Mobile broadband
monica.paolini posted on May 07, 2012 01:26
A forthcoming white paper by Senza Fili for Mavenir Systems, reveals the detailed cost implications of a transition to VoMBB voice in HSPA, LTE and Wi-Fi networks that will free 2G and 3G capacity for data, and will enable future plans for spectrum refarming. Here is a preview of the paper results.
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Posted in: 3G, 4G, LTE, Mobile broadband, Wi-Fi, Wireless broadband, Wireless data, Femto cells, Data traffic, QoS, SMS, Voice, VoLTE, Mobile operators, USA
monica.paolini posted on May 04, 2012 19:02
What do mobile operators think about VoLTE? Operators like MetroPCS and Verizon have announced aggressive VoLTE plans, with MetroPCS planning to launch two to three VoLTE handsets before the end of 2012, and Verizon expecting to launch VoLTE by early 2013. But what are the views of the people that shape the strategy at mobile operators on VoLTE? We conducted a survey of mobile operators and this is what we found out.
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Posted in: 4G, LTE, Mobile broadband, Mobile devices, Wireless broadband, Wireless data, Data traffic, Voice, VoLTE, Mobile operators, USA
monica.paolini posted on May 02, 2012 20:11
Growth in demand and worries about supply levels are driving an increase in oil prices. Why aren't traffic growth and capacity limitations raising the prices (and monetization opportunities) for wireless data?
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Posted in: 3G, LTE, Mobile broadband, Wireless broadband, Wireless data, Data traffic, QoS, Voice, VoLTE, Traffic management, USA
monica.paolini posted on May 02, 2012 20:03
We all love a fight, and for a long time small cells and Wi-Fi offload have been presented as competing approaches, mostly with Wi-Fi as the initial, cheap-and-cheerful solution to be eventually by carrier-grade small cells. But this is not what is happening.
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monica.paolini posted on April 04, 2012 23:31
Personal identity is an intriguing issue philosophy – I spent countless hours in university debating whether or not you are still yourself if you forget everything about your past, or your brain is moved to another body, or somebody else’s brain is transplanted to your body. I would not have thought that I would much later encounter the same topic in wireless telecom.
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monica.paolini posted on March 13, 2012 13:52
M2M has a staggering potential for disrupting wireless telecoms on a scale comparable to mobile broadband, yet growth is still elusive. A new model that relies on smartphones or tablet to display and aggregate data may change that, but it may also threaten the monetization efforts from mobile operators.
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monica.paolini posted on February 28, 2012 00:30
The article in the Mobile World Daily at MWC covers the results. of the mobile operators survey. Here are the numbers, global and by region, showing some interesting variation.
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Posted in: 3G, 4G, FDD, LTE, Mobile broadband, Mobile devices, TDD, Wi-Fi, Wireless broadband, Wireless data, Heterogeneous networks, Small cells, Core network, RAN, TD LTE, Wi-Fi offload, SON, Data traffic
monica.paolini posted on February 26, 2012 16:22
Check out this blog entry on monetization and service creation
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monica.paolini posted on February 22, 2012 13:25
Backhaul is one, if not the biggest, challenge to small cell deployments, both in terms of performance and business plan. Many solutions are available, but operators are still debating. What are your views?
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Posted in: 3G, 4G, LTE, Mobile broadband, Wireless broadband, Wireless data, Heterogeneous networks, Small cells, Wi-Fi offload, Backhaul, Wireless backhaul, PTP, PMP, Point to point, Point to multipoint, E-band, sub-6 GHz
monica.paolini posted on February 22, 2012 12:38
What will drive disruption in the wireless industry over the next three years? In a survey sponsored by Radisys, we posed this question to decision makers and thought leaders at mobile operators worldwide to get their personal insights. This is what we found...
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Posted in: 3G, 4G, FDD, LTE, Mobile broadband, Mobile devices, TDD, Wi-Fi, Wireless broadband, Wireless data, Heterogeneous networks, Small cells, Core network, RAN, TD LTE, Femto cells, Wi-Fi offload, SON, Data traffic, Wireless backhaul
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