Featured Report: Infographic: Inside The ‘Explosion in Mobile’

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Approved: MetroPCS Shareholders OK T-Mobile Merger
Apr,24,2013
by:+Ben Munson
MetroPCS shareholders have voted to approve a merger with T-Mobile. The approval comes after T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom (DT) sweetened the offer by reducing the amount of debt the combined company would shoulder.

In a statement, DT CEO René Obermann said “The merger with MetroPCS is extremely important, since it enables us to be more aggressive in the USA.”

T-Mobile recently launched its long-awaited LTE network and the merger with MetroPCS will allow the company to expand the reach of its LTE footprint while filling in some gaps in coverage in the meanwhile.
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RCR Wireless U.S.
Reality Check: The mobile services endgame
Apr,23,2013
by:+ Madan Jagernauth
Chess – the game of kings. The chess student learns to consider the endgame before making the first move. The student learns to consider the endgame even while executing tactical middle-game combinations. The student learns that incremental positional advantages gained over many moves result in winning endgame positions. How is chess relevant to the wireless industry? And towards what endgame?
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Fierce Wireless
ABI: Smartphones under $250 to make up 46% of smartphone shipments by 2018
Apr,23, 2013
by:+ Phil Goldstein
Smartphones costing $250 or less before carrier subsidies will make up 46 percent of all global smartphone shipments by 2018, up from 28 percent in 2012, according to a new report form ABI Research.

The report predicts that shipments of sub-$250 "low-cost" smartphones will grow from 259 million in 2013 to 788 million in 2018. ABI found that "mid-tier" (sub-$400) smartphone shipments and "high-end" ($400 and higher) smartphone shipments, combined, are expected to grow from 635 million to 925 million over the same period.


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Featured Report: Infographic: Inside The ‘Explosion in Mobile’
Mobile Marketing Watch
Apr,23, 2013
by:+Michael
The United Kingdom’s industry association for e-retail presents no shortage of valuable tidbits about mCommerce, which continues to grow at a breakneck pace across multiple continents.

To learn more about the biggest trends in mobile shopping, technology, and communications today, check out the infographic below

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Hello Businesses Owner,

I am writing to you because our changing health care system will have a profound effect on all of us. Now that the election is over and the Supreme Court has ruled, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is not going away. It will not be repealed and it is up to us to make sure it will work for small businesses and individuals as it was intended to do.

That’s why I joined the Campaign for Better Health Care’s newly created Small Business Health Care Consortium (SBHCC). This consortium views the needs of small businesses and their employees as a top priority.

And, as a member of the Steering Committee of the SBHCC I am personally inviting you to join our network of small businesses who know that only through our collective voices that will assure that the Affordable Care Act live up to its goal of making healthcare affordable for all.

Discussions around health reform have been confusing and, sometimes, even misleading. It is the goal of the SBHCC to provide factual information about the changes that are already happening and those coming in the near future. The SBHCC discusses the benefits and opportunities of the ACA and what Illinois small businesses need to do to make sure this law will benefit them.

Many key components of the ACA are national in nature. For instance, small businesses currently providing health insurance to their employees could be eligible for a 35% tax credit. And, while employers with fewer than 50 full time employees are not required to provide health insurance, their employees can take advantage of the ACA’s benefits.

Other components will be implemented at the State level and these decisions will either enhance small businesses or provide another hurdle. One important component is that all states must implement a health insurance exchange (marketplace). These exchanges will include a rate review process with defined, easy to understand plans to consider and review side-by-side.

As small business owners we share many of the same, serious business challenges. It is my hope that you and your small business peers do want to learn more about the ACA. Let’s take this opportunity to act collectively to get control of health insurance costs and improve access to coverage. The opportunity to create positive change is now. It is about fairness and choices for small businesses. To that end I like for you to hear my own personal story about how the new healthcare law will effect me.

Please go to this link at Healthcare.gov to see my story Watch My Story

Then Join the SBHCC do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or thoughts. I may be reached at wireheadtec@gmail.com or Wirehead Technology

Sincerely,
Howard Lee
CIO
Wirehead Technology
Tel-312-286-8416