| Webinar: Beyond the Cable: The Move to Mobility by MSOs October 9th, 11:00 am EST/ 8:00 am PST The best immediate prospects for MSOs may lie on using Wi-Fi to harvest data from mobile operators for backhaul over MSO HFC networks. Wi-Fi networks provide a huge differentiation and opportunities for cable operators. This webinar will explore how MSOs are integrating Wi-Fi into their existing network architectures and examine the economics behind Wi-Fi for cable operators. Register Now! | Today's Top Stories 1. T-Mobile USA/MetroPCS merger poses content integration headaches 2. ComScore: iOS market share surged prior to iPhone 5 release 3. Sprint teams with Amobee for targeted mobile ad platform 4. RIM updates BlackBerry PlayBook OS with enhanced Android app support 5. Report: Jolla launching MeeGo-based Sailfish OS next month Also Noted: CommScope Spotlight On... Is HTML vs. native the wrong debate? Apple's Passbook adds McDonalds; Sony's PlayStation Mobile store goes live and much more... Hottest smartphones for Q4 The fourth quarter is here and the world's largest handset makers have spent the past several weeks unveiling the smartphones that they hope consumers will snap up during the holiday shopping season. Thus, it's worth taking a moment to make sense of what has been announced and to evaluate the key flagship phones that will be competing for the hearts (and wallets) of consumers. After all, the holiday season is typically the most important selling season for smartphone manufacturers. Special Report This week's sponsor is EXFO. | | Webinar: Carrier Ethernet woes? 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Here's an economical approach to improving operational efficiency and network visibility - Wednesday, October 10, 11am ET / 8am PT / 3pm GMT > The 1000x challenge; Small cells everywhere! - Wednesday, October 17, 12pm ET / 9am PT > Mobile Acceleration for the Mobile Revolution - Tuesday, November 13th, 2pm ET / 11am PT Events > Customer Engagement Technology World - November 7-8, 2012 - NY, NY > Futurecom 2012 - October 8-11, 2012 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > 4G World 2012 - October 29- November 1 - Chicago, IL > The Open Mobile Summit - FW discount code - November 7-9 - San Francisco, CA > Appcelerate 2012 - Meet the leaders of the mobile app economy! - November 9 - San Francisco, CA > A new conference for a new world - TM Forum's Management World Americas 2012 - Orlando, FL - December 3-6 Marketplace > The New Standard in 4G Telecom Enclosures > EBook: Is VoLTE the Next Generation of Voice? > Whitepaper: Kabel Deutschland Uses Lavastorm Analytics' Flexibility to Optimize Revenue Assurance and Fraud Management Processes > Whitepaper: Whitepaper: 7 Key Customer Trends Driving Convergent Charging > Shifting Performance Strategies and Solutions for Mobile and Web Experience Jobs > Public Safety DAS Engineer - Houston, TX - Connectivity Wireless Solutions > Project Manager Job - Charlotte, NC, USA – Yoh > Wireless Project Manager Job - Cerritos, CA, USA – Yoh > Field Technicians (5) Job - Melbourne, FL, USA – Yoh > Field Technician (CDMA and LTE experience preferred) Job - Plano, TX, USA – Yoh > Need a job? Need to hire? Visit FierceWirelessJobs * Post a classified ad: Click here. * General ad info: Click here | Today's Top News 1. T-Mobile USA/MetroPCS merger poses content integration headaches The merger of Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA subsidiary and MetroPCS Communications (NASDAQ:PCS) not only brings together their respective customer bases and spectrum licenses but also their mobile content efforts, calling into question which services the combined company will continue to offer moving forward. | Click here for more slides detailing the transaction. | The Deutsche Telekom and MetroPCS boards on Wednesday approved an agreement to combine the nation's fourth and fifth-largest carriers. The transaction is structured as a recapitalization, in which MetroPCS will declare a 1 for 2 reverse stock split, make a cash payment of $1.5 billion to its shareholders and acquire all of T-Mobile's capital stock by issuing to Deutsche Telekom 74 percent of MetroPCS' common stock on a pro forma basis. DT also will roll its existing intercompany debt into new $15 billion senior unsecured notes of the combined company, thereby providing the combined company with a $500 million unsecured revolving credit facility and a $5.5 billion backstop commitment. The post-merger company will operate under the T-Mobile brand under the leadership of current T-Mobile CEO John Legere and serve 42.5 million U.S. subscribers and projects 2012 pro forma revenues of $24.8 billion. "The T-Mobile and MetroPCS brands are a great strategic fit--both operationally and culturally," Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann said. "The new company will be the value leader in wireless with the scale, spectrum and financial and other resources to expand its geographic coverage, broaden choice among all types of customers and continue to innovate, especially around the next-generation LTE network." Deutsche Telekom said it will expand MetroPCS's data plans and services to a larger number of new areas to complement T-Mobile's existing offerings. However, given the size of Deutsche Telekom's ownership stake and the relative scale of T-Mobile's business, the post-merger operator seems likely to resemble the current T-Mobile from a content and services standpoint. Signature T-Mobile efforts include the free Bobsled IP communications suite, which includes Bobsled Calling (enabling users to place free Internet calls over almost any data connection, across devices including iOS and Android smartphones and tablets) and the cloud-based Bobsled Messaging application (which allows Android users to share rich media messages with other Android device users as well as iOS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry smartphones and even most feature phones). More than a million consumers worldwide already use Bobsled services, which should hold significant appeal for MetroPCS's prepaid customer segment. MetroPCS already offers the complementary textPlus, which delivers free, ad-supported group texting services across device platforms including Android and iOS, offering both mobile applications and a permanent shortcode. Other T-Mobile USA calling cards include the T-Mobile Mall, which is featured inside the larger Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Play storefront and offers apps and games curated by the carrier. The mall includes Music Hub (offering access to music apps like Shazam and TuneIn as well as MP3 tracks, albums and ringtones), Game Base (a collection of pre-screened titles) and Apps (highlighting T-Mobile's own applications as well as solutions from selected partners). MetroPCS currently offers its own MetroPCS Music, which is powered by Livewire Mobile and preloaded on all of the operator's Android devices. MetroPCS additionally offers music services in partnership with Rhapsody. There's also T-Mobile TV, which offers live and on-demand programming from broadcasters including ABC, Fox and PBS and is powered by mobile broadcast solutions provider MobiTV. MetroPCS's similar MetroStudio video app is likely to be a casualty of the merger due to redundancy: The service offers comedy, sports, news, drama and multicultural content from partners including Disney/ABC Television Group, NBCUniversal, Black Entertainment Television and Univision. MetroPCS additionally supports Dyle, which offers mobile digital TV content from more than 90 stations in 35 U.S. markets. MetroPCS pledged earlier this year to preload Dyle across its Samsung devices, leveraging ATSC-Mobile technology to deliver live programming to subscribers. Dyle's emphasis on regional programming could allow the service to co-exist alongside T-Mobile TV, although content overlap will pose difficulties. Likely unaffected by the merger is Isis, the forthcoming nationwide mobile commerce network spearheaded by T-Mobile in partnership with Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T). First announced in late 2010 and slated to begin consumer trials this summer, the Near Field Communications-based Isis recently announced its kickoff has been delayed indefinitely while the company continues to fine-tune its customer experience. Isis is expected to update its status sometime this month. Special Report: T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS merge: Complete coverage For more: - read this release Related articles: T-Mobile USA passes 1 million Bobsled users, 10 million free calls T-Mobile TV adds Urban Zone, Playground TV packages T-Mobile USA introduces free Bobsled Messaging for Android MetroPCS to preload Dyle Mobile TV service on Android smartphones Livewire Mobile inks digital music deals with Sprint, MetroPCS Read more about: MetroPCS back to top | This week's sponsor is Akamai. | | "Shifting Performance Strategies for Mobile and Web Experience" Discover ways to drive web and mobile responsiveness and learn which emerging performance-enhancement techniques show the greatest promise in this On-Demand webinar. Download Now. | 2. ComScore: iOS market share surged prior to iPhone 5 release Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS narrowed the gap on Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) market-leading Android mobile operating system in the weeks prior to the launch of the much-anticipated iPhone 5, according to a new report issued by digital research firm comScore. | Click here to see the changes in smartphone OS market shares during the past three years. | iOS ended August 2012 representing 34.3 percent of the U.S. smartphone market, an increase of 2.4 percentage points over May, comScore reports. Apple grew its market share despite widespread expectation of a new and improved iPhone model: The computing giant launched the iPhone 5 in mid-September and sold more than 5 million smartphones in its first weekend of release. Despite Apple's gains, Android continues to dominate the U.S. smartphone landscape, increasing its market share from 50.9 percent in May to 52.6 percent in August. Research In Motion's (NASDAQ:RIMM) BlackBerry continues to fade from the consumer consciousness, sliding another 3.1 percent points between May and August to command just 8.3 percent of the market. Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows Phone still trails far behind at 3.6 percent, down from 4 percent in May, and Symbian brings up the rear at 0.7 percent, compared to 1.1 percent three months earlier. More than 116.5 million U.S. mobile subscribers now carry smartphones, up 6 percent since May, comScore reports. The firm notes that 75.6 percent of subscribers sent and received text messages in August, up 0.8 percentage points over April, and 53.4 percent accessed downloaded applications, an increase of 2.3 percentage points. In addition, 52 percent accessed their mobile browser, up 2.2 percentage points, and 38.3 percent accessed social networking sites or blogs, jumping 1.6 percent. For more: - read this release Related articles: Forecast: Apple's iOS 6 launch could boost App Store revenues to $5 billion Apple releases new iOS 6 to consumers ComScore: Android's U.S. market share rebounds, iOS gaining fast Flurry: Android, iOS adoption eclipses PC, Internet growth rates Forecast: Android to dominate 70 percent of smartphone shipments in H2 2012 Read more about: Metrics, Symbian back to top | 3. Sprint teams with Amobee for targeted mobile ad platform 4. RIM updates BlackBerry PlayBook OS with enhanced Android app support Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) released version 2.1 of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet OS, promising improved support for applications originally created for Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android platform. BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 touts support for Android in-app payments, enabling consumers to purchase virtual gaming currencies and other digital enhancements designed to help developers monetize their software efforts. PlayBook OS 2.1 also brings multi-window functionality enabling consumers to multi-task between Android apps, as well as camera support. Version 2.0 of the BlackBerry PlayBook OS, released in February, introduced the BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps, enabling developers to repackage existing Android apps to run on the tablet as well as upcoming BlackBerry 10-based devices. RIM opened its platform to Android in an effort to attract developer attention: A recent survey conducted by Appcelerator and research firm IDC found that only 9 percent of developers expressed a strong interest in writing native BlackBerry apps, an all-time low. BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 additionally boasts enhancements to RIM's core messaging services. The updated BlackBerry Bridge allows users to view, compose and respond to messages on their PlayBook Tablet when connected to a BlackBerry smartphone over Bluetooth. RIM is also delivering portrait support for email, calendar and contacts, a feature requested by consumers. Users can download BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 to Wi-Fi versions of the tablet beginning today--RIM will push a software update notification to the tablet status ribbon, or consumers can go to the settings menu under "Software Updates" and tap "Check for Updates." Availability for the 4G LTE version of the PlayBook is expected within the next month, contingent upon carrier approval. For more: - read this Inside BlackBerry blog entry Related articles: BlackBerry PlayBook OS update improves Android app compatibility RIM launches BlackBerry Video Store with PlayBook OS 2.0 RIM accepting Android apps for BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 RIM CEO: No BlackBerry 10 upgrade for existing phones RIM unveils BlackBerry 10 in bid to save fading platform Read more about: BlackBerry PlayBook OS, BlackBerry back to top | 5. Report: Jolla launching MeeGo-based Sailfish OS next month Jolla is slated to unveil its first smartphone based on Nokia's (NYSE:NOK) abandoned MeeGo platform next month, The Wall Street Journal reports. Additional details on the device, including Jolla's manufacturing partner, are unknown. Jolla--established earlier this year by ex-Nokia staffers--has raised $258 million from a variety of telecommunications industry players to launch to MeeGo-based operating system, codenamed Sailfish. Jolla CEO Jussi Hurmola said the firm will distribute Sailfish to device manufacturers free of charge, and it plans to generate revenue by licensing proprietary software features and from intellectual property rights. "We're also looking into mobile advertising models as a potential source of revenue," Hurmola said. Jolla began work on Sailfish in late 2011, stating "The OS has evolved from MeeGo OS using Mer Core and Qt with Jolla technology including its own brand new UI." Hurmola told the Journal that interest in the platform has increased in recent weeks as handset makers explore potential options to distance themselves from Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android, which is the focus of patent disputes between Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and other smartphone makers. "Much of the recent litigation between Apple and Android makers have touched upon user-interface infringement," Hurmola said. "Our software is well-patented and we haven't copied anybody. That's a big opportunity for device makers." Hurmola previously stated that Sailfish-based phones and tablets will support Android apps via OpenMobile's Application Compatibility Layer technology, which leverages the Android runtime environment and the Dalvik virtual machine to run all 600,000-plus native apps in the Google Play storefront. The open-source MeeGo combines Nokia' former Maemo platform with Intel's former Moblin efforts. Nokia effectively halted its participation in the project in early 2011 after inking a broad strategic partnership with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) that positions the software maker's Windows Phone mobile operating system as Nokia's primary smartphone platform. Intel abandoned MeeGo roughly a year ago, throwing its support behind Tizen, the Linux-based cross-architecture device software platform backed by the Linux Foundation and LiMo Foundation. For more: - read this Wall Street Journal article (sub. req.) Related articles: Jolla's MeeGo smartphones will run Android apps Ex-Nokia employees promise MeeGo smartphone from Jolla later this year Intel scraps MeeGo for Linux-based Android rival Tizen Intel reaffirms commitment to MeeGo MeeGo 1.2 release targets tablets and netbooks Nokia pins revival on Microsoft's Windows Phone 7, sidelines MeeGo Read more about: Android back to top | Also Noted This week's sponsor is CommScope. | | Webinar: Backhaul Capacity Planning Solutions Tuesday, October 23rd, 2 pm ET / 11 am PT Today's wireless market is enjoying explosive growth. As a result, CommScope® has introduced a variety of solutions for expanding backhaul capabilities like Fiber-to-the-Cell (FTTCell) and Microwave Systems. Find out more and register today! | SPOTLIGHT ON... Is HTML vs. native the wrong debate? When Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg told TechCrunch Disrupt attendees last month that betting on HTML5 for a mobile app was the biggest mistake Facebook has ever made, many other industry players were already working to convince other developers it was less of a gamble. Last week, for example, Adobe announced the first products and services in its Edge suite of HTML5 development tools. The biggest buzz, however, surrounded its PhoneGap Build, which lets developers mash up HMTL5 with CSS and JavaScript into applications that work across devices platforms such as Android, iOS and Windows Phone. "We just think it's a much more approachable option for developers," said Heidi Voltmer, senior vice president of global marketing at Adobe. "You can download the whole PhoneGap SDK and do all the packaging on the desktop. It's a little bit of extra work, but you could also just upload it to the cloud and get it packaged up instead." 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Here's an economical approach to improving operational efficiency and network visibility - Wednesday, October 10, 11am ET / 8am PT / 3pm GMT This webinar introduces a centralized Ethernet service activation and monitoring solution that enables network operators to deploy cost-effectively, accelerate time to revenue and boost operational efficiency, while optimizing subscriber experience. Register Today! > The 1000x challenge; Small cells everywhere! - Wednesday, October 17, 12pm ET / 9am PT To solve the 1000x mobile data challenge, we need more small cells, actually, much more, and everywhere - But, isn't interference a limiting factor? How dense can we deploy them? What are the future enhancements that takes HetNets to the next level? Find out the answers at this Qualcomm webinar. Register Today! > Mobile Acceleration for the Mobile Revolution - Tuesday, November 13th, 2pm ET / 11am PT A revolution is underway in how companies interact with audiences online. 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