Tara Neal

Executive Editor and Telecoms Strategist at The Fast Mode | 5G | IoT/M2M | Telecom Strategy | Mobile Service Innovations

Tara Neal heads the strategy & editorial unit at The Fast Mode, focusing on latest technologies such as gigabit broadband, 5G, cloud-native networking, edge computing, virtualization, software-defined networking and network automation as well as broader telco segments such as IoT/M2M, CX, OTT services and network security. Tara holds a First Class Honours in BSc Accounting and Finance from The London School of Economics, UK and is a CFA charterholder from the CFA Institute, United States. Tara has over 22 years of experience in technology and business strategy, and has earlier served as project director for technology and economic development projects in various management consulting firms.

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Face-to-Face Calling Now Available on Verizon Wireless' Advanced Calling 1.0 for HD Voice and Video Calls

Services and Innovations

Monday, 22 September 2014 04:15

Verizon's VoLTE calling service is now available for its subscribers. Last month, Verizon announced its plan to rollout high definition voice and video calling for…

LG debuts L Fino and L Bello Feature-Rich Smartphones at Lower Prices, Chooses Brazil for First Roll Out

Smartphones

Monday, 22 September 2014 06:40

LG Electronics this week unveiled the L Fino and L Bello, its new 3G smartphones targeted for Brazilian consumers, with plans to introduce the models…

Sprint Sells Off 900 MHz Spectrum Licences to Company Formed by Nextel Co-Founders

Mobile Network Operators M&A

Monday, 22 September 2014 04:11

Sprint Corporation, a leading mobile network operator in US has sold its 900 MHz spectrum licenses (approximately 6 MHz nationwide) to Pacific DataVision Inc (PDV),…

Global Smartphone Sales To Reach 1.2 Billion, Cheaper Handsets Spur Higher Adoption - Juniper Research

Smartphones

Sunday, 21 September 2014 05:21

As smartphone prices start coming down, global sales of these must-have personal device continue to grow rapidly. Juniper Research, in its Smartphone Markets: Trends, Shares…

BBM Money enables Blackberry's BBM app to Deliver Bank-Grade Mobile Payment Services

Services and Innovations

Sunday, 21 September 2014 05:50

Users of BBM, BlackBerry's app that provides private social networking service on mobile devices, will now have access to enhanced mobile payment features via the…

Price Competition May See Smartwatch Prices Go as Low as USD30 - Gartner

Smart Watches

Saturday, 20 September 2014 05:26

In its "Competitive Landscape: Smartwatches and Smart Wristbands, Worldwide, 2014", Gartner, a leading research and advisory firm, said that the smartwatch is well on track…

250 million 4G LTE Connections Across the Globe in 1Q2014, US Takes Lead With Highest Coverage - Ovum

Mobile Data Services Trends

Saturday, 20 September 2014 05:31

Based on the latest data from Ovum, a leading research and advisory firm, 4G LTE connections are growing rapidly in the developed markets around the…

Firefox OS Phone from Mozilla Costs Less than USD60, Grameenphone Subscribers Get Free 20MB Data Daily

Smartphones

Thursday, 18 September 2014 05:05

Grameenphone, a leading telecommunications service provider in Bangladesh with more than 49 million subscribers introduced the Firefox OS phone which can be bought for less…

T-Mobile Subscribers Get Own 'Cell Tower' via Personal CellSpot on Top of Free Texting On Gogo

Services and Innovations

Thursday, 18 September 2014 05:04

In conjunction with the launch of its Uncarrier 7.0 "Wi-Fi Unleased", T-Mobile is offering its subscribers a 'cell-tower' of their own via its T-Mobile Personal…

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