Featured Report: 99-Cent Smartphones: Hot or Not?

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Reality Check: The future of telecom revenue - SMBs and the cloud   RCR Wireless U.S. May,21, 2013 by:Daniel Saks About one billion people are employed by small- and medium-sized businesses around the world. At first glance, it seems unlikely these SMBs would have much in common; they cover all sorts of industries and face a range of different challenges. But, they do share one key trait: They are all very, very busy. Read Report

ATT leads the (still small) cellular tablet market with 49% share Fierce Wireless May,21 2013 by:Mike Dano According to new data from research firm NPD Group, AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T) serviced almost half of all the tablets in the nation that connected to cellular networks in the first quarter. However, the percentage of tablets that actually do connect to 3G or 4G networks is relatively small--NPD found that only 12 percent of all tablets in the United States connect to cellular networks. "Most consumers haven't found that key application convincing them to add a cellular connection," said Eddie Hold, vice president of NPD's Connected Intelligence division, which released the new research. "Another set-back is that many tablets purchased today do not include a cellular modem, which further limits the directly-addressable market for mobile operators. Instead, these operators need to focus on tethering and mobile hotspot solutions in order to grow the market more rapidly." Read More

99-Cent Smartphones: Hot or Not? Pocket Now May,13,2013 By:Michael Fisher It’s that time of year again: the New Radicals have arrived, and the New Kids on the Block are here to boot your parents’ favorite band off the Billboard Top Charts. Actually, come to think of it, the New Radicals are a decade past popularity at this point, and the New Kids are old enough to be your parents’ favorite band, so ... maybe forget the flawed analogy. The point is this: the hot new Android devices of 2013 have arrived, in the form of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 and HTC One, and their predecessors are getting the deep-discount treatment as a result. Last year’s hot flagships are this year’s cheap mid-rangers. That’s nothing new, really, but it poses some questions for buyers and sellers of these gadgets, these puzzling devices that Newt Gingrich might call “pocket computers.” Read More

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