The Value of Independent Policy and Charging Systems

Feb 7 | Articles

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

Feb 7 | Articles

How operators can leverage quality of service (QoS) and policy management to meet growing demands.

Metro DAS Is the New Cloud

Feb 6 | Articles

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...

Key Market Drivers You'll Hear About at MWC

Jan 29 | Articles

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 | Articles

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 | Articles

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.

Successful CRM for Carriers – There's an App for That

Jan 15 | Articles

Most carriers ignore the problem, but, with limited resource investment, significant improvement can be made to the carrier/customer relationship, and with that comes an increase in revenue and a decrease in cost.

LTE Migration Strategies: Over-the-Air Provisioning Considerations

Jan 12 | Articles

The LTE ecosystem is still immature, and legacy networks require continued support, so an immediate move to LTE may not be truly necessary.

What Marketers Need to Focus on for Success in 2012

Jan 12 | Articles

With new mobile tactics and technologies such as Google Wallet, location based services, augmented reality and mCommerce, the opportunity to enhance the consumer experience is at an all-time high. If what happened in mobile marketing during 2011 is any indication of what will happen next...

MNOs Should Not Cede Opportunity to Deliver Mobile Enterprise of the Future

Jan 10 | Articles

The ability to deliver videoconferencing, web collaboration, instant messaging and presence management, and other in-demand UC services to an enterprise end-user's preferred mobile device is proving critical for MNOs and service providers...

Metro DAS Is the New Cloud

Feb 6

Key Market Drivers You'll Hear About at MWC

Jan 29

Addressing Mobile Data Growth & Impending Network Congestion

Feb 7

The Value of Independent Policy and Charging Systems

Feb 7

Can Wi-Fi Really Be Used to Backhaul Cellular Voice?

Jan 25

Ten-Yard Penalty, Failure to Engage Via Mobile

Feb 6

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.

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Super Bowl Spot: Best Buy Mobile

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Quick Look: Huawei Ascend

Jan 23