Read the latest headlines and analysis from Wireless Week editors and other news sources.
The Value of Independent Policy and Charging Systems
Feb 7
The integration of the policy server (the 3GPP-defined policy and charging rules function, or PCRF) with charging and billing systems is emerging as one of the key considerations in the 3GPP Policy and Charging Control (PCC) architecture.
Addressing Mobile Data Growth & Impending Network Congestion
How operators can leverage quality of service (QoS) and policy management to meet growing demands.
Metro DAS Is the New Cloud
Feb 6
Why is an urban DAS like a compute cloud? Because both offer multi-tenancy with a shared set of centralized resources. In the case of the DAS, the centralized resources are signal sources from a base station hotel. This architecture provides a lot of flexibility for mobile operators to optimize the capacity...
Windows Phone: the OEM Challenge
Not too long ago, it would have taken quite the stretch of imagination to picture a Nokia smartphone as the belle of the ball at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month.
Brands Tap Mobile for Sunday's Big Game
Feb 1
While it's taken some time to integrate mobile with those flashy Super Bowl ads, every year more advertisers supplement their pricey air time with short codes and calls to action. Admittedly, success for mobile has varied, but there's no denying that viewers have their devices on them during the game.
Gadgets: New Connected Devices Put Smartphones in the Middle
Jan 30
For years, the wireless industry has been talking itself blue in the face about the myriad devices that would one day be connected to the network. Whether by Wi-Fi or through a cellular modem, major vendors like Ericsson and Intel, as well as operators big and small, hope darn near every item in your house receives or sends a signal of one kind or another.
Key Market Drivers You'll Hear About at MWC
Jan 29
We all know that mobile video consumption is growing. Industry analyst firm In-Stat forecasts that worldwide mobile video consumption will surpass 693 billion minutes by 2015. A recent Yahoo study found that mobile video consumption had grown 29 percent since 2010.
Can Wi-Fi Really Be Used to Backhaul Cellular Voice?
Jan 25
Under the strain of a mobile data onslaught, the move to small cells is opening the door to new and unexpected uses of smarter Wi-Fi.
Mobile Marketing at MWC 2012: Focus on Effectiveness
Jan 24
If mobile marketers move away from bombardment-style consumer engagement to avoid their customers "turning a deaf ear," they will need to speak less, and when they do speak, do it in more convincing ways.
Webcast - Getting to LTE
Jan 18
With many operators already committed to LTE and the number of users now exceeding 3 million, the charge to evolve is on.
2012 PREDICTIONS
Dec 3 2011
Ten-Yard Penalty, Failure to Engage Via Mobile
I was about as impressed with attempts to integrate mobile with this year's Super Bowl as I was with the Green Bay Packers’ effort during their NFC divisional playoff loss to the New York Giants.
LightSquared Deserves a Hearing
Feb 2
The government should figure out how the LightSquared saga came to be.
In Other News: Patents
Jan 13
The tech industry may have had its attention focused on gadgets this week due to the annual hullaballoo at the 2012 International CES show in Las Vegas, but at least a few people were thinking about the patented inventions that make those electronics work.
Super Bowl Spot: Samsung Note
21 hours ago
Super Bowl Spot: Best Buy Mobile
Quick Look: Huawei Ascend
Jan 23
©2010 Advantage Business Media - All Rights Reserved