Carrier Wrap: China Mobile growth slows, financials dip
China Mobile continued to pad its lead as the world’s largest mobile operator, announcing it added more than 8.5 million net customers during the third quarter, pushing its total customer base to just...
View ArticleHetNet Expo Review: DAS business models evolve
The HetNet Expo is the successor to DAS in Action, and the show stays close to its roots by focusing on distributed antenna systems more than on other heterogeneous network technologies. DAS, of...
View ArticleStudy: App-to-person SMS is on the rise
If you’ve used text messages from Facebook or Google to authenticate your account information, you’ve used application-to-person messaging – and a recent survey from Mobilesquared shows that such usage...
View ArticleReality Check: The best kept secret (not again!)
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. The Nexus 6: the best kept...
View ArticleReality Check: How carriers can improve competitiveness after cellphone...
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...
View ArticleEMEA: Magyar Telekom gets jump on Hungary’s LTE race
After Hungary’s long-awaited spectrum auction, Hungary’s Magyar Telekom wasted little time in boosting its LTE covering, turning on 450 new LTE base stations the day after receiving new spectrum...
View ArticleiPhone 6 boosts Apple’s bottom line (RCR Mobile Minute)
Apple has convinced millions of iPhone users to upgrade to the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, and a number of Android users are also making the switch to Apple’s larger screen smartphones. The company exceeded...
View ArticleVerizon Wireless posts solid Q3 results, falls short of lofty expectations
Highlighting lofty expectations, Verizon Wireless posted solid third-quarter results that managed to come in a bit soft compared with forecasts. The carrier said it added 1.525 million direct net...
View ArticleRootMetrics: Chicago top market for mobile service
The trickiest part of answering questions regarding which operator provides the “best” wireless service is working around the nuances of geography. One operator could provide stellar service in one...
View ArticleAnalyst Angle Webinar: The emergence of the NFV ecosystem
Virtualization will change the way mobile operators run their networks and the way the mobile ecosystem works. In this webinar we will explore how the transition to virtualized networks with NFV will...
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