Wireless

Taking on the PBX

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Microsoft Business Division President Jeff Raikes launched the business communications software at the Bill Graham Civic Center in San Francisco, Oct. 16. After months of anticipation, Microsoft Corp. officially unveiled its unified ...More
December 3, 2007 By Tara Seals
Posted in Articles, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
Wireless+: Products for the Globetrotter

letsroam Global SIM CardManufacturer: letsroam, www.letsroam.comCoverage: The global SIM card operates in more than 90 countries and provides free roaming in more than 50.List Price: Approximately $74 for a card with a $10 creditFunctionality Notes: By replacing the SIM in ...More
December 3, 2007
Posted in Articles
Wireless+: Parlez-Vous Opportunity

The plight of the overseas traveler starts with the plane ride — seven hours of recycled air, leg room more fit for a five-year-old and bland movies on a tiny overhead screen. But it doesn’t end there. When business travelers are away from home in another country, staying ...More
December 3, 2007 By Tara Seals
Posted in Articles
Ask Steve: Mobility Needs for SMBs

What Do SMBs Want? Ask Yankee Group analyst Steve Hilton. Send your questions to asksteve@yankeegroup.com. Please include your name, city, state and a phone number. Only first names and locations will be published. Picking up my children from school recently I noticed a ...More
December 3, 2007
Posted in Articles
AT&T Announces Comp Changes, Background Checks

AT&T Inc. announced it will continue to favor upfront payments as opposed to residual commission (except for some legacy services), and will begin requiring background checks for its agents, sources close to the company told PHONE+. It also has changed its bonus ...More
December 3, 2007 By Tara Seals
Posted in News, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
Google Confirms 700MHz Participation

It’s official, Google Inc. will bid in the upcoming 700MHz auction, set to begin Jan. 24. The search giant said Friday it will vie for its piece of the former UHF airwaves, which could be used for WiMAX and other broadband wireless technologies down the road. There are ...More
November 30, 2007 By Tara Seals
Posted in News, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
Verizon Chooses LTE

Verizon Wireless has finally made a decision on 4G, and it’s the expected one: the operator said on Thursday it plans to upgrade its network to Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, and will begin trials in 2008. No timeframe has been given for building the network, but ...More
November 29, 2007 By Tara Seals
Posted in News, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
Samsung Nabs No. 2 Handset Spot

Motorola Inc. has been bumped to third place in the wireless handset manufacturer race by Samsung. Gartner Inc. says Motorola ended the third quarter with a 13.1 percent share of the market, vs. Samsung’s 14.5 percent market share. Nokia remains firmly in the No. 1 spot ...More
November 28, 2007
Posted in News
XO Unveils FMC Trial for Small Businesses in Seattle

SMBs as small as 10-person offices just got a big-enterprise tool. XO Communications and Sotto Wireless on Wednesday announced a fixed-mobile convergence trial in Seattle. The package consists of Internet access, PBX functionality, Wi-Fi, cellular voice and e-mail, and a ...More
November 28, 2007 By Tara Seals
Posted in News
Verizon to Open Network to Devices, Apps

In a bold move, Verizon Wireless on Tuesday announced that it is opening its network to “wireless devices, software and applications” by the end of 2008. Verizon has been lobbying against open access mandates in the upcoming 700MHz spectrum auction, has been known to come ...More
November 27, 2007 By Tara Seals
Posted in News