September 8, 2011 1:52 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Alcatel-Lucent,
content delivery networks,
iPhone,
multi-screen applications,
next-gen content delivery and video,
NSN,
tablets,
VeravueIn video, we’re seeing a bit more focus on the kind of features more likely to be associated with monetized video than passive streaming. Vendors are jumping onto this, not with what we’d like to see (a true, architected, service layer) but at least with silo video offerings. I noted that
September 6, 2011 1:58 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Apple,
cable operators,
iPhone,
quadruple play,
service layer architecture,
tablets,
TV everywhere,
WiFiOne of the more interesting wrinkles in the ongoing tablet wars is a decision by more cable companies to back away from any commitments (on...
May 3, 2011 12:51 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Apple,
BlackBerry,
iPad,
iPhone,
RIM,
smartphones,
tabletsRIM's earnings statement speaks volumes. It’s not a surprise that RIM disappointed; it has been forced to accept much lower margins and has lost market share to every smartphone option out there.
This is a classic story of how not being innovative will hurt you, perhaps fatally. The...
February 23, 2011 4:07 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Android,
Apple,
application development,
Google,
iPad,
iPhone
Apple, already facing an anti-trust review or two, is now getting growing push-back from
app providers over the subscription-sharing rule. Apple wants a cut of every...
February 14, 2011 4:11 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Huawei,
iPhone,
smartphone,
tablets,
WiFi,
ZTEIt’s clear from Mobile World Congress that tablets are the pivotal product in the mobile space. All the financial analysts have estimated iPad growth will beat that of the iPhone. You can tell that everyone is frightened of an Apple market sweep by the fact that tablets are being rushed out for...
July 23, 2010 12:32 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
AT&T,
iPhone,
T-Mobile,
VerizonThere are now rumors that T-Mobile will be offering the iPhone when AT&T's exclusivity expires, probably in addition to rather than instead of Verizon, and possibly even sooner than Verizon.
July 8, 2010 6:57 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Alcatel-Lucent,
AT&T,
iPhone,
wirelessA reported problem with AT&T’s mobile upload speeds -- so severe as to bring back performance levels not seen since dial-up days -- was first thought to be an example of carrier traffic shaping. But AT&T says it’s a
June 22, 2010 7:09 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Android,
Android OS,
Apple,
BlackBerry,
Captivate,
iPhone,
RIM,
Samsung,
smartphones,
VerizonWall Street is looking at the fall as a critical time for Apple and the iPhone. What's critical is that it may mark the beginning of a smartphone price war with highly functional models based on the
May 24, 2010 4:14 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
AT&T,
churn,
FCC,
Federal Communications Commission,
iPhone,
net neutrality,
Verizon,
wireless competition,
wireless voice,
wirelineThe FCC released its required annual report on mobile wireless competition, and the report seems to show an industry where the rich are getting richer, which leads many FCC-watchers (including us) to...
