Raise the topic of 4G networks with anyone in the tech industry and you’ll often receive a flurry of smiles and wide-eyed dreaming. Ask the same audience what services they expect from a 4G network and you’ll invariably hear talk of high-quality video conferencing, real-time video streaming, effective online gaming and a whole range of ...

There can be few people in the tech sector who could have predicted how pervasive the smartphone would become. Recent estimates suggest that by 2015 there will be over 1 billion smartphones driving close to 6.3 exabytes of data per month. These devices are becoming the core of our existence. From communications, to entertainment, to ...

The market’s response to Microsoft’s purchase of Skype has been far from welcoming. A sharp drop in Microsoft’s share price was followed last week by public calls for Steve Ballmer’s resignation. While many analysts and investors continue to debate the motivations and financial viability of the recent cash purchase, others are now starting to speculate ...