Tag Archives: Open Channel

Fixing Wireless Data Congestion: Where to Start?

Carriers have the will and the resources to fix the wireless network overload problem.  But where do they start? Move to 4G networks? Buy more spectrum? Add WiFi overlays? Use pricing as a way to control usage? Or, add more … Continue reading

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Will Tablets be The Wireless Industry’s Olympic Challenge?

How much more growth can the network take?  That question posed in London during the recently completed 2012 summer games which brought millions of smartphone toting users to the city.  But it will also be answered in the coming years … Continue reading

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Mobile Phone Data Presents a “Signature of Humanity”

Is there now so much wireless data that it can give us insights into user behavior that we didn’t have before? This month Ericsson released its “Traffic and Market Report” featuring insights into the current traffic and market trends. As … Continue reading

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Storm Watch 2012: Devastating Signaling Front Ahead

There’s a potentially devastating signaling storm brewing and SEVEN Networks is on the frontlines with a new infographic depicting the breadth of the problem that plagues wireless networks across the globe. What’s the culprit? Application chattiness! Did you know that … Continue reading

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What Personal Clouds Mean For Mobile Networks

What used to be called the “post-PC” era now has a new name: “the personal cloud” era.  In fact, Gartner has predicted that personal clouds will replace the personal computer as the center of users’ digital lives by 2014.  That’s … Continue reading

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Network Signaling Takes Center Stage

The past 24 months have been dubbed the ‘data capacity crisis,’ ‘mobile data tsunami,’ or the ‘spectrum crunch’. You name it, if it pertains to the impact of smartphones on wireless networks, it’s been at the forefront of anything mobile. … Continue reading

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Open Channel as the NEXT B!G IDEA!

SEVEN Open Channel is in the running for this year’s CTIA B!G Idea Contest and now is your chance to vote! To be considered for the contest, companies had to display innovative ideas for products, apps or services that “embody … Continue reading

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Meet with us at Mobile World Congress 2012!

It’s hard to believe that this year’s MWC is just a few weeks away! If you plan on attending this year we encourage you to stop by our Pavilion on the Main Avenue at AV41 as you enter or exit … Continue reading

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Generation Mobile and Their Impact on Wireless Networks

My, how times have changed since the day people picked up the phone just to connect with their friends, colleagues and family. Voice calls are a thing of the past for the new Generation Mobile, with one-third of this population … Continue reading

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Trip Report: State of European Wireless Network

Recently, our CEO, Ross Bott, spoke at the Broadband Traffic Management event in London and heard a new perspective on how network traffic is growing and causing a problem in Europe.  This is timely, as it seems that several European … Continue reading

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