Reality Check

Recent persistent press reports indicate that Softbank, having already acquired a controlling interest in Sprint, wants to buy T-Mobile US. The potential purchase of T-Mobile US by Softbank is a bad idea from a consumer perspective.

At its most basic definition, wireless network benchmarking refers to the process of evaluating operator network performance and comparing the quality of service against competitors.

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. Cisco predicted recently that individuals …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. Agile and development and operations …

A closer look at each of the phases of the site development process can help to identify where collaboration may make sense, and where in other cases it may lead to relinquishing a key strategic differentiator.

The industry is abuzz with the promise that voice over LTE can bring. Carriers are seeing it as an effective means to gain spectrum efficiency and reduce the cost of service delivery.

There are many drivers of change in the wireless industry, but four deserve special mention:

The PSTN-to-IP transition will include widespread innovation and expanded carrier capabilities in dynamic, creative ways, but for this to happen most effectively, the FCC must stick to its core principles to ensure consumers come out ahead in the process.

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. A few months ago, on …

The task facing CSPs is monumental – one of the biggest challenges to CSPs in the last 50 years. Customers are increasingly cutting the cord – literally – eroding the “cash cows” of voice and long distance services.

Speaking of handsets, we have updated our semi-annual look at smartphone models by carrier. There are many surprises and changes since we last analyzed the marketplace last October.

The explosion in the use of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets provides a significant opportunity for governments to reverse the European election trends and drive up voter engagement.

If limited spectrum and cost-prohibitive expansion of infrastructure is inevitable, then operators need to find additional ways to enhance their existing networks and make the most out of the capacity that they have.

While it would be impossible to cover the entirety of the meeting in the remaining space of this brief, suffice it to say that the tone of this meeting was more passion-filled than all of this year’s previous meetings – combined.

There are few larger convergence points between broadcasters, wireless service providers, public safety providers and Internet businesses than the Federal Communications Commission.

What is 5G? That seems to be the big industry question discussed in recent months. For those of us in mobile broadband, we may not know exactly what it will be,

Although the 5th generation mobile communications system came to the world’s attention in 2013, it was no surprise to the research community. The use cases and fundamental system

While there were many other interesting events this week, the remainder of this column will be devoted to comparing Sprint and T-Mobile US’ earnings.

Customer migrations are a fundamental reality for the telecoms industry. Well executed transitions are seen as non-events, but poorly-executed transitions can trigger

Enterprises face significant disruptions to their business if they do not have coherent strategies to deal with the leading technology trends centered around the nexus of mobility,

An absolutely giddy CFO usually worries me on conference calls, especially when it’s the CFO of a company the size of AT&T. John Stephens’ ebullience showed throughout

Today “5G” is not yet a newborn; and we, as its parents, are still trying to define its genetic makeup. As it is impossible to predict all the use cases of the future, we need to ensure that the DNA of 5G is as flexible as

In 2012, despite gains made in voice over LTE viability as a carrier option for delivering data and voice over 4G LTE networks through IMS cores, several industry pundits pointed out the elephant in the room:

To recap a couple of themes that we have discussed since the beginning of the year, first quarter earnings are going to highlight a) the disruptor role of T-Mobile US in the wireless marketplace

Six months ago they were one of the world’s most vulnerable mobile service providers. A staggering 43% of customers said they planned to leave.