The introduction of laptops and proprietary mobile devices into the corporate IT ecosystem 10 years ago allowed organizations to extract more value from their employees by extending the office both physically and
Opinion
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: The myth of BYOD – Why network access is the key to security >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: The gift that keeps on giving-(it) >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Mobile penetration rate, market concentration show strong correlation in Latin America >
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. Latin American …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Operator opportunity – five key areas for elevating network performance >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Network operators are under increasing pressure to delight their subscribers with media-rich and reliable experiences. Faced with that challenge, operators must innovate and capitalize on high-demand subscriber
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Be secure, not ‘virtually’ secure >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Virtualization was the “it” trend of 2010, much like bring-your-own-device (BYOD) is the dominant trend right now. Looking back at 2010, the inhibitors of virtual desktop infrastructure are remarkably similar to the concerns around BYOD.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Building ultra-long IP microwave links >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Typical microwave links tend to be 25 miles or less in length, but sometimes they need to be longer – much longer. For example, inter-island hops in the Caribbean and elsewhere need longer
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: The warm comfort of a keyboard >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
While the wireless world begins its annual migration to the Iberian Peninsula for the Mobile World Congress event, I took a bit of a step back in time and found some unexpected comfort.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Banks and interoperability delay NFC mass adoption in Brazil >
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. It …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: MWC 2013 preview – small cells, a little LTE-A and big data >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
In thinking about what I expect from this year’s edition of Mobile World Congress, I don’t really have to look much further than my previous experience. I will eat lots of ham sandwiches
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Designing for the multi-platform, mobile consumer >
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. Although the recent Pew Research …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Top 5 keys to monetizing data roaming >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
According to the research firm Juniper, fear of bill shock drives almost 75% of travelers to avoid using mobile data while abroad. With more than 570 million mobile roamers globally, operators that
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Watch this! >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Now this week we hear that Apple is in fact looking to expand into a market outside its perceived wheelhouse, but instead of cameras, it’s looking at the
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: The M2M sector is bigger than you think >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
The machine-to-machine sector started making waves in 2012, and is set to boom through 2013. The notion of 50 billion connected devices originally sounded optimistic, but anyone who walked
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: A lot of moving parts (or D., all of the above) >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Call this the understatement of the year, and perhaps the decade. You get tired just reading the release, and get the sense that Sprint Nextel is more than busy, they are overwhelmed.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Social media takes off in Brazil—what that means for service providers’ NPS >
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. We all know that Brazilians …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Voice control everywhere >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Voice control is the future. Just like touch-screen technology revolutionized smartphones, and the ability to use gestures launched new gaming and fitness applications, the possibilities
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: The carriers’ ‘big data’ dilemma >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Carriers are realizing that what was once a problem confined to data centers and enterprise data networks, is now a problem for service providers as well. That problem is “big data.”
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Camera tricks >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
For a couple of weeks now I have had a Samsung Galaxy Camera device on my desk eyeballing me with its over-sized lens, a gift from Samsung in order to conduct a product review. Now, traditionally I have
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: The connected car … but how? >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
You’ve probably heard talk about the “connected car” – a car that has a built-in cellular (or Wi-Fi) connection, and is connected to the Internet and cloud services. In fact, it’s a lot more
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: What to expect for Latin America Telecom Industry in 2013 >
Latin America Telecom Industry Projections Beginning in 2013, many emerging markets — and among these many Latin American markets — will continue to be bright spots in an uncertain and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Get the most out of your network >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Is your network providing maximum value for you and your customers? It’s not an academic question, considering that in 2013, ABI Research estimates that North American mobile operators will spend a collective $10.5 billion on LTE and other network upgrades.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Mobile messaging trends to look for in 2013 >
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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Enabling new revenue opportunities for LTE operators >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Location service is an integral component of wireless technologies. Mobile devices, with their radio signal measurement and real‐time communication capabilities, are uniquely qualified to perform
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: COPE vs. BYOD in 2013 >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
It’s evident that bring-your-own-device programs have gained significant traction within enterprise mobility programs. And while everyone continues to talk about BYOD, most companies and IT departments
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: ‘Eh’ for effort >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Sometimes it’s not even worth getting out of bed in the morning. Unless someone has made breakfast for you, and that breakfast includes bacon, but that’s another story.