Jason Ankeny
Juniper Research
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Latest Headlines
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Orange, Ericsson and Qualcomm to test supplemental downlink in L-Band
The French telecoms regulator, Arcep, has given Orange France approval to test the use of frequencies in the L-Band to provide mobile broadband systems with supplemental downlink capacity.
Qualcomm doesn't shut door on producing its own chips
Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs left open the possibility that the chipset maker might run its own silicon fabrication plant, or fab, or make use of tis cash pile to keep up with demand. However, it is unlikely that Qualcomm will start running a fab any time soon.
Qualcomm kicks off Windows RT app development challenge
SAN DIEGO--Qualcomm launched a new competition challenging software developers to build applications for Microsoft's Windows RT operating system, which will power one of the software giant's forthcoming Surface tablet devices.
Qualcomm adds cloud-based image recognition to Vuforia AR platform
SAN DIEGO--Qualcomm is bolstering its Vuforia augmented reality platform by adding support for image recognition in the cloud, the company announced here at its annual Uplinq developer conference.
Qualcomm, Akamai team to boost mobile browser performance
SAN DIEGO--Qualcomm is collaborating with cloud platform Akamai Technologies to implement new mobile device protocols designed to boost browser performance and bandwidth efficiency.
Qualcomm launches Snapdragon SDK for Android
Qualcomm released its Snapdragon software development kit, enabling developers to leverage system-on-a-chip processor technologies to build value-added applications for devices running Google's Android mobile operating system.
Microsoft courts developers for Windows Phone 8
Last week Microsoft finally unveiled its long-awaited Windows Phone 8 operating system at a media event in San Francisco. Now the company must turn its attention to the developer community, which it must attract to the new OS if it wants to have compelling apps for its Windows Phone 8 devices.
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 offers fancy features but leaves existing devices behind
SAN FRANCISCO--Microsoft at its Windows Phone Summit today presented a formal "preview" of the Windows Phone 8 operating system that will become the new heart of its smartphone strategy and, it hopes, the basis for increasing influence and clout in the smartphone market.
WCDMA voice gets another look as HSPA+ takes off
Both Qualcomm and InToTally are developing methods to make WCDMA voice more efficient so operators can wring out additional spectrum capacity to make room HSPA and HSPA+ data services.
Vendors starting to talk about plain-vanilla voice
Voice has become the Rodney Dangerfield of wireless. It no longer gets any respect as operators and customers alike focus on text and data services.
