What's been interesting about the feverish M&A landscape of the past year is that as many big deals have been rejected or abandoned as have been completed. We see an on-fire European operator dipping its toes into the U.S. broadband market, modest consolidation in the cable industry, and our largest wireless operator making a bigger play in OTT content and video/ad serving platforms. As of mid-2015, in my view, we have an upside down industry structure. In wireless, there is almost excess competition, whereas in fixed broadband, there is lack of competition and choice.

So, in sort of a companion piece to the AT&T-DTV column above, what industry structure would make sense in our rapidly evolving content and connectivity universe? Here are some thoughts...

Occasionally, Mobile Ecosystem partners with particular events which we believe to be of value to Lens subscribers. The TC3 Summit, September 30-October 1, in Mountain View, CA, is one such event.