Do Rumors Make Sense Even for Apple's Reality Benders? - Mobility TechZone

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Date: 5/23/2012

Featured Articles » GCT Semiconductor and Sierra Wireless Team up to Make Wireless Hot Spot » TIA Supports the 2GHz Band FCC Plan » Flexible, Dependable Mobile Connectivity Creates Innovative Merchandising » U.S. Cellular Unveils New 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot Sponsored By: Next Generation Mobility Mag   Top Stories » SmithMicro Discusses Mobility Command Center at Interop 2012 » Forward Concepts Releases Annual Cellular Market Report » Wireless Companies Move to Reduce Phone Subsidies, Increase Profits » High-Speed Wi-Fi Hot Zones Rolling out in Manila   From The Expert Corner May 23, 2012 Do Rumors Make Sense Even for Apple's Reality Benders? By Carl Ford Partner, Crossfire Media A friend of mine constantly chides me about being a critic and a filter at my own events. For example, I refused to let a forum have a session about a technology I knew was screwed up. But on the other hand, I have let interesting strategies speak freely when they represented a different way of viewing the world.   I bring this up because Whitey Bluestein is quoted as saying that Apple (News - Alert) intends to crush the carriers by buying an operator. Bluestein said, “Apple has the distribution channels, digital content portfolio and customer base to make the move, and it also has more than 250 million credit cards on file for iTunes users who could be billed directly for wireless service.”   My general thought is “So what?” Just because Apple has 250 million credit cards on file (two of which are mine), what does that have to do with becoming an MVNO... Read More   From The Blogs Cellular Mayhem May 18, 2012 By: Peter   Just looking at the news makes me think that the cellular industry is having a week of mayhem. Besides the mess I wrote about earlier this week, "US wholesale player LightSquared has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid efforts to resolve regulatory issues that have prevented it from launching its satellite service," according to Telecoms. "The carrier has been planning to build a ground-based LTE network, supported by satellites, but the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) blocked the project, stating that the proposed mobile... Read More Featured Videos Smith Micro Software discusses how MDM helps with BYOD Featured Resources » Rating Services in the Cloud - A Cloud Rating Strategy for "Greenfield" Mobile Operators and MVNO's » Going Mobile: Mobile Customer Service Moves to the Forefront of Multi-Channel Interaction » Mobile Bill Shock Leveraging FCC Regulations to Enhance the Subscriber Experience and Create Stronger Subscriber Loyalty Featured Channels » Small Cells » Broadband Solutions » Wireless Connectivity Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Become a MobilityTechzone columnist! Interested in reaching Mobility Techzone's Global Wireless and Mobile Communications Audience of 70,000 Unique Visitors? Please contact Matthew Gleeson to learn how at mgleeson@tmcnet.com or 1 (203) 852-6800 x145.

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