The vast majority of this growth and revenue has been, and will continue to be, concentrated among the big four mobile operators – AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile US.
Opinion
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: U.S. mobile opportunities over the next five years >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Asia–Pacific, Latin America set to dominate LTE launch plans >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
LTE is out of the experimental stage and is being deployed worldwide. Operators in all markets are in the process of implementing LTE, but the emergence of the Asia-Pacific and Latim America regions is set to
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Earnings drivers for the third quarter (Pt. 2) >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Last week we highlighted three metrics (revenue generating accounts per customer; machine-to-machine unit and revenue growth; and capital spending as a percentage of revenues) that will impact performance in the third quarter. Not surprisingly,
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: M2M technology and the opportunities we cannot afford to squander >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
It goes by many names. “The industrial Internet.” “The Internet of things.” “Machine-to-machine,” or M2M for our purposes. And as amusing as the name game may be, the innovative and transformative power
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: A positive mobile experience taps into the psychology of consumers’ actions >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Brand marketers need to ask themselves where mobile fits into their digital strategy and then drive the behavior and actions they want from their mobile audience.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Tapping into mobile app revenue with direct carrier billing >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
With more than 17% of global internet traffic already coming through mobile devices, an increasing volume of digital entertainment and media is purchased and
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Building a customer-centric culture using the 4 pillars of VoC >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Achieving customer experience excellence is a tough and challenging process for any mobile provider, but the most important step is a simple one: listen to your customer. If you understand that the success
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Feline predicament >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Consumers love their mobile devices, and more to the point, love to watch funny cat videos on their mobile devices. Can you blame us? Being able to watch some fat cat struggle to get out of a Kleenex box
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Latin American regulators measures to foster competition will not have a big impact in the short term >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Latin American regulators are more concerned about the mobile market concentration in some countries, such as Colombia, Mexico and Peru, and they have implemented a range of measures in an attempt to foster competition.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: M2M is already a $10B sector – SMEs, emerging markets are major growth opportunities >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Machine-to-machine is often portrayed as a nascent industry sector. However, operators are already generating strong revenue in this sector, amounting to $10 billion worldwide in 2013, and
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Enterprise mobility reaching maturity >
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. The onward march of mobile …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Earnings drivers for Q3 (Pt. 1) >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Last week was an action-packed week for the telecom industry, with AT&T announcing that they are in discussions with J.P. Morgan and TAP Advisers to sell their tower portfolio for up to $5 billion; Sprint revealing
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: The need for traffic detection function in LTE >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Mobile broadband is the fastest-growing medium for accessing the Internet and its unlimited array of content and services. With the rising use of smartphones, tablets and
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Smartphone vs. tablet marketing – where context matters >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
For some, the definition of mobile covers an expansive range of devices: anything that is not a PC is considered a mobile device. For others, mobile relates only to smartphones. But for mobile marketers,
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Solutions for smart cities are the next step >
The recently held Andicom International ICT Congress held in Cartagena, Colombia, has gained during the past few years, an international reputation in the information and
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: The next billion users – why India is the next big smartphone play >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. As smartphone use in emerging …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Will wearable products change product development? >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
The buzz around wearable technology has been escalating the past several months. In fact, wearable technology has moved beyond product concepts to actual products worn by consumers. These include
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Paths to profitable top-line growth >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Disruptive change, by definition, is impossible to predict. Merely eight years ago few, if any, industry observers anticipated the rise of social media or the impact that Apple would make
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: VoLTE is opportunity knocking for carriers >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
The transition away from legacy analog 9-1-1 networks to a nationwide IP-based next-generation 9-1-1 (NextGen 9-1-1) architecture is underway. This is a monumental transformation for public safety,
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Putting together the customer mosaic >
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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Thanks for nothing >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
So, there we have it. Apple’s annual nose-thumbing to all of those that can’t get enough Apple is in the bag and yet again no one comes away happy. (Or at least no one that has access to and the time to post their opinion on the Internet.)
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Malware risks require deeper understanding of BYOD threats and security >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently circulated a report to government agencies including fire departments, ambulance services and police, warning of the risks of Android mobile devices.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Is Apple embracing the enterprise? >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Apple’s much anticipated event is finally here, and true to form with all Apple fall events rumors have been swirling for weeks about what the tech trendsetter is going to bring consumers. However,
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Wi-Fi uses DSL to turn cellular saturation into customer satisfaction >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Cellular networks are buckling from the overwhelming demand of mobile devices. Mobile data traffic is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 66% from 2012 to 2017, according to
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Building high-speed optical RF networks >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Large wireless deployments at stadiums and in other dense areas demand high capacity and high performance, but it’s not always easy to provide these when a venue may need 18 to 20 sectors of capacity and