BROWSING: Opinion

Worst of the Week: Auction 97 has me on edge

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....

Generation Wireless: What’s in your Apple Wallet?

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. Twenty years ago the world was a very different place: The cold...

Reality Check: Can digital ambition, B2B and big data transform telco?

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. Telecommunication operators are faced with a daunting revenue challenge that seems to get worse with each passing day. Even the...

Reader Forum: Are mobile operators destined to become dark pipe providers?

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 evolution of content partnerships

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...

Mobile Martyr: Talking to Siri and myself

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News has made many questionable decisions over the years. One of which is agreeing to let a long-time industry observer provide commentary on what is chapping his hide across the wireless industry. His name is Hunter Gates. We call him...

Worst of the Week: Neutral on net neutrality?

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....

Generation Wireless: Please sir, we want some more and we want it yesterday

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. The verdict is in, and the Federal Trade Commission has ruled that...

Analyst Angle: The real challenge of mobile virtualization

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. By now you will have heard of mobile virtualization and the potential benefits offered to mobile operators. Virtualization...

Reality Check: Is Sprint down and out?

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. Sprint: down, but are they out? Sprint reported dismal earnings last week. As a result, the stock dropped 24% over the...

Reality Check: 2 high-tech stories to watch in 2015 – digital and industrial ‘Internet of Things’

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. There will be two particularly important business opportunities unfolding next year in the electronics and high-tech industry. The first is the...

Reader Forum: Delivering QoS in the new all-IP 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...

Reader Forum: Will Apple’s encryption move trigger stronger surveillance laws?

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: Keeping Sprint on track

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....

Mobile Martyr: Mindlessly connecting cars

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News has made many questionable decisions over the years. One of which is agreeing to let a long-time industry observer provide commentary on what is chapping his hide across the wireless industry. His name is Hunter Gates. We call him...

Generation Wireless: Every action

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. Newton’s Third Law dictates that for every action there will be an...

Analyst Angle: Voice over Wi-Fi and the potential impact on VoLTE

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. The summer of 2014 could be labeled as the “Summer of voice over Wi-Fi” since the service seemed...

Analyst Angle: Why Atlantic-ACM is bullish on fiber

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. On Oct. 17, Zayo began trading on the New York Stock Exchange, marking the return...

Reality Check: The future of app-based mobile data plans

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. Facebook’s latest acquisition hints at the future of app-based data plans At the beginning of June, Facebook purchased Finnish startup Pryte,...

Reality Check: How wireless connectivity is revolutionizing the car

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 automotive industry is on the verge of its biggest transformation in over a century – and it’s all down...

Reality Check: Key insights from third-quarter earnings (Pt. 3)

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. Last week was one of stunning victory and disappointing defeat. For those of you who read this column but do...

Reader Forum: Paying for roaming bit-by bit – the micropayment strategy

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: Extracting value from big data with 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...

Worst of the Week: RootMetrics tackles the Canadian conundrum

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....