BROWSING: Opinion

Worst of the Week: Sprint draws Legere’s spark, dims its own

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....

CTIA 2014: Thoughts on IT, wearables, Apple and more

Now that CTIA's Super Mobility Week has concluded, here are a few post-show thoughts collected as I continue to nurse three days' worth of blisters from walking the show floor. With so many colocated events, there seemed to be something related to just about every...

Analyst Angle: Timing on the Apple Watch

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. Pardon the pun in the title, but I could not resist. By now — unless you have been living...

Reality Check: Chairman Wheeler disappoints

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. Having spent three days at the recent CTIA event, which was briefly overshadowed by Apple’s iPhone 6 and Watch announcement,...

Reality Check: Why some older 802.11 Wi-Fi standards should be retired

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. We need to talk. Last week Apple released its iPhone 6 (finally!) with support for the latest-and-greatest 802.11ac standard, and it’s...

Reality Check: Using real-time mobile intelligence to unlock the silent roamer

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. Seven simple steps to improve data roaming usage The rate of today’s mobile data usage is truly astounding. According to the...

Reader Forum: Making the mobile network fly (Pt. 2: Intelligence, automation and visibility)

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 death of a mobile show

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: Apple quandary

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: Apple’s second big 2014 announcement

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. Apple’s latest products announcement occurs just as CTIA kicks off. The timing couldn’t be better. Samsung reminded the world at...

Reality Check: Are you virtually ready — or actually ready?

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 most industries, every now and then, something comes along that has the capacity to rewrite the rules and change...

Reader Forum: Fronthaul, backhaul — not an either/or choice for network operators

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: Making the mobile network fly (Pt. I: The magical, invisible network)

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: Believe the hype!

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: Looking for the ROI in IoT

The great thing about the “Internet of Things” is that, by definition, it is a very big space and covers everything from a connected washing machine to industrial machine-to-machine applications and solutions. The industry obviously loves this approach since many companies, no matter what...

Analyst Angle: Dark fiber’s role in the mobile backhaul ecosystem

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. Dark fiber — the dirty word of early-2000s telecom — is back en vogue in...

Reality Check: Iliad’s bid for the U.S. market; lessons from France

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. Over the past 18 months, Iliad has grown from a small fixed-broadband provider to become one of the key players...

Reality Check: Four keys to monetizing M2M efforts (hint: it’s not just about technology)

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. Successful monetization of the machine-to-machine market will take more than just connected devices working in harmony. It will require carriers...

Reality Check: LBS and asset tracking using small cell systems

Location-based services and companion context-aware services are possible at a scale and a cost that was impossible before. Employers and retailers can use low-cost small cell 3G coverage systems to provide location-based services in order to improve employee effectiveness and customer service. In normal retail...

Reader Forum: Is your infrastructure in for a VoLTE of shock?

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: VoLTE — mobile operator apathy turns to action

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: Has the whole world gone mad?

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: Getting ready for the IoT

Just as they’re finally getting their arms around the changes mobility has produced in the workplace, now CIOs and CTOs must turn their attention to the emergence of the latest trend that is poised to change everything: the “Internet of Things.” The coming interconnectivity...

Reality Check: The future of telecom (Pt. 2) – Sprint on sale (SoS)

In last week’s note on capital spending, there was a slight to the table shown due to a spreadsheet error. This change raised the capex/average retail customer for T-Mobile US in earliest quarters shown. Apologies for the change – story stays the same. A...