AT&T takes the phone out of iPhone

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David CroslinChief Executive OfficerLinoWave

iPhone Crushing AT&T Network - Which Carrier is Next?

October 3, 2009

Customer satisfaction with ATT is at an all time low, the lowest of the top four carriers in the US. But, the same fate awaits all the other carriers as well. LTE will not eliminate the causes.

Saturation Is The Issue

September 24, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Unlike voice, web content load on the network is unpredictable. A given cell phone has at most one call link and a standard relative load. Web content can stream on an unlimited number of connections for a give phone.

No News Story Here

September 24, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Yes, ATT was not prepared for the iPhone. Yes, it's causing a vocal minority some problems. However, this isn't news. People that use crappy cheap phones don't really complain because they bought crappy, cheap phones.

AT&T and iPhone coverage areas

September 24, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

During my time as a CIO with global responsibilities one of my tasks was to find a global cell carrier.  We went with AT&T who at the time and probably still today is the leader in terms of global partnerships. 

Channel capacity and backhaul bandwidth

September 23, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Urban area's present highly difficult and complex radio environments.  The solution is a significant increase in microcells in urban areas. Very costly for AT&T and maybe spawning  the age of pay as you go mobile data services. 

Build It and They Will Complain-

September 23, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

AT&T complains that they are not making money subsidizing the iPhone.  In April, 2008 AT&T made the claim that the Internet was running out of bandwidth and would do so by 2010.  The freedom to roam is really not so free since our national wireless infrastructure is a hodgepodge and unlike "number portability" there is inadequate portability of customer purchased hardware between carriers.  It all...