Back in January, T-Mobile CEO John Legere forecasted the cable industry was on a path to failure in the wireless arena as Comcast and Charter announced they were looking to soon pull the trigger on their MVNO agreements. Both have publicly discussed plans to take a deep dive into offering subscribers mobile services, and it looks…
Consumers Tend to Be Pleased with Wireless Network Data Speeds, Less So with Data Problems: J.D. Power
J.D. Power released findings this week indicating that customers are generally quite satisfied with carriers’ recent speed improvements, but significantly less happy about escalating data glitches with tablet and mobile broadband devices. “J.D. Power 2017 U.S. Wireless Network Quality Performance Study − Volume 1” says that an increasing percentage of customers are having their expectations…
CTA Working Group Defines AR/VR to Boost Consumer Understanding
Several recently released reports tend to point to a bright future for virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR). For example, IDC just revealed a forecast projecting worldwide shipments of AR/VR headsets will see a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 108.3 percent over the 2015-2020 forecast period. AR and VR also look like they will loom large…
How Will the Trump Administration Affect M&A, Infrastructure, and Technology Innovation?
Since the Wells Fargo Securities Technology, Media & Telecom Conference occurred during the same week as the final votes for U.S. president were counted, it was interesting to hear top wireless executives address how Trump’s administration might affect the way the industry moves forward on potential mergers and acquisitions, infrastructure developments, and innovation. AT&T’s big reveal…
Could a Button for Improved AI on Galaxy S8 Help Samsung Move Past Its Recent Stumble?
Samsung could use a big hit after its huge misstep with recent reports that some of its Galaxy Note 7s were catching fire − and not in a cool Hunger Games kind of way. So, is artificial intelligence (AI) potentially one of the ways to recover? According to reports this week in The Wall Street…