BROWSING: Opinion

Mobile Martyr: The unlimited stupidity of governments

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: Wireless companies – we want our video and we want it now!

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. In the year 2000, 98% of American households had a television set...

Analyst Angle: Are you in prison in Malibu or Miami?

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 regular readers of my columns will know, our family is Apple-centric: Macs, iPhones, AppleTV, iPads, iTunes, etc....

Reality Check: Verizon, AT&T Q3 results show different paths

Column updated to correct AT&T's service margin. 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 has been an event-filled week outside of third-quarter earnings news, with the Federal...

Reality Check: What Samsung’s latest earnings mean for mobile in emerging markets

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. Mid-October, Samsung’s earnings dropped nearly 60% from the company’s operating profit a year earlier, and nearly 43% from the profits...

10 questions to ask before starting a Xamarin project

The mobile application space remains a hot market for developers looking to tap into growing consumer demand for mobile-based services. For developers, one of the main challenges is in trying to write applications that are compatible with the various mobile operating systems in order...

Reality Check: Wearables won’t be big until they change our lives

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. September brought us two of the most anticipated smart watches from the Android and Apple ecosystems: Motorola’s Moto 360 and...

Reader Forum: Device dependence and the evolution of smartphone trade-ins

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 challenges of PCAP and ‘big data’

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: Taking on The Internet of Things

As someone who lives and breathes mobile, one topic gaining momentum in my client conversations is the Internet of Things (IoT). There is great buzz about this trend, but also much confusion – specifically focused on what it is and what it means...

Mobile Martyr: I will no longer be a number

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...

Analyst Angle: Is there a limit to how much mobile data people can use?

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 will come as no surprise to anyone that the amount of mobile data consumed is increasing year-over-year;...

Reality Check: How carriers can improve competitiveness after cellphone unlocking bill becomes law

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. In early August, President Barak Obama signed into law a bill known as the “Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition...

Reality Check: The best kept secret (not again!)

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 Nexus 6: the best kept secret (not again!) Given the collaboration that came through their acquisition, it’s no surprise that...

Reader Forum: Are managed mobility services right for you?

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: Importance of spectral efficiency in microwave backhaul systems

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: New iPad not sexy enough? How about now?

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: Is the iPhone shine fading?

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...

Reader Forum: The OSS/BSS divide is no longer sustainable, if it ever was

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: 4 ways to accelerate enterprise adoption of cloud-based UC

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: Fast-tracking NFV – beware the emerging bottlenecks

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...

Reality Check: Macro cells and edge 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. There are different ways to implement edge clouds, depending on the access technology. Macro cells vendors embed secured computing and...

Worst of the Week: Driven to distraction

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: What are YOU wearing?

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...