BROWSING: Tablets

Celona has introduced a new device certification scheme to reassure customers that certain user equipment will work without a hitch on its local-area (LAN) private LTE and 5G systems. The scheme is for “cellular-native private wireless devices”, it said; it is the first of...

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! IPv6 officially launches Following World...

Tablet customers can now tap in the Sprint unlimited data morass with the carrier offering $20 per month access, in line with rival T-Mobile Sprint is pushing a new tablet-related promotion tied to its recent unlimited data moves, allowing the big-screened devices to access services...

Traditional smartphones and tablets may be experiencing a slowdown in sales, but the rugged tablet market is expected to see a boost in the coming years It is no secret that the consumer tablet market has slowed down in sales. Some industry experts, like TechCrunch...

Increased software and services for the tablet market will drive long-term growth If you look at the last few of Apple’s quarterly reports, it consistently shows the sales of the iPad have been falling from the quarter a year preceding. Thus, the sales of the...

With people checking their smartphones more than 100 times per day, it’s no wonder advertising for mobile devices is going through the roof How much time do you spend each day looking at an electronic display? I suspect it’s a lot longer than you first...

Enterprises have seen their IT strategies transform from managing BYOD to overseeing CYOD, which then calls for MDM, MCM, MAM and EMM For many years, “bring-your-own-device” strategies have been popular in enterprises. This came about because users wanted to bring their own personal mobile devices...

Verizon connection growth slows, though tablets bolster postpaid position Verizon Wireless posted fourth quarter and full year financial results showing a continued slowdown in overall customer growth, though it looks to be on track to lead the industry in the lucrative postpaid segment. Verizon Wireless...

AT&T NumberSync platform taps IMS core to sync phone number across multiple devices AT&T is set to tackle multidevice integration with its NumberSync service that it said will use network technology to sync a single phone number across multiple mobile devices. AT&T said the platform taps...

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! T-Mobile US adds...

New prepaid data packages said to make choices easier for consumers Verizon Wireless updated its prepaid data plans for “connected” devices like mobile hot spots and tablets in a move the carrier said should make it simpler for customers to select the correct offer. The new...

Because of upcoming nonstop travel over the next two months, I took a hall pass from this year’s CTIA Super Mobility show. There was plenty of news, however, from Verizon Wireless’ announcement of its “5G” strategy and establishment of 2016 testbeds (more here); to...

Sprint offers service discount, free LG G Pad Sprint is looking to encourage the uptake of tablet devices, announcing a deep discount on tablet data plans connected with a smartphone rate plan. Sprint said customers can receive a 50% discount on monthly tablet data plans for...

WASHINGTON – One-third of all children use a smartphone or tablet before their first birthday, according to a study conducted by members of the Department of Pediatrics at the Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. The study, which was presented at the Pediatric Academic Society’s annual...

AT&T Q1 results edge Verizon, but both impacted by Sprint, T-Mobile US AT&T posted first quarter financial results showing a continued diversified approach to its mobile operations that are being impacted by an aggressive market. The telecom giant said its AT&T Mobility division added 1.2...

Tablets up, smartphones and prepaid down for Verizon Wireless Competition, smartphone saturation and consumer infatuation with tablet devices continues to alter Verizon Wireless' quarterly results, which showed financial strain tied to slowing smartphone connections and increased tablet adoption. The carrier said it had 377,000 direct net...

Apple and Samsung tablets are in for some stiff competition in the coming years, according to a Juniper study. The study finds that the two dominant tablet makers will lose 38% marketshare by 2019. The study predicts that the tablet market will move increasingly toward...

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! AT&T Mobility gives...

Competitive pressures impact revenue, churn The domestic market’s dynamic nature was apparent in the latest quarterly results from AT&T, which showed its wireless business attracting more connections despite increased churn. AT&T Mobility reported a more than doubling of net connections added during the fourth quarter, surging from...

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. You have probably been hearing quite a bit in recent months about the “Internet of Things” coalescing into a major...

Sebastien Nyström, head of products business at Nokia, proclaimed that Nokia is not dead when introducing the new Nokia N1 tablet and Z launcher app at Slush 2014. So what’s it all about? A tablet with the first reversible USB-running Android with an app aggregator tool...

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....

Verizon Wireless looks set to put some pressure on its rivals in terms of second quarter performance, as the nation’s largest carrier said it added 1.4 million net customers, boosted by record tablet activations. In an interview with CNBC, Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam announced...

Softbank’s recent acquisition of a controlling stake in distributor Brightstar caused some upheaval across the space and put a financial perpective on the importance of distributors to the mobile industry. The Brightstar deal, which involved Softbank purchasing a 57% stake in the distributor for $1.26...