monica.paolini posted on June 29, 2011 17:38
Data caps have become the first line of defense of mobile operators against network congestion. But it is becoming increasingly obvious that imposing limitations on traffic allowances is not an effective tool to manage traffic, and in fact it may have unintended negative effects on congestion
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monica.paolini posted on June 06, 2011 17:11
Since Yota, the Russian WiMAX operator, announced a year ago its plans to move to FDD LTE to everybody's surprise, there have been many more developments from operators and vendors that cast some light on the timeline and process of the transition to LTE and on the operators committed to it.
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monica.paolini posted on May 11, 2011 22:38
With dual-mode devices, operators can reduce upfront costs and gain flexibility as they migrate to LTE. A white paper compares the financial benefits for operators who move to LTE with and without dual-mode devices
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monica.paolini posted on April 20, 2011 16:08
Cost per bit is a useful metric to capture costs associated with the delivery of data, and make comparison across technologies, operators, or markets. Yet cost per bit estimates cited as absolute values may be misleading or inaccurate.
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monica.paolini posted on April 04, 2011 17:55
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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monica.paolini posted on March 26, 2011 01:36
The growth in data traffic is not uniform across the network, or across subscribers. Traffic caps may reduce traffic, but do not increase network efficiency which is what operators need
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monica.paolini posted on March 02, 2011 23:57
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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monica.paolini posted on February 02, 2011 12:28
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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monica.paolini posted on December 02, 2010 15:04
Mobile operators are introducing traffic caps and active traffic management tools, but are they doing enough to enable subscribers to choose how to use their traffic allowances?
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admin posted on November 21, 2010 20:25
During a recent trip to Japan, I talked extensively with UQ, a mobile WiMAX operators that 14 months after commercial launch boasts 65% of population coverage and over 330,000 subscribers. Their business model and approach to the market is quite innovative.
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