The full study, entitled “Where the Jobs Are,” is available at: http://bit.ly/AlGe4l

Additional features

* Verizon Wireless 4G LTE – Customers can expect fast download speeds of 5 to 12 megabits per second base (Mbps) and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps in 4G LTE Mobile Broadband reporting areas

* Android™ 2.3.5 Gingerbread, to be upgraded to Android™ 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

* 4.0-inch qHD display with scratch and scrape resistant field glass

* Government-grade encryption (FIPS 140-2) for email, calendar and contacts; preloaded with Citrix® Receiver™ for Android (available in webtop) for desktop virtualization and access

* 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video capture

* Front-facing camera for video chat

* 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot supporting up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices

Business Ready

DROID 4 is designed to help customers get more done. Business professionals can impress their audience by presenting to a group discussion room full of potential customers in a centering by plugging the DROID 4 into an HDTV and presenting directly from the phone. Professionals can also combine the DROID 4 with the Lapdock 500 and its 14-inch exhibit to create a full-featured mobile berth. They can download documents, make edits exploitation Lapdock’s full keyboard and electronic mail the updated documents to colleagues or customers. The Lapdock even features a built-in webcam so customers can attend virtual meetings and manage their business face-to-face.

The Smart Actions app on the DROID 4 helps automate everyday tasks and optimizes battery efficiency by letting customers create rules, such as automatically setting the phone to vibrate during work hours or dimming the exhibit at a specific battery level.

Business professionals tin leave their laptops behind and use the MotoCast™ app to remotely stream documents, videos, music and pictures from their work or home computers to their handset. The remote access of MotoCast eliminates the motivation to storage documents on the handset as everything is stored on their office laptop.

Pricing and availability

* DROID 4 by Motorola will be available on Feb. 10 in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.

* The Lapdock 500 is available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online for $299.97.

* Customers that purchase a DROID 4 will need to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan beginning at $39.99 monthly access and a smartphone data package starting at $30 monthly access for 2 GB of data.

On a full-year basis, total smartphone shipment volumes reached 491.4 million units in 2011, up a strong 61.3% from the 304.7 million units in 2010. This was higher than IDC’s full year estimate of 54.7% for the class, but still below 2010’s year-over-year growth of 75.7%. Although this marks a slowdown from 2010, IDC still fully expects continued double-digit growth for the foreseeable future.

Smartphones continued to be one of the hottest consumer electronics products in the market, and was helped along by the launch of key devices. “By the end of the quarter, one out of every three mobiles phones shipped worldwide was a smartphone,” said Ramon Llamas, elder research analyst with IDC’s Mobile Phone Technology and Trends team. “The launch of Apple’s iPhone 4S played a key role in smartphone growth to capture pent-up demand, and smartphone launches from other vendors also provided a broad choice to meet varying preferences and budgets.”

The variety of offerings have become more nuanced as smartphone makers effort to grow their respective user bases in emerging and developed markets alike.

“So-called ‘hero’ devices, such as Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus and Apple’s iPhone 4S, garner the bulk of the aid heaped on the device type,” said Kevin Restivo, senior research psychoanalyst with IDC’s Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker program. “But a growing number of sub-$250 device offerings, based on the Android operating system, have allowed Google’s computer hardware partners to grow smartphone volumes and expand the marketplace concurrently.”

Vendor Highlights

Apple climbed back into the market leadership position with the launch of its iPhone 4S worldwide, and in the process it reached a new shipment volume record for itself and for the entire manufacture for a single quarter. Although the iPhone 4S disappointed some detractors by lacking 4G LTE connectivity or a different size screen, demand was high for the device. In addition, the combination of holiday seasonality, the delay in product launch from 3Q to 4Q, and the addition of multiple mobile operators helped drive volumes higher.

Samsung marked a series of milestones for the quarter: breaking the 30 million units mark for the first metre, posting the largest year-over-year increase among the top vendors, and finishing 2011 as the overall smartphone market leader. Its series of Galaxy smartphones continued to expand, with attention to both the high-end (Galaxy S II, Galaxy Nexus) and mass market (Galaxy Ace, Galaxy Y), while the troupe updated its Omnia and Focus smartphones with Windows Phone Mango.

Nokia posted the largest year-over-class decrease among the top vendors, but its smartphone strategy took another step forward with the release of its first Windows Phone smartphones, the Lumia 710 and the Lumia 800. Company CEO Steve Elop claims that the company shipped ‘well over a million units’ in its debut quarter, and is using early feedback to adjust its marketing and sales strategy. At the same time, demand for its Symbian-powered smartphones appears to have waned, and smaller volumes are expected in 2012.

Research In Motion finished the quarter with a mixed dish of results. Its new BB OS 7-powered BlackBerry smartphones reached additional markets, and total volumes for the quarter staved off a fourth consecutive quarter of sequential decline. Still, overshadowing these results was the global network outage in October, followed by announcements that its first BB 10-powered smartphones volition not arrive to marketplace until late 2012. Such a delay gives the competition opportunity to attack RIM’s strongholds. With new Chairperson and CEO Heins in place as of January, RIM assures that change is coming both internally and externally.

HTC maintained a strong pace of device releases during the quarter, with the launch of the Windows Phone-powered Titan and Radar models, the Beats-influenced Rezound, and the LTE-enabled Vivid in addition to multiple other Android-powered smartphones. As has been HTC’s approach all year long, these device launches kept the company’s product portfolio well attuned to both operator and end-user tastes. Despite the many high-profile launches during the quarter, however, the Taiwanese vendor still shipped lower volumes compared to the previous quarter.

Rogers will soon be launching the Sierra Wireless AirCard® 330U model of the LTE Rocket™ stick as well as the Sierra Wireless AirCard® 763S LTE Rocket mobile hotspot which offer maximum theoretical LTE download speeds of up to 100 Mbps. These devices will be the first base to support connectivity on both the 1700/2100 MHz and the 2600 MHz spectrum on Rogers LTE network, offering typical LTE download speeds of up to 40 Mbps, compared to 12-25 Mbps for devices using 1700/2100 MHz only.

“We are thrilled to offer Canada’s fastest LTE devices on Canada’s fastest and largest LTE network,” said John Boynton, Rogers Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. “We were the first to launch an LTE network in Canada and we rich person invested in the network engineering that enables us to keep raising the bar for our customers to experience faster speeds, more devices and more LTE plan options.”

Rogers will also extend its range of 4G HSPA+ mobile internet plans to LTE models including the Flex Rate plan for Rocket stick and mobile hotspot starting from $22.93 per month and Flex Rate plans for tablets starting from $7.93 per month. Rogers continues to offer the LTE Introductory Plan of $52.93 for 10 GB/month on a three-year-term and plans include no overage fees for the first month.

The new LTE pricing options volition be available this week. The Sierra Wireless AirCard® 330U model of the LTE Rocket stick will be in stores in the next few weeks and the Sierra Wireless AirCard® 763S LTE Rocket mobile hotspot will be available this spring. Rogers customers can reserve the new LTE devices online at www.rogers.com/lte.

Rogers was the first to launch an LTE network in Canada, starting in Ottawa last July, followed by Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver in September as well as surrounding cities. Rogers will expand to more than 25 additional cities to bring the benefits of LTE to more than half the Canadian population by the end of the year.

Rogers was the first to launch LTE devices in Canada and continues to expand its selection with innovative devices such as the recently announced Samsung Galaxy Note™, an all-in-one LTE tablet and smartphone crossbreed. Rogers also carries the Sierra Wireless AirCard® 313U model of LTE Rocket stick, the Sierra Wireless AirCard® 754S model of LTE Rocket mobile hotspot, the Rogers exclusive Samsung Galaxy S II LTE™ smartphone, the HTC Raider™ as well as Canada’s first LTE tablet, the Rogers exclusive, HTC Jetstream™.

The national launch of the LTE network reinforces Rogers proud history of innovative firsts and commitment to investing in Canada’s digital future. Rogers was the first carrier in North America to launch an HSPA+ network and offers Canada’s only coast to coast GSM network. Rogers was the first in the world to launch BlackBerry® devices; and the first in Canada to launch both Android products and the iPhone.
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“As LTE networks are deployed alongside 3G networks, the ability for multimode 3G/LTE mobile devices to connect to different network technologies will be an important part of providing the best possible mobile voice and data experience to consumers,” said Cristiano Amon, senior frailty president of product management, Qualcomm. “Qualcomm is committed to the successful deployment of LTE networks worldwide in conjunction with 3G networks, and the milestone we’ve achieved with Ericsson is another step towards making VoLTE engineering a commercial reality.”

SRVCC is the next logical step in the 4G LTE voice roadmap following the commercial launch of circuit-switched fallback technology (CSFB) on smartphones in 2011. CSFB allows a I wireless in the handset to dynamically switch from an LTE data connection to a 3G connection when the user needs to make or receive a call. Similarly, SRVCC support enables a single radio in the handset to execute a seamless handover of a voice call from an LTE network to a 3G network. Furthermore, SRVCC and CSFB allow both LTE and 3G network connections to be supported on a single chip, eliminating the need for smartphones to use separate LTE and 3G radios and modems. This allows OEMs to designing handsets with lower power consumption and component costs and a smaller size. Given that 3G networks will continue to be deployed in junction with LTE networks for quite some time, SRVCC and CSFB ar essential to provide a seamless voice experience to customers using LTE multimode handsets once VoLTE is commercially deployed. Qualcomm is committed to ensuring the best voice performance to users in LTE networks through industry-leading CSFB and SRVCC technologies.
]]> http://your-mobile-phone.net/qualcomm_and_ericsson_successfully_complete_voice_call_handover_from_lte_to_wcdma_using_srvcc_call_continuity.html/feed 0 http://your-mobile-phone.net/at_t_takes_top_spot_as_sprint_t_mobile_fall_in_mobile_phone_customer_service_survey.html http://your-mobile-phone.net/at_t_takes_top_spot_as_sprint_t_mobile_fall_in_mobile_phone_customer_service_survey.html#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:36:00 +0000 admin http://your-mobile-phone.net/?p=42522 AT&T took the lead in customer service quality in the last three months of 2011 as Sprint and T-Mobile lost ground, according to the latest study on phone-based customer service quality conducted by Vocal Laboratories Inc. (Vocalabs). In telephone interviews conducted immediately following a customer service call during the three months ending December 31, 2011, 69% of AT&T customers surveyed were “Very Satisfied” with the experience, up from 65% a class ago. Fifty-nine percent of Sprint customers gave the experience their top rating, down 12 points from the end of 2010; while T-Mobile posted a 17-point drop cloth to end 2011 at 48% “Very Satisfied.” Verizon was effectively unchanged at 60 satisfaction.

“Providing a consistently high gear-quality customer service experience requires ongoing commitment and focus throughout an organization,” said Peter Leppik, CEO of Vocalabs. “When companies get distracted, or focus on only one part of their customer experience or product portfolio, the overall customer experience can suffer. We will be watching Sprint and T-Mobile in 2012 to see if they can recover the ground lost in 2011.”

About This Research The National Customer Service Survey (NCSS) tracks customer service quality in several industries, using telephone interviews conducted with a customer immediately after a customer service experience. Statistics in this press release are based on 8,086 surveys completed between July 2009 and December 2011. The NCSS is underwritten and conducted by Vocalabs, independently of any of the companies covered.

“Xfinity Home brings digital home monitoring to a new level,” said Mitch Bowling, Senior Vice President and General Manager of New Businesses for Comcast Cable. “It comes with a range of broadband-based technologies that empower customers to stay better connected to their home virtually anytime, anywhere.”

Xfinity Home offers consumers the ability to create personalized settings that can do things like provide real-meter e-mail or text alerts when doors surface or close or when motion detectors report activeness occurring inside or outside of the home. In addition, the service comes with a tablet-like touch screen with a menu of widgets that allow access to the latest weather, news, traffic, and sports scores.

In plus to 24/7 master monitoring, Xfinity Home provides customers with the ability to:

- watch live streaming video of their home via video wireless video cameras; – access security controls remotely via a Web portal or the Xfinity Security app for the iPhone; – manage home utilities like digital thermostats and lights; – have more peace of psyche since both battery and cellular backup helps ensure customers remain fully protected even in the event of a power outage.

“We’re thrilled to introduce Xfinity Home to Denver consumers,” said Rich Jennings, regional vice prexy of Comcast’s Mile High Region. “This state-of-the-art product leverages the power and tractability of our fiber optic broadband network to bring a whole new level of innovation, choice and value to our customers.”

Today, Comcast is selling the Xfinity Home Preferred Package for as low as $39.95 per month. Xfinity Home customers will also be eligible to receive up to a 20 percent discount on their homeowners’ insurance. Visit www.xfinity.com/homesecurity for more information on pricing, equipment and additional features.

The service was first base unveiled in Houston in mid-2010 with the name Xfinity Home Security and is continuing to roll out into various markets in the U.S.

Reporting to AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson are:

John Stankey, named to the newly created position of Group President & Chief Strategy Officer. Stankey, who has led nearly every major AT&T business unit during his 27-year career, will be responsible for developing the roadmap to maximize future growth opportunities, including corporate exploitation, addressing long-term wireless-capacity needs, cap allocation strategies and identifying the best strategic paths for low-growth and non-strategic assets.

Ralph de la Vega, named President and CEO of AT&T Mobility. de la Vega continues to lead AT&T’s largest outgrowth engine. He will focus on expanding the company’s industry leading smartphone position – a headstone growth platform to meet increasing client demand for everything mobile.

Andy Geisse, named Senior Executive Vice President-AT&T Business and Home Solutions. Geisse, an executive with 32-years of experience in AT&T’s business and consumer segments, will be responsible for service of process the business segment – from global enterprise customers to small businesses. Additionally, Geisse will lead the Home Solutions team focused on U-verse®, broadband and part services for AT&T’s 22-country local wireline trading operations.

John Donovan, named Senior Executive Vice President-AT&T Technology and Network Operations. Donovan, a recognized leader in the technology industry, volition be responsible for AT&T’s technology and network operations, including the nation’s fastest mobile broadband network.

“We have an outstanding group of the industry’s best technology executives focused on the biggest growth opportunities,” Stephenson said. “We’ll continue to deliver for our customers, owners and the communities we serve.”

Rogers was the first to launch an LTE network in Canada, starting in Ottawa last July, followed by Toronto, Montrйal and Vancouver in September. This year, Rogers will continue to expand the LTE mesh delivery the benefits of speed and the LTE experience to more Canadians across the country.

“We were proud to be first to bring the LTE network to Canadians,” said John Boynton, Rogers Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. “Today, we stretch over 11 million and we are continuing to expand. By the end of 2012 we volition two-bagger this with 20 one thousand thousand Canadians able to use LTE devices to download apps, stream HD videos and music or play on-line games, with no delays or buffering.”

Rogers was the first to launching LTE devices in Canada and continues to add to its line-up with the addition of the Samsung Galaxy Note™ in February. The all-in-one LTE tablet and smartphone hybrid has a 5.3-in HD Super AMOLED touchscreen display. Running on Android OS 2.3, the Samsung Galaxy Note™ is made of tough Gorilla Glass, has an “S Pen” stylus pen to take notes, and a 1.5GHz dual-core processor. With the eight megapixel photographic camera users can record 1080p HD videos, and since it runs on the LTE network they can upload videos to YouTube in seconds.

Other LTE devices that Rogers carries include two smartphones, the Rogers exclusive Samsung Galaxy S II LTE smartphone™ and the HTC Raider™ as well as Canada’s first LTE tablet, the Rogers exclusive, HTC Jetstream™. Rogers also offers its LTE Rocket stick™ (Sierra Wireless AirCard ® 313U) and the LTE Rocket mobile hotspot (Sierra Wireless AirCard® 754S), another Rogers first, allows customers to connect up to five laptops, gaming units, music players and more, at LTE speeds.

The national launching of the LTE network reinforces Rogers proud history of innovative firsts and commitment to investing in Canada’s digital future tense. Rogers was the first carrier in North America to launch a HSPA+ network and offers Canada’s only GSM network. Rogers was the first in the world to launch BlackBerry® devices; and the first in Canada to launch both Android products and the iPhone.