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Unlicensed spectrum is hugely valuable, and mobile operators are increasingly eager to leverage that spectrum. They started with Wi-Fi offload, and are now moving to LTE-Unlicensed and new ways to integrate …

This report on smart RAN will provide an overview and assessment of new technologies and solutions that optimize mobile traffic management to deliver a better performance and QoE, by improving …

The move to real-time processing and virtualization is widening the opportunities for service and revenue generation, improving QoE by managing mobile traffic more efficiently and optimizing the use of the …

IGR explains the reasoning for putting out today forecasts for 5G connectivity and bandwidth needs up to a decade down the road We recently published a report with a model …

Compass Intelligence notes chat and messaging platforms are set to explode across the enterprise space The worldwide enterprise chat and messaging market will reach $1.9 billion by 2019, driven mainly …

IGR provides a refresher on the benefits and challenges of using 600 MHz spectrum, noting great coverage at the expense of greater capacity As the Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz …

Mobile Experts digs into the use of 5G technology, small cells and different transmission methods at a Silicon Valley zoo The San Jose Municipal Zoo recently announced plans to equip …

Google Project Fi includes T-Mobile US, Sprint and Wi-Fi networks today. This could lead to some amazing new wireless services in the future. Will Apple follow suit? When my phone …

Enterprises and businesses are at the cusp of a major transformation, a new wave of industrialization based on IoT IoT will involve the intersection of powerful supply and demand factors that will …

Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and Apple’s iPhone 6 highlight the near convergence in camera technology with DSLR cameras Smartphone cameras today are as good as most point-and-shoot cameras. They can also …

The current first quarter 2016 outlook for the wireless base station original equipment manufacturer market is weak according to the latest report from EJL Wireless Research titled “Vector Analysis of …

On the face of it, voice is a disappearing species. According to the Ericsson Mobility Report, in 2010 voice traffic was 50% of data. By 2015, it had dropped to less …

Iain Gillott dives into the importance of mobile video services to the need for 5G services Last May, I wrote an article about over-the-top mobile video becoming the next battleground …

Standards work on “5G” technology began in late 2015, and the first commercial networks probably won’t launch until 2020 at the earliest. But it’s not too early to begin pondering …

Compass Intelligence breaks down Q4 and 2015 results for mobile carriers Compass Intelligence just completed the final assessment of fourth quarter and end-of-year metrics with the domestic market’s major wireless …

FBI vs. Apple case and the role mobile device management is playing The issue of privacy and the law – particularly with respect to terrorism and the FBI – is …

Breaking down the live saving opportunities of V2V There’s a lot of talk these days about autonomous driving. And, likely within the next 10 to 15 years, we will be …

Comcast plans to participate in the upcoming FCC auction and exercised option to resell Verizon Wireless services Consider this interesting scenario, which seems likely to happen within the next year: …

Qualcomm to remain the dominant supplier of LTE baseband chips As mobile operators increasingly accommodate new applications and use cases – 360-degree video, virtual reality, augmented reality, immersive graphics, computer …

Advice from a long-time wireless industry analyst As a long-time industry analyst, my email box has exploded. It seems so many companies worldwide want to get on my radar. Especially …

The move to real-time processing and virtualization is widening the opportunities for service and revenue generation, improving QoE by managing mobile traffic more efficiently and optimizing the use of the …

Recent announcements from Verizon and AT&T show a strong focus on 5G for U.S. operators We have written extensively on “5G” in the past few months, including our report on …

Fifteen years ago, nearly every PowerPoint presentation about wireless had a slide predicting data traffic taking off like a hockey stick. What might have seemed overly optimistic then looks like …

Battery life is an essential feature that directly influences a consumer’s purchase decision, brand choice and subsequent usage of a wearable device. A wearable device’s small size and mobile nature …

A conversation about end-to-end optimization with Adrian Di Meo, CTO, Telefonica Argentina Download a transcript of the interview and be the first to receive the Getting the best QoE report. In …