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 us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
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.
In the world of telecommunications analysis, there is one unavoidable recurring event at the end of each...
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 take-up of smart home services is currently being driven by fundamental market trends, such as the...
A 2011 U.S. government study determined 32% of homes no longer used landlines – instead preferring to use a mobile phone as their home contact number. With this trend gaining momentum, wireless service providers,
The leading mobile operating systems, Google Android and Apple iOS, are increasingly taking on the role of financial services platforms. Android and iOS smartphones and tablets host applications
All I can hope for is that Clearwire makes the right decision and says no to this offer. Not because it’s not a good offer (heck, offer me $2.1 billion and see what I will do), but because it would put to end what has become one of the most compelling (sad) soap operas (reality shows) going in the wireless space.
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 mobile market is expected to grow 9.9% annually in terms of revenue until 2017, driven...
As we head into the holiday season, I thought it would be good to look back on five key themes that framed a momentous year. These events are really in no particular order, but we grouped them into themes to keep this week’s column true to its name.
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 and care about physical security. Whether we are walking on the street, shopping, paying bills at the...
Mobile applications undermine conventional online controls against fraud but open up several much stronger controls – although they are dependent on a deep understanding of mobile and fraud.
Mobile operators have long been adding closed access small cells (typically femtocells) in homes and businesses to address poor coverage. However, a shift over the last 18 months has witnessed operators
Openwave Mobility, a software innovator enabling operators to manage and monetize growth in mobile video and web traffic, has predicted what trends it expects for 2013.
The “New Consumer Economy” infiltrates mobile
John Giere, President & CEO, Openwave Mobility: “We live in a world where...
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.
Many carriers see the proliferation of over-the-top (OTT) video services such as Netflix as a threat...
We need to update our thinking about the application function, an incredibly powerful yet under-valued element in mobile data networks. The AF could improve the quality of experience for mobile data
The wireless radio access network must evolve significantly to satisfy the end user quality-of-experience re-quirements associated with mobile data and video traffic.
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.
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.
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 Argentinean government’s intervention in the economy has increased significantly over the past year, causing some...
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
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
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 new measures are meant to regulate service quality, with the goal to maintain at...
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 close, and even with all the projects and final daily activities to be completed, it...
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,
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.
