Cloud migration and public Wi-Fi included
Networking powerhouse Cisco recently announced a renewed partnership with Belgian digital television provider Proximus. The deal includes public Wi-Fi deployments and migration of the service provider’s content from the edge of the network into a centralized cloud architecture.
Scott Puopolo,...
Consumers expect to be able to access their content from any device, at any time. This evolution is driving changes in how content is stored, optimized and delivered across both wireless and wireline networks. There are new billing relationships and business models being explored...
The Brazilian unit of Telecom Italia, TIM, closed a deal with WhatsApp. Under the agreement, TIM Brasil customers who have the post-paid “controle” plan can use WhatsApp without paying for the data consumption used by the over-the-top service. The package costs $10.77 and includes 300 MB of data,...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences.
If over-the-top service providers are cannibals, somebody forgot to tell Atlantic Broadband, Grande Communications, RCN Telecom Services and Suddenlink. They’re...
OTTs targeted by India's biggest carrier
Days after moving to discourage use of over-the-top applications by implementing a voice over Internet Protocol rate hike, India’s Bharti Airtel pulled the change on Monday, according to reports.
OTT providers like Skype, Viber and others, use a customer’s data...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences.
Since 2012, carriers have seen a steady decline in revenue and traffic from traditional telecom offerings given the popularity and...
Evolving network and software technologies are providing CRM platforms with greater insight into what consumers expect from mobile services, which is coming at a time when the telecom space is seeing increased competition from rival operators, OTT players and broader telecom providers. This report looks...
Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we maintain some editorial control...
Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we maintain some editorial control...
A new white paper produced by UK-based Juniper Research projects wireless carriers will lose a staggering $14 billion in the next year as consumers give voice and message business to Over The Top (OTT) service providers including Skype, Facebook and WhatsApp.
Compared to paying a...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences.
In early August, President Barak Obama signed into law a bill known as the “Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition...
You may not have heard of Net-mobile yet, but my guess is, you will be hearing about them before long. And there is a high likelihood you are using a service they provide and aren’t aware of because it’s branded by your mobile operator.
Headquartered...
Jibe Mobile is participating in the GSMA’s 360 Series in North America this week to showcase its cloud-based (RCS/joyn) deployments with Deutsche Telekom and Sprint.
I had the opportunity to speak with Amir Sarhangi, Jibe’s CEO, about the differentiation the company's solution provides to operators and also...
Over the Top (OTT) Services
The over-the-top trend started in the telecommunications sphere with free, IP-based telephony services but has now crossed to all other telecom services, gaining momentum by focusing on content and services. Currently, OTT providers are developing innovative ways to differentiate themselves...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level ex-ecutives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences.
Surely the award for the technology with the longest half-life must go to the text message? Predictions of its death...
It seems as though this is something you would never hear from a car maker, especially a luxury brand like BMW, but this is exactly what they said at the keynote of Connected Cars 2014.
Seeing a car maker embrace the customer experience beyond the...
Hardly a day goes by without an announcement of a new partnership between an operator and an over-the-top provider. OTT partnering has become a key strategic initiative,
First there was the Industrial Revolution, where machines improved productivity and boosted output. Next came the Digital Revolution with computers and the Internet,
Apple is reportedly making a move into mobile content that could impact AT&T's foray into streaming music. The iPhone maker is expected to pay $3.2 billion for the Beats premium headphones and streaming music service. It's a smart move for Apple, since Beats headphones...
Mobile operators have invested billions of dollars in 3G and 4G networks, and when users get access to them they don't hesitate to download and upload video. When stalling and buffering video clips prompt subscribers to complain and churn, carriers may start to feel...
According to Nielsen data, Instagram was the fastest growing app in 2013, seeing its audience surge 66% to 32 million. With nearly 200 million users combined, video apps like Instagram and Vine aren’t going out of style any time soon. The demographics of these...
AT&T's new video venture could lead the carrier into partnerships with some of its direct competitors. The company is teaming up with The Chernin Group in deal that could eventually make AT&T an investor in OTT services that rely in part on the networks...
In 2012, despite gains made in voice over LTE viability as a carrier option for delivering data and voice over 4G LTE networks through IMS cores, several industry pundits pointed out the elephant in the room:
