BROWSING: Opinion

Reader Forum: Exceeding customer expectations in a multidevice world

Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we maintain some editorial control...

Worst of the Week: T-Mobile throw down

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....

Analyst Angle: Spending $41B-plus on spectrum is only the beginning

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. This week marks the continuation of the advanced wireless services 3 spectrum auction, also known...

Generation Wireless: Strange new world?

Editor’s Note: Looking to bring a younger perspective to the mobile space, RCR Wireless News has tapped Jeff Hawn to provide insight into what’s on the minds of the tech-savvy youth of today. Originally, I had intended an analysis of the evolution of cellular devices...

Reality Check: APAC opportunities in moves toward LTE, VoLTE, LTE-A and TD-LTE

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. The regulatory and market dynamics affecting mobile services in the Asia-Pacific region make voice over LTE and other advanced technology...

Reality Check: A paid prioritization proposal

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. This week’s column continues the regulatory discussion started in late November focusing on the touchy issue of paid prioritization. To...

Reality Check: How mobile benchmarking will power the IoT

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. Today’s wireless networks – AT&T Mobility, Sprint, T-Mobile US, Verizon Wireless and other regional operators – are designed and maintained...

Reader Forum: How to use big data and Hadoop to drive telecom product development

Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we maintain some editorial control...

Reader Forum: The trend that Facebook didn’t spot – but service providers did

Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we maintain some editorial control...

Worst of the Week: Why moms love KISS

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....

Reality Check: The text factor

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. Text messaging this week reached the ripe old age of 22. Over the course of its lifetime it has had...

Analyst Angle: A week without LTE

Editor’s Note: Welcome to 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. It is amazing how we all get used to new technologies and capabilities. Case in point: LTE. I...

Generation Wireless: Too much connectivity?

Editor’s Note: Looking to bring a younger perspective to the mobile space, RCR Wireless News has tapped Jeff Hawn to provide insight into what’s on the minds of the tech-savvy youth of today. Cellphones are altering our society in new and unexpected ways every day....

Reality Check: How carriers can operationalize the handset financing business model

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. As the wireless industry moves toward a different economic model of no-contract plans, companies are exploring the use of financial...

Reality Check: Taking customer service to the cloud

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. Being a small business does not mean one can afford to be less responsive to customers. Mobile and cloud technologies...

Reader Forum: Better risk management through big data, Hadoop

Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we maintain some editorial control...

Reader Forum: Automated testing of mobile applications

Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we maintain some editorial control...

Analyst Angle: Will cognitive radio, dynamic spectrum access come of age in 5G?

Editor’s Note: Welcome to 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. Around 10 years ago, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Next Generation Communications program constructed a prototype cognitive...

Analyst Angle: Phones become luxuries and carriers become commodities

Editor’s Note: Welcome to 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. As the wireless industry’s business model evolves after the watershed migration away from long-term contracts and phone subsidies,...

Generation Wireless: Shhhh … the machines are watching

Editor’s Note: Looking to bring a younger perspective to the mobile space, RCR Wireless News has tapped Jeff Hawn to provide insight into what’s on the minds of the tech-savvy youth of today. Buying into the IoT The “Internet of Things,” or IoT, is a simple...

Reality Check: All I want for Christmas is a stronger small cell network

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday right around the corner, people are about to get more mobile. From new wearables...

Reality Check: How should the government regulate Internet interconnections?

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. DARPA, NSF and the commercialization of the Internet With the president’s support for increased regulation now publicly known (see the corresponding...

Reader Forum: Using big data Hadoop to reduce customer churn

Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we maintain some editorial control...

Reader Forum: Is BYOD the future or the past?

Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we maintain some editorial control...