Networks
WiMAX volumes may finally be coming as major deployments get underway
The WiMAX industry continues to suffer from delays and a lack of scale, but can now point to signs that volumes may finally be on the way due a growing number of significant deployments by operators such as Packet One in Malaysia, Yota and Comstar in Russia, Cleawire and its MVNO Time Warner Cable in the US, and UQ Communications in Japan. Read more »
Verizon Wireless netbook flags sky-high US mobile broadband prices
Verizon Wireless is the latest US mobile operator to move into mobile broadband netbooks, following AT&T Mobility, but its sky-high prices don’t match the penny-pinching ethos of the netbook segment. In fact the Verizon deal costs $583 more than a similar deal in the UK, and highlights that the US has some of the highest mobile broadband prices in the world. Read more »
China brings cheer to gloomy mobile networks vendors
The long-awaited 3G capex boom in China is like a warm fire on a cold night for mobile networks vendors, many of which are struggling with everything from slack sales and falling margins to lingering integration problems. Read more »
The arrival of submarine cables will transform the East African telecoms market
East Africa currently has no submarine cable connections to the rest of the world, and as a result all international Internet connectivity in the region depends on expensive satellite services. Read more »
CTIA attendees try to look past economy to new networks, devices & applications – and the environment
The shift to next-generation networks and devices was one of the dominant themes at CTIA 2009 held April 1-3 in Las Vegas. Attendance at the show may have been down by around 15% from the 40,000 attendees last year, according to CTIA, but with the punch-drunk economy now a given, many operators and vendors chose to look forward and focus on the opportunities and challenges of rolling out new mobile networks, devices and applications. Read more »
Flurry of European network outsourcing announcements suggests turning point
If the last week is anything to go by running a network has become an increasingly optional component of a European mobile operator’s business.
In the space of one week we’ve seen four managed services announcements from European mobile operators. Four swallows don’t make a summer but it’s the calibre of the operators making these decisions that is just as significant as the number of contracts. Read more »
Vodafone and Telefonica O2’s site sharing deal will go deeper over time
The deal announced by Vodafone and Telefonica O2 to share sites in European markets is just the first step to combining more elements of network infrastructure. The agreement announced today is less far-reaching than some had expected because it doesn’t cover actual equipment, such as base stations – that is, for now . . . Read more »
Why IMS became a commercial disappointment
Vendors at this year’s Mobile World Congress were surprisingly quiet about IMS. After an initial marketing push that positioned IMS as the panacea for future service delivery and a means for operators to retain their coveted walled gardens, the acronym now seems to have entirely disappeared from vendors’ vocabularies.
So how did IMS fall out of favor, and are operators still deploying it?
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India awaits MVNOs, but market will be judge
The long, agonized wait for MVNOs to enter India may be over, at least in bureaucratic terms, but only time will tell if prospective entrants can fit themselves to the world’s second biggest and increasingly competitive market. Read more »
Mobile operators get serious about customer data
In one sense it’s no surprise that CEO Simon Beresford-Wylie chose to highlight the fast-growing subscriber data management market at the NSN analyst event at this year’s Mobile World Congress. Read more »
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