The planning, authorization and subsequent implementation of broadband connectivity plans in Latin America will become increasingly important in upcoming years. Regional governments understand
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: A comparative study of Latin American national broadband connectivity plans >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Virtualization can be a safe alternative for BYOD adoption >
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 study released last week …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Got (wireless) growth? >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
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. Greetings from …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Three steps toward mobility >
You’re a security IT professional, and you think you’ve taken the steps to try to make your network secure. You feel relatively confident, safe even, as you walk the corridors of your organization.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Sports on the small screen and its impact on mobile networks >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Sporting events like the Super Bowl, World Cup and the Olympics have long been watched by thousands via television. Over the years, some sports have become more popular and mainstream
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Five rural operator strategies for seizing LTE opportunities >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
LTE brings a variety of new opportunities, but also sophisticated requirements and issues for which operators should plan. Operators’ challenges range from 700 MHz B-Block “use it or lose it” requirements,
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Big appetite for data services will drive Latam growth in 2013 >
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. While …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: The importance of methods and processes in conducting projects >
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. Were you able to organize …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Shared data plans present challenge and opportunity for carriers >
The adoption of mobile devices is seeing phenomenal growth. By some estimates, there are approximately seven billion mobile devices, one for every man, woman and child on Earth, and that …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Who’s paying for free Wi-Fi? >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Announcing another free Wi-Fi service for a New York neighborhood this week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg made an interesting point: “Keep in mind. Somebody’s got to pay for the Wi-Fi,” the mayor said.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Carriers, don’t overlook the bigger BYOD opportunity >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
The tide of business mobility continues to rise as more companies realize the productivity benefits available from an always-connected workforce, and as users realize the flexibility corporate-connected
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Apple, dragons and a platypus >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Shocking news surfaced this week that Apple had cut component orders for its recently launched iPhone 5, indicating that the company’s flagship
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: How to make MVNOs work in Latin America >by Gina Sanchezby Gina Sanchez
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. Over …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Evolution of operator tiered pricing and service-based pricing models >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
As mobile data consumption continues to skyrocket, service providers must constantly evolve in new and innovative ways to enable subscribers to engage with mobile data without fear of unexpected expense.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: New year wireless operator insights >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
This year’s Consumer Electronics Show turned the lens to look at the bandwidth experience from the device into the network. This perspective looks at each device’s unique qualities and matches
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: The discussion about native, Web or hybrid apps >
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. Native, Web or hybrid — …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: The four pillars of success for M2M networks >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Our world is increasingly connected. Mobile data traffic continues to rise and new devices are constantly emerging into our everyday lives. According to analyst Mary Meeker, 13% of all mobile traffic
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: The subscriber experience is king as mobile operators move to Ethernet backhaul >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Wireless operators are in the midst of revamping backhaul networks to accommodate surging mobile bandwidth demands. While they consider which backhaul technology to deploy – such as Ethernet or IP/MPLS
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Dance off! >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
I am not currently a Dish Networks subscriber, but after what that company did this week, I may become a satellite convert.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Argentina and Chile become smart markets >
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. With …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Getting into mobile services? The argument for buy vs. build >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
In the United States and many other countries, more than half of the population now has a smartphone. And regardless of whether they own a smartphone or a feature phone, most people use text messaging
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Cooperation boosts M2M market growth >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Machine-to-machine solutions are changing how we live and work. Smoke alarms do not just sound an alarm; they send an alert to the fire service at the same time.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: How to unlock Brazil’s 4G profits >
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. There’s no denying it: 4G …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: A case study of M2M deployment for monitoring buses >
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. About 65 years ago, the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: How CSPs can capitalize on the rise of the mobile Web >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
The mobile Web is exploding.According to a recent Comscore study entitled “State of the U.S. Internet,” mobile Internet users will surpass desktop Internet users by 2014.