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Analyst Angle: Backhaul capacity in middle of network big business

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.As wireless operators utilize 3G and march toward 3.5G and 4G, collectively they face a...

Analyst Angle: The emerging role of wireless broadband

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.With all the talk of 4G technologies and the U.S. national broadband plan, it seems...

Reality Check: Nine for 2009 (Part 3)

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.Season's greetings to the Reality Check faithful. It's been a trendful year, and while the pundits regurgitate...

A peek inside AT&T’s stocking: Soot-able for any occasion

Well, it looks like we know what AT&T received from Santa in its stocking this year, and it did not involve candy or any wind-up toys. No, it looks like the nation’s second largest wireless operator scored a fine piece of carbon-based sedimentary rock...

Analyst Angle: Netbooks will win the battle and lose the war

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Year over year netbook sales grew by almost 270% in the second quarter! (Source: NPD...

Analyst Angle: Making the most of Holiday 2009

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Do you remember back in 2005 when the term Cyber Monday was coined? Retailers noticed...

Armageddon averted

Did you feel it?For a brief moment over the weekend, the wireless world as we know it almost ceased to exist when Google announced on its blog that it was testing a new mobile device running its Android operating system. This was followed by...

Reality Check: Top trends of ’09

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.Happy holidays from Reality Check. Below are the three of the top trends that shaped our...

Reality Check: Top trends of '09

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.Happy holidays from Reality Check. Below are the three of the top trends that shaped our...

Reality Check: Forget two front teeth. What I want for the holidays is my mobile data

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.The holiday season is upon us, and for carriers and device makers, things are looking good. Google’s...

Worst of the Week: The boogaloo review

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....

Analyst Angle: “Show me the Cellfax” – turning mobile experience upside down!

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.For those that have been around the Wireless industry for some time, think back to...

Analyst Angle: The hyper-competitive Indian cellular market: Do we want prices that low in the U.S.A.?

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.I just returned from a very enlightening trip to India, where I sampled some of...

Reality Check: The heat is on: Increasingly higher speeds introduce thermal challenges in mobile data devices

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.Wireless service providers and their manufacturing partners are feeling the heat to deliver a wide range of...

Reality Check: All I want for Christmas…part two

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.With holiday shopping in full swing, and an early snow to boot, it's time to complete the...

Worst of the Week: Femto-marketing 101

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....

Analyst Angle: AT&T disrupting SiriusXM – monetizing wireless

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.As I was driving to daycare this morning, listening to CNBC on Sirius, a few...

Analyst Angle: African mobile payment market: Opportunities, drivers, issues and future trends

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Over the past few years, mobile payment solutions have experienced strong adoption in emerging markets...

Reality Check: All I want for Christmas…

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.As the spin doctors try to put a happy face on the retail shopping season, I thought...

Reality Check: Helping operators manage cost of services without slowing down adoption

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.Mass adoption of mobile data services is becoming more and more driven by end users rather than...

Wireless providers, handset manufacturers position for holiday rush

With the country still reeling from a recession and wireless growth slowing, industry players are becoming especially creative this holiday season in trying to attract consumers. We have already seen nearly every operator adjust their rate plans to take advantage of the growing appeal...

Reality Check: Peeking with one eye, then both

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.Today, your competition decided to hire a new salesmaker. They want to increase their presence with your...

Reality Check: Mobile broadband goes mass-market

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.The global mobile industry is about to reach a major inflection point: Mobile broadband is on the...

Reader Forum: 4G to the rescue; challenge for app stores

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...