Opinion

WOTW hands out gut influenced quarterly results grades for AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint, and you might be surprised who the gut favors Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, …

Development should focus on building mobile apps first and then build out the backend infrastructure for the web and cloud It wasn’t too long ago (less than five years) when …

Jim Patterson looks at T-Mobile Q1 results in terms of what could slow down the carrier moving forward T-Mobile US announced earnings last week, and the results were strong across …

With streaming video content delivery mechanisms hogging bandwidth and QoE, Flash Networks looks at potential solutions Video traffic is flooding mobile networks and the tsunami has only just begun. According …

On-demand roaming options could help telecom operators unlock new revenue streams International mobile roaming and more specifically, data roaming, has witnessed major changes in terms of regulation, pricing, offers and …

Broadband is changing. It runs at ultra-fast Gigabit speeds and is getting faster and stronger as more companies jump into the new space. Today the leader by far is AT&T …

Should telecoms be OK with losing $90B per year on waste? Over 50% of a telecom’s annual capital expenditure is invested in acquiring expensive network assets that are the foundation …

Hewlett Packard Enterprise lays out reasons why the telco cloud is set to provide new opportunities for CSPs For years, the largest communications service providers have relied on wireless service …

Gerry Purdy looks at the complex world of web search and finds there are actually places outside the reach of Google and Bing You can search the contents of your …

Jim Patterson digs into Verizon Q1 results, noting a potential zero-rated Go90 offerings; and questions the FCC moving the goal post on the cable industry Verizon Communications reported first quarter …

Security issues connected with consumer uptake of wearable devices and the ‘Internet of Things’ remains a significant hurdle for the market Wearable computing devices are changing the way humans interact …

Why is AT&T able to strike a deal with the Communications Workers of America and Verizon Communications is not? Why is Verizon still struggling while their workers are on strike? …

OpenCloud rounds out a three-part series to look at how carriers have options when it comes to support for their VoLTE deployments In my previous column, I looked at how …

Synchronoss discusses the cloud opportunity for wireless carriers looking to help consumers manage content During the past 20 years, the mobile industry has connected billions of people worldwide and the …

Dell’Oro Group looks at challenges facing small cells as they try to garner scale in the consumer and enterprise space At a high level, small cells have moved from the …

Vodafone Americas lays out some tips for companies looking to manage flexible working conditions in a high-tech environment We’re living – and working – in a world at odds. On …

Alion Science and Technology lays out an argument for how the wireless industry and federal government can work together to solve the spectrum crunch The demand for spectrum has never …

Once again Verizon workers are on strike. However, things are very different this time. The problem is a strike is like treating a cold or flu with a Kleenex. It …

MaaS360 by IBM provides 6 tips for the decommission of bring-your-own-devices in the enterprise In the world of bring-your-own-device policies, users may run through multiple devices per year – a …

Excelacom sees opportunity in using big data and ACM to bolster the customer experience As systems become increasingly intelligent, companies are able to collect extraordinary amounts of data about their …

IGR explains the reasoning for putting out today forecasts for 5G connectivity and bandwidth needs up to a decade down the road We recently published a report with a model …

Vertix Consulting looks at the challenges and opportunities surrounding Wi-Fi calling, including LTE-U, LAA and LTE Industry news reports surrounding the implementation of Wi-Fi calling are getting noisy, but many …

Jim Patterson looks at AT&T in Mexico, Verizon eyeing Yahoo, Sprint’s financial position and Binge On impact at T-Mobile At what point should AT&T be viewed as a global communications …

As a technology analyst I am invited to speak at a variety of meetings and conferences sharing my thoughts on companies in the rapidly growing and changing spaces including wireless, …

Mosaik sees a growing need for providers to look beyond QoS and towards QoE Quality of service is a top priority these days, but as providers struggle to manage complex …