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Worst of the Week: Bad fruit

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: Why Google is gaining so much market share

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’s very clear that Google Inc.’s Android operating platform is gaining a lot of market...

Analyst Angle (Special Edition): The forces affecting telecom operators

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. This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' July Special Edition, "Riding the...

Android set to smash feature phone market

If last week's CTIA Enterprise & Applications event in San Francisco showed the mobile industry anything it was that Google Inc.'s Android operating system has hit critical mass. From the never-ending announcements of new devices sporting the OS to the 30-foot tall blow-up Android...

Reality Check: 4G in the Americas: Reflections in the mirror

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.In Canada, they celebrate “Victoria Day” on the Monday closest to May 24. In the United States,...

Reader Forum: Cellular at a crossroads?

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: Hey man. Let me tell you my (back) story

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: Windows Phone 7: Did Microsoft get it right?

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. Microsoft Corp. has a lot riding on the upcoming release of its Windows Phone...

Analyst Angle (Special Edition): United Kingdom market model for mobile broadband challenges

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. This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' July Special Edition, "Riding the...

Reality Check: M2M: Driving exponential growth in connections

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. Over the past year, the wireless industry has given a lot more attention to connecting “things.”...

Reader Forum: Net neutrality – all about the consumer

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: Mobile backhaul transition requires new testing

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: I'm drained

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: Open letter to Stephen Elop, Nokia’s new CEO: How to make Nokia great again

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 congratulate you on assuming leadership of one of the great mobile and wireless companies...

Analyst Angle (Special Edition): The big four carriers and their competitive positioning

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. This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' July Special Edition, "Riding the...

Expanded CALEA compliance likely in digital age

Like it or not, nontraditional communications service providers are going to have to comply with federal regulatory laws like digital wiretapping as people increasingly communicate via the Internet. The challenge will be how to balance legitimate privacy concerns with legitimate public-safety needs and the...

Reality Check: Time for the board questions – a primer

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 end of the third quarter is quickly arriving with surprisingly little fanfare: no last minute sales...

Reader Forum: Be careful what you wish for

If we turn the clock back a few years, entrepreneurs like myself and other industry pundits were predicting the rise of mobile data, but those lofty predictions were being met with a healthy degree of skepticism and also pushback that reached the level of...

Reader Forum: Best practices for event-driven mobile communication systems

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: Take a number

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: The promise and perils of tokenization

Merchants and their banks are mandated by the credit card companies to adhere to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), a set of security best practices defined by the credit card industry and focused on protecting cardholder data. Compliance is determined...

Analyst Angle: The mobile wallet – not yet meeting, let alone exceeding, consumer expectations

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.Despite chattering from technologists and consultants, consumers have consistently been lukewarm to “mobile money”...

Reality Check: RIM’s evolution strategy

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.Greetings from Kansas City, where we are abuzz with football hopes after last Monday night’s Chiefs opening...

Reality Check: Mobility – it's not just your app store

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.WiMAX technology has been pushing the mobile industry forward for the last several years. In many aspects,...