Category: Opinion

Analyst Angle: OTT as a revenue source for carriers

Over-the-top content providers may represent a new revenue stream for carriers, if they start paying for access to subscribers. Last week the Wall Street Journal reported that ESPN has

by Jefferson Wang, IBB Consulting Posted in Analyst Angle

Analyst Angle: The mobile industry plays a fundamental role in developing Latin American economies

Analyst Angle: The mobile industry plays a fundamental role in developing Latin American economies

Between April 24 and April 26, the GSMA LA Plenary Meeting No. 39 was held in Bogota, Colombia, with more than 400 attendees from 19 countries including representatives from mobile operators, telecommunications suppliers,

by Gina Sanchez, ICT Industry Analyst, Frost & Sullivan Posted in Analyst Angle, Opinion

Reality Check: Opportunities and challenges of mobility, cloud computing and social media

Reality Check: Opportunities and challenges of mobility, cloud computing and social media

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. A new trinity is on the rise: Mobility, cloud computing and social media are set to become inextricably linked over the next few years, presenting both threats and considerable opportunities [...]

by Fernando Alvarez, VP at Capgemini Mobile Solutions Practice Leader Posted in Cloud, Opinion, Reality Check

Reality Check: In M2M, active antenna systems are critical to success

Reality Check: In M2M, active antenna systems are critical to success

There are few markets as hot, exciting and challenging as machine-to-machine these days. Analyst forecasts are an obvious way to identify a hot market, but another is the number of vendors entering

by Jeff Shamblin, Chief Scientist, Ethertronics Posted in Opinion, Reality Check

Reader Forum: SDN and its benefits

Reader Forum: SDN and its benefits

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we maintain some editorial control to keep it free of commercials [...]

by Lucas Pinz , network manager, PromonLogicalis. Posted in Opinion, Reader Forum

Reader Forum: This is what the future of high-quality video looks like

If you manage an enterprise IT network, chances are that “high-quality video sessions” are the last words you want to see. As most businesses are still trying to figure out how they’ll deliver voice and

by David Tipping, VP and GM, SBC Business at Sonus Posted in Opinion, Reader Forum

Reader Forum: Big data, business intelligence and customer analytics

Once you were what you ate. Today, you are your mobile device. Mobile operators have an intricate and involved relationship with their customers. As technology evolves, smartphones are becoming

by Monica Ricci, Director of Product Marketing, CSG International Posted in Opinion, Reader Forum

Analyst Angle: U.S. carriers – there is no place like home

Analyst Angle: U.S. carriers – there is no place like home

President Obama’s visit to Myanmar a few months ago was considered as a major sign of U.S. interest in this part of the world. For the telecommunication industry, this is certainly the

by Sylvain Maquet, Partner, Greenwich Consulting Posted in Analyst Angle, Opinion

Reality Check: The sober reality of small cells

Reality Check: The sober reality of small cells

Mobile operators and vendors alike are awakening to the sober reality of the complexity involved in deploying 10s and 100s of hundreds of small cells in a very dense indoor and outdoor area.

by Ronny Haraldsvik, SVP and Chief Marketing Officer, SpiderCloud Wireless Posted in Networks, Opinion, Reality Check

Reader Forum: CPRI and DAS

One of the enduring challenges in matching up a distributed antenna system with a mobile base station has been the need to use RF as the method of interface. Using RF as the interface adds complexity and

by John Spindler, Director Product Management, TE Connectivity Posted in Opinion, Reader Forum

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