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 wave[1.] in order to open up additional lines of business and create additional revenue streams.
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 principle technologies underlying cloud-computing platforms and is often discussed in terms of its technology and features, such as resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and on-demand self-service.
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.
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 and easy to understand, and they offer consumers great value. With over 22 million U.S. subscribers, Straight Talk is clearly a force to be reckoned with.
Sprint revealed its response to the growing OTT threat this week by launching its new RCS-based application, Messaging Plus. The downloadable app, which will be pre-loaded on Android devices going forward, lets subscribers communicate through text, instant messaging, group messaging, and video chat.
