Worst of the Week

Well, few could argue that it’s been a long week (month, year, years) for BlackBerry. This one-time proud (and oddly-named) non-polar bear or hockey monument

Of course … Spark! What else would Sprint name its plan to roll out high-speed wireless broadband services to customers using the deep spectrum pool

Just one week after I had pretty much written off the tablet space in favor of my new infatuation with smart watches,

Well, it’s official. By this time next week, we will all be wearing a smart watch, or at least wanting to rip the smart watch off of the wrist of the next person we see wearing one,

For those not in the know: towers are big business. As in “big money” with a “B,” which stands for “billions.” Think there is any doubt? Just check out the reported $5 billion or so AT&T is looking to get for its nearly 11,000 towers.

Much a to-do was raised this week by rogue wireless provider FreedomPop, which announced its “free” wireless service for a smartphone. I say “a” smartphone because

Consumers love their mobile devices, and more to the point, love to watch funny cat videos on their mobile devices. Can you blame us? Being able to watch some fat cat struggle to get out of a Kleenex box

So, there we have it. Apple’s annual nose-thumbing to all of those that can’t get enough Apple is in the bag and yet again no one comes away happy. (Or at least no one that has access to and the time to post their opinion on the Internet.)

Verizon Communications this week did what it has wanted to do for some time. (No, not make everyone with an unlimited data plan migrate to a capped data plan. ZING!).

Big, big news this week was that Vodafone (finally!) confirmed that it was in talks with Verizon Communications over a possible sale of its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless for something like $1,300 million,

The world is beginning to lather over Apple’s planned unveiling of its latest iPhone iteration, expected to happen on Sept. 10. Rumors are swirling around faster than a hippie-pit at a Phish show,

The wireless industry is known for many things: tremendous growth; an insatiable appetite from consumers; and boring, boring, boring executives.

This week I would like to stay on that topic, but attempt to figure out why AT&T ended up paying what it paid to acquire Leap. From a Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Leap released this week, it would appear that

This week I felt it was necessary to look at the other extreme of this mimicking, specifically the way the nation’s two largest wireless operators – Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility – tackle the prepaid space.

Good ideas always attract imitation. (Heck, just look at all the different toilet paper brands and types we have to choose from.) The same plays out in the wireless space, where every good idea will

I think it’s human nature to be drawn towards things with bright lights and people on stages. How else can you explain Bieber-mania. As such the “event” phenomenon that has overtaken the wireless industry

As has been often said, and in more loquacious ways, spectrum is the lifeblood of the wireless industry. Without it, we would all still be running for payphones, concentrating on our driving and having conversations with each other.

“You got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, Know when to walk away and know when to run. You never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table. There’ll be time enough for countin’ when the dealin’s done.”

To the surprise of few and the delight of many, Clearwire’s “special committee” nearly depleted the world’s exasperation supply this week by throwing its support behind Dish Network’s attempt to

I must confess up front that I love spectrum auctions. LOVE THEM! (Maybe not as much as I love scotch, but they are right up there.)

Having attempted to steer clear of the Softbank/Sprint Nextel/Dish/Clearwire soap opera for at least a week, I find myself back in the stands at this ongoing circus trying to again

This week witnessed the first half of wireless trade association CTIA’s on-going dual-trade show format, with the “spring” event held in Las Vegas. Thankfully, this process of holding both a

There is nothing like desperation to make someone sweat. And there is nothing like the smell of sweat to tell when someone is desperate. Some may call it sweet, but I prefer to refer

Who knew billionaires were so petty, sensitive and funny? And, more importantly, how awesome is it that billionaires are so petty, sensitive and funny?