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Analyst Angle: And the IoT market leader will be …

There is no debate on the premise that the “Internet of Things” sector is poised for massive growth and, with that, represents endless opportunities across all industries and subsectors. With billions of connected “things” driving several trillions of dollars in revenue, understanding where market...

Analyst Angle: Telefonica – RAN virtualization to achieve sustainable growth

A conversation with Javier Lorca Hernando, Project Manager for the RAN, Telefonica R&D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpcw37W4UeM Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete report when finalized. The operators’ view on C-RAN – Telefonica, Spain Telefonica has been and continues to...

Analyst Angle: Radisys – managing the C-RAN evolution, starting from small cells and DAS

A conversation with Renuka Bhalerao, Senior Product Line Manager, Radisys http://youtu.be/R6DxBOaN5q0 Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete report when finalized. Radisys brings its expertise in developing application software and high-performance hardware to support C-RAN architectures. Radisys...

Analyst Angle: A manifesto for better DAS

The traffic demands users are placing on networks continues to rapidly accelerate. In order to cope with this trend, debates have focused on network offload – the benefits and options available and their respective merits. Despite plenty of discussion, we’re still no closer to solving this...

Analyst Angle: SoftBank – advantages of a C-RAN commercial network

A conversation with Hiroshi Kawai, director, technology development department and wireless technology department technology division, SoftBank Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be the first to receive the complete report when finalized. As part of our upcoming report “Charting the path to RAN virtualization: C-RAN,...

Analyst Angle: Oi – optimizing the use of network resources with C-RAN

The operators’ view on C-RAN – A conversation with Alberto Bonaventura, Technical Consultant, Oi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCkCN0rQOes Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be the first to receive the complete report when finalized. Oi has been active in trialing C-RAN solutions to study the impact they have...

Analyst Angle: Can a family of 4 use 30 GB of mobile data in 1 month?

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. Let’s cut to the chase and give you the answer: Yes. Now to the explanation. I have discussed in...

Analyst Angle: What OPEC, fracking, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile have in common

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. For this column, a simple economics lesson of supply and demand. Bear with me as I build this...

Analyst Angle: Spending $41B-plus on spectrum is only the beginning

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. This week marks the continuation of the advanced wireless services 3 spectrum auction, also known...

Analyst Angle: A week without LTE

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. It is amazing how we all get used to new technologies and capabilities. Case in point: LTE. I...

Analyst Angle: Will cognitive radio, dynamic spectrum access come of age in 5G?

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. Around 10 years ago, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Next Generation Communications program constructed a prototype cognitive...

Analyst Angle: Phones become luxuries and carriers become commodities

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. As the wireless industry’s business model evolves after the watershed migration away from long-term contracts and phone subsidies,...

Analyst Angle: The real challenge of mobile virtualization

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. By now you will have heard of mobile virtualization and the potential benefits offered to mobile operators. Virtualization...

Analyst Angle: Voice over Wi-Fi and the potential impact on VoLTE

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. The summer of 2014 could be labeled as the “Summer of voice over Wi-Fi” since the service seemed...

Analyst Angle: Why Atlantic-ACM is bullish on fiber

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. On Oct. 17, Zayo began trading on the New York Stock Exchange, marking the return...

Analyst Angle: Are you in prison in Malibu or Miami?

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. As regular readers of my columns will know, our family is Apple-centric: Macs, iPhones, AppleTV, iPads, iTunes, etc....

Analyst Angle: Is there a limit to how much mobile data people can use?

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. It will come as no surprise to anyone that the amount of mobile data consumed is increasing year-over-year;...

Analyst Angle Report: The emergence of the NFV ecosystem: Laying the foundation for a new way to run mobile networks

Download the complete report featuring Juniper Networks, Intel, AT&T, Telefonica, JDSU, KDDI, SpiderCloud Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Metaswitch Networks, Hitachi and Mavenir Systems. The transition to virtualized mobile networks is going to be a watershed in the way operators deploy, operate and financially benefit from their networks....

Analyst Angle: Partnering — telcos that walk the walk

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. By now everybody knows — in theory at least — that the concept of “not invented here” should...

Analyst Angle: Backhaul isn’t always about fiber

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. Discussion around the cellular backhaul market in the United States today places a heavy emphasis...

Analyst Angle: A clear path to market in telecom?

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. If only the dream of "build it and they will come" were true, startups and venture capital investing...

Analyst Angle: Timing on the Apple Watch

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. Pardon the pun in the title, but I could not resist. By now — unless you have been living...

Analyst Angle: The great telco debate

Claudia Bacco, RCR Wireless Managing Director, EMEA recently had the opportunity to discuss with Chris Lewis, Managing Director, Chris Lewis Insight, some key topics facing the telco industry in today’s changing technology climate. With new players joining the competition, new technologies creating opportunities and...

Analyst Angle: Looking for the ROI in IoT

The great thing about the “Internet of Things” is that, by definition, it is a very big space and covers everything from a connected washing machine to industrial machine-to-machine applications and solutions. The industry obviously loves this approach since many companies, no matter what...