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A few weeks ago I visited C Spire Wireless in Ridgeland, Miss. I didn't know what to expect. It's gone through quite a few changes recently; however, I have to say it was a delightful surprise. They were impressive and friendly. ...

This week I'll share my perspective on what AT&T Mobility is doing so right and so wrong. My Pick of the Week is some good news from Alcatel-Lucent -- finally -- and a problem that Ericsson is trying to understand. ...

This week I'll share my perspective on what AT&T Mobility is doing so right and so wrong. My Pick of the Week is some good news from Alcatel-Lucent -- finally -- and a problem that Ericsson is trying to understand. ...

If there were a conspiracy, it wouldn't be among the GPS vendors anyway, independent tech analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "It would be among other competitors like AT&T and Verizon. They are against LightSquared because it would deliver significant competition." ...

What do Amazon's Kindle, Barnes & Noble's Nook and Apple's iPad have in common? What about authors like Stephen King, Barbara Freethy, C.J. Lyons, Amanda Hocking and Michael Prescott? If you said they represent the changing book publishing industry, you would be right. The book business is going through a major transformation. Who will the winners and losers be among publishers, stores and authors? ...

Every day we hear about how AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless are running around like chickens with their heads cut off trying to grab as much wireless spectrum as they can. We all remember the quality problems AT&T smartphone customers suffered. That same future is in store for every carrier and every customer unless we come up with a solution. ...

We've been hearing a lot about the cloud, but what is it exactly? Going forward, I will be writing about different companies and ideas and the cloud, but here I'll focus on this new area and how it will transform every company in every industry over the next several years. ...

Hopes for LightSquared were indeed high at one time, independent telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times "It was based on a brilliant idea, and it would have solved the nation's growing wireless data spectrum shortage if it had panned out -- offering spectrum and ...

One look around last week's Consumer Electronics Show was all it took to see the automotive industry is really getting in-sync with the consumer electronics and wireless worlds. There is enormous opportunity, but there is also quite a bit of risk. Will these two industries work well together? Who and what will lead? ...

The retail space is changing. Twenty years ago we used to shop and buy in person at retail stores. Ten years ago, the Internet started a change Wave. We could buy online but were not ready yet. So we shopped online, but we still bought in person at stores. Now we have reversed this trend completely. Today we shop in retail stores to see and touch, but we buy online because prices are lower.

"Parts of this announcement are very exciting," telecom and wireless analyst Jeff Kagan told Linux Insider. "The cloud will be one of the keys to this year's CES show. Long term, I think this is the direction of the industry." 'Heightening That Experience'...

The CES we have grown to love is ending. Not sure CES realizes it yet. ...

Lately, I have been asked by reporters to compare AT&T and Verizon and predict what 2012 will look like for them and their competitors. At this point, all I can say is it's happy holidays at Verizon, but not so much at AT&T. What a difference a year makes. ...

Lately, I have been asked by reporters to compare AT&T and Verizon and predict what 2012 will look like for them and their competitors. At this point, all I can say is it's happy holidays at Verizon, but not so much at AT&T. What a difference a year makes. ...

Last week, I focused on companies to keep our eyes on in 2012. This week, I'll share my views on different technologies and their place on the Wave. Remember, some are growing and others are falling. There are key differences for investors, customers and workers ...

"While we desperately need solutions to the new and rapidly growing wireless data spectrum shortage problem, and while the LightSquared idea sounds good, they simply cannot be allowed to devastate another existing industry like GPS," Jeff Kagan, independent tech analyst and consultant told the E-Commerce Times...

Over the last 25 years, I have had a ball as a tech analyst following who is hot and who is not and what is next. I look at companies and technologies. There was plenty to follow in 2011. What about 2012? Believe it or not, it may be even busier with winners and losers. ...

"It is interesting the way Verizon is being stressed by the same smartphone explosion that we have seen taxing AT&T's network over the last several years," wireless and telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told TechNewsWorld "The problem wasn't strictly AT&T," he added -- "it was the i...

Androids and iPhones are not the only things that are new in wireless. Networks like C Spire and U.S. Cellular are starting to market themselves very differently to customers. They're using rewards and loyalty programs, which may play a larger role in winning and keeping business going forward. Will Verizon, AT&T and Sprint follow? ...

I recently discovered Intermap, a company that helps wireless networks solve a growing problem -- poor signal quality and strength. ...