New Device Innovation

The New Shape of Consumer Consumption

OPINION

Editor's Letter: Operators and the Device Ecosystem
Craig Galbraith: Super-Gadgets!

FEATURES

Analyst Roundtable: A Wireless Bounty
We've asked five analysts to prognosticate on some wireless trends that will emerge in 2012. Our panel: Current Analysis' Avi Greengart, Katie Lewis of Yankee Group, Neil Shah from Strategy Analytics, Michael Morgan at ABI Research and Ross Rubin from The NPD Group.

The Rise of the Personal Cloud
In a dynamic device ecosystem, mobile operators are contemplating whether to offer a self-branded, white-label personal cloud service that competes with the likes of Apple iCloud, Google cloud services, Amazon Cloud Drive and other over-the-top (OTT) and device-centric personal clouds. At the heart of the matter is who owns the customer's mobile data.

TV Everywhere: A Maturing Opportunity
Operators are rolling out multiscreen offerings that are complimentary, meaning subscribers aren't paying extra for the convenience of watching programming on various gadgets. Once cutting edge, providing such capabilities for customers to add value and help reduce customer defections is now becoming table stakes — but critical.

Image Gallery: The 5 Hottest New Device Trends
Our roundup of trends and hot devices to watch in 2012 includes bring-your-own device options, connected home gateways, ultrabooks and ultra-definition TVs, Nokia-Microsoft smartphones and more.

News Roundup and CES 2012 Connected Home Vendor Briefs