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Daily Dose of iQ: Sprint Allows Customers to Add Boku Payments to Their Phone Bill

May 3, 2012 — Allan Pulga

Mobile payments company Boku announced a billing partership with Sprint today.

"(The agreement) allows Sprint customers to charge online purchases to their Sprint wireless bill through a two-step authorization process," wrote Leena Rao of TechCrunch.

Daily Dose of iQ: Could Apple Actually Become a Mobile Carrier?

May 2, 2012 — Allan Pulga

Let's get one thing straight, right off the bat: Apple is not in the process of becoming a mobile carrier.

Daily Dose of iQ: AT&T's $350M 'Aspire' Program Identifies Need for Skilled Workers in Wireless Industry

Apr 25, 2012 — Tara Bartlett
ATT Aspire Program promo photo

Last week (April 16), David Goldman of CNNMoney reported on AT&T's new $350 million "Aspire" program, designed to groom new U.S. workers to help fill its need for technical staff.

Daily Dose of iQ: Kid Runs Up $1,400 Phone Bill. Who's At Fault?

Apr 16, 2012 — Anne Forkutza

CBC News reported this morning about Ryan Dunsmore, a 16-year-old boy from Kamloops, B.C. who inadvertently accumulated a $400 cellphone bill (which jumped to $1,400 after his father refused to pay it), due to his frequent use of a U.S. app to text his girlfriend.

Daily Dose of iQ: Mobile Future Infographic Reiterates Dire Spectrum State

Mar 29, 2012 — Allan Pulga
Except - Mobile Future Infographic

Last month, we blogged about the U.S. 'spectrum crunch,' as mobile phone traffic nears wireless network limits (analysts are predicting a spectrum deficit as early as next year).

Today, a new infographic from Mobile Future helps to better illustrate ramifications of the spectrum crunch.

Daily Dose of iQ: Are Customers Really Ditching Carriers 'Quickly'?

Mar 28, 2012 — Allan Pulga
Composite photo from CNNMoney

I was immediately struck by the headline to David Goldman's CNNMoney story yesterday: "Phone customers ditch their carriers faster than ever."

Daily Dose of iQ: Carriers Should Partner with Indie Wi-Fi Hotspots

Mar 20, 2012 — Cheryl Chung

We've written in the past about how Wi-Fi networks could threaten the livelihood of major carriers, but a new article from Gigaom today explores the possibility of independent Wi-Fi providers actually being a valuable ally to carriers.

Designing the Next Generation of Retail Places (Part 5 of 5)

Mar 6, 2012 — Alen Puaca
Conceptual blueprint for Next-Gen Wireless Retail Place
5 Checkpoints for Next-Gen Wireless Retail Places

The retail industry is morphing incredibly fast.

Daily Dose of iQ: Direct from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Feb 29, 2012 — Ron Tweddle
Outdoor shot of MWC 2012

iQmetrix CFO Ron Tweddle attended the 2012 Mobile World Congress. The following are his notes from keynotes and sessions he attended. Follow Ron on Twitter @rtweddle.

Daily Dose of iQ: PayPal at Home Depot; Boku's Three-Pronged Approach

Feb 23, 2012 — Garett Rogers
PayPal and Home Depot

Yesterday, The Financial Post reported that PayPal's recent point-of-sale payment partnership with Home Depot has begun, with about 50 stores in the Bay Area adopting the technology.

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