Wireless Industry News

Jul 28, 2010 - Industry association stresses urgent need for more spectrum and removal of policy disincentives to continued investment.  (more)

Jul 28, 2010 - Future Mobile Award winners for M-Commerce announced: Mobiqa, mBlox and eBay Mobile.  (more)

Jul 22, 2010 - Juniper Research also says Asian Smartphone manufacturers to increase market share from 11% in 2010 to 18% in 2015.  (more)

Jul 22, 2010 - The world's smallest Android™ smartphone is now available, exclusively at Rogers.  (more)

Jul 20, 2010 - Application storefront launches accelerating, but report stresses scale needed if stores are to succeed.  (more)

Jul 20, 2010 - Toronto area codes expected to run out of numbers by July 2015.  (more)

Jul 16, 2010 - Revenue from mobile video services is expected to top $2 billion worldwide in 2013.  (more)

Jul 15, 2010 - Mobile commerce market to be driven by mobile ticketing growth, exceeding $100bn transactions within 2 years, according to new Juniper Research study.  (more)

Jul 14, 2010 - As of tomorrow, sending a text message or talking on your phone while driving without the use of a handsfree device could land you a $200 fine if you’re in Manitoba.  (more)

Jul 14, 2010 - Will mobile health (mHealth) applications on smartphones help those with chronic illness better maintain their health? Testing with inner-city diabetics is currently underway in Washington.  (more)

Jul 12, 2010 - North American market has achieved saturation with an 88.3% penetration rate, says Frost & Sullivan.  (more)

Jul 9, 2010 - The Toronto Transit Commission has launched its next vehicle arrival system for streetcars.   (more)

Jul 9, 2010 - Rogers is now Cirque du Soleil’s official Canadian wireless services provider.  (more)

Jul 8, 2010 - Bell makes a splash with the release of the Samsung Wave, the first smartphone to feature Super AMOLED display and bada, Samsung's open platform.  (more)

Jul 8, 2010 - Rogers makes a splash with the release of the Samsung Wave, the first smartphone to feature Super AMOLED display and bada, Samsung's open platform.  (more)

Jul 7, 2010 - When flying across the US, less than 10% of passengers are logging onto Wi-Fi services.  (more)

Jul 6, 2010 - Rogers is the first sponsor in the Canucks' 40-year history to have both the Arena naming and telecommunications sponsorship rights.  (more)

Jul 6, 2010 - Technology will ease 3G network congestion but streamed services will still need further capacity relief as support for dedicated mobile broadcast networks fades.
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Jul 6, 2010 - Watch live coverage of the Canadian Football League for the 2010 season on your smartphone.  (more)

Jul 5, 2010 - A Nielson survey in the US finds the majority of mobile data to be consumed by only 6% of its users – are you on the right plan?  (more)