Alcatel-Lucent has faced significant challenges in recent years but one place it is gaining ground is in the router market, where its success at the edge of today’s IP networks has moved it into the number two spot worldwide, trailing only Cisco, according to Infonetics. (more…)
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Verizon iPhone off to a slow start?
The iPhone on Verizon. It was supposed to be the launch that transformed the wireless industry balance of power. It’s still early, but anecdotal evidence (a general lack of the usual Apple fanboy hysteria around the launch) and rumors unleashed yesterday pointing to slower-than-expected sales could mean the shockwaves will be be less than earth-shattering. (more…)
CenturyLink, Qwest accelerate fiber backhaul spending
Qwest and CenturyLink may have run into a few “challenges” on the merger front this week, but that hasn’t sto
pped the companies from aggressively spending (upwards of $250 million just this year) to bring fiber to cell towers in their territories. (more…)
MWC: WAC launches as HTML5 heads for (2014) finish line
Two mobile application-enabling platforms — the Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) and HTML 5 — that aim to wrest the mobile app market from the proprietary grip of vendors like Apple and Google announced significant progress today. As with all things consortium- or standards-based, they’ll both need a tipping point — and soon — that turns them from curiosity to market force. (more…)
Slick Super Bowl ad aside, pricey, crippled Xoom tablet could be tough sell
The Motorola Xoom (the Samsung Galaxy Tab notwithstanding) looks to be the first big Android tablet challenge to Apple’s iPad. But it could be starting with two strikes against it: a hefty $800 price tag and Wi-Fi disabled — even at that high price — unless users purchase at least one month’s worth of a data plan. (more…)
Verizon sells out first batch of iPhones, slams rival AT&T with new ad
We all knew the iPhone was a game-changer — now Verizon is riding the wave. The operator said today it set a first-day sales record with the iPhone, essentially selling out its initial lot in a few hours via pre-orders from existing customers. Reports put those initial orders at around 100,000, a small set-aside by Verizon as an enticement to device-switchers among its own customer base. Those users should start to get their phones early next week. The Verizon iPhone goes on sale broadly Feb. 10. (more…)
As Google’s Schmidt steps aside, company’s focus is ‘all about mobile’
So what happens when the high-profile CEOs of the two most influential companies in the smartphone market step aside in one week? Likely…not much. The wheels are set in motion — more and better Android phones and tablets appearing by the day; the iPhone on Verizon and next-generation “i-updates” on the way — for these two companies to shape the mobile data and smartphone market in 2011 and beyond, with or without their now former CEOs. (more…)
St. Bernard becomes EdgeWave, emphasizing cloud and security focus
St. Bernard Software today said it has re-launched the company as EdgeWave, reflecting an expanding portolio of products including a family of security products for Internet and managed service providers. The move is the latest in a series to expand the company’s mission and product portfolio, including the acquisition of Red Condor’s security products. (more…)
Why YouTube growth should frighten mobile operators
Google today announced it is making music videos from popular artists like Lady Gaga and Kanye West available as part of its YouTube 2.0 app for Android. Sounds like just a content deal, right? But by making those heavy-bandwidth videos easily accessible on smartphones, Google is ensuring carrier data networks will be even more heavily taxed in 2011. (more…)
Android Honeycomb ups the tablet ante significantly
CES- and Google-watchers got a sneak preview of the new tablet-specific Android release Honeycomb yesterday when Google mistakenly released, then pulled, a video showing off the operating system. With the cat out of the bag, it went ahead and formally released details later in the day. Check out the video below showing off the tablet OS in action. It looks like the iPad — like the iPhone before it — will finally get a legitimate competitor from Google. (more…)