What's That App? How App Development Is Changing the Industry

By Rachel Brown
The head of the National Telecommunications and Information There are 83.2 million smartphone users in the United States, and the average smartphone user has downloaded 27 apps onto his phone. Millions of applications are available for everything ranging from business productivity tools to safety, security, entertainment, shopping and PC care. But the app phenomenon goes beyond a more efficient work environment and toward creating a better customer experience for younger subscribers. Read more

Wired Networks and the Backhaul Bonus

By Masha Zager
Smartphones are driving a flood of data usage. In 2010, mobile data traffic was triple the volume of the entire global Internet in 2000. AT&T says its mobile data traffic increased more than 8,000% over the past four years. Eventually, nearly all of this data finds its way to the wired network. How can your telco capitalize on this trend? Read more