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Reader Forum: Using location intelligence to create stellar customer relationships

For telecommunication companies, effectively managing customer relationships and delivering a critical service depends on understanding where customers are located in relation to the network they depend on.

Reader Forum: Net neutrality is anything but neutral

Neutrality sounds good because it conveys the idea of “fair-play,” and we all like that. But neutrality doesn’t work in any other sphere of commerce or technology – so why would it work for the Internet?

Reader Forum: Better authentication methods for mobile payment security

Why don’t consumers wholeheartedly embrace the ease and convenience of mobile payments? Quite simply, they are worried about the security risk. That’s understandable, given that trust in the security of personal

Reader Forum: How an SMS service made these app creators millions

An SMS service has the power to greatly improve your app purchase income and in-app buying revenue. There are dozens of ways that bulk SMS can benefit the sales of an app, with thousands of app developers

Reader Forum: Giving subscribers a choice – the key to mobile video monetization

Managed mobile video has been tried before (Verizon Vcast, anyone?) without much consumer interest.

Reader Forum: So it’s time for an IP core network refresh – now what?

Many service providers come to a point where they could benefit from a rethink and refresh of their IP core network. So why exactly should service providers consider rethinking their IP core network architecture

Reader Forum: Businesses get it – nobody wants to be a 'glasshole'

If you want to understand the future of wearable technology, and the implications for corporate IT, don’t hang around Google Glass developer conferences.

Reader Forum: A new wireless service provider model – give up subscribers

Let’s consider an alternative approach where WSPs enter into agreements with companies that want to provide their solution to reach a wireless user,

Reader Forum: How telecom signaling can save cell networks

The well-documented onslaught of mobile data traffic is driving the viability of Wi-Fi networks as a way to improve mobile network capacity and improve coverage for mobile carriers.

Reader Forum: Executing a small cell deployment with minimal headache

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

Reader Forum: What wireless carriers looking at Europe can learn from ‘Flappy Bird’

In May 2013, an obscure, simple little app called “Flappy Bird” appeared in Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store. There was no marketing, no fancy advertising

Reader Forum: Why OpenStack is the fabric for carriers’ cloud efforts

Earlier this year at the Mobile World Congress 2014 event much of the buzz surrounded wireless carriers’ efforts to provide cloud-based services. It was generally agreed

Reality Check: The broadband mobility revolution

First there was the Industrial Revolution, where machines improved productivity and boosted output. Next came the Digital Revolution with computers and the Internet,

Reader Forum: Key strategies to keep your network secure

Wireless connections come with inherent risks. Here's the lowdown on securing both types of networks.

Reader Forum: What makes ‘carrier-grade’ reliability so hard?

Unfortunately for both service providers and telecom equipment manufacturers, it’s extremely difficult to develop a network infrastructure platform that delivers carrier-grade reliability.

Reader Forum: Top 5 mobility trends CXOs should watch

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

Reader Forum: The impact of photo and video sharing apps on mobile networks

According to Nielsen data, Instagram was the fastest growing app in 2013, seeing its audience surge 66% to 32 million. With nearly 200 million users combined, video apps like Instagram and Vine aren’t going out of style any time soon. The demographics of these...

Reader Forum: Will customers become winners or losers in the wireless carrier wars?

Over the last several years we’ve seen the world’s largest cellular carriers obtain a “cold war” mentality, investing millions in both network build out and customer support infrastructure

Reader Forum: The emergence of C-RAN for LTE-A deployments

C-RAN expands upon the growing utility of the RAN, wherein the radio frequency and physical layer/baseband are decoupled, providing more flexibility and efficiency in managing baseband

Reader Forum: WEA – delivering emergency messages to increase public safety

While wireless carriers carry no legal responsibility for participating in the program, they may face significant business implications for opting out.

Reader Forum: Unfolding the mystery about ‘5G’

LTE-based fourth-generation wireless networks have become the new nexus of the IT industry. A multitude of companies – from handset makers to software developers and from network operators to e-commerce players

Reader Forum: Next-generation service provider security – dynamic multi-layered defense

The concept of service provider security is undergoing a significant shift due to changes in several key areas: business, technology and the profile of the attacker.

Reader Forum: Why mobile acceleration technology is necessary to keep up with user demand

Much has been written about the evolving wireless broadband capacity crunch and the mobile network technologies that help solve this problem.

Reader Forum: Wearable tech is here – are you ready?

The other week I was skiing at Vail with three of my best mates, and we were using smart badges from the resort to track our runs. We’re all very competitive people, and we were all trying to go faster, longer, higher and catch more lifts.