by the introduction of the Apple iPhone, then adjust it slightly for mobile Internet.  But I was appalled by Nielsen's failure to be able to correctly parse the differences between the hideous...

Admittedly a next generation / innovation proponent, I have long held Nokia as my "old world" wireless players or those not named Apple or Google.  Nokia can combine great market presence with true software knowledge to compete in an ever-changing smartphone world.  Music may be a tough entry...

Sprint completely missed the ball on their acquisition of Nextel, resulting in an awful acquisition that also laid waste to the main brand.  Now, SK Telekom or Deutsche Telekom is poised to do exactly the same thing.  You want due diligence, come to the true experts for answers.

Whilst the US has seen an explosion in Mobile Banking it is yet to see the users trust the service for Payments. Payments needs to address not just the Banked but the Unbanked, in Africa Vodafone and MTN have  established services that allow micropayments to be made to those that have no Bank Accounts. ...