Bill Shock: Usage Alerts Prove Effective
Portland, Ore.-based Consumer Cellular claims its customers have saved more than $9 million since April 2010, as more than half have received usage alerts warning them of upcoming overages. ...More
October 20, 2011 By Josh Long
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When Martin Cooper Speaks
The father of the handheld cellular phone will be speaking at the Real-Time Communications Conference & Expo at his alma mater, IIT, in two weeks. B/OSS Editor Tim McElligott got to him first. ...More
September 19, 2011 By Tim McElligott
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Despite Fiber Hype, Copper Continues as a Telco Mainstay
OTT video, next-gen mobile services and IPTV are prompting many in the industry look to fiber and 3G/4G to replace the outside plant infrastructure that has kept us connected for the past 130 years. But copper isn't being replaced at quite the same rate as one might think. ...More
July 20, 2011 By Tara Seals
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Q&A: Full-Speed Ahead for HBO GO
Watching Sex in the City and Deadwood on the boob tube in the living room is so yesterday. HBO has brought such popular content to mobile devices, and the company may be poised to enhance an application that’s already been downloaded millions of times. ...More
July 12, 2011 By Josh Long
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Case Study: Cox Reclaims TV Bandwidth
In the managed video world, adding content means adding usage to the network; each channel comes with an impact on bandwidth utilization for the pay-TV operator. So, providing a universe of channels to meet any taste, at any time becomes a unique networking challenge. ...More
July 7, 2011 By Tara Seals
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Better Broadband: Key Technologies for the Next-Generation Multiplay Network
What strategic decisions do carriers need to consider in creating better broadband networks? And what's driving that network transformation? vision2mobile sat down to discuss these architectural issues and more with Infonetics' Michael Howard. ...More
July 5, 2011 By Tara Seals
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FCC Faces Heat Over Disclosure Requirements in Net Neutrality Rules
FCC officials have been meeting with members of the communications industry over specific disclosure requirements that the Commission imposed last December. Such concerns are causing further delays in the effective date of the controversial order. ...More
June 8, 2011 By Josh Long
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Television: The New Complexity Engine
For cable MSOs and telcos, the competitive stakes for TV are high; consumers are fickle. Getting the service experience right means the difference between profitability and obsolescence, especially as new applications like social TV come to bear. ...More
May 10, 2011 By Tara Seals
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Oracle IDs Surprising Mobile Commerce Trends
It’s here. It’s growing. And it’s not just for young people anymore. ...More
April 7, 2011 By Tim McElligott
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