Monthly Archives: June 2012

HotMail App Surpasses 10 Million Download Mark on Google Play

Just seven short months ago, we announced that our HotMail for Android app had broken the 1 million download mark, and we are thrilled to announce today that the app we developed for Microsoft has now surpassed 10 million downloads … Continue reading

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Mobile Phone Data Presents a “Signature of Humanity”

Is there now so much wireless data that it can give us insights into user behavior that we didn’t have before? This month Ericsson released its “Traffic and Market Report” featuring insights into the current traffic and market trends. As … Continue reading

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Could Hidden Traffic Sink New Verizon Data Plan?

Verizon made headlines last week with a dramatic new data plan that shifts the focus of billing from voice to data. Billing for voice minutes has long been the heart of the wireless carrier business model, but since smartphones started … Continue reading

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Telus CTO Talks About 2,700% Signaling Increase

The wireless signaling challenge is big news. Headlines is a new feature of the Taming the Signaling Storm blog that covers breaking news about signaling challenges that make the news. There’s a new network math, according to the CTO of … Continue reading

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Flourishing Mobile Advertising Market Spells Doom for Carrier Networks

Add mobile advertising to the list of “hidden traffic” sources that are becoming a problem for carrier networks. According to a report by comScore, Inc., mobile advertising spending is projected to reach $2.5 billion by 2014 in the U.S. And … Continue reading

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