BROWSING: Analyst Angle

It’s been more than 14 years since VoiceStream (now part of T-Mobile) bought the assets of MobileStar, which went bankrupt trying to build a public Wi-Fi network. Ownership is one way mobile operators can have greater control over the quality of experience (QoE) that Wi-Fi...

Virtual reality remains a new mobile technology, but software advances are expected to drive VR into successful markets over time One of the new “mobile” devices that have received a lot of attention recently is virtual reality: wearing a headset/goggles that provides a display connected...

The growth of the "internet of things" as it relates to the emergence and development of smart cities can take one of two directions. It can proceed upon the current fragmented path. Or, it can proceed on a more efficient and beneficial a standardized...

The growth of the "internet of things" as it relates to the emergence and development of smart cities can take one of two directions. It can proceed upon the current fragmented path. Or, it can proceed on a more efficient and beneficial a standardized...

Nokia has had a long and twisted history in the mobile device space, with its recent reincarnate set to continue that story The Nokia brand has lived a very colorful, but sometimes confusing, life as one of the most successful companies manufacturing and selling cellphones....

Despite the fact that voice does not boast the same traffic growth as data and accounts for less than 10% of mobile, it still plays a crucial role in mobile operators’ networks. In this report we review trends in the adoption and technology developments...

With people checking their smartphones more than 100 times per day, it’s no wonder advertising for mobile devices is going through the roof How much time do you spend each day looking at an electronic display? I suspect it’s a lot longer than you first...

EJL Wireless Research just published its new macrocell base station market analysis and forecast research report. The findings indicate the overall market grew by 16% in 2015, and reached record shipment levels with Huawei Technologies still the number one supplier. LTE technology also represented...

A conversation about Wi-Fi Calling with Mark McDiarmid, VP of Radio Network Engineering and Development, T-Mobile US Download a transcript of the interview and be the first to receive the report “Voice comes to the fore, again. VoLTE and Wi-Fi Calling redefine voice.” With over half of voice...

In its immediate attempts to right its financial ship, is Sprint hampering its competitive position going forward against rivals Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile? Time for the third – and last – article on the immediate outlook for Sprint. And in the words of Billy Joel,...

Enterprises have seen their IT strategies transform from managing BYOD to overseeing CYOD, which then calls for MDM, MCM, MAM and EMM For many years, “bring-your-own-device” strategies have been popular in enterprises. This came about because users wanted to bring their own personal mobile devices...

Does Sprint have a Ferrari in the garage? Iain Gillott looks at Sprint’s options in terms of its 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings For the second installment on the outlook for Sprint, let’s start with a little fantasizing. Imagine you own a Ferrari. A really nice,...

Gerry Purdy suggest when the new owner of Yahoo is determined, they will need to provide more cross mobile integration When Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer declared mobile would be one of the keystones that would play out across their strategic media outlets that included Search,...

A conversation about voice quality with Al Balasco, Senior Director of Product Management, Radisys Download a transcript of the interview and be the first to receive the report “Voice comes to the fore, again. VoLTE and Wi-Fi Calling redefine voice” In our conversation with Al Balasco, Senior...

A conversation with Terry McCabe, CTO, Mobile Division, Mitel Download a transcript of the interview and be the first to receive the report “Voice comes to the fore, again. VoLTE and Wi-Fi Calling redefine voice” With VoLTE and Wi-Fi Calling, the role and reach of voice is changing...

Text messaging remains a significant form of communication between people, but it also looks set to become an ordering platform for businesses Remember when you could sign up for online email notifications? You could ask your bank to email you an alert if your balance...

Iain Gillott parses out Sprint network plans in light of recent comments, noting what’s there today will likely be the same in a year Market research analysts love change and confusion. And so in the mobile world of 2016, Sprint is like a gift straight...

A conversation about voice testing with Robert Bichefsky, Senior Manager, and Jagdish Vadalia, Senior Manager, GL Communications Download a transcript of the interview and be the first to receive the report “Voice comes to the fore, again. VoLTE and Wi-Fi Calling redefine voice” In this conversation, we talked...

A conversation with Shyamal Ramachandran, Director of Product Management, Qualcomm Technologies about VoLTE and Wi-Fi Calling Download a transcript of the interview and be the first to receive the report “Voice comes to the fore, again. VoLTE and Wi-Fi Calling redefine voice” In this conversation with Shyamal Ramachandran,...

Wi-Fi is a decades-old technology, but it remains as relevant as ever because it continues to evolve in ways that benefit vendors, service providers and their customers. The Wi-Fi Alliance’s 2015 annual report is a convenient opportunity to look back and forward at some of the...

Mobile Experts sees the move to 5G as a change in business models, not just a move for higher speeds Each generation of technology adds something new to the picture: 1G gave us a phone in the car; 2G put the phone in your pocket;...

Development should focus on building mobile apps first and then build out the backend infrastructure for the web and cloud It wasn’t too long ago (less than five years) when the strategy for application development was entirely focused on the desktop, which could be a...

A conversation about expanding voice and video with Gordon Mansfield, VP Radio Access Network and Device Design, AT&T Download a transcript of the interview and be the first to receive the report “Voice comes to the fore, again. VoLTE and Wi-Fi Calling redefine voice” Gordon Mansfield, VP Radio...

A conversation with Michael Campbell, Director of Service Assurance, EXFO Download a transcript of the interview and be the first to receive the report “Voice comes to the fore, again. VoLTE and Wi-Fi Calling redefine voice” Ensuring a good voice quality experience with VoLTE requires a robust...