What are the main drivers that are pushing mobile data traffic indoors, and what does that mean for mobile operators?

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For mobile operators fighting network congestion, Wi-Fi offloading has been an unqualified success. In some high-traffic locations in Hong Kong, up to 80 percent of the cellular data traffic is offloaded.

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Mobile operators need to increase network capacity. What will bring the increase in capacity? Wi-Fi off-load, femtocells, small cells, policy, traffic optimization, or more macro base stations?

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Mobile operators manage traffic to minimize the impact of congestion and distribute network resources among its subscribers in a balanced way. What do they tell subscribers about how they manage traffic?

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Amazon has just announced that it now sells more Kindle digital books than paperbacks--to be precise 115 digital books to 100 paperbacks. "This is remarkable when you consider that we've been selling hardcover and paperback books for 15 years, and Kindle books for just 36 months," said Steve Kessel, senior vice president at Amazon. Indeed, Amazon's willingness to challenge its own business model and its relationship with it main suppliers--book publishers--and to do so successfully in face of increasing competition is quite unparalleled.

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Just after the previous blog entry, T-Mobile announced that it will make UMA available on Android phones. Actually the press release does not mention UMA: the new name for the service Wi-Fi Calling, but it is still based on Kineto's UMA solution.

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UMA extends cellular coverage to areas where only Wi-Fi is available. It allows you make and receive calls at home even if you have no cellular coverage in a completely seamless way. Surprisingly, it is not yet available for Android phones, but this may change soon.

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What if cellular data plans were not for devices but for the subscribers using them? And if multiple devices were allowed on the same plan? Could subscribers use more devices to connect and attach an higher value to their data plan?

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At the ITU show in Geneva last week, there was a lot of talk on IMT-advanced technologies as expected. At this point, both WiMAX and LTE are obvious candidates for inclusion. The timing is still uncertain, but inclusion seems to be uncontroversial for both technologies.

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