Opinion

I have a question for you: Are the accusations and colorful language from T-Mobile US CEO John Legere ultimately helping or hurting his company and the industry? We can see …

As the “Internet of Things” grows, mobile phones are becoming personal controllers that connect consumers through Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, ZigBee and other personal area networks to home control – cameras, smart …

While presenting on the topic of “5G” recently, I was asked: “Why are we making everything so complicated?” In that moment, as I surveyed the audience of principally telecom industry …

Wireless carriers and handset makers spend fortunes on advertising, marketing and public relations to stay on top of the customers’ minds. While that is an important cost of doing business, …

Unlimited data rate plans have been officially off the market for some time, but the reality is that the biggest mobile operators still offer them to customers who insist. We have …

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson met with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto last Thursday and announced that the company would be investing approximately $3 billion to bring the new AT&T network …

To the average person on the street, it may appear that mobile carriers are thriving. It’s hard to use the Web or flip on the TV without seeing flashy ads …

There is agreement in the telecom industry that the future of wireless networks is “5G.” However, ask anyone in the industry to define 5G and you’ll get many different answers. …

What do Spotify, the European Central Bank and Apple have in common? All were the targets of major cybersecurity attacks in 2014, which rose a whopping 48% from 2013 to …

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 …

Nokia is getting ready to re-enter the smartphone race. This is going to be a very interesting story to watch. Will it succeed? Nokia and BlackBerry once led the wireless handset …

IMT-2020 adopted as official name and date for global 5G process, but rumors of 20 Gbps baseline speeds are exaggerated The International Telecommunications Union always brings a dose of sobriety …

Defining unlimited; and T-Mobile US in the driver’s seat Last week, the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to fine AT&T Mobility $100 million for allegedly misleading customers about unlimited data …

When entering a new place – restaurant, gym, home or other location – it’s just a matter of time before someone asks for the Wi-Fi password. It’s becoming commonplace for …

To solve the problem of poor indoor coverage, service providers and enterprise IT managers are increasingly relying on denser nodes of faster wireless technologies, leveraging the latest developments in small …

Who would have dreamt that within two years the demand from communication service providers for digital capabilities would rank alongside those of IT, research and development and innovation in one …

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 …

Small cells in transition to opex-based operations As more people use their mobile devices in the workplace, there is an opportunity for the mobile operators to offer cloud and mobile …

Today’s customer-experience landscape is fiercely competitive and quite complex, requiring businesses to address the challenges by investing in a digital-experience strategy. Providing a positive digital experience requires a visually pleasing …

Deciphering the top trends of any quarter is difficult, and the second quarter of 2015 is no exception. There’s a lot of “reading between the lines” to figure out what’s …

An infographic published by Dynatrace reveals just how pervasive mobile usage has become. For instance, mobile app downloads are expected to rise to 200 billion by 2017 – a 185% …

A shortage of wireless spectrum is a real and growing problem the industry faces. If the crisis is not averted, it has the very real potential to interfere with the …

In a distributed antenna system deployment, about half of the cost of installation – trade labor rather than material, labor and electronics – lies in the head-end, where the DAS …

This year has been predicted to be the year of the small cell, which should come as no surprise – there have been similar predictions for several years. There are, however, indications that …

One of the biggest challenges facing communications service providers today is how to best monetize mobile data and avoid data becoming a commodity. To do so effectively, CSPs need to …