Mobile technology, social media, and the cloud have fundamentally transformed communications and profoundly impacted the telecommunications industry. Traditional telecom operators are
The first day of the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 96 included three rounds of bidding and a total purse of more than $221 million pledged for the licenses up for grabs. Of the 176 licenses up for auction, 78 had received a potential winning...
2014 is the year that consumers come to the forefront of every decision and investment made in mobile. Success will be dependent on knowing today’s mobile consumer – what they think is cool,
The market for software-defined networking equipment is set to surge over the next five years as wireless carriers look bolster service offerings and cut costs, according to a new report from ACG Research.
The report predicts that annual spending on all SDN-related equipment could hit...
The GSMA is the global trade association for the mobile industry, and it has a vital role to play in communicating to governments and the public. As mobile takes on a greater impact in consumers’ lives,
A recent report from the GSMA predicts an increasingly tough few years ahead for mobile carriers, with global revenues dropping 16% by 2017. With subscriber penetration
In 2013, we saw the incumbents beginning to roll out or make progress in planning LTE roll outs to smaller towns and cities in rural America. This will catch fire in 2014,
Network sharing has been around the wireless industry since nearly its inception as carriers have found that by sharing portions of their network deployments with rivals they have been able to cut costs and speed coverage roll outs. However, along with those benefits come...
Before we turn the page on 2013, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories across the mobile space. Since it would be foolish to rank these in order...
With a freshly installed chairman and full complement of commissioners now in place at the Federal Communications Commission, the details of upcoming spectrum auctions are now taking center stage
It’s impossible to know what the next “Candy Crush” will be. It is even harder to predict the next five mobile gaming wildcards. In fact, the only future worth doubling down on is that certain games
In today’s mobile marketplace, attrition is the main enemy of customer lifetime value. Roughly 75% of the 17 million to 20 million subscribers who sign up with a new wireless carrier every year come
Telecom software is increasingly being used by mobile operators to manage the customer experience. The need for more advanced platforms has been caused by the growing use of various networks and technologies to handle the data and voice demands of consumers. This is especially...
All around the world, communications service providers are facing growing challenges with declining revenues and shrinking margins from traditional telecom services. However, the good news is
Wireless carriers rely on a variety of contractors, program managers and "turf vendors" to build and maintain wireless infrastructure. This report will examine the infrastructure services ecosystem by looking at the differing approaches that the major carriers take to deployment, sharing the perspectives of...
The battle over the size of spectrum licenses that the Federal Communications Commission will put up for bid in its highly anticipated 600 MHz incentive auction received another opinion as the Summit Ridge Group released a report touting the smaller, the better.
The report, “Right-sizing...
What if, when you walked in to Walmart – the world’s largest retailer – and inquired about refrigerators, their “greeter” directed you across the street to Sears? What if
SAN JOSE, Calif. – One challenge facing wireless carriers looking to improve the customer experience is getting a cohesive view of consumer and network behavior across the entire organization. This is becoming an increasing concern as consumers move away from traditionally easy-to-track voice and...
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The wireless retail space has witnessed an ever-changing dynamic of importance to mobile carriers that have at times placed strong responsibility for independent retailers to offer their wares to consumers, while at other times have shifted their retail focus more towards carrier-owned outlets and...
A new survey conducted by Current Analysis and commissioned by the Competitive Carriers Association found that rural customers are actively shopping for the latest mobile devices and corresponding higher rate plans that typically accompany such devices.
The survey, which included a Web survey of the...
The telecommunications industry is rapidly advancing due to increased user demand. Smartphones, tablets, PDAs, gaming systems, and commercial wireless applications are all driving networks to adopt FTTA systems to meet cost models to support bandwidth requirements. The Fiber+Power to-the-Antenna system from Talley not only...
Two analysis firms, MarketsandMarkets and IDC, have released their forecasts for the big data market.
According to a report from MarketsandMarkets, the big data market will be worth $46.34 billion by 2018. The global big data market is estimated to be $14.87 billion and expected to grow...
