We get asked the “i” word by clients a lot these days. No, its not the i-phone, but inflation. With inflation rates in North America and Europe hovering in the 3% - 5% range, there is a general concern that higher prices will need to be passed on to the consumer, and will likely result [...]

Qualcomm and Nokia have finally settled their long-running legal dispute over royalty patents, reaching a settlement that will allow each company to use the other’s technology for the next 15 years. The settlement, which was reached yesterday after the first day of their latest US court hearing, brings to an end a legal fight that [...]

“There is no other option but to succeed”, was the public comment made by the new MII minister, Mr. Yizhong Li, supporting TD-SCDMA in Beijing. China Mobile seems to have made the hard choice for social obligation to fulfill the Chinese government’s commitments to TD-SCDMA. This, combined with increased competition for high-end urban users has led [...]

The news out of New Zealand is that TCNZ’s fixed line business is following the same international trends faced by other incumbent telcos. Most analysts believe that with fixed-to-mobile substitution currently at relatively low levels in New Zealand (6% - 7% of homes are mobile only) and take up of VoIP continuing at a relatively [...]

Telecom expense and inventory management (TEIM) suppliers offer products and services designed to save companies money. Literally hundreds of suppliers say they are in this industry. We looked at the demand side for TEIM services by CIOs and IT Heads at Global 2000 companies, part of our 2008 Global Enterprise Telecommunications Survey. We find that [...]