mobile devices

Continuing evolution and miniaturisation of mobile devices required a reduction in SIM card sizes, which were later replaced by the Micro-SIM or 3FF (Third Form Factor) SIM card at the end of the first decade of the 21st century. The micro-SIM was introduced with the smartphone revolution as enhanced and more powerful mobile devices were

The telecommunications industry will never be the same again. SIM cards celebrate 20 years of the mobile revolution with the true story of the 1FF First-Generation SIM. From its very precise origins to its odds-defying characteristics, the 1FF SIM rightly warrants its designation as ‘The Mother of All SIMs’.

iSIM and eSIM are both technologies related to the SIM cards used in mobile devices, but they serve different purposes and have different characteristics. Here’s a breakdown of the differences between the two.

Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation has released four new MXT LV (magnachip eXtreme trench low voltage) metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs), using super-short channel technology. This will enable Magnachip to further expand its seventh-generation MXT LV MOSFET line-up for battery protection circuits of mobile devices.

With the growth of mobile e-commerce, the number of online communication channels and the volume of customer data is multiplying, prompting software developers to design platforms that can collect and analyse data from all channels.

ABOX42 GmbH, a supplier of IPTV, OTT and Hybrid-DVB Set-Top-Box platforms, has introduced its new Smart Home solution ABOX42.IO for international operators to the Smart Home market.

Vodafone is providing the integrated connectivity for the new Skoda Kodiaq car, launched last week. A specialised SIM card keeps the vehicle connected to the Vodafone network and allows the Skoda Connect service to provide the driver with a range of information

Azuga, a provider of connected vehicle technology, has announced that seasoned fleet telematics veteran Thomas Erdman has joined as president of Azuga’s fleet division.

Powerline manufacturer devolo reports that it has reached worldwide sales of over 30 million adapters for home networking.

Field service organisations are continually looking to foster greater productivity, visibility and efficiency in order to meet the demands of their customers and leapfrog the competition.

Since 2000, when the first camera phone was introduced, the number of mobile users has quintupled. By 2020, there will be 5.5 billion mobile users, representing 70% of the global population, according to the release of the Cisco Visual Networking Index™ (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast (2015 to 2020).

Cambridge, UK, 19 March 2013 – ARM Holdings plc [(LSE: ARM); (NASDAQ: ARMH)], a leading semiconductor intellectual property (IP) supplier, announced today that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Warren East is to retire from the company

IBM (NYSE:IBM), STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) and Shaspa have announced a collaboration to use cloud and mobile computing to enable consumers to manage and interact with their homes’ functions and entertainment systems.

Eclipse contribution to create new standard that connects Internet of Things

The Radix FW960 handheld computer platform has been added to the ultra rugged mobile computing product range from Elecsys, a developer of M2M data acquisition, telemetry,