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.Mobile devices have …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Where we’ve come in the past six months >by jscarboby jscarbo
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.March marks the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Calling the future of mobile voice >by jscarboby jscarbo
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">Reader Forum: Relieving mobile network congestion >by jscarboby jscarbo
Today’s mobile networks are painfully congested and they are about to get worse. Mobile data traffic in 2010 is conservatively predicted to increase by 50 percent, according to research firm …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Battle of the acronyms! >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">Case Study: Driving revenue with wireless services in the hospitality sector >by jscarboby jscarbo
Wireless guest Internet access is ushering in a new paradigm shift in the hospitality industry. There’s a tremendous demand for wireless access – for overnight guests, corporate use, and for …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Cable MSOs could enjoy a nice piece of mobile backhaul pie >by jscarboby jscarbo
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.During …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Handsets are becoming commoditized: An Open OS on a slab with rounded corners >by Derek Kertonby Derek Kerton
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. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: The mobile service evolution continues >by jscarboby jscarbo
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.Each year the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: When capital calls >by jscarboby jscarbo
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.Each of us …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: 2010 – The breakthrough year for femtocells >by jscarboby jscarbo
Over the past 12 months any doubt over operator commitment to femtocells has been silenced. There are currently 10 deployments around the world and analyst firm Informa recently found operator …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Cable ready to partner with wireless on cell-tower backhaul >by jscarboby jscarbo
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: The mobile Internet myth >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: One platform to rule them all : Cross-platform, cross-device application tools have a long way to go before Nirvana is achieved >by jscarboby jscarbo
In February, Intel and Nokia announced that they were merging their open-source Linux initiatives into a single project called MeeGo. On its face, what’s not to like about MeeGo? It …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Mystery solved! The money-making middle mile >by jscarboby jscarbo
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.After a column …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Optimizing the supply-chain ecosystem >by jscarboby jscarbo
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.Last month, I …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: The broadband stimulus application and beyond >by jscarboby jscarbo
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: Programmed to fail >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">CTIA's Largent: Smartphones—What a difference a year makes! >by jscarboby jscarbo
The wireless industry continues to evolve and innovate at a rapid pace and 2009 was no exception. Smart phones were the “it” device with nearly 41 million operating on carriers’ …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Four areas the FCC needs to address with broadband plan >by jscarboby jscarbo
As we await the release of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan on March 17th, PRTM is hopeful that the forthcoming recommendations will effectively serve their intended purpose to help reinvigorate …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Retooling for a new technological universe >by jscarboby jscarbo
A few interesting facts about the world we live in:• Today’s global communications infrastructure connects more than four-and-a-half billion people; more than 65 percent of the world’s population. • There …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Three dinosaurs >by jscarboby jscarbo
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 the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Shifting dynamics in mobile application distribution and monetization >by jscarboby jscarbo
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.In 2009 the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The downside of LTE expectations >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
Editor’s Note: This originally appeared in RCR Wireless News’ January Special Edition, Wireless Infrastructure: The Engine for Economic Recovery. Look for our March Special Edition coming soon. While the wireless …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Mobile Giving Foundation founder says thanks >by jscarboby jscarbo
Editor’s Note: Jim Manis, chairman and CEO of the Mobile Giving Foundation (MGF) reports from Hawaii just hours after the catastrophic Chilean earthquake. :As circumstance would have it, I traveled …