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Tara Neal

Tara Neal

Executive Editor and Telecoms Strategist at The Fast Mode | 5G | IoT/M2M | Telecom Strategy | Mobile Service Innovations 

Tara Neal heads the strategy & editorial unit at The Fast Mode, focusing on latest technologies such as gigabit broadband, 5G, cloud-native networking, edge computing, virtualization, software-defined networking and network automation as well as broader telco segments such as IoT/M2M, CX, OTT services and network security. Tara holds a First Class Honours in BSc Accounting and Finance from The London School of Economics, UK and is a CFA charterholder from the CFA Institute, United States. Tara has over 22 years of experience in technology and business strategy, and has earlier served as project director for technology and economic development projects in various management consulting firms.

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4G LTE Plans Get Bigger Yet Cheaper As Mobile Operators fight For Bigger Market Share

Saturday, 11 October 2014 06:50
Bigger yet cheaper 4G LTE plans will become commonplace in months to come. In US alone, top three operators - AT&T, Verizon and Sprint have…

Mark Zuckerberg Kicks Off Internet.Org Summit in India, Highlights Importance of Local Content

Friday, 10 October 2014 06:46
Internet.Org Summit kicked off in India this week in the presence of Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook and other influential leaders in the internet…

Virgin Mobile Rolls out No-Contract Unlimited Plans for Data and Voice, Includes Unlimited Text and International Calling

Friday, 10 October 2014 06:55
Virgin Mobile USA rolls out no-contract Unlimited Plans offering Unlimited Data and Voice for its subscribers. Virgin Mobile USA is a subsidiary of Sprint, one…

Wi-Fi Hotspots to Reach 44 Million by 2018 Across US and Canada

Sunday, 12 October 2014 11:12
The number of Wi-Fi hotspots in the US and Canada are expected to reach 44 million by 2018. These figures were cited in a recent…

AT&T Wi-Fi Hub to See More Wi-Fi Hotspots and Wi-Fi Services Sprouting Up, Leverages Solutions from Accuris Networks and BSG Wireless

Friday, 10 October 2014 07:04
AT&T Wi-Fi Hub, developed with solutions from Accuris Networks and BSG Wireless, is expected to power more Wi-Fi Hotspots and Wi-Fi services in cafes, shopping…

Airbiquity Connected Car Services Now Feature Slacker Radio and Stitcher for In-Vehicle Music and Radio Infotainment

Thursday, 09 October 2014 07:01
Airbiquity adds yet another 2 leading connected car infotainment services to its Choreo cloud-based platform. Slacker Radio and Stitcher are the two latest content providers…

Data Revenues to Hit $633billion, Making Up 52% of Mobile Operators' Revenue by 2018

Thursday, 09 October 2014 07:12
Mobile Data revenues will reach USD633 billion globally and make up 52% of overall mobile revenue by 2018. These figures were reported in Pyramid Research's…

Mobile App Development 'Backend-As-A-Service' Provider Kinvey Raises Another $10.8M

Thursday, 09 October 2014 07:00
Kinvey, a provider of 'Backend-As-A-Service' for the facilitation of mobile app development on mobile cloud platforms recently announced that the company raised USD10.8 million in…

WhatsApp Officially Joins Facebook Family After EC's Approval, Paves Way for Creation of New MVNOs

Wednesday, 08 October 2014 08:15
Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp is now complete, but what has that got to do with the creation of new Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)? In…