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Just one week after I had pretty much written off the tablet space in favor of my new infatuation with smart watches,

Last month Spanish telecom operator Telefonica announced it was increasing its stake in the holding entity that controls a 22.4% stake in the largest Italian operator, Telecom Italia. While the new agreement

From the 1990s to mid-2000s, all was in place for telecom operators to deliver substantial results for their shareholders. It was a time of innovation in the industry. Data capabilities were

Last week marked the beginning of the third quarter earnings season for the telecommunications providers. Leading the parade was Verizon Communications, which posted good revenue growth and

There is no doubt that mobility can be a powerful tool to increase the productivity and flexibility of individual employees. But it can also mean that enterprises are under greater pressure

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This year has marked a rapid increase in interest to improve cellular to Wi-Fi interoperability – not just from mobile operators and their network infrastructure providers, but also from cable operators

Well, it’s official. By this time next week, we will all be wearing a smart watch, or at least wanting to rip the smart watch off of the wrist of the next person we see wearing one,

The machine-to-machine market in Brazil looks set to enter a high-growth phase as a result of recent regulatory activity. A history of protectionist telecoms policies and recent

Traditional passwords – even those containing numbers, letters, both uppercase and lowercase, and symbols – are just not good enough anymore. Hackers, like those who attacked

The benefits and drawbacks of being a market “first mover” have always elicited a diverse range of opinions. Some claim that first movers must go through trial by fire and learn through their own

For those not in the know: towers are big business. As in “big money” with a “B,” which stands for “billions.” Think there is any doubt? Just check out the reported $5 billion or so AT&T is looking to get for its nearly 11,000 towers.

Mobile payment is currently one of the hottest topics in the Brazilian ICT industry. Frost & Sullivan had the opportunity to discuss the trends of this market with telcos and value chain

The future of network validation and optimization is in the lab. Think about the plane industry: 100 years ago no one was using flight simulators to build and fly planes. Try for a minute to

Much a to-do was raised this week by rogue wireless provider FreedomPop, which announced its “free” wireless service for a smartphone. I say “a” smartphone because