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Written by Geva Perry, chief marketing officer at GigaSpace Technologies.
We are witnessing a seismic shift in information technology — the kind that comes around every decade or so. It is so massive that it affects not only business models, but the underlying architecture of how we develop, deploy, run and deliver applications. This shift has [...]

Every day, venture capitalists like me see the chilling effect that employer non-compete agreements have on innovation. Employer non-compete agreements are literally handcuffs, and we need to ask whether their impediments to innovation serve a greater good by protecting employers’ legitimate rights.

Taken individually, the latest quarterly results for three of the top U.S. mobile operators look strong. Add in Sprint’s two consecutive quarters of net subscriber losses, however, and the picture looks substantially different. But this is just isn’t about Sprint. There is also something bigger going on here: a shortage of new subscribers.

When it comes to broadband economics, a new paradigm may be found in Amazon’s Kindle. The question now is to what degree will this trend accelerate as the first WiMAX and LTE networks come online?

One of the most common requests made by Skype users is “How can I access Skype from my mobile device?” Skype user needs on mobile are different — but it is the data protocols and data plans that place the final limitation on migrating a VoIP client to mobile.

As the U.S. immerses itself in election primaries, wireless service providers would do well to pay attention. There are a number of lessons that the sector — especially operators — can draw from successful political campaigns, specifically around microsegmentation, messaging and engagement.