BROWSING: Opinion

Reality Check: The “Julius Jolt” – It's not Comcastic

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.That earthquake you felt last week – no, not the “Baja Bumper” (7.2 Richter scale) that hit...

Reality Check: Borrowing brilliance for the SIP journey

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 my previous Reality Check columns I’ve written about the benefits of SIP and how they can...

Reader Forum: Entering the house of 4G

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: UICC – the speed advantage in 4G Networks

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: Resistance is futile

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: Android in Japan

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.The iPhone zooms to No. 1. Competitors react to declining market share and diminishing average...

Reality Check: Going green

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 my last column, we touched on how supply chain management increasingly is offering opportunities for companies...

Reality Check: Wireless earnings and Neapolitan ice cream

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 hard to believe we are six days into April. But we are, and, as most of...

Reader Forum: The data deluge – how do carriers benefit?

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: Fun with words

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....

Reality Check: CTIA – Any new news?

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 spring CTIA has a very tough role – trying to be new and different on the...

Reality Check: Keys to a connected future

The next frontier in the evolution of communications technology is generally considered to be embedded mobile connectivity – the use of embedded cellular radio technology to seamlessly link devices ranging from e-readers, to computers, to cameras, to medical devices, home appliances and automobiles. ...

Reality Check: Making mobile Linux work

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 variety of Linux-oriented initiatives and activities in the mobile industry, including the recent announcement from Nokia...

Reader Forum: Adding 3G radio to embedded devices: Five steps to success

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: Week of the living dead

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: M-banking – today's explosion and tomorrow's 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.The utility of mobile phones has long since expanded beyond the concept of simple voice...

@CTIA Reader Forum: America pushes the boundaries of broadband

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,...

Reality Check: Shopping and services on the mobile-touch Web

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.Mobile devices have provided consumers with an easy way to purchase items on the go. While mobile...

Reality Check: Where we’ve come in the past six months

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.March marks the six month anniversary of my Reality Check column. We are now reaching thousands each...

Reader Forum: Calling the future of mobile voice

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: Relieving mobile network congestion

Today’s mobile networks are painfully congested and they are about to get worse. Mobile data traffic in 2010 is conservatively predicted to increase by 50 percent, according to research firm Informa. That stunning increase should come as no surprise, with traffic being driven largely...

Worst of the Week: Battle of the acronyms!

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....

Case Study: Driving revenue with wireless services in the hospitality sector

Wireless guest Internet access is ushering in a new paradigm shift in the hospitality industry. There’s a tremendous demand for wireless access – for overnight guests, corporate use, and for conferences and trade shows. Managing that access effectively can make all the difference to...

Analyst Angle: Cable MSOs could enjoy a nice piece of mobile backhaul pie

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.During the recent capacity crisis suffered by AT&T Wireless it was expected the carrier would...