BROWSING: Opinion

Reader Forum: 21st Century, Silicon Valley's second decade

With the end of 2010, I've been reflecting on the past decade and all that has changed. It seems impossible to me that 2000 was over 10 years ago; not in that “Wow where has the time gone?” sense but rather in a...

Reader Forum: Optimizing heterogeneous networks via advanced SON technology

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,...

Worst of the Week: A truth tablet

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: Finally! The iPhone 4 on Verizon Wireless

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.After almost five years under an exclusive relationship with AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless announced the...

Reality Check: Winners and losers from a Verizon Wireless iPhone

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.We quickly forgot the Consumer Electronics Show by last Tuesday (talk about a short news cycle) with...

Reality Check: What's your strategy to move into the future?

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.A few months ago while in Paris, I got a bit miffed at my mobile services. It...

Reader Forum: Does carrier Wi-Fi herald the dawn of the small-cell era?

So, now Qualcomm is planning to buy Atheros for $3.2 billion in order to garner a bigger chunk of the Wi-Fi chip market. Wow! Wi-Fi continues to be one hot technology.I've tried to think of a suitable analogy for the continuing and growing...

Reader Forum: Capitalizing on the application explosion

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,...

Worst of the Week: Flight of the iPhone

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: Mobile advertising lessons

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.It is a new year … the time when we are told this is “The...

Reality Check: Maintaining LTE’s momentum

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.LTE (Long-Term Evolution) has got off to a flying start. Networks based on this high-speed mobile technology,...

Reality Check: Three carrier crossroads for 2011

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.While there has been a lot of hype about this year’s Consumer Electronics Show and how it...

Reader Forum: Why mobile marketing is the same as dating: The top 7 worst texts you can send

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: Customer service strategies in the age of the smart phone

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,...

Worst of the Week: Big plans for small towns

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: Mobile and wireless trends for 2011

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.I have always tried to give readers some perspectives on the coming year – trends...

Analyst Angle: Transformation from ASP to SaaS and now to the cloud

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.“… a cloud of mystery surrounds the new ASP business concept,” --Intellisoft, 1990 Today, the...

Reality Check: Opportunities and challenges for mobile virtual network operators

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.What do the Virgin Group, Poste Italiane, and Wal-Mart have in common? They are all mobile...

Reality Check: The decade of ‘C’

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.The “twenty-teens” will begin my third decade in the telecom industry. In the past 17 years, there...

Reality Check: Wave of consolidation washing over wireless

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. It’s been said that a rising tide raises all ships, but not so in the wireless...

Reader Forum: Navigating 1099 independent contractor compliance

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: 2011 Web performance predictions for the mobile industry

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,...

Top stories of 2010 (Part 4)

Editor's Note: The mobile space witnessed a lot of news over the past 12 months that have and will alter the mobile landscape for years to come. With the end of 2010 just days away, RCR Wireless News takes a look back at the...

Analyst Angle: What to expect when you’re expecting consumer devices in the year 2011

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. In many ways, 2010 was a landmark year in consumer devices: after years of...