As telco operators around the world ramp up 5G networks, they’re increasingly faced with competitors that are making it difficult to successfully monetize those networks. Despite that operators have made huge investments in networks – both legacy and 5G – their returns haven’t been...
We all know that advertising on mobile will be huge – probably the biggest money-spinner ever seen in the advertising world, never mind the telco world. But mobile advertising has a start-stop, keep trying to get going, history.
A new mobile landscape (again)
Our industry is...
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Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. Due to the shortened holiday week last week, this week's collection of stories includes information from both last week and this week, so if you were busy with turkey and family...
Maintenance windows were originally designed to allow for downtime when the majority of users were asleep and not using the services. In today’s mobile “always on” world, maintenance windows are no longer viable. Businesses and consumers alike expect “always on”, 24x7x365 services. Users assume and demand...
We need to update our thinking about the application function, an incredibly powerful yet under-valued element in mobile data networks. The AF could improve the quality of experience for mobile data
Attitudes toward mobile data traffic tend to be very different in developed markets compared to emerging markets. As a result, so are the attitudes toward network optimization. In developed markets,
Openwave (OPWV), the software company that describes itself as "the inventor of the mobile internet," is selling its mediation and messaging businesses to private equity group Marlin Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum. Going forward the company will call itself Unwired Planet and will...
At this year’s Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, one wondered sometimes if large sections of our industry have equally lost touch with what consumers want.
In this week's mobile news weekly RCR takes a look at the recent developments in the AT&T/T-Mobile merger, spends some time up in the NorthWest to find out what makes Seattle such a mobile hotspot, and brings you the highlights from RCR's Global Tour...
There is no lack of headlines and stories that focus on that disparate group of organizations which we collectively refer to as the Mobile Internet ecosystem. End users, content providers, advertisers, developers, device vendors, mobile operators and of course, Internet companies in theory all...
Today's telecom operators are facing perhaps the most competitive threats to their business that they ever have. Device manufacturers, operating system companies, over-the-top service providers and large digital content giants are each developing their own relationships with individual end users and enterprises. Faced with...
A wireless operator in Maldives is deploying three of Openwave Systems Inc.’s (OPWV) traffic management solutions. Privately held Wataniya Telecom Maldives plans to deploy Openwave’s Integra, Media Optimizer and Web Optimizer solutions.The operator is part of Wataniya Telecom, which offers commercial service in Kuwait,...
Joseph J. Euteneuer has been named CFO at Sprint Nextel. Euteneuer is taking over for Bob Brust, who is retiring. He currently is executive vice president and CFO at Qwest Communications and will join Sprint Nextel following the completion of the proposed merger between...
As wireless operators struggle to manage high volume traffic from video on their networks, the number of companies announcing solutions in the video optimization space has been increasing as well. Sandvine (SVC) and Acision today said they are partnering to offer carriers a...
F5 Networks Inc. (FFIV) is introducing a new platform delivery system that it says allows wireless operators to use a unified IP-based platform to manage voice, data and video traffic. The Seattle-based company said its software portfolio can give operators a way to manage...
SAN FRANCISCO — RCR Wireless News caught up with Openwave CEO Ken Denman at the Open Mobile Summit here and asked him about network congestion and other pain points for carriers. "You're going to see things like mobile data happy hours where you get...
LGS Innovations L.L.C., a U.S. subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent that serves the U.S. government, and Wavesat Inc. announced a collaboration agreement to develop 4G mobile device equipment and technology for private and public network applications. Wavesat will provide LGS with 4G silicon, software, reference designs...
The co-managers of BlackBerry Partners Fund announced they have merged their investment teams to focus exclusively on mobile venture capital investment opportunities under the BlackBerry Partners Fund brand. The fund was founded in 2008 with capital commitments from Research In Motion, Thomson Reuters and...
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) has chosen Openwave Systems Inc.'s (OPWV) Integra technology to power its Sprint Browser VAS (value-added services) ecosystem, which enables developers to access different pieces of the Sprint network to develop applications and services that run in the browser. Sprint...
CHICAGO—Video optimization techniques are getting more attention as wireless operators try to manage consumers' increased appetite for YouTube and other videos on their networks.Openwave Systems Inc. introduced a new version of its Media Optimizer, allowing operators to analyze and implement network optimization based on...
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.In Canada, they celebrate “Victoria Day” on the Monday closest to May 24. In the United States,...
