Health and fitness emerged as the newest major platforms in the mobile industry during the second quarter of 2014. The flurry of activity illustrates how quickly the mobile-health industry is maturing… Read more »
The people behind Paul Mitchell hair products and Patron tequila are launching a mobile carrier. ROK Mobile will be a smartphone-centric virtual operator, but it’s not focusing on data. It’s focusing… Read more »
Comcast is aggressively building out a network of Wi-Fi hotspots in a move that may eventually threaten established cellular carriers. The strategy could spur further consolidation and may have an impact… Read more »
Though Sprint’s new friends and family plan gained nearly 3 million subscribers, it posted net losses of nearly 400,000 subscribers in Q1. Framily may be Sprint’s future, but it’s not yet… Read more »
A report from The Information has revived the rumor that Google wants to become a mobile carrier. If it’s true, here’s they type of network we think Google would build. Read more »
As we enter the holidays, here are a few important trends in mobile to look for in the coming year — and one market to expect very little from. Read more »
Cricket parent Leap Wireless has become the latest carrier to join Devicescape’s curated virtual hotspot network. Rather than build hotspots themselves, Leap and other regional and rural operators are tapping the… Read more »
Should cellular connections take a back seat to Wi-Fi as we move further into an IP era? That’s the question that new carriers like Republic Wireless pose. Read more »
Will 2013 see carriers eyeing their Wi-Fi offload strategies with suspicion? As consumers turn more to ubiquitous Wi-Fi networks, will that threaten carrier’s data revenue, and if so, what will carriers… Read more »