Volkswagen’s iconic "Think Small" campaign, which launched the Bug in the 1960s, still holds a valuable lesson for today’s mobile network operators (MNOs) in smaller markets: significant gains often ...
In an era where attention spans are at their shortest and consumer behavior shifts rapidly, businesses face a crucial crossroads. The challenge is clear: how to engage not only customers but also ...
In The Fast Mode's 2024 Trends & Outlooks edition, our EVP and CTO, Stephen Zitnik, explores three major trends that he believes will revolutionize mobile communication and digital security in ...
Targeting and Eliminating Unlawful Text Messages CG Docket No. 21-402 In an age where communication technology is advancing rapidly, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been actively ...
In an era where people are constantly seeking connection and living an "always on" mobile life, the demand for uninterrupted connectivity continues to grow. The battle for "coverage equality" has ...
The simple reality is that 5G technology is a much-needed advancement for mobile operators and consumers alike. As the fifth generation of wireless network technology, 5G provides up to 20 times the ...
We are living in a world where mobile messaging has become the key to a great customer service experience across industries. The pandemic has shifted how both consumers and businesses view the ...
As I think about the broadband inequality that can be found throughout the U.S. today, I feel compelled to comment on this issue from a consumer viewpoint rather than from my position within the ...
If the pandemic taught the Telecom industry anything, it’s that a digital transformation is a key to their future survival. With the sheer number of new digital services coming onto the market and ...
Messaging services vendor Interop Technologies runs three data centers to provide services to customers and to run its own back-office systems. Interop also provides turnkey hardware/software ...
Communications and connectivity have forever changed the world in which we live. When we look at the rural areas throughout the country, it is even more clear that the level of connectedness has ...
What is the “new normal?” Is it truly new, or is it just normal? Does it have anything to do with the global pandemic or everything to do with the technological movement called Digital Transformation?
During the next few years, the promise of 5G and its impact on subscribers will be revealed in significant ways. With lower latency and speeds expected to grow to at least 10 times that of 4G LTE, 5G ...
Text messaging captivated the world in the 1990s and quickly became one of the most prevalent forms of communication globally. Despite the widespread growth of SMS, not much of the technology has ...
There’s no doubt that text messaging has changed the way the world communicates. But let’s be honest, there are a lot of things that SMS (short message service) just can’t do compared to messaging ...
The Future of Wireless: The Next 10 Years --- As the reach of Rich Communications Services (RCS) grows in the United States, so does its viability as an A2P channel for brands and enterprises that ...
Written by Isabel Butcher, sub-editor of Mobile Time. During the Mobile World Congress (MWC), which will take place between February 24th and 27th, the Finnish Unikie will launch a messaging solution ...
Written by Tim Banks, Editor of the Mobile Industry Eye. Mobile messaging has had a big year. Where once email was the preferred way for brands to communicate, it’s messaging that is now proving ...
Written by Kelly Hill, Editor, Big Data, Analytics, Test & Measurement at RCR Wireless News. Sprint, T-Mobile US, Verizon and AT&T are going all-in on RCS, with a new joint venture to enable ...
The Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) held its 2019 Annual Convention last week at the Omni Providence Hotel. We were thrilled to once again support the CCA as a Pinnacle sponsor this year and ...
Written by Catherine Sbeglia, Technology Writer for RCR Wireless News. At the 2019 Competitive Carriers Association Convention, Josh Wigginton, VP of product management at Interop Technologies, spoke ...
Written by Diana Goovaerts, US Editor at Mobile World Live. LIVE FROM CCA ANNUAL CONVENTION, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND: Interop Technologies executive Josh Wigginton tipped adoption of rich ...
Operators who deliver advanced messaging and voice services, like RCS and VoLTE, will no doubt enhance their subscribers’ mobile experiences. However, in order to secure the greatest gain from these ...
In our industry there’s certainly no shortage of articles, predictions, or hypotheses for the next generation of networks. In fact, there’s so much talk, that 7G is already a moniker appearing in ...
Despite being more than 10 years old, Rich Communication Services, or RCS, will finally come of age in 2019. RCS is the GSMA-backed messaging successor to SMS, enabling new features like group chat, ...
Written by Diana Goovaerts, US Editor at Mobile World Live. A panel of equipment vendors noted regional US operators can use VoLTE technology to boost spectral efficiency and recycle old voice ...
The winners of Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) 2018 Achievement Awards were announced today during a ceremony at CCA’s Annual Convention taking place October 1-3. CCA’s Annual Achievement ...
By Sean Kinney, Editor in Chief of RCR Wireless News. While 5G is and will remain the topic du jour in the telecom industry, it will be years before the next generation of cellular makes its way out ...
Dear Operator, Technology and the way we communicate through it are evolving, but it seems you’re just standing still. I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but as a consumer I can tell you that when we’re ...
The telecommunications industry has evolved drastically since the first mobile phone call was placed more than 45 years ago during an era where only the wealthiest of consumers owned a mobile phone.
Is RCS really a richer experience than SMS? If so, what makes it “richer”? For starters, Rich Communication Services (RCS) is the functional foundation for a new messaging platform to be built upon, ...
Rich Communications Services (RCS) is an IP Multimedia Subsystem (ISP)-based platform that enables the delivery of communication services beyond the traditional voice and SMS services.
The CCA’s recent Mobile Carriers Show brought together regional and rural carriers from across the U.S. to discuss the challenges impacting their businesses and discover new ways to create value for ...
The days of delighting subscribers with standard voice and messaging are gone. Today, smartphone adoption and the technology advancements that have succeeded it have created new competitors, ...
Through sophisticated application programming interfaces (API’s), Messaging-as-a-Platform (MaaP) is changing how businesses interact with consumers via messaging. The change is timely. As we approach ...
A new year has barely settled in, and already, the IoT (Internet of Things) is fueling changes in the telco industry. According to Gartner, the 8.4 Billion connected "Things" in use today will ...
To receive triple UP 1.0 accreditation, Interop’s Rich Communications Cloud passed more than 400 rigorous test cases with OEM device and client vendors in five countries, across three continents.
Mobile devices continue to rapidly increase in number and accessibility. Almost half a billion (429 million) mobile devices and connections were added in 2016 alone1. They’ve become ingrained into ...
Nearly 30 years ago, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the wireless trade association CTIA, started a conversation about the need for wireless location-based services. It wasn’t until ...
We are living on the edge of a technological revolution—one that will alter how we live, communicate, and conduct business forever. While we’ve felt disruption before, like the move from analog to ...
The concept of a network of smart devices was recorded more than 35 years ago when Carnegie Mellon University modified a Coke machine to report its inventory and the temperature of newly loaded ...
With price wars dominating the mobile market, MVNOs have to find a way to build customer loyalty and make sure their customers don’t flee when a better mobile offer shows up. Acquiring ‘cheap’ ...
Open Mobile is deploying a virtualised IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Core from Interop Technologies to provide a range of network services in Puerto Rico.Built on 3GPP standards with added ...
Advancements in virtualization have drastically improved the way mobile network infrastructure can and should be built. Making the move from managing a physical hardware infrastructure environment to ...
The proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) comes with numerous potential benefits. Baby monitors, smart meters, even the connected car are all made possible by IoT technology. With this, the ...
There’s no question that mobile phones and the internet have completely transformed how consumers and businesses communicate today and these technologies seem to amaze us with their innovation on an ...
Isn't the text message dead yet? We've been talking about the death of Short Message Service (SMS) for over half a decade now. Surely it's dead by now? But alas, as Mark Twain once said, "The reports ...
Written by Dan Meyer, Contributing Writer for RCR Wireless News. Sprint, Nokia, Huawei and Interop cite IoT, 5G, use cases and virtualization as ways rural carriers can overcome coverage ...
Advances in technology can often be a great leveller in industries, and the telecoms industry is no exception. The availability of new technologies in various markets has changed the expectations of ...
This week’s CCA Mobile Carriers Show comes on the heels of the FirstNet contract, end of the FCC 600 MHz incentive auction. The Competitive Carriers Association is set to host its second annual ...
Now that we understand the challenges for today's telcos, we understand that, in order to succeed, telcos need to embrace the changes and challenges within their market. Yes, consumers want different ...
Advances in technology are changing the world, and the telecoms industry is no exception. The growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), 4G, and even 5G, as well as changes in consumer behavior and ...
New mobile technologies are evolving at an accelerating pace, putting pressure on MNOs and MVNOs to find innovative ways to cost-effectively offer new services to their customers. In some ways, it is ...
Churn is our biggest challenge. It causes lost customers, shrinking revenues, and adds the possibility of going out of business. However, churn can also be a good thing—more customers, higher ...
The proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) comes with countless potential benefits. Baby monitors, smart meters, even the connected car are all made possible by IoT technology.
Wireless consumers face an overwhelming and ever-expanding array of telephony options—carriers, handsets, plans, add-on services (such as messaging and WiFi Calling), OTT apps—all of which affect the ...
With the global adoption of cellular technologies and the Internet in the 1990s, the experience of calling fundamentally changed. Phone calls were no longer limited to wired handsets over proprietary ...
Who in the telco industry hasn't cringed upon hearing this famous tagline? The advertisement may have been about poor network coverage, but it also spoke to the bad experience of dropped calls and ...
Out on the mean streets of consumer mobile, succeeding with an MVNO proposition is tough in a market where there is little to differentiate yourself on other than price. Whilst it may be a bloody ...
As the profit and differentiation available from mobile services such as voice, messaging, and data decreases, operators need to look to what mobile analyst Chetan Sharma has termed the fourth ...
Written by Steve Barefoot, senior product analyst at Interop Technologies. MNOs are in the challenging – almost schizophrenic – position of needing to maintain a high Quality of Service (QoS ) ...
The cloud has fundamentally changed the way organizations, including Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), provide and consume computing resources. Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is one of the ...
When the mobile world meets next month in Barcelona to discuss how everything is mobile, Interop Technologies and our technology experts will be discussing how everything can be virtualized as well ...
Infrastructure sharing is not without its technical and competitive challenges but the benefits and potential cost savings are well-documented. Less well-documented is the possibility that new ...
The end of each year brings with it predictions for the next; industries around the globe begin sending out forecasts and projections, and the mobile space is no different. With new networks, new ...
Interop Technologies has opened a European HQ and network operations centre in Dublin to support the launch of Europe’s first end-to-end cloud-based IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) core and IP services ...
As VoLTE announcement news and RCS launch chatter become more frequent in the headlines, one must look at deployment time as a key catalyst to accelerating the momentum even further. The recent ...
I bet most of you read the same number of stories (weekly it seems) as I do about WiFi calling, coverage and capacity. The topic is certainly hot and so is its demand from subscribers and operators.
Google’s Project Fi announcement is clear proof that MVNOs can play a big role in the proliferation of WiFi calling as a "must-have" offering that mobile operators need to gain subscribers. MVNOs ...
Our team is already having a busy CCA Global Expo this week in Atlanta, where our experts will be on hand to discuss our CorePlusX℠ IP services suite, including our VoWiFi solution. Stop by booth #56 ...
As most of us prepare to travel to Atlanta next week for the 2015 CCA Global Expo, I would like to invite you to read my recent article in the Spring/Summer issue of the CCA Voice. You can read the ...
After an exhausting and exciting week at Mobile World Congress (MWC), the stage has been set for high profile RCS rollouts this year. The news has surfaced that the big four US operators have ...
With over 100 million viewers and an ad cost of $4.5 million per 30-second spot, Sunday's Super Bowl broke records in both categories. While the ads are certain to be the topic of conversation at the ...
Interop: Competition to be Enabled by Cloud-Based IP Services The transition to all IP networks is the largest fundamental shift in the industry since the migration from analog to digital.
In a recent blog post, my colleague spoke of mobile data consumption as a parallel to our Thanksgiving Day meal consumption. The latest reports from last week show that more than half of all online ...
Bargain hunting and online shopping have become as much a part of Thanksgiving tradition as the turkey and the stuffing. Researcher ComScore reports that Thanksgiving has become the fastest-growing ...
In recent months I've read multiple clippings and posts about MVNOs “finally getting short codes” or “finally getting them to work” much to the delight of their subscribers because of the convenience ...
Much has been written and a great amount of buzz generated regarding the ongoing rollouts of LTE; what hasn't garnered as much coverage are the issues that LTE presents to smaller carriers who will ...
Knowing the answer to this question, or at least understanding why asking it is important, can help operators and key stakeholders in the mobile ecosystem better evaluate the future of this new ...
When it comes to Rich Communications, there are a few stances operators can take. Deploy the full suite of services on your network, develop an enhanced messaging application that mimics RCS, or pick ...
Virtually every day I read at least one story about a telecommunications service that is now available in the cloud. Though it's certainly not a new approach—in fact, we've been delivering wireless ...
How to effectively manage—and monetize—data is at the forefront of every network operator's mind as data consumption continues to skyrocket. With an intelligent policy and charging control solution, ...
With advance pay talk, text and data plans growing in popularity, is Walmart becoming one of the regional network operator's biggest competitors? Walmart's no–contract Straight Talk plans are simple ...
Last year the industry continued to debate whether RCS, branded joyn™ by the GSMA, would take hold as subscribers' go-to communication tool in the face of growing OTT options. Though joyn is yet to ...
When it comes to providing consumers with a fresh selection of smartphones, device manufacturers have not disappointed this year, and all signs indicate that 2014 will bring an even wider range of ...
We're pleased to announce that Interop Technologies has been accredited by the GSMA as a Hosted RCS Solution Provider. This designation means that our RCS solution fully complies with RCS ...
It's clear that mobile marketing is here to stay. More and more companies, regardless of size, are creating mobile-friendly sites and launching SMS campaigns to enhance their marketing efforts. In ...
Today's teenagers will text close to 2 million words over their lifetime, according to a new study by Net Voucher Codes. It concludes that mobile users send an average of 4 texts a day, each ...
As use of over-the-top (OTT) communications services continues to grow, demand for wireless data has soared. Today’s mobile network operators, while making infrastructure investments to meet this ...
With extreme weather conditions affecting many Americans this summer, including devastating tornadoes in Oklahoma, destructive wildfires in Arizona, and flash flooding throughout the eastern part of ...
With hurricane season upon us, FEMA is releasing new ads to educate the public about Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), also known as the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS). Throughout Hurricane ...
I often write about how OTTs can suffer from quality of service issues that operator-provided, standards-based services do not. I ran across an article last week that illustrates this point quite ...
Mobile users sent more messages with OTTs in 2012 than with SMS, according to a new research from Informa. It states that third-party app users sent an average of 19.1 billion messages per day in ...
The Interop team is on the road next week, traveling to New Orleans for the CCA Global Expo. This show promises to be the best yet, with an interesting lineup of speakers and a record number of ...
In the world of mobile communications, competition isn’t what it used to be. Historically, the greatest threat to regional carriers’ profitability came from national operators providing the latest ...
With Over-The-Top (OTT) applications like WhatsApp and BlackBerry Messenger posing a significant threat co operators' legacy messaging services, the need for mobile network operators to fight back is ...
Network Operators Face growing pressure to maintain average revenue per user (ARPU) in the face of increased data demands and competition from new, “over-the-top” (OTT) service providers such as ...
You may not know that the innocuous kiwi was first known as the Chinese gooseberry. And Chilean sea bass was originally called the much less appetizing Patagonian toothfish. Sometimes a name change ...
Greetings from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. During the OMA Demo Day this Wednesday, Interop will be one of ten OMA member companies to be showcasing solutions that rely on OMA enablers to ...
We’ve recently announced that we have enhanced our cloud-based RCS technology with two additional RCS version 5 features—a network address book and social presence. The network address book ...
Now that the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) program–known to many as the Commercial Mobile Alert Service, or CMAS—is fully operational, it's clear that more must be done to educate the public about ...
As is typical at the beginning of the year, wireless industry experts have been busy making predictions for 2013. It's no surprise that RCS is expected to see continued adoption this year, after ...
Much has been written about whether "over-the-top" services, such as Skype, WhatsApp, and iMessage represent a threat to mobile network operators, potentially relegating their role to that of a dumb ...
Written by Tammy Parker, editor of FierceWirelessTech. Interop Technologies has partnered with a Canadian mobile operator on parallel lab testing of Rich Communication Services (RCS) with and without ...
Moving to next-generation messaging services seems like a logical step in the ongoing evolution of wireless technology, but it appears that some operators are leaving the transition on the back ...
Though mobile users have embraced traditional messaging services, today’s converging communication environment offers a wide range of alternatives. In many ways, subscriber loyalty is shifting from ...
Text-based alerts of significant, imminent danger will be able to be sent to most mobile-phone users in a hazardous location in the U.S. beginning Saturday, when the new commercial mobile alert ...
The growing popularity of “over-the-top” (OTT) services such as Skype, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger that compete directly with mobile operators' traditional messaging services has resulted in ...
The pressure faced by mobile network operators to upgrade to LTE is intense, and operators worldwide are announcing plans to transition to this next-generation technology.
Today’s consumers have more communication options than ever before. Given widespread adoption of smartphones and the convergence of mobile and IP-based messaging, mobile users have moved beyond basic ...
TMCnet recently asked some of the leading lights in the industry for their thoughts about 2011 and what’s in store for the year ahead. Read what John A. Dwyer, president and CEO of Interop ...
The prevalence of unlimited messaging plans in the United States has helped drive explosive growth in text messaging. While wireless subscribers have embraced this service, the proliferation of ...
This week at CTIA, Interop Technologies came out with an RCS-e solution that can enable wireless service providers to offer feature-rich messaging without the time and investment requirements of IMS.
The ease and convenience of messaging services have made Short Message Service (SMS) and Multimedia Message Service (MMS) an indispensable part of mobile users' lives today.
Successful campaigns such as the My Coke Rewards® program and American Idol™ voting have made Common Short Codes (CSCs) familiar to most Americans. Though such campaigns are typically conducted on a ...
(Portuguêse) A Transtelco anunciou nesta terça-feira (13/09), durante a Futurecom 2011, o MVNO as a Service, ofereta de tecnologias, infraestrutura e serviços para empresas que queiram atuar no ...
Bichara Tecnologia and Interop Technologies announce partnership to provide short message service (SMS), multimedia message service (MMS), and wireless application protocol (WAP) solutions to mobile ...
In the highly competitive U.S. wireless market, regional carriers must look for new ways to capitalize on existing services while reducing CAPEX and OPEX. By differentiating their services and ...
When a series of more than 200 tornadoes struck seven states in late April, an estimated 366 people died and thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed or damaged. The twisters swept rapidly ...
Throughout the world, Short Message Service (SMS) and Multimedia Message Service (MMS) have proven to be lucrative solutions for mobile operators. Both messaging volume and the number of applications ...
Multimedia Message Service (MMS) adoption has increased significantly and is quickly becoming a focal point for wireless operators. MMS usage will continue to grow, since it is an important tool in ...
It used to be that messaging, which gained popularity as simple texting or Short Message Service (SMS), was just for teens—a way for them to interact in real-time via their own shorthand tech-speak.
In a move to boost its service level, local mobile telephony carrier Open Mobile will utilize an over-the-air (OTA) solution to activate existing devices on its current network and more complex ...
Interop Technologies has achieved interoperability with Red Bend Software Management (MSM) solutions for firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updating and standards-based mobile device management (MDM)
Interop Technologies has achieved interoperability with Red Bend Software’s (News - Alert) Mobile Software Management, or “MSM,” solutions for firmware over-the-air, or “FOTA,” updating and ...
Interop Technologies today announced that it has achieved interoperability with Red Bend® Software’s market-leading Mobile Software Management (MSM) solutions for firmware over-the-air (FOTA) ...
Interop Technologies Short Message Service Center 4 Series has exceeded messaging throughput records. The solution can now provide a throughput level of 100,000 Message Delivery Attempts per second, ...
At a time when many companies are feeling the pinch of the recession with fewer contracts and having to downsize their workforces, Fort Meyers, Fla.-based Interop Technologies is using the downturn ...
As 4G networks come on line, wireless carriers will face interoperability and support issues with mobile messaging. Interop Technologies and Sybase are taking steps to ensure that mobile operators ...
The slow burn toward Cox Communications Inc. 's wireless service launch later this year continued Monday, with the MSO announcing that the technology for a text and multimedia messaging service will ...
Interop Technologies has announced plans to expand its operations into Mexico. The company plans to invest $30 million over the next three years in Latin America, of which 40 percent will be ...
Think you've got the fastest thumbs in the West? If so, grab your "BFF" and head over to booth #5636 during the CTIA Wireless 2009 trade show April 1-3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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