TC2's David Rohde on Telecom
Tag: Wireless Data
Data pooling plans gain momentum as data usage accelerates
May 8, 2013
Is wireless data usage threatening to bust your budget? Keeping up with the accelerating changes in how carriers are pricing data usage can help with the accelerating costs. Data pooling plans, which made a tentative appearance last year, are becoming mainstream. … Continue reading
Data sharing plans already add usage … and devices
February 20, 2013
Okay, so it’s a mass market data point rather than something specific to the enterprise. But in case you’re tempted to feel sorry for the carriers who may be forfeiting revenues by instituting data-sharing plans across mobile devices – well, … Continue reading
AT&T’s profit margins work for the company whether they’re up or down
January 29, 2013
There’s an old expression in economics that goes, “All news is economic news, and all economic news is bad news.” But don’t laugh until you fully understand the difference between what “bad news” means to an economist and what it means … Continue reading
Verizon Wireless launches new data sharing plan for enterprise users
January 24, 2013
The following is a guest post by TC2 managing director Ben Fox. Further to its earlier announcements, Verizon Wireless has now provided the details of its new “Nationwide for Business Data Packages & Plans” which are available starting today. Based on … Continue reading
The sociology of the cell phone store, and what it means to you
April 26, 2012
You probably do so anyway in the course of events, but if you haven’t visited a wireless retail store in the last six months, make an excuse to check one out again. The last couple of times I’ve been in … Continue reading
LTE on the iPad: A boon for the market leaders, and a challenge for you
March 24, 2012
We’re barely a week into the release of Apple’s new LTE-enabled iPad, and two trends predicted by TC2’s Ben Fox are already playing out. The Apple market juggernaut is accruing to the further benefit of the prospective U.S. telecom duopoly … Continue reading
FCC’s rejection of LightSquared is the latest in Sprint’s trail of hurdles
February 20, 2012
Quiz: Who has the 4G first-mover advantage? If you said Verizon, I might as well declare you correct in the real world – even though you’re not correct. As an academic matter, the U.S. 4G first mover is actually Sprint. … Continue reading
Wireless data pooling: Carriers’ offerings are just beginning to catch up with voice pooling
January 31, 2012
The following is a guest post by TC2 managing director Ben Fox. Wireless usage pooling – the concept of a company’s users sharing (or “pooling”) their usage allowances, so that users who exceed their individual allowance are allocated another user’s … 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