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Analyst Angle: Rising expectations for WLAN in the enterprise

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.Enterprise spending on WLAN equipment has outpaced the growth rate of both the Layer 2+3...

Why don’t things simply work right out of the box?

We expect our purchases to work as promised - and work right away. When it doesn't happen, it's frustrating and disappointing at best, and potentially a customer-losing experience at it's worst.Apple's 3G iPhone was a product that I was enthusiastically looking forward to for...

Worst of the Week: The full draft of Obama’s inauguration speech (he mentions wireless!)

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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....

On the smartphone playground, where is Microsoft and Windows Mobile?

You know that dusty smell you experience when you open a book that hasn't been picked up in decades? That's the feeling I get lately when I think of Microsoft's Windows Mobile.Smartphones - and the applications that run on them - are at the...

REVIEW: Street View, voice searching make Google Maps for Mobile a necessity

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and what doesn't. If you wish to submit your application or...

Are you serious? Optimism in this economic climate?: The smartphone content 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.Having just returned from the Rutberg Wireless Influencers conference this past week, the top question on everyone's...

The house that Andy built : WiMAX as a disruptive force?

These are interesting times for WiMAX. One might even say the moment of truth has arrived. Indeed, Nov. 4 is also decision day for WiMAX in the United States. If a high-powered Sprint Nextel Corp.-Clearwire Corp. union cannot launch WiMAX in America, what can?...

Analyst Angle: Opportunities for growth and responsible teenage spending: Who doesn’t love data?

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.Data usage is an important component for future revenue growth as it becomes an ever...

An ownership society: Google’s Android presents new questions about who owns the wireless consumer

Is the Google Android operating system a game changer? The answer to that question may determine the answer to one of wireless's biggest questions: Who owns the customer? From the time the first cellphone call was made, wireless carriers have had the front-line relationship...

Worst of the Week: A vote for the smart folks in wireless

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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....

AT&T, tear down these tired old bars

AT&T Mobility is once again caught in a spat over its claims of network coverage, but maybe the company should be concentrating its efforts on lucrative data services.As RCRWireless.com's Allie Winter reported earlier this week, the nation's largest carrier is ignoring recommendations from the...

REVIEW: Chirp . wait for it . chirp sluggish PTT from AT&T

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and what doesn't. If you wish to submit your application or...

Wireless technology advances in rural America, unless FCC USF reform kills it

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 news from the heartland of America is that rural wireless carriers are as technologically savvy as...

Et tu, Brute?: Julius Knapp, chief of FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology, is under fire

He is one of the most respected, accomplished and well-liked public servants ever to grace the Federal Communications Commission. Now, mobile phone carriers, TV network moguls and others want his head. Julius Knapp, chief of the agency's Office of Engineering and Technology, has a...

A growing diet for obese phones

BOSTON - The American waistline isn't the only thing expanding. The latest crop of high-end wireless devices have been testing consumers' size-and-shape boundaries, and it seems today's shoppers are prepare to go big or go home.New numbers from AvianResearch show the BlackBerry Curve at...

Political texts hit sweet spot

I got another text message from Barack Obama's campaign this week. The latest missive mentioned that Joe Biden was coming to town. "Doors: 10:30 a.m.," it read succinctly. "Free & open to public."Short. Simple. Informative.I've received maybe 20 such texts since I signed up...

Full speed ahead

BOSTON - There has been a lot of talk recently - and the subject was broached again at this week's Mobile Internet World 2008 event - that the wireless industry should put the brakes on all the talk about 4G as carriers are just...

Oh Yeah!

I hate to admit it, but during these troubling economic times I have succumbed to the cool, refreshing Kool-Aid the wireless industry is serving. And I gotta tell you, it tastes good.Sure, nearly every company involved in the telecom space has seen its stock...

REVIEW: A good idea, but YouGetItBack needs to pay attention to details

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and what doesn't. If you wish to submit your application or...

Getting real about connecting public safety

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. It is time to get real about the communications needs of the men and women who assure...

Analyst Angle: OMG, the teen market is slowing

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.The last few years have seen significant growth in the U.S. teen market, a market...

Mutiny precedes the finale : FCC meeting to cover mergers, white spaces and more

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has set a highly ambitious agenda for the Nov. 4 open meeting. And the December meeting potentially could pack as much punch, seeing that time is running short for the FCC chief to push through policy priorities before...

Worst of the Week: The greatest wireless application in the history of the world

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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....

REVIEW: A bit raw, Beyond411 provides some useful results

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and what doesn't. If you wish to submit your application or...