by Pivot
Category: Mobility
What Business Are AT&T and Verizon in, Really?
You might justifiably argue that the idea of “dumb pipe” scares telecom and cable TV executives, but not really for reasons often supposed. The notion implies, though it often is unstated, that dumb pipe means…
Verizon “Share Everything” Shows Way to Compete with Over the Top
The new Verizon Wireless “Share Everything Plans,” providing a single bucket of data usage in the same way that many consumers already purchase voice and texting services on family plans, illustrates one advantage mobile service…
Verizon Wireless Launches Shared Data Plans
In what some will argue is a highly-significant move, Verizon Wireless is launching new “Share Everything Plans” that provide a single bucket of data usage in the same way that many consumers already purchase voice…
1.8 Million Mobile Sites Connected Directly by Fiber, in 2014
There will be 1.8 million mobile cell sites connected directly by optical fiber backhaul in 2014, according to NPD In-Stat. That explains why so many fixed network service providers are focusing on mobile backhaul services.…
Cloud Computing and Mobility are Nearly “the Same”
Changes in computing architecture usually have implications for the communications business, and cloud computing should not prove to be different. In fact, says Carolyn April, CompTIA director of technology analysis, the impact on the business…
Streaming TV Still is Largely a Feature, not a Service
A newly released SNL Kagan study suggests that the ability to access over-the-top (OTT) video services and apps from mobile devices has reduced the incentive for consumers to pay for dedicated carrier-based mobile video services.…
Canadian Mobile Ops to Launch Mobile Payments in Mid-2012
Rogers, Bell Canada and Telus Corp. are reported to be in final talks to adopt a mobile payment platform, using the moniker EnStream, working with banks, by about mid-2012. The payment platform will ensure that…
Amobee Shows What it Takes for a Tier-One Mobile Service Provider to Build a Big Mobile Ad Business
The typical professional working in the telecom business can be forgiven for not knowing mobile advertising platform Amobee, any more than the typical professional knows all that much about the details of all the other…
Smart Phones are the Ultimate “Real Time” Information Device
Some 70 percent of all mobile phone owners and 86 percent of smart phone owners have used their phones in the previous 30 days to perform at least one form of real-time activity, according to…
Cloud, Mobile Increase Level of Competition Inside Ecosystems, and With Other Ecosystems
It is common these days for industry observers to note that thad devices and applications are competing, to some extent, with service providers. Skype was the app that exemplified the trend, a decade ago. Since…
Are Service Providers Good at Creating Next Generation Networks?
Integrated Services Digital Network, B-ISDN (Asynchronous Transfer Mode and Open Systems Interconnect share one key trait. All three were, in their day, envisioned as the “next generation networks” that would replace the Public Switched Telephone…
U.S. Mobile Data Revenue to Grow 86% Next 5 Years
Multi-device or “family” rate plans will be a key driving factor in the expansion of U.S. data revenue from $81.4 billion in 2011 to $151.9 billion in 2016, according to analysts at Gartner The leading…