For years, IP multimedia subsystem networks have been forced upon wireless service providers who have been struggling to deploy them given they need to follow a rigorous and complex set of standards.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: SIP session management – A viable alternative to costly IMS >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: iPhones for everyone! >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
While it would seem that T-Mobile USA’s ability to carry the device that has become the Nokia 6000-series/Motorola StarTac/Razr/BlackBerry of the current smartphone craze should be a good thing (iPhones for everyone!), this move could prove to be a telling story.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Government intervention jeopardizes Argentina’s telecom development >
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. The …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Data is the new oil – Building a system of smart pipes that carriers can monetize >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Today, there’s a land grab for mobile data users and their usage information. Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility have staked their claims, with other carriers to follow. If we unlock the data treasure trove
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Our mobile ecosystem – The disruption is just beginning >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Mobile innovation has changed our lives – but this is only the beginning. Mobile computing will continue to drive dramatic changes in how we conduct business, communicate with each other, access and share content
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Brazil’s new broadband regulations >
In the beginning of November, Brazil’s telecommunications regulator Anatel — the Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (National Agency of Telecommunications) — established new regulations for companies that provide broadband connections. The …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: IT budget planning >
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. As 2012 comes to a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: ‘ET’ phone home >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Today’s smartphones and tablets are exponentially more powerful than desktop computers built just a few years ago, and they’re making it possible for consumers to untether, use the Internet, watch streaming videos,
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Connected devices – New business models >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
A previous RCR Wireless News article highlighted the topic of new machine-to-machine business models with reference to the size and characteristics of this fast growing market opportunity.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Colombian mobile market cap proposal doesn’t benefit consumers >
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. More …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Fulfilling the promise of mobility – Why it’s important and how it’s achieved >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
According to a recent Accenture survey of customers worldwide from a variety of industries, the greatest source of frustration
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: How carriers can take advantage of network analytics >
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. From existing data, extract new …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Don’t let the ‘iDevices’ destroy your monthly expenses >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
If you work in IT or handle mobile devices for your organization, you’ve likely already experienced it: requests to move to the latest, greatest, fastest smartphone on the market (for the time being),
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Make the network smarter >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
It’s no secret that the proliferation of smartphone and tablet devices – and the accompanying demand for mobile video – is continuing to drive the need for more bandwidth.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Chuck Norris wants you to buy spectrum >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: What is the big deal about LTE spectrum auctions in Latin America? >by Gina Sanchezby Gina Sanchez
Spectrum auctions for next generation mobile services have two different strategic implications for our region. First, in developing markets such as Latin America, mobile broadband is a crucial, cost-effective opportunity …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: It’s a wired, wired world – Q3/12 edition >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Recently, we described three trends: –Lower interest rates are allowing wireline companies (both incumbents and challengers) to strengthen their balance sheets.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Few test mobile applications >
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. Capgemini and HP recently published …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: M2M shouldn’t be DIY >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
It takes the right combination of hardware, software, networks and services to monitor a loved one with Alzheimer’s, track mobile workers, pinpoint an offender’s whereabouts, maintain visibility
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Hetnet deployment considerations – More on the 4Ps >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
The appetite for wireless services and applications is driving hundreds of billions of dollars of revenue annually for operators. Building an infrastructure that meets the capacity and reliability
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: The truth about Q3 >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
For one reason or another, I have been a bit off over the past couple of weeks in covering quarterly earnings for domestic wireless operators. This has me in a bit of a fog
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Thoughts ahead of T-Mobile USA’s Q3 earnings release >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
T-Mobile USA is set to release its third quarter earnings and performance metrics on Nov. 8 as part of its overall parent’s
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Cloud-based e-health solutions could care for Brazil’s aging population >
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. Ah, Brazil! The legendary sun-drenched …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: China, cyberwar and your phone company >
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.em> How paranoid …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Controlling quality in least cost routing >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Interconnect carriers and least cost routing models play an important role in sending voice calls around the globe. It is also commonly accepted that the benefits of LCR are worth the cost