TC2's David Rohde on Telecom
Tag: Wireless
Vodafone’s enterprise ambitions fuelled by another likely move into fixed line
February 21, 2012
The following is a guest post by TC2 managing director Ben Fox. Swapping contraction in worldwide mobile for expansion of its ambitions for fixed line, Vodafone has confirmed that it is contemplating launching a takeover bid for Cable & Wireless … Continue reading
Deutsche Telekom, stuck with the U.S., may make a U.K. retreat
February 17, 2012
The following is a guest post by TC2′s Mark Sheard, who is based in London. Deutsche Telekom had important plans for the funds it was expecting to receive from the sale of T-Mobile USA to AT&T, and ripples from the … Continue reading
Don’t dismiss Qwest: Buyer CenturyLink has good reason to woo the enterprise
June 17, 2011
Mergers are supposed to foul up carriers. At least that’s how it always seems to work in the telecom business. So is it possible that a carrier could actually be rejuvenated by being acquired? Consider Qwest. It had been fading … Continue reading
Excuse me, but there appears to be a tablet in my wireless contract
January 21, 2011
You wouldn’t buy a laptop from Verizon Wireless, but purchasing an iPad seems perfectly natural, even though it has no ability to connect to the Verizon Wireless network. Why is that? Continue reading
From devices to “endpoints”: Thinking big on the user interface
January 13, 2011
Over the course of the last 18 months, corporate wireless procurements have gone from almost an exclusive focus on networks, coverage and rate plans to add a keen focus on devices and applications. And the new AT&T vs. Verizon competition … Continue reading
AT&T survives and thrives, not least because of its legacy national business
October 22, 2010
My guess is that you haven’t seen many stories about “The Death of AT&T” recently. It seems odd now, but as recently as six or seven years ago such stories were common. AT&T was a dying brand, went the refrain. … Continue reading
Cell phone recordkeeping rules ended, reducing cost and risk of company-subsidized devices
October 1, 2010
The following is a guest post by LB3 partner Kevin DiLallo, whose practice includes a concentration in the negotiation of enterprise wireless service contracts. On Monday President Obama signed into law the Small Business Jobs Act, which incorporates the MOBILE … Continue reading
Vodafone’s surprising next move: Wired Services in India
June 30, 2010
The following is a guest post by TC2 Senior Consultant Sreeni Katta, who is based in Singapore. I was in Mumbai recently to meet with India’s major Telecommunication solution providers in conjunction with a procurement project for one of our … Continue reading
- Apparently feeling left out, Verizon adds an Administrative Expense Fee
- Data pooling plans gain momentum as data usage accelerates
- Softbank’s fight with Dish for Sprint runs far afield from the enterprise
- Getting a grasp on your telecom inventory – is it possible?
- Declining account support and the rise of the vendor “Program Management Office”
- Machine-to-machine: A whole new wireless pricing ballgame
- Transformation projects require their own timeline and approach
- CenturyLink cuts shareholder dividend as necessary transition accelerates
- Data sharing plans already add usage … and devices
- Nextel subscriber run-off hits hard as Sprint struggles to remake itself