Spotlight: Embedded SIM technology to spur mobile vehicle connectivity
The connected car market is expected to reach €40 billion ($53 billion) in 2018, up from €13 billion ($17 billion) in 2012, according to research by SBD on behalf of GSMA.
Dish takes fight for Sprint to FCC
With the Sprint shareholder vote on Softbank's takeover offer set for June 25, Dish Network is taking its fight to the Federal Communications Commission, the last remaining U.S. federal agency reviewing the transaction, Bloomberg is reporting.
Office Mobile for iPhone is 'game changer' for Microsoft, says analyst
Microsoft's launch of Office Mobile for the iPhone will be a "game changer that will shift momentum back on the Redmond giant's side," predicted Tony Bradley, an independent analyst and Forbes contributor.
AMOLED smartphone panel shipments to reach 217 million units in 2013, says NPD
Shipments of smartphones with AMOLED panels are forecast to reach more than 217 million units this year, up from 134 million in units in 2012, according to the latest research from NPD DisplaySearch.
Cisco takes 42 percent of mobile IP infrastructure market, says ACG
Cisco took a commanding 42 percent share of the worldwide mobile IP infrastructure market, which increased to $1.2 billion in the first quarter of 2013, according to an ACG Research blog.
Dell'Oro: Vendors offering enterprises unified Wi-Fi, Ethernet equipment
Vendors are increasingly offering enterprises unified Wi-Fi and Ethernet equipment to ease deployment and management of their networks, according to research firm Dell'Oro.
Spotlight: Western Europe scales back on BYOD
Western Europe is "scaling back" on BYOD, seeing a 15 percent year-over year reduction in BYOD devices in the first quarter and a 43 percent increase in corporate purchases of smartphones, according to the latest stats from Strategy Analytics.
Clearwire board, proxy advisory service back Dish over Sprint
The board of U.S. wireless provider Clearwire, along with proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholders Services, recommended this week that Clearwire shareholders reject the offer of majority shareholder Sprint to acquire the rest of the company for $3.40 per share, Reuters reported.
Apple takes iWork into the cloud
At its annual developers conference this week, Apple unveiled the beta version of its iWork mobile worker productivity suite for the iCloud, which will enable remote access to iWork with the functionality offered in a web client.
Juniper: Half of all mobile data traffic will be offloaded to Wi-Fi, small cell networks this year
Half of all mobile data traffic generated by smartphones, tablets and other 3G and 4G connected devices will be off-loaded to Wi-Fi and small cell networks in 2013, according to the latest stats from Juniper Research.
Survey: Mobile IT tech could cut product pick-up, delivery times by close to one-third
The deployment of advanced mobile IT technology could cut product pick-up and delivery times by close to a third, according to a survey of 375 transport and logistics managers in six countries conducted by Vanson Bourne on behalf of Intermec.
Security must be central to enterprise's M2M deployment, says Frost
Security must be a core component of an enterprise's deployment of machine-to-machine communications, advised Yiru Zhong, Frost & Sullivan senior industry analyst for information and communications technology.
Enterprises make the move to custom-built apps, app stores
FierceMobileIT examines the best approaches to enterprise app programs in this latest ebook on the topic. Learn how to strike the proper balance when it comes to your app program.
CISO: Banks need to carefully weigh pros, cons of MDM versus MAM
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Banks need to carefully weigh the pros and cons of deploying mobile device management versus mobile application management solutions when considering BYOD programs, advised Vas Rajan, chief information security officer at CLS Bank.
Sprint gets sweeter offer from Softbank, breaks off talks with Dish
Japan's Softbank has increased its offer for Sprint to $7.48 per share, or a total of $21.6 billion. The third largest U.S. wireless carrier cut off negotiations with rival suitor Dish Networks on Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported.
IDC: Big 4 emerging markets to ship more smart connected devices than developed world next year
The Big 4 emerging markets, Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC)--alone will ship more smart connected devices than the developed world combined in 2014, according to IDC estimates.
BYOD to spur 8.7 percent growth in security market, predicts Gartner
WASHINGTON, D.C.--The BYOD trend is having a far-reaching influence on the entire security industry, according to research released on Tuesday by Gartner at its security summit.
Spotlight: Mobile ordering is 'fastest growing segment,' says Domino's Pizza
Mobile ordering is Domino's Pizza's "fastest growing segment," said Russell Weiner, chief marketing officer at the company.
MDM is 'table stakes' for security in the BYOD space, says Symantec chief
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Mobile device management is "table stakes" for security in the BYOD space, commented Steve Bennett, president and CEO of Symantec, during his keynote discussion at the Gartner Security and Risk Management summit being held here this week.
Poor Wi-Fi coverage lowering mobile worker productivity, iPass survey finds
Around 41 percent of workers said lack of wireless coverage renders them unproductive at least 10 percent of their workday, which equates to 251 lost hours per year per worker, according to a survey of 1,150 mobile enterprise workers by Wi-Fi provider iPass.
