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Articles by Edward Finegold
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What’s Sinking the Smartphone?
We’ve seen a rash of stories, like this one from Forbes, that speculate whether the global market for high end smart phones has peaked. Despite the many reasons given for this shift in the market, […]
Cloud Billing
Cloud Billing: Is Simpler Better? The Debate Rages On
From the Archives The Cloud that Billing now inhabits is a funnel cloud; spinning fast, throwing debris about, and creating chaos. The debate over simplicity versus sophistication resurfaces constantly, and there’s no right answer. The […]
Billing
Can Cable Providers Monetize Second-Screen Experiences?
There was an awful lot of sexy new navigation technology demonstrated at this year’s Cable Show and it seems there’s a new gesture on the scene – “the fling.” This is a simple upward swipe […]
Billing
Should we Unify Policy & Charging and Does 3GPP Help or Hurt? (Part 3)
In part 3 (of 3) of this series on policy & charging (see part 1 here, part 2 here) , I asked Matrixx’s Nigel Back “Can we trick 3GPP processes into allowing us to be […]
In Depth
Should we Unify Policy & Charging and Does 3GPP Help or Hurt? (Part 2)
In part 2 (of 3) of this series on policy & charging (see part 1 here) , I asked Matrixx’s Nigel Back “How far beyond the 3GPP OCS and PCRF standards can you go, and […]
Billing
Should we Unify Policy & Charging and Does 3GPP Help or Hurt? (Part 1)
There is an increasing level of debate around the convergence or divergence of policy and charging functionality. Questions abound like whether or when should they reside on a common platform, be integrated, or remain on […]
Opinion
How Lobbyists Crushed the ’96 Act and US Broadband With It
Professor Susan Crawford, a former special assistant to President Obama, claims in her new book “Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age” that the US telecom and cable market […]
News
Why Out-of-Band Authentication is a Money Maker for Mobile Operators
The BadNews virus’ now infamous infiltration of the Google Play store is just one example of how security isn’t keeping up with innovations in online and mobile technology. BadNews is particularly interesting because it used […]