Verizon fixes technical issue blamed for nationwide 4G LTE outage

Wireless provider Verizon is America’s favorite national network, but it is not immune to an occasional case of the sniffles. A technical issue is being blamed for a service disruption that knocked out 4G LTE service to wireless customers nationwide, and left them without high-speed voice, data and SMS service. The disruption began on Tuesday evening and was resolved by Wednesday night.

On the Verizon Twitter feed the company announced, “Verizon Wireless 4GLTE service has … Continue Reading

Metrics for Microshops: Frogtek wins $206,000 to help shopkeepers in emerging countries

Spanish-American startup Frogtek just won the biggest competition for European mobile startups, Vodafone Mobile Clicks, with its app to help small shopkeepers in emerging markets run their businesses.

According to Frogtek, a Mexican stall-like, microretailer stocks an average of 1,000 products from 25 vendors and is often managed with nothing more sophisticated than a paper notebook. Frogtek wants to change all that with the help of the $206,000 (150,000 EUR) prize.

The product consists of … Continue Reading

Vodafone plants roots in the Valley with Xone R&D Center

Vodafone, the world’s largest mobile carrier by revenue, is making its presence known in the U.S. today with the launch of its Xone research and development center in Silicon Valley.

The company isn’t gearing up to expand its network to the U.S. (it already owns 45 percent of Verizon Wireless). Vodafone is instead aiming to assist U.S. companies that want to launch products on its global network, which covers more than 382 million customers in … Continue Reading