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In the saga of wireless communications growth, the age of Prometheus is drawing to a close.

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I recently experienced the tragic passing of a close friend. He was an inspiring person; a man who left small town southern Illinois to pursue his education on the east coast. After phenomenal achievements in chaos math, including working with famous mathematicians such as Benoit Mandelbrot, he...

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Telecom operators in the last month have initiated mergers/acquisitions or divestitures in order to more tightly focus their resources, according to Mike Sapien, principal analyst for Ovum.

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FACT: Information technology has been the biggest driver of the global economy for the last few years and has subsequently transformed lives across the globe, especially in the developing world.

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The wireless industry, or rather telecommunications in general, has a long-held belief that the developed markets lead the world in terms of technology rollout and innovation. The reasoning is simple: since new technology usually comes with a premium price tag, it is most likely that only those...

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What was your experience the last time you ordered a communications service? If you live in a developed market such as North America or Western Europe, ordering a landline service was likely a relatively simple process, either online or via a call center, and your new service was turned on within a...

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Global mobile data traffic has surpassed voice to become the new king of the mobile industry, and based on projections by industry analysts, there’s no slow down in sight. Coda Research predicts a 40-fold increase in the amount of data traffic carried over cellular networks in the next five years....

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On November 9, 2010, the OSS and BSS industry will descend upon Orlando, Florida for three days of debate on the future role of telcos. There will be speakers from around the world, with keynote addresses by experts in the market such as Maurício Cascão, CIO, TIM Brazil, and Mike Hill, VP of...

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Under the theme “Driving the Next Stage of Growth in African Telecoms”, the 13th annual AfricaCom could be the continent’s largest-yet Pan-African telecommunications. Last year’s AfricaCom attracted over 3,500 attendees and this year’s attendance is predicted to be over 4,000. Taking place in Cape...

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Wireless operators in emerging markets are lean wolves compared to their domesticated counterparts in the developed world. Although emerging markets present these operators with many different challenges, the cut-throat competition they face should never be underestimated.

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There is a thin line between luxury and necessity. A necessity is something that is essential for basic survival. A source of water. Some sort of basic nutritional sustenance. Protection from the elements.

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