Posts Tagged ‘App’
CTIA to FCC: Continues to Prove No Broadband Reclassification Necessary for Wireless
In light of the recent attention on net neutrality, I thought it’d be good to look at some of our recent FCC filings. As we have repeatedly stated in our filings (e.g. NOI on Third Way, NPRM on Open Internet, etc), regulation of the innovative, competitive and consumer-oriented wireless broadband ecosystem has the potential to [...]
Congestive Heart Failure Wireless Monitoring = Saving >$5 Billion
As we mentioned in an earlier blog post, more than 45 percent of the U.S. population suffers from at least one chronic condition (i.e. congestive heart failure, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)). This is why today’s post focuses on a mHealth initiative that is combating congestive heart failure (CHF). Right now, nurses are able [...]
mHealth Helps HIV-Positive Mothers and Their Newborns Fight HIV/AIDS
We continue to highlight innovative and life-saving applications that mobile devices can provide for people around the world. Today’s focus is on a recent story by Fast Company about Project Mwana, an initiative by UNICEF to increase mothers’ visits to clinics by 25 percent by January 2012. Goal number one is to stop the spread of [...]
mHealth: Apps Help
It’s amazing to think that in 2008, iTunes and Android opened separate “apps” stores which have completely changed the way Americans live and work. Today, there are almost 500,000 apps. While many of think of apps as being games or music, research that was released at last week’s mHealth Summit tells us that there are [...]
Wireless Remote Monitoring-Good for the Heart!
Numerous devices and applications are being developed and offered to patients to improve their monitoring of various chronic ailments and concerns. Chris Fickle, National Sales Manager for A&D Medical demonstrates one such device that combines Bluetooth technology with cellular to better monitor a patient’s blood pressure.
How to Purchase with Confidence Products & Services from Third Party Vendors via Your Mobile Device
Increasingly, consumers are purchasing products and services for their mobile devices by third party vendors (e.g. ringtones, apps, wallpaper, games, etc). In order to facilitate these purchases, wireless carriers work with vendors to have these purchased items appear on a customer’s monthly bill. Before carriers agree to bill their customers for third party vendors, they [...]
CTIA’s Consumer Tips on International Travel: Highlight of Available Apps
Here’s the second post on a few of the applications that are available for consumers to help them manage their usage when traveling internationally. As a reminder, here’s the carrier-specific information that we posted earlier today as part of the FCC’s “Wireless World Travel Week” . Android/Droid Netcounter Application keeps track of data usage on [...]
CTIA’s Consumer Tips on International Travel: What Your Carrier Offers
As we announced this morning in our press release, CTIA and the wireless industry are pleased to work with the FCC on their “Wireless World Travel Week” to inform consumers on what they should do before they travel internationally. For those who are staying close to home, but want to know how to manage their [...]
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