Several mobile and wireless companies have made this year's list of the world's most ethical companies, chosen by Ethisphere. Companies are ranked based on their internal ethics and compliance programs, their corporate citizenship and responsibility, and accepted norms of ethical conduct within the company....
Traditional mobile devices are quickly making way for new form factors looking to take advantage of advancements in various mobile components and a growing acceptance of new ideas from consumers. This can be seen with Google’s Glass device and the more recently launched Samsung...
Convergence in telecommunications is blurring the traditional lines between competitors and collaborators. Communications service providers today face not only traditional foes, but also new
2014 VoLTE Predictions - Challenges for VoLTE Networks and Devices
The wireless industry continues its march to an all-IP structure, with LTE networks ushering in the age of true high-speed, mobile broadband services. Voice over LTE is the final frontier in that march as carriers...
The wireless industry continues its march to an all-IP structure, with LTE networks ushering in the age of true high-speed, mobile broadband services. Voice over LTE (VoLTE) is the final frontier in that march as carriers look to take advantage of their LTE deployments...
The buzz around wearable technology has been escalating the past several months. In fact, wearable technology has moved beyond product concepts to actual products worn by consumers. These include
How are operators and teams handling wireless coverage on game day during this football season, with more smartphone subscribers and more advanced devices than ever before? Shahid Ahmed, North American networks practice lead for Accenture, talks with RCR's Kelly Hill about trends and technologies...
When it comes to mobile customers, communications service providers are facing a new frontier. Highly-connected consumers are eager to use their mobile devices to pay for goods and services, watch videos and
Product lifecycle management may sound like one of those deep-in-the-weeds business terms, but it has become one of the most important arenas for accelerating product deliveries, reducing costs and
There is widespread commitment to innovation throughout the electronics and high-tech industry. But this commitment is not reaping commensurate rewards. This needs to change. Innovation is too critical
As diverse mobile devices continue to invade the workplace and employees demand more sophisticated mobile applications to get their work done, enterprises are increasingly combining mobile applications
Communications service providers are being compelled to consider revamping their operating models and adopting new transformational technologies to survive and thrive, according to survey results recently released by Accenture. The firm believes that new analytic tools can help telecom operators meet their current challenges.
Accenture's report,...
Mobile devices such as smartphone and tablets require powerful and innovative semiconductor chips far superior to those found in typical consumer electronics products. These chips are now in high demand because
There’s no getting around the fact that the incredible success of on-demand applications like iTunes, Facebook and Hulu are creating network capacity and operational headaches for communications carriers.
Today’s mobile network operators inhabit a similar atmosphere, faced with daily competition and a scramble to succeed. Theirs is a world of mobile networks, devices and services all evolving at an extremely
The mobility, enterprise and consumer electronics industries are being funda¬mentally changed by a new type of business model called the “superstack.” Accenture defines a superstack
After studying a multitude of different data findings from our recently released global consumer electronics usage survey of 19 consumer electronic devices, Accenture asked a simple question:
For the past few years, at my direction, Accenture has studied usage of technology by consumers to identify major trends that might assist our corporate clients. Our most recent survey
What are tablets really going to be used for in large enterprises? What are their practical uses beyond viewing content and e-mail? How much money can be made making and selling tablets?
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.
Every once in a while a thunderbolt strikes in the communications, media and technology world that gets...
Corporate mobility, increased adoption of cloud computing and “green” IT are highlights of a recent survey from Accenture entitled: “Brazil Infrastructure Maturity X-Ray.”The survey, which was conducted in partnership with IDC, showed the maturity level of IT infrastructure management. Brazilians firms were touted to...
Accenture | August 29, 2011 | Press Release
30 August 2011 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Telstra today announced a new Product Innovation Lab in Melbourne to develop cloud computing solutions for customers in Australia and New Zealand.
The Lab supports the Accenture and Telstra cloud...
Accenture | August 31, 2011 | Press Release
SAN FRANCISCO; August 31, 2011 — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced that it will design, build and deploy a cloud-based self-assessment web portal for The Gender Equality Project(TGEP), a Swiss not-for-profit foundation that works with multinational companies...
