Will App Stores castrate the Mobile Operators?
Everyone wants an App Store. For the Operators, is it just an attempt to bolt the stable door after the handset vendor has galloped off with the customer?
Wireless Connectivity
Four billion mobile subscribers. But is the vision slowing?
The GSM Association has just announced that the world has 4 billion mobile subscribers, and predict that rising to 6 billion in 2013. Have they forgotten the contribution of M2M?
Shakeout in Short Range Wireless suppliers gains momentum
Last year saw consolidation in cellular chip suppliers. This year it’s the turn of the short range wireless industry.
Will NanoAPs and HomePlug kill the Femtocell?
At least one network operator is looking at miniature Wi-Fi access points linked with HomePlug networks as an alternative to Femtocells. It’s a much cheaper approach; do the Femtocell cheerleaders need to start worrying?
2009 – The year of Bluetooth low energy
Bluetooth low energy has the potential to transform product design. 2009 is when it will arrive.
