The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which financial and economics sector head Ilan Moscovitz and consumer-goods editor/analyst Austin Smith discuss topics around the investing world.

In today's edition, Ilan and Austin discuss why carriers are the big losers from the smartphone revolution. They discuss whether there's any hope for carriers or whether handset makers will keep eating their lunch.

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