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Ericsson exec expects there will be 30 times more data than voice on the network by 2015, and predicts volume-based billing will be needed

Data traffic volumes have surpassed voice in the mobile space, a trend that is expected to continue well into the future, an Ericsson official said during an industry panel session in Silicon Valley Tuesday evening.

According to research2guidance’s “Global Smartphone Application Report 2010,” the global smartphone applications market revenue crossed $2.2 billion dollars within the first six months of 2010.

This is in stark comparison to 2009’s $1.7 billion revenue. The latest report also stated that a total of 3.8 billion mobile applications were downloaded within the first six months compared to the 3.1 billion download in 2009.

Intel will acquire Infineon Technologies' wireless division for $1.4 billion, the company said Monday.

The acquisition of Infineon's wireless division could help Intel grow faster in the high-volume smartphone market, where the company has minimal presence. Most smartphones today carry chips designed by rival Arm, and Intel has had its eye on the smartphone market as the volume of chips for mobile devices outpaces traditional CPUs that go into PCs.

One proven way to maximize the availability of mobile network bandwidth is to offload as much traffic as possible onto WiFi or other fixed networks. And if ABI Research is correct, nearly half of all mobile traffic will be diverted to the fixed network by 2015.

Today, about 16 percent of mobile data is diverted from mobile networks today, and that is expected to increase to 48 percent by 2015, ABI Research predicts.

Alcatel-Lucent is celebrating a big win as reported in a RCR Wireless report. The company has been selected to provide mobile backhaul for AT&T’s LTE network.

Keeping Microsoft and Cisco in its sights, IBM is planning to introduce variety of collaboration tools for mobile platforms where it wants to create full-featured unified communications endpoints and become the mobile collaboration vendor of choice.

The latest iPhone commercials feature video calls and multiple couples sharing intimate moments. When describing Google Android, wireless carrier Sprint talks about, "the apps you crave." Microsoft's latest pitch is that Windows Mobile phones fold neatly into social networking.

There are a few common themes here. Each vendor is targeting consumers with whiz-bang functionality and lots of applications. Video capabilities are highlighted in all cases.

Recent numbers from both Nielsen and metrics firm Canalys suggest that Google's Android platform will take the top spot. Nielsen says Android grabbed 27 percent among new mobile subscribers in the U.S. over the past six months, just beating out Apple's 23 percent share. Even more impressive is a report from Canalys that says Android grew by 886 percent between April and June compared to the same period last year.

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Although none of the handset makers has officially released details about the devices that will accompany the launch of Windows Phone 7 this fall, we're starting to get a pretty good idea of what's coming.

Photos, videos or details on a handful of models have leaked to the Web including LG's keyboard-enabled c900, the touchscreen-only e900, HTC's Mozart, and Samsung's i917.