BROWSING: Analyst Angle

  Over the next 6-8 weeks, the governors of all 50 States and territories will have a critical decision to make – what public safety interoperable network solution will be deployed in their state and operated for the next 25 years?  Wireless 20/20 has published...

A conversation with Jan Geldmacher, President, Sprint Business Sprint: A deeper reach into the enterprise. The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report “Wireless in the Enterprise”                        ...

Having been actively involved in the telecom industry for upwards of a decade, I’ve watched our infrastructure shrink in size and expand in capabilities. The telecom foundation now supports more users and boasts highly advanced features in a much smaller package, allowing for increased...

Who attends 3GPP meetings and why do they attend? The men and women who attend 3GPP meetings come from companies around the world and across the entire wireless ecosystem. The member companies include mobile operators, handset manufacturers, infrastructure suppliers, test equipment companies, and modem chipset...

The IoT Utilities Market size is set to exceed USD 15 billion by 2024, as per a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc. The increasing need to enhance the operational efficiency in the utility sector is expected to boost the IoT utilities market...

  Although it is still being defined, 5G is becoming a priority for telecom operators and it comes with the promise of unseen services and a broad range of new use cases and business models ranging from enabling autonomous vehicles to smart agriculture and factories....

A conversation about connectivity in public transportation with Jim Allison, Manager of Planning, CCJPA The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and receive the complete report "Wireless in the Enterprise: A deeper reach, a more active role for venue...

Technology innovation by chip, device and equipment vendors plus intense competition among national oligopolies of mobile network operators has improved cellular performance and reduced costs to the enormous benefit of consumers. Meanwhile, recent financial gains in the mobile ecosystem are largely accruing to Silicon...

This is a critical time to ensure state public safety needs are met by FirstNet’s plans for the nationwide public safety broadband Network (NPSBN). By issuing an RFP, states are able to define their needs, make their demands known and review competitive bids. Basic...

LTE to 5G Evolution: Key device upgrade considerations for increasing efficiencies in the network The network evolution to LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) and LTE-Advanced Pro (LTE-A Pro) are essential enhancements for extending the lifespan of LTE, and critical steps for ensuring a smooth transition to 5G. Not...

Mobile operators have reached a critical juncture. According to CTIA - The Wireless Association, there are 396 million devices connected to mobile networks in the U.S. Nearly everyone has mobile phones (about 80% smartphones), the percentage of wireless-only households has surpassed 50%, and mobile...

It looks like Altice may become one of the more aggressive growth-oriented pay TV providers. If so, would they be more interested in acquiring Charter to expand their cable television business or Sprint to offer wireless? To tell you the truth, I think the...

AT&T and Verizon pick up some steam, while T-Mobile makes adjustment in wholesale numbers It is that time when we reflect on the carriers' results for Q2. Compass Intelligence just completed the final assessment of Q2 2017 and also compared this quarter’s results to those...

If cable TV is on the falling side of the growth wave, why then is Comcast Xfinity continuing to grow, even as others struggle? The growth wave I often talk about always rises, crests then falls. This creates both new growth opportunities and huge...

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has wrapped up its annual conference and exhibition that tackled issues facing agencies fielding the nation's 9-1-1 communications operations. Held in Denver, Colorado, the event brings together 9-1-1 public safety answering point (PSAP) telecommunicators, supporting government...

RF discrete component approaches, module architectures, and circuits challenged as the mobile industry moves to next-generation networks Until the deployment of early LTE networks, the design of the RF system was fairly simple and straightforward, as it involved a relatively small number of front-end components....

EJL Wireless Research estimates that macrocell digital baseband unit (BBU) shipments increased by 13% in 2016 as compared with shipment levels in 2015. While Huawei Technologies maintained its market leadership position in 2016, we note that Nokia outperformed the overall market and increased market...

We’ve recently completed a two-month project to investigate the market for asset tracking IoT devices …and we discovered two key facts that may surprise you: Surprise #1:   In asset tracking, more NB-IoT devices will ship this year than LoRa or Sigfox devices.   China Telecom already...

5G is the highly anticipated technology that is expected to change the way we live by connecting everything around us. 5G falls into three main categories. 1) enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), 2) ultra-reliable and low latency communications (uRLLC) for critical machine communications, and; 3)...

The speculation is finally over: But does the semiconductor industry have a new market share revenue leader? It depends how you look at the data! If you analyze the data from a financial analyst perspective and look only at the top line, it appears that...

There have been recently a lot of announcements around improving the residential Wi-Fi play. These innovations are happening on two fronts. The first is better coverage through mesh networks or easier-to-add access nodes. The second is by offering network based services such as security...

Cellular network performance is driven by top speeds and overall system capacity, and more is always better. Telcos have three main ways to increase these network parameters, both of which are  so vital for their business: 1. Deploy more spectrum through larger channels or using carrier aggregation...

For the past two years, we have been studying the internet of things market, waiting forIoT good NB-IoT products to emerge so that we can make hard-nosed comparisons. It’s time. China Telecom is moving very quickly with NB-IoT, and they are tracking millions of bicycles on...

Analyst Angle partnership will include reports and webinars covering topics on 5G, network slicing, SDN, NFV, IoT and network operator developments Boston, MA - July 13 2017- RCR Wireless News today announces a new partnership with Strategy Analytics, which has a unique combination of researchers, experts and...