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Hybrid WiFi-Cellular Service Is the Future

As always, timing is everything. Research published in July by Parks Associates suggests U.S. mobile carriers are shifting their focus from ARPU growth to churn management as new smartphone users become increasingly hard to find. And among the top priorities of smartphone users who consider themselves likely to churn within the next 12 months, according to a Parks survey, is a WiFi element to the mobile service.

From the article "Hybrid WiFi-Cellular Service Is the Future" by Dave Fraser.

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