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"AT&T and Verizon are the two largest competitors. They both need spectrum to continue to offer good quality to their wireless data customers going forward," said telecommunications analyst Jeff Kagan. "Smaller carriers also need spectrum for the same purpose. The problem is spectrum is in limited supply with no real answers coming."

It's encouraging that AOL beat expectations and had its strongest advertising growth in seven years during the past quarter, said tech analyst and consultant Jeff Kagan. The company has seen its share of setbacks as Internet powerhouses such as Facebook and Google take over the spot AOL once held.

"Apple is a strong and growing company," said industry analyst Jeff Kagan. "Microsoft is starting to follow much of what Apple is doing, hoping to be as successful on their side of the fence. Google is another. They are an Internet browser company who is spreading their wings. They are now also the leader in the smartphone business, with Android." ...

Why is Verizon Wireless telling half-truths in its latest advertising campaign? It does make the company look better than its competitors, but here's the problem: When customers realize what they're led to believe is only a half-truth, they will be very upset with Verizon. ...

If Sprint Nextel closes its deal with Japan-based Softbank, then more of the good old-fashioned American wireless telephone industry will be subject to foreign control -- three out of the top four wireless carriers in the U.S., in fact, will have their headquarters overseas. ...

"Microsoft has been trying to expand for quite a while and with little success," telecommunications analyst Jeff Kagan told TechNewsWorld. "Think of the struggle they've had with their wireless phones. The Microsoft tablet has both strengths and weaknesses, and that is a challenge." ...

Growth is possible, though, by continuing to strengthen its core business, said Jeff Kagan, tech analyst and consultant. If it can do that, he pointed out, more positive quarters could be ahead for Yahoo "Yahoo is still a strong search-engine business, very similar to what Goo...

AOL would know best how it's changed, said tech analyst and consultant Jeff Kagan. The company was at the forefront of email adoption in the 1990s. It still has a core base of email users, but is hoping Alto can be the key to remaining relevant. "They are still the legacy ema...

The global PC market has a new leader. Lenovo has quietly been fighting and winning and is now officially No.1 in the PC industry, edging out HP. You would think things look great for Lenovo. This is a big victory, right? ...

It's official. Sprint Nextel and Softbank are getting together. If the deal is approved, Softbank will own 70 percent of Sprint Nextel. That means this is not really an acquisition. Rather it is an investment. However, as a majority owner you can expect Softbank to steer the Sprint ship. That could be great news for the No. 3 U.S. wireless player. We can expect some changes going forward...

"Softbank sees Sprint as their doorway into the United States wireless market," said telecommunications analyst Jeff Kagan Sprinting Past the Problems...

What's next for Sprint Nextel? It has been pondering its future for years and that is its problem. It doesn't seem to realize it has to take the next step and act. Pondering is good. You want to make sure you don't make mistakes. However acting is the next step to realize your dreams, and Sprint doesn't act. It appears that is one of its big problems...

"Rather than paying multiple services, you use Slingbox to send your programming over the Internet and you can watch it on your television, laptop, tablet, smartphone and more," said telecommunications analyst Jeff Kagan. "Slingbox is one of the new technologies that help consumers stitch different ways of watching television together into one account." ...

Depending on how this is executed, Google's move has the potential to significantly impact the cable and TV industries, independent tech analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times Cord-cutters -- that is, people who are abandoning their cable subscriptions in favor of acces...

The FCC has weighed in on the looming wireless spectrum shortage. The good news is it looks like it is going to step in with a plan for auctioning off unused television spectrum to various wireless carriers in the United States. The bad news is that even though it's only a bandage, it will take years to accomplish. ...

"RIM had jumped into the tablet business a while ago, yet just hasn't made any waves," said telecommunications analyst Jeff Kagan. "They just rolled out updates to the software, which should mostly help RIM improve sales." Sales Book...

However, this acquisition will not significantly alter the wireless market, independent tech analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "It will make T-Mobile more competitive and that much more likely to stick around," he said, "but it is not significant enough to rattle...

"This is going to be a very long movie played out over years," said telecommunications analyst Jeff Kagan. "First one side will be winning, then the other side will. Like a tennis match, we will keep looking right then left, over and over again. These type cases generate lots of interest, but the real winners are the lawyers."

The incentive auction is a good short-term solution to meet spectrum demand, Jeff Kagan, an independent tech analyst, told the E-Commerce Times. However, it won't do much more than push out the need for a radical, long-term solution by a few years "We have a limited amount of...

"We have seen the tablet market really pick up steam over the last couple years, but it has really been a one-horse race," said telecommunications analyst Jeff Kagan. "The Apple iPad is in the lead and has crushed big name competitors like Google Android and others. Now Intel is jumping into this space." ...