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Communications Companies Hit Their Stride in Q4

Some of the biggest names in communications – Verizon, Windstream, Apple, etc. – built on improvements in Q3 2012 to have an even better fourth quarter. Not all was rosy, but many stemmed subscriber losses while others turned financial losses into profits. ...More
February 20, 2013
Posted in Galleries
Apple Profits Rise on iPhone Record, But Company 'Cursed by High Expectations'

Apple's stock took a beating in after-hours trading Tuesday, falling to its lowest point in almost a year. ...More
January 23, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Google-Led 'Smart' Glasses Revolution Poised to Begin

A new Juniper Research report predicts 70 million smart "wearable" devices will sell in 2017, up from a suggested 15 million in 2013. ...More
January 16, 2013
Posted in News
RIM's BlackBerry 10 To Beat Windows Phone, iPhone 5S To Feature NFC

SAP is out with a handful of wireless-industry predictions for 2013 – some of which come as a surprise. ...More
January 16, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Customer Experience Management
Data-Use Study Results Put More Pressure on Mobile Operators

Of the top 10 most "data-hungry" devices six were smartphones, three were tablets and one a "phablet" – a voice-capable tablet. ...More
January 15, 2013
Posted in News, Service & Network Management
Image Gallery: December's Hottest Selling Smartphones

High drama in December smartphone sales: Could Windows Phone 8 devices like the Nokia Lumia 920 and the HTC 8X make a run at Apple's iPhone 5? Would Samsung retain dominance over its Android competitors with the likes of the Galaxy S III and the Note II? ...More
January 13, 2013
Posted in Galleries
New iPhone Could Be as Cheap as $99 at Release Date

A less expensive iPhone would be a deviation from Apple's typical strategy of focusing strictly on high-end devices. ...More
January 9, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
T-Mobile Boss Bashes AT&T's Network, Talks LTE, iPhone Release

A T-Mobile iPhone release date is much closer than six to nine months away, and it'll run on an LTE network better than AT&T's and Verizon's, the company's CEO says. ...More
January 9, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
iPhone 5 Helps Lead AT&T to Record Quarter

The carrier didn't mention any devices by name, but said the record sales included best-ever quarterly sales of both Apple and Android smartphones. ...More
January 8, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
B/OSS' Top 10 Stories of 2012

Mega-mergers. Crazy cases of bill shock. Call centers shutting down. 2012 was a big year for news in billing/BSS/OSS. Here are the top 10 stories as determined by readers of the weekly B/OSS newsletter. ...More
December 28, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in Articles, Billing