network monitization

Time to improve operations or cap services

There are more and more signs, in the mergers and acquisitions space in particular, that vendors are finally getting smart on the network and operations management problem. Operators need to raise top-line revenues, lower costs, or both. Since supporting the top line has proved elusive or...

On Verizon’s and Tier One revenue…concerns beyond the economy

Verizon wasn’t able to match analyst estimates for growth in Q1, but the company’s wireless unit increased revenues by 12%, even while subscriber growth slowed and losses increased slightly.

In the wireline area, Verizon continued to lose both business and residential fixed lines to...