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Research in Motion is frozen solid
Research in Motion is the most recent example of how hubris comes before the fall amid the harsh realities of a competitive marketplace. Once upon a time (or,…
Snoozing my way through CES
Sure, there were exceptions. But overall CES 2012 was pretty dismal for anyone interested in wireless. This year’s CES was pretty dismal for anyone interested in wireless. Sure, AT&T had…
3Q 2011 Wireless Earnings Summary
Non-Carrier Branded Adds Continue To Dominate Wireless operators have abandoned their walled gardens. There were 4.9 million increases in wireless connections in 3Q 2011. Almost half or 49.5%…
Google in the Living Room
Google is all about advertising – and its Motorola acquisition is all about patents? Yeah, right. A closer analysis shows that Motorola’s share of essential patents has fallen…
And They Keep on Coming
After initial claims that there was “no grand strategy” behind Dish Network’s acquisition of Terrestar’s 20 MHz of S-Band MSS spectrum out of bankruptcy, Dish has proven sceptics…
2Q 2011 Wireless Earnings Summary
As every year, the second quarter is a weak net subscriber addition quarter. The overall muted expectations in the economy did not help either. Non-operator branded wireless connections…
Choosing a Wireless Carrier: Price a Data Services Increasingly Important
The reasons for choosing a wireless carrier changes over time but then do they really change that much? New data from Nielsen shows the trends. With the current…
Reactions to the Release of the 15th CMRS Report
The release of the 15th CMRS Report regarding the state of competition in the wireless industry turned the entire wirelessly focused crowd in Washington into something that can only…
The Data Tsunami Is Gathering Strength
A year ago in June 2010, I undertook the first endeavour to quantify the data tsunami that is challenging wireless operators. Nielsen kindly provided again the data to…
Power shortages and the carbon foot print
I am talking about the wireless handset – you know the device in your pocket/ purse that you rely on for everything from phone calls to driving directions? …
A quiet sigh of relief: Microsoft acquires Skype
On May 10, 2011, Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 billion. It is widely seen as another catch-up move by Microsoft in its battle against Google’s and Apple’s increasing…