If you want to understand the future of wearable technology, and the implications for corporate IT, don’t hang around Google Glass developer conferences.
The well-documented onslaught of mobile data traffic is driving the viability of Wi-Fi networks as a way to improve mobile network capacity and improve coverage for mobile carriers.
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In May 2013, an obscure, simple little app called “Flappy Bird” appeared in Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store. There was no marketing, no fancy advertising
Earlier this year at the Mobile World Congress 2014 event much of the buzz surrounded wireless carriers’ efforts to provide cloud-based services. It was generally agreed
First there was the Industrial Revolution, where machines improved productivity and boosted output. Next came the Digital Revolution with computers and the Internet,
Unfortunately for both service providers and telecom equipment manufacturers, it’s extremely difficult to develop a network infrastructure platform that delivers carrier-grade reliability.
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According to Nielsen data, Instagram was the fastest growing app in 2013, seeing its audience surge 66% to 32 million. With nearly 200 million users combined, video apps like Instagram and Vine aren’t going out of style any time soon. The demographics of these...
Over the last several years we’ve seen the world’s largest cellular carriers obtain a “cold war” mentality, investing millions in both network build out and customer support infrastructure
C-RAN expands upon the growing utility of the RAN, wherein the radio frequency and physical layer/baseband are decoupled, providing more flexibility and efficiency in managing baseband
While wireless carriers carry no legal responsibility for participating in the program, they may face significant business implications for opting out.
LTE-based fourth-generation wireless networks have become the new nexus of the IT industry. A multitude of companies – from handset makers to software developers and from network operators to e-commerce players
The concept of service provider security is undergoing a significant shift due to changes in several key areas: business, technology and the profile of the attacker.
The other week I was skiing at Vail with three of my best mates, and we were using smart badges from the resort to track our runs. We’re all very competitive people, and we were all trying to go faster, longer, higher and catch more lifts.
WhatsApp has been all over the news after signing a $19 billion deal with Facebook. It has a lot of people speculating what it means for the telecom industry.
The fun and flurry of retail discounts during the high-volume holiday shopping season were marred last year by the much-publicized breach of customer data at popular retailer Target.
Following on the heels of increasingly common, albeit still fairly new “freemium” service offerings, AT&T’s recently announced sponsored data service launch has been unusually controversial.
In many respects, 2013 was the year big data truly came of age. The term itself evolved from industry jargon and into the vernacular of the American consumer, as corporations and government
When it comes to keeping customers, user experience is the most important consideration for carriers today. However, it is often the case that speeds and bandwidth are not equally shared among customers.
Research from Ovum tells us that in 2013, mobile operators forfeit $32.5 billion dollars in messaging revenues to free applications like WhatsApp and Viber. There is an old Stoic proverb describing
