Merger and acquisition activity in the U.S. technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector will be robust at least well into 2019, driven by several factors,
Fake virtualization (Reality Check)
Dissecting a poignant phrase coined at this week’s SDN NFV World Congress On day one of this year’s SDN NFV World Congress in The Hague, I
Our networks have matured over the years, and as we roll into a new realm of 5G, we’re left revisiting, revising and even reinventing our
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Categories Internet of Things, Internet of Things (IoT), IoT, Opinion, Qualcomm, Reality Check, Sequans
Sequans CEO rebuts analyst’s designation of Qualcomm as “king of IoT silicon” (Reality Check)
Editor’s note: On June 22, RCR Wireless News published a contributed piece from analyst Mike Krell of James Brehm & Associates LLC titled “Analyst Angle:
Strong US TV and video market leads to controversial mobile network prioritization solutions (Reality Check)
Operators criticized for how they are handling prioritization in congested networks There are few things mobile operators do which are more controversial than prioritizing some types
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Categories 3D beamforming, 5G, 5G mmW, eMBB, millimeter wave spectrum, mmW, network operators, Opinion, Reality Check, small cell
The spectrum game and the mmW challenge (Reality Check)
Spectrum is an operators’ money pit, and its cash cow, and 5G is unlikely to change that any time soon. But in the era of
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Categories agility, AI, artificial intelligence, CLM, CSPs, digital transformation, Opinion, Reality Check
Using an “ABC” approach for successful digital transformation (Reality Check)
In the present era, it may be difficult to imagine communication service providers (CSPs) not moving toward digital transformation in some way. The new evolving
Using AI-driven analytics to please customers and streamline operations in a 5G world Every day we’re being bombarded with emails, blogs, and vendor dissertations about 5G
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Categories AI, artificial intelligence, Carriers, machine learning, network engineer, Opinion, Reality Check
AI makes a better salesperson than a network engineer (Reality Check)
In the relatively rare instances that artificial intelligence is already part of a telecommunications network, it is generally there to optimize connectivity and the network
The fruits of the research we fund are a public good not a threat to America Recently my company Huawei was strongly criticised by several members
5G Presents the Biggest Opportunity for U.S. Operators, But Poses the Most Challenges (Reality Check)
The global bandwagon for 5G has undoubtedly left the station in the first half of 2018. One can hardly blame the anticipation among global telecom
It’s no surprise that the future of today’s service providers hangs in the balance. Their role as traditional communications and broadband service providers is constantly
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Categories Carriers, CSP, CSPs, digital service provider, ecosystem, Opinion, partnership ecosystems, Reality Check
Expectation vs. reality — where are CSPs in their development of partnership ecosystems? (Reality Check)
In 2018, with the commoditization of voice and data services firmly in the cards, the digital market appears to be the market of choice for
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Categories Amazon, artificial intelligence, Deutsche Telekom, Devices, Google, Hive, hubs, Opinion, Reality Check, Smart Home, Sonos, Wireless
Integration: The smart home hub killer (Reality Check)
I am glad to report that the smart home market is in rude health. One recent research report from Parks Associates found that 17 percent
Global or stay close to home: Which marketing strategy will drive T-Mobile and Sprint post-merger? (Reality Check)
Recently, Sprint and T-Mobile confirmed their merger. Back when the possibility of such a consolidation was announced, there was a lot of speculation about what