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  • MWC 2010: Interview with Colin Abrey of Zinwave

    Zinwave provides in-building coverage through its Active Wideband Distributed Antenna System (DAS) technology.

    A fascinating product that is worth learning more about, hear what Colin Abrey, VP of Marketing & Sales has to say about the company and their service.

  • MWC 2010: Interview with Paul Erickson of fSona

    fSona sells optical wireless communication equipment, providing high speed connectivity through air.

    At the Mobile World Congress Paul Erickson showed us their latest launch the SONAbeam Z Series.

    It does not need licensing anywhere in the world, a great competitive advantage worth learning more about.

  • MWC 2010: Interview with Christian Lanzani of RadioComp

    Radiocomp is a provider of modular RF systems and components for existing and next generation mobile and wireless infrastructure networks.

    They are the first company in the world dedicated to developing and manufacturing state-of-the-art fully software-configurable and remotely tuneable radio head products and radio components.

    We met with Christian Lanzani at the Mobile World Congress who told us about the company and their star product.

  • MWC 2010: Interview with Asger Petersen of Telebilling

    Telebilling offer a billing platform for operators, it allows operators to get in touch with their end costumers, send them invoices and manage their accounts. In this manner they simplify the back and forward contacts between both.

    The UK, Scandinavian markets and the Spanish speaking countries are sure bets for the future.

    We met Asger Petersen at the Mobile World Congress and he told us about the future expectations of the company.

  • MWC 2010: Interview with Andreas Froland of BluePosition

    BluePosition offers a “One phone – One number” solution, allowing employees to use only one device as opposed to a personal and work mobile phone.

    They target mobile network operators who in turn offer the service to their business clients.

    Andreas Froland, VP for Sales & Marketing told us that the system has been very well accepted in Scandinavian countries, UK, Ireland, Portugal and Spain.

  • MWC 2010: Interview with Peter Knudsen, CEO of BLIP Systems

    At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona we met Peter Knudsen, CEO of BLIP Systems. The company offers solutions for Bluetooth Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Proximity Marketing and Location Based Services worldwide.

    They do hot spots for iPhones and Android phones in indoor locations.

    Watch the video interview to get a feel for how this innovative company does things.

  • MWC 2010: Interview with Nicolai Palmquist of Telogic

    Telogic is a premier solutions enabler for the telecommunications industry. They assist carriers and service providers in improving the efficiency of their networks, enhancing profitability and increasing customer satisfaction.

    Watch our video interview with Nicolai Palmquist, Project Manager at the company to find out about what makes this company unique.

  • comScore: Motorola and RIM Lead U.S. Smartphone Market

    comScore, a firm that measures the digital world, released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month period between October 2009 and January 2010.

    The report found Motorola to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 22.9 percent market share, while RIM led among smartphone platforms with 43.0 percent market share.

    OEM Market Share

    In the 3 month average ending in January, 234 million Americans were mobile subscribers ages 13 and older, with device manufacturer Motorola ranking as the top OEM with 22.9 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers.

    LG ranked second with 21.7 percent share, followed by Samsung (21.1 percent share), Nokia (9.1 percent share) and RIM (7.8 percent share).

    Smartphone Platform Market Share

    According to the report, 42.7 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones in an average month during the November to January period, up 18 percent from the August through October period.

    RIM was the leading mobile smartphone platform in the U.S. with 43.0 percent share of U.S. smartphone subscribers, rising 1.7 percentage points versus three months earlier.

    Apple ranked second with 25.1 percent share (up 0.3 percentage points), followed by Microsoft at 15.7 percent, Google at 7.1 percent (up 4.3 percentage points), and Palm at 5.7 percent. Google’s Android platform continues to see rapid gains in market share.

    Mobile Content Usage

    In an average month during the measured period, 63.5 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers used text messaging on their mobile device, up 1.5 percentage points versus three months prior.

    Browsers were used by 28.6 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers (up 1.8 percentage points), while subscribers who played games made up 21.7 percent (up 0.4 percentage points).

    Access of social networking sites or blogs experienced strong gains in the past three months, growing 3.3 percentage points to 17.1 percent of mobile subscribers, as the report shows.

  • MWC 2010: Interview with Jacob Andersen of AM3D

    We met with Jacob Andersen from AM3D at the Mobile World Congress. A Danish company that specializes on Audio Enhancement for mobile devices including navigation, phones and TV.

    They have software based solutions and Jacob gave us a demonstration of a 3D audio engine, which is great for games.

    They have also recently released a new plug-&-play audio enhancement for Android phones.

  • Motorola Partners with Microsoft for Search and Maps Services

    Motorola announced a global alliance with Microsoft to deploy Bing services on Motorola devices powered by Android.

    This new offering, launching in China on smartphones in Q1, will provide consumers a choice when using search and map functions on their Android-based devices.

    This collaboration will bring a pre-loaded Bing bookmark on the mobile browser and an enhanced search widget with Bing integration.

    According to Motorola, by enabling users to customize their devices and select their own search provider, the company, with help from Microsoft, is expanding the capabilities and range of services currently offered in the marketplace and opening the doors for increased personalization.

    According to Christy Wyatt, corporate vice president of software and services at Motorola Mobile Devices, “the consumer choice is one of the most critical components to ensuring a rich and seamless client experience".

    He said the addition of Bing services to their Android-based smartphones in China is “another important step in empowering Motorola’s end-users."

    "Mobile devices continue to be a critical place for customers to access location-based services such as local search and mapping," stated Yusuf Mehdi, senior vice president of the Online Services Division at Microsoft.

    Search and Maps capabilities through Microsoft will initially be available in China, starting in Q1 2010, through either pre-load or over-the-air updates for devices already in market.