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It takes the right combination of hardware, software, networks and services to monitor a loved one with Alzheimer’s, track mobile workers, pinpoint an offender’s whereabouts, maintain visibility of

Recently, the wireless industry has found that the use of unlicensed spectrum and TV white space are promising areas of research. It’s becoming widely talked about and experts have begun to focus on

As the digital economy prevails with the rise of LTE, operators continuously seek innovation to better serve customers and compete. This is driving more sophisticated charging and

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If you’ve read Pt. 1, “Wi-Fi offloading key to weathering data storm,” then you’re undoubtedly aware that mobile network operators are facing

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In recent years, national wireless carriers have been racing to keep up with the public’s voracious appetite for data consumption. Despite advancements in technology that provides the public with more

The world of mobile communications is a rapidly moving one. Apps, smartphones, “4G,” small cells, heterogeneous networks and many more drivers have helped shape the mobile communications market in recent years and this

Worldwide mobile data traffic doubled over the past 24 months and is expected to continue growing at a similar rate, due to the continuous rise in smartphone sales and increasing video traffic. To support the

So you think big data is the opportunity of the decade? You’re right, but at the same time it’s possible that you are overlooking a major issue that thwarts your company’s big data ambitions. For many service providers,

In part one of this series, I explored how the decision to move towards native, hybrid or HTML5 mobile development is not solely connected to the expected level of usability of the app and its visual design, but more so

Mobile advertising hasn’t yet met its true potential. Despite the best efforts of brand managers, advertising agencies, search engines, social networks and a host of ad-tech startups,

Consumers have discovered the value of mobile broadband and they are building expectations for it to be available everywhere. The explosion in the adoption of mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets, is driving limitless

When it comes to deciding on the right platform for mobile apps it’s so easy to get caught up in incorporating all of the latest bells and whistles. Very often, it seems, brands are eager to use the latest technology because they

By the end of 2013, the number of mobile-connected devices will exceed the number of people on earth. So, are mobile network operators ready for the inevitable data storm coming from the 10 billion devices expected to run

Imagine you are a policeman, and your job is to give tickets to speeding cars and to manage the traffic flow to ensure steady progress for all cars. But the twist in the tale is that

In a connected world where a majority of interactions between consumers and businesses are conducted online, network events increasingly define customer behavior. Communications service providers are

Mobile operators have become extremely adept at building networks capable of handling explosive volumes of traffic, even as subscribers continuously change devices, download applications and

French electronic communications regulator ARCEP recently asked prosecutors to investigate that question after a failure by Microsoft’s Skype unit to

Bite into a ham sandwich someday soon, and the pork is likely to have originated from Chinese-owned Smithfield. Similarly, if you’re a Sprint Nextel customer, there’s a strong possibility

It is impossible to guess what mobile device, operating system version, user context or accessibility requirements your customers will be viewing your website on before it happens. But with a mobile

The wireless industry is one of the richest sources of news – technology breakthroughs, key appointments and disappointments, patent disputes, network developments, thinner/lighter/smarter/smaller devices,

In today’s data-centric world, LTE is typically associated with evolving high-speed data services, but its voice applications are rapidly gaining traction. As global LTE network deployments rapidly accelerate,

Many operators around the world are cognizant of the fact that there has been a seismic shift in their business world over the last few years, while others are just waking up to the reality.

Distributed antenna systems have been one of the fastest-growing types of cellular infrastructure for the past 15 years. In the late 1990’s, DAS were initially deployed inside