Happy New Year y’all. Hope you had a terrific celebration as we venture into the new decade. Here are some of the articles and news items we contributed to in 2009. Thanks to all who reached out. Here’s to a terrific 2010.
December
AdAge – Can Google Sell — and Market — a Smartphone?
MobileHealthNews – The 15 wireless health VC deals of 2009
RCRWireless – The untapped mobile data opportunity
BusinessWeek – Managing the Wireless Data Deluge
Yahoo Tech Blog – Surprise! AT&T wins in 3G mega test
Christian Computing Magazine – What is 4G?
MediaPost – Mobile Phone Rebound in 2010
Telephony Online – Mobile data set to explode
NY Times – AT&T takes the blame, even for iPhone’s fault
NY Times – AT&T to Urge Customers to Use Less Wireless Data
BusinessWeek – AT&T Price Moves May Backfire
Yahoo Tech Blog – No matter the carrier, US 3G service is nothing to shout about
Moconews – The Sorry State of 3G In the US
Telephony Online – Open to alternatives
Telephony Online – Breaking down the walled garden
Moconews – Mobile Broadband is causing problems on all sides of the equation
GigaOM – Clash of the titans in the mobile ecosystem
November
AdAge – Verizon Wins Round 1 in Legal Spat with AT&T
Mediapost – Judge Sees No Evidence
Globe and Mail – Convergence at last
IBM – Tough Times Call for Superior Customer Care
Reuters – Demand for fast networks forces telcos to team up
GigaOM – With Wireless Data, Smaller Carriers Must Mind the Gap
Telephony Online – Carriers must be open to compete
FierceMobileContent – US mobile data revenues grow to $11.3B in Q3
Mediapost – Madison Avenue Backs Google-Admob Deal
RCRWireless – Solutions for the Broadband World
Telecom Paper – US mobile data market grows 27% in Q3
Reuters – Les opérateurs télécoms forcés de s’allier pour suivre le rythme
October
AdAge – Could the Droid Be the Device That Finally Dethrones the iPhone?
SNS – FireGlobal – West Coast CTO Challenge
Xconomy – Highlights from FiReGlobal
TelecomsEurope – Getting it right on mobile broadband
RCRWireless – Defining Mobile Broadband
Mobile Marketer – Mobile CPM measurement standards are essential
September
Fiercewireless – Mobile advertising measurements still lack standardization
GigaOM – US leading the Global Mobile Data Boom
GigaOM – Mobile Advertising Metrics: What matters most?
Moconews – Full speed ahead as US carriers invest billions, is it too much?
AdAge – Mobile Video Gets Ready for the Masses
MIT Technology Review – The New Faces of Android
NewTeeVee – With MediaFLO disappointing, Qualcomm wants to become a Mobile CDN
GigaOM – Don’t Neglect the Network, The Ultraband Panel
NY Times – Customers angered as iPhones overload AT&T
RCR Wireless – The RCR Ecosystem – An Overview
IT Business Edge – The Death of the Early Adopter
GigaOM – New Metrics for Mobile Ad Networks
GigaOM – How the iPhone is driving a wireless bandwidth boom
August
Fortune – Bandwidth hogs – iPhone and other smartphones
Telecompaper – US mobile data market grows over 30% in Q2
Mediapost – Prepaid: Too much of a good thing?
GigaOM – State of the US Wireless Market Q2 2008
IT Business Edge – Data Helps Wireless Carriers Work Through the Recession
FierceBroadbandWireless – Report: 3G penetration about 40% in 2Q
FierceMobileContent – US mobile data service revenues jump to $10.6B in Q2
IT Business Edge – Good Times Ahead for Telecom Vendors
Mercury News – FCC probes Apple’s rejection of Google Voice for iPhone
IT Business Edge – Cellular Data Explodes, Even in Bad Economy
Wireless and Mobile News – The worst is over says Chetan Sharma
July
WSJ – Big Phone Companies Are Unlikely US Antitrust Target
GigaOM – Mobile Broadband Will Trigger Global Innovation
BusinessWeek – The Wireless Data Boom Will Cost the Carriers
Xchange – Unwired
Gestion – Del compromiso a la compra (in Spanish)
BusinessWeek – AT&T’s Designs for the Wireless Market
Mediapost – IAB Unveils Mobile Media Buying Guide
Xconomy – A Yotta Insights on Making Money in Mobile
Mediapost – AT&T Wants Devices To Expand Use of Wireless Networks
June
Wireless Week – Tough Times Call for Superior Customer Care
BusinessWeek – The iPhone’s Wary New Rivals
GigaOM – How iPhone 3.0 Will Impact Wireless Networks
AdAge – Where to Find the Marketer Opportunities in the new iPhone
NY Times – Cellphone Locator System Needs No Satellite
Washington Post – Skyhook Wireless Hopes to Maintain Early Lead in Location Finding
TMCnet – Mobile ARPU Drops Globally, Traffic Grows
EConsultancy – Why ATT cares more about new iPhone users than existing ones
May
Business Week – GigaOM to Begin Subscription Service
GigaOM – Meet GigaOM Pro, Our Subscription-Only Research Service
TMCnet – AT&T Considers Cheaper iPhone Service, Device
Poynter – Summer 2009 Could Be Right Time to Expand Mobile News Services
Telephony – Verizon Wireless not messing with prepaid
Boston Globe – Surreptitious success
Business Week – Cheaper iPhone Plans from AT&T?
TMCnet – Smartphones Contribute to Mobile Ad Growth
BizReport – US mobile revenue tops $10 million
NY Times – US Pulls Ahead in Mobile Data Revenue
BusinessWeek – Wireless Industry: Engaged in Double Counting?
Washington Post – US Wireless Data Revenues Hit $10 Billion For the First Time Ever
TMCnet – US Mobile Data Services Revenues Top $10 Billion in Q1
Mediapost – Mobile Marketing Company Velti Acquires Ad Infuse
Telappliant VoIP News – US mobile broadband market grew by 24% in 2008
GigaOM – The iPhone Will Not Destroy the Wireless Business
FierceMobileContent – US mobile data revenues cross $10 billion milestone
Mediapost – US Mobile Data Revenue Hits $10 Billion in Q1
TelephonyOnline – Is prepaid growth an illusion?
Telephony – Verizon, Google duke it out for employees
Moconews – Dying or Thriving? The Debate Over CDMA
April
MIT Technology Review – A New Breed of Netbook?
Advertising Age – Who Needs the iPhone? Verizon beats AT&T in new customers
BusinessWeek – Wireless Carriers: Your New PC Retailer?
MIT Technology Review – Gmail Sidesteps the App Store
WIRED – Smartphone War Heats Up, Google Phones Still MIA
WIRED – Concept Phones go on Display at Wireless Trade Show
Washington Post – Is the Rush to Develop iPhone Apps Creating A Bubble?
FierceDeveloper – Gmail upgrade heralds leap mobile web apps
March
BusinessWeek – Prepaid Takes Off
NYTimes – Apple Shows Off Next Version of iPhone Software
Mercury News – Your phone, your life: New apps change how you use mobile devices
CNNMoney – US Wireless Data Revenues on the Brink
GigaOM – After Solid 2008, US Wireless Data Revenues may Slow
FierceMobileContent – US mobile data revenues grow to $34B in 2008
MediaPost – US Mobile Data Grew 39% in 2008
TelecomAsia – iPhone driving mobile data boom, says survey
TMCnet – Mobile Data Up, Data Cards Slipping a Bit
February
Advertising Age – Wireless-Phone Companies Fight Rising Churn Rates
GigaOM – With Latitude, Google Fires Another Shot at the Mobile Operators
Businessweek – Sprint Nextel: The Canary in Wireless’s Coal Mine?
January
MobileMarketer – Economy makes business case for mobile advertising more compelling
iMEDIA – Mobile ad spend may fall flat in 2009
MobileMarketingToday – Chetan Sharma Consulting Survey: Respondents See Glass Half Full for Mobile Advertising in 2009