ExclusiveHello Moto, goodbye Motorola News Mark - January 8, 2016 Lenovo will stop branding mobile phones as 'Motorola' later this year, according to a report on CNET. Apparently the mobile phones will now be described as 'Moto by Lenovo', although the Motorola name will remain as a division of Lenovo.
ExclusiveFinnish mobile manufacturer Jolla secures new financing News Mark - January 2, 2016 Finnish mobile company Jolla says it has completed its latest investment round and has secured new financing for the company. It follows an announcement in November, when co-founder Antti Saarnio described the company as being in a “death valley”.
Exclusive1 billion mobile M2M subscribers expected in 6 years News Mark - January 2, 2016 A new report from wireless analyst firm Berg Insight predicts there’ll be 1 billion cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) subscribers by 2022. It says the number of cellular M2M customers worldwide increased by 23% last year to a total of 265.2 million.
ExclusiveApple appoints Jeff Williams as new COO News Mark - December 18, 2015 Apple has named Jeff Williams as its new Chief Operating Officer. The role was previously held by Tim Cook until his promotion to CEO in 2011.
ExclusiveEuropean roaming revenue is expected to fall by 28% in 2017 News Mark - December 16, 2015 New EU roaming regulations are expected to cause a drop in mobile roaming revenue for operators in 2017, according to a forecast from Juniper Research. Annual roaming revenue is predicted to fall by 28% in Europe and by 7% globally: a significant portion of an estimated $52 billion total in the year after next.