Wireless Watch 566 November 6: Has Android peaked?

Key issues:
Samsung has peaked in smartphones, perhaps Android has too The dream of unified SDN already being killed by industry politics
 
Comment:

• Softbank brings its own networks man to Sprint as churn continues
• China threatens to make a deep hole in Qualcomm’s growth
• Apple turns payments tide towards NFC, but others may reap the reward
• UK prepares for 5G and quad play, but still lacks 2G coverage everywhere
• EBU digs in to defend 700MHz from marauding MNOs
• Cost cuts boost ALU again, but is recovery sustainable?