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Archived Insights: 2011
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Nov 30, 2011The current trend of consumer technology entering the workplace presents major challenges for mobile operators as well as their business customers. How can operators maintain lucrative business accounts without cannibalizing business and consumer revenue? What is the opportunity to ride this trend and how should operators protect market share and revenue?
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Oct 07, 2011Mobile commerce (mCommerce), also referred to as Mobile Money, is an umbrella term for a broad set of technologies and functionalities that are enabled through the mobile phone1 and have the potential to revolutionize digital commerce and banking, retailing, and personal finance. The applications are wide ranging and run the gamut from low to high value, but fundamentally most focus on the mobile device as the centerpiece for four categories of activity:
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Oct 03, 2011Google’s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility in August was the biggest—and perhaps the most surprising—purchase the company has made in its short history. Motorola’s large portfolio of patents offers Google protection against future litigation, but does Google see something more in the company? In this viewpoint, we explore whether Google’s history of experimentation has something to tell us about its latest high-profile move.
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Oct 01, 2011Voice over LTE services are entering the wireless market, bringing expectations of better voice service and more efficient use of spectrum. Will successful deployments relieve looming spectrum shortages? What are the implications of VoLTE for players in the wireless space?
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Aug 31, 2011In his 2010 book, “Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation,” Steven Johnson argues that those most interested in developing something new should emulate something very old: evolutionary biology.
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Aug 31, 2011Over the past several years we have seen accelerating growth in use of the mobile web, though primarily for static content. However, with standards coalescing and browser capabilities increasing, content and services delivered in the mobile browser will become increasingly robust.
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Apr 28, 2011RCR Wireless discusses challenges and opportunities for rural carriers with Greg Hull at the Rural Cellular Association conference
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Apr 25, 2011As mobile operators juggle network expansion requirements with cost control, network sharing has emerged as a potential solution in both developed and emerging markets. How do the benefits match up to the complexities, in what situations is network sharing the right answer for operators and what is next in the evolution of network sharing?
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Mar 30, 2011The surging 4G world promises to deliver many innovative and groundbreaking features to customers around the globe. However, what may be good for the consumer will prove daunting for the operator.
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Mar 03, 2011Body area networks (BANs) are small wearable or implanted sensors that monitor body vital signals or movements and then transmit the resulting data wirelessly to external devices such as smartphones, diagnostic systems, and medical data servers. These BANs will be major growth drivers in mHealth, as they will enable new functionalities that will significantly expand the overall ecosystem. This paper outlines some of the key ongoing innovation efforts and use cases, and how BANs will impact the health care system as a whole.
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Mar 01, 2011As operators continue to transform their businesses, c-level executives are increasingly turning to business assurance as a means to gain a holistic view of their businesses’ performance.
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Mar 01, 2011To succeed and prosper you must identify a structured and disciplined approach to assure that your business fully embraces and understands the intricacies of network infrastructures, operating and business systems, multiple sales channels and interdependent processes and systems. The solution is business assurance.
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Feb 17, 2011Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) is a major component of the overall cloud service opportunity, but faces significant risk of commoditization. While a rising tide may float all boats for now, IaaS service providers need to meaningfully differentiate their services to maximize long-term value capture.
