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Android and iOS combine for 92.3% of all smartphone OS shipment in the first 2013 quarter
Posted on 17-May-2013 08:38Tags News, Mobile
Windows Phone goes past BlackBerry to assume third position in market share. Comments (Comments)

Demand for mobile data doubles for second year in a row says telco report
Posted on 29-Apr-2013 11:13Tags News, Mobile
The Commerce Commission today released its 2012 telecommunications annual monitoring report analysing the state of New Zealand’s telecommunications markets. Comments (Comments)

HP improves enterprise mobility with cloud-based management solution
Posted on 5-Apr-2013 10:55Tags News, Mobile
HP Enterprise Cloud Services - Mobility integrates leading industry technologies, including solutions from Citrix and SAP, which are fully managed and maintained by HP to simplify deployment and ongoing operations. Comments (Comments)

2Degrees board appoints interim CEO
Posted on 2-Apr-2013 16:12Tags News, Mobile
In a release telco provider 2degrees announced business will continue, with the news of an interim CEO providing business continuity and support. Comments (Comments)

Oracle buys Tekelec
Posted on 26-Mar-2013 09:29Tags News, Mobile
Acquisition adds network signaling, policy control and subscriber data management solutions to Oracle Communications portfolio. Comments (Comments)

Nielsen reports 1.7 million New Zealanders own a smartphone
Posted on 20-Mar-2013 10:11Tags News, Mobile
Digitally connected consumers use wireless and mobile technology to make their lives easier and save time, shows the latest report from Nielsen, a global information and measurement company. Comments (Comments)

WhatsApp Messenger launches on BlackBerry 10
Posted on 14-Mar-2013 11:04Tags News, Mobile
WhatsApp will bring a native version of its popular mobile messaging service to the BlackBerry 10 platform. Comments (Comments)

Samsung scoops GSMA Awards at Mobile World Congress 2013
Posted on 27-Feb-2013 16:46Tags News, Mobile
Samsung has won recognition from the GSM Association for the second year running in both the category of Device Manufacturer of the Year and Best Smartphone in the Global Mobile Awards Comments (Comments)

Intel shows new mobile platforms for smartphone and tablets, LTE solutions
Posted on 26-Feb-2013 07:44Tags News, Mobile
Intel Corporation made a range of mobile announcements today including a range of new products, ecosystem and enabling efforts that it says will further accelerate the company’s presence in mobile. Comments (Comments)

IBM and Nokia Siemens Networks announce mobile edge computing platform
Posted on 26-Feb-2013 07:32Tags News, Mobile
New platform can accelerate the delivery of media-rich services by delivering content directly from the base station, ensuring enhanced quality of experience for consumers in the face of ever increasing data traffic growth. Comments (Comments)

New Zealand government confirms 4G 700MHz availability
Posted on 21-Feb-2013 13:08Tags News, Mobile
Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams has confirmed that it is the Government’s intention to allocate the digital dividend radio spectrum in the third quarter of this year. Comments (Comments)

Opera acquires Skyfire for video-optimization and smartphone monetization products
Posted on 16-Feb-2013 11:27Tags News, Mobile
Skyfire's Rocket Optimizer software allows mobile operators to leverage cloud computing to optimize virtually any video and other multimedia on crowded cell towers, including 3G and 4G LTE networks. Comments (Comments)

New Zealand Police selects Vodafone for mobile communications
Posted on 13-Feb-2013 11:44Tags News, Mobile
New Zealand Police has chosen Vodafone as its partner for mobile communications. Comments (Comments)

Sierra Wireless to sell AirCard business to Netgear
Posted on 29-Jan-2013 15:53Tags News, Mobile
Under the transaction, NETGEAR will acquire the assets and operations of the AirCard business, including customer relationships, products, intellectual property, inventory, and fixed assets, and assume certain liabilities, including warranty commitments and other customer obligations. Comments (Comments)

Vodafone New Zealand doubles network capacity in Auckland
Posted on 29-Jan-2013 15:15Tags News, Mobile
Vodafone doubled the capacity, improved coverage and further increased speeds to two thirds of its Auckland network over Anniversary Weekend, in a major investment programme designed to bring the best technologies to New Zealand. Comments (Comments)

Opera on mobile phones experience record growth in December 2012
Posted on 25-Jan-2013 09:31Tags News, Mobile
More than 208 million users surfed with Opera Mini in December, which, when combined with the Opera Mobile numbers, brings the total number of Opera mobile users to 229 million. Comments (Comments)

Nokia to layoff IT 300 employes, transfer 820 to partners
Posted on 18-Jan-2013 07:19Tags News, Mobile
These are the last anticipated reductions as part of Nokia's focused strategy announcement of June 2012. Majority of affected employees are based in Finland. Comments (Comments)

Number portability has now moved one million New Zealand numbers
Posted on 17-Dec-2012 12:48Tags News, Mobile
Number portability, the scheme that allows telecommunications customers to take (or “port”) their existing mobile or local number when changing service providers, has just recorded its one millionth number port, according to the New Zealand Telecommunication Forum (TCF). Comments (Comments)

New guidelines for prepaid phone card industry in New Zealand
Posted on 17-Dec-2012 11:33Tags News, Mobile
The Commerce Commission has issued new guidelines for the prepaid phone card industry following customer complaints that some cards did not deliver the number of calling minutes advertised. Comments (Comments)

BNZ, Vodafone and TelstraClear in long term contract
Posted on 11-Dec-2012 09:56Tags News, Mobile
A contract signed on Friday between Andrew Thorburn, BNZ’s Managing Director and Chief Executive, and Russell Stanners, Vodafone Chief Executive, will see the relationship between the companies reach 16 years. Comments (Comments)

2degrees appoints new Chief Technology Officer
Posted on 6-Dec-2012 14:28Tags News, Mobile
2degrees today announced the appointment of Mike Davies as its new Chief Technology Officer. Comments (Comments)

Vodafone signs up Federated Farmers
Posted on 22-Nov-2012 17:53Tags News, Mobile
Vodafone is celebrating its appointment as premier partner and official communications supplier to Federated Farmers, announced at Federated Farmers Christmas event in Wellington last night. Comments (Comments)

Ericsson Mobility report shows rapid smartphone uptake
Posted on 22-Nov-2012 08:55Tags News, Mobile
Approximately 40 percent of all phones sold in Q3 2012 were smartphones with mobile data traffic doubling between Q3 2011 and Q3 2012, expected to grow 12 times between 2012 and 2018, driven mainly by video. Comments (Comments)

New Zealanders embrace smartphones says IDC Study
Posted on 1-Nov-2012 09:24Tags News, Mobile
The annual ConsumerScape 360° survey also shows that compared to 24 other countries around the world, New Zealand is still catching up on overall smartphone and tablet penetration and the use of ‘video on demand’. Comments (Comments)

Softbank confirms Sprint acquisition
Posted on 15-Oct-2012 21:00Tags News, Mobile
Japanese mobile operator Softbank announces US$20 billion to take over US firm Sprint Nextel. Comments (Comments)


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