Mitel expects further advances in Wi-Fi first services
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
The year ahead promises some interesting developments in the...
Jim Patterson this week peers into Verizon earnings and look at three of their emerging businesses
There’s a lot to like about Verizon Communications’ earnings, and at the same time a lot to fear. Overall, things came in pretty much in line with...
Mobilocity sees extensive areas of growth for the mobile community in 2016
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
I believe 2016 will be...
Pryvate sees the need for encrypted communications
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
A recent survey by Pryvate found 29% of U.S. consumer...
Mitek predicts smartphones will get smarter, biometrics will become more mainstream in 2016
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
Mobile wins the account-opening...
Openwave Mobility predicts trends in 2016 for mobile video and data
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
The year for monetizing video...
XCellAir sees Wi-Fi-first as cable providers best bet against mobile operators
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
Wi-Fi-first mobile services are not a...
A deep dive into Sprint network overhaul reports, AT&T’s unlimited data and the future of FirstNet
Lots of news this week, and we will cover two pieces (AT&T Mobility’s unlimited pricing plans and Sprint’s rumored network architecture changes) prior to analyzing the opportunity presented by...
High-tech sales problems remain a significant hurdle for growth
Selling in high-tech industries such as wireless is a serious problem. Companies are struggling with underperforming sales people, retaining top performers, hiring and compensating the right sales people, according to new survey research sponsored by Accenture....
Vertix sees small cells, Wi-Fi calling and the 600 MHz spectrum auction shaping 2016
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
2015 is winding...
Extreme Networks sees widespread Wi-Fi changes, increased analytics and more IoT in 2016
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
In today’s ultra-connected world,...
Mobile operators will look towards product innovation in their battle for market share
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
2015 was the year...
XCellAir predicts continued evolution of 5G, Wi-Fi and IoT in 2016
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
2015 was mixed in terms of...
Shlomo Kramer, founder and CEO of Cato Networks, sees cloud platforms boosting security, options for enterprises
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
The...
John Horn, CEO at Ingenu, provides his predictions for the IoT space in 2016
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
Looking around at...
Imagine you are in a shopping mall, trying unsuccessfully to connect with your phone or tablet over Wi-Fi. Eventually you give up and connect using LTE over your data plan. The mall’s businesses also find they cannot reliably connect over their Wi-Fi networks, which...
T-Mobile and TWC pre-announce strong earnings, and look at top CES news
Last week, T-Mobile US announced very strong results for the fourth quarter of 2015, which included:
--917,000 branded postpaid net phone additions (ending number = 29.4 million).
--1.3 million branded postpaid net additions (ending...
Aptilo predicts numerous Wi-Fi challenges and opportunities in 2016
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
Carriers were feeling the heat in 2015 as...
Mobile data traffic to pressures market for 5G, spectrum and increased capacity
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
With the GSMA predicting North...
As most of you will agree, 2015 was a mixed year at best for the telecom industry. Wireless subscriber growth (especially for higher average revenue per user smartphones) slowed, but housing showed signs of recovery, which increased homes passed and high-speed Internet connection opportunities....
Breaking down top trends expected from CES 2016
During the past several months, Accenture has done extensive research and engaged with a broad range of clients to identify the big stories to watch at the fast-approaching 2016 Consumer Electronics Show. Based on this we expect...
Jim Patterson looks at his top 10 events across the telecom space in 2015
Last week, we highlighted the following top five events (in no particular order):
1. FCC approves the Open Internet Order
2. Verizon buys AOL and launches Go90
3. AT&T expands into Mexico
4....
Jim Patterson looks at his top 10 events across the telecom space in 2015
To aid in brevity, we have split the top 10 list into two groups of five (the second part will be published tomorrow). They are in no priority order, and I...
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ 802.11 Standard, better known to most end users as Wi-Fi brand name, is a remarkable technology for two basic reasons.
First, as it turns 25-years-old, the standard’s original use case has given way to its current role...
