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QOS for Successful Converged Networks
Whether on cellular or Wi-Fi networks, customers want the best connected experience at the best price. They expect the same quality of service no matter what network they are connected...
QOS for Successful Converged Networks
Whether on cellular or Wi-Fi networks, customers want the best connected experience at the best price. They expect the same quality of service no matter what network they are connected...
The Convergence Towards Spectrum Sharing
Why spectrum sharing? Commercial access and use of spectrum has traditionally been authorized in two ways: either through individual licenses or in accordance with license exempt (unlicensed or ‘commons’) rules....
The Convergence Towards Spectrum Sharing
Why spectrum sharing? Commercial access and use of spectrum has traditionally been authorized in two ways: either through individual licenses or in accordance with license exempt (unlicensed or ‘commons’) rules....
5G is impossible without full convergence
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), in partnership with Maravedis-Rethink, has published its Annual Industry Report for 2016, revealing that the Internet of Things (IoT), the hyper-dense network and 5G will...
5G is impossible without full convergence
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), in partnership with Maravedis-Rethink, has published its Annual Industry Report for 2016, revealing that the Internet of Things (IoT), the hyper-dense network and 5G will...
Business Models Enabled by Heterogeneity
The introduction set out a picture of the wireless world, in which many types of spectrum and network increasingly work together to create a seamless pool of capacity for service...
Business Models Enabled by Heterogeneity
The introduction set out a picture of the wireless world, in which many types of spectrum and network increasingly work together to create a seamless pool of capacity for service...
The Road to Network Convergence
A year ago, when the Wireless Broadband Alliance announced its Vision 2020 program, it was moving away from a specific focus on Wi-Fi, and towards a far broader platform based...
The Road to Network Convergence
A year ago, when the Wireless Broadband Alliance announced its Vision 2020 program, it was moving away from a specific focus on Wi-Fi, and towards a far broader platform based...
WiFi roaming gathers pace in US and beyond
WiFi roaming on a grand scale is the order of the day as a rising percentage of wireless data travels over the unlicensed-band technology, and as a wide range of...
WiFi roaming gathers pace in US and beyond
WiFi roaming on a grand scale is the order of the day as a rising percentage of wireless data travels over the unlicensed-band technology, and as a wide range of...
More than half of world’s urban population has no broadband access
We tend to take broadband availability and affordability as a given, at least in large cities! That’s not what we found in a recent research we conducted on behalf of...
More than half of world’s urban population has no broadband access
We tend to take broadband availability and affordability as a given, at least in large cities! That’s not what we found in a recent research we conducted on behalf of...
As Wi-Fi’s Popularity Grows, So Do Its Challenges
Last year was the first time that Wi-Fi carried more mobile traffic than cellular did, according to Cisco’s Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast (2015 to 2020), which...
As Wi-Fi’s Popularity Grows, So Do Its Challenges
Last year was the first time that Wi-Fi carried more mobile traffic than cellular did, according to Cisco’s Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast (2015 to 2020), which...
Wi-Fi Doesn’t Let Success Go to Its Head
Wi-Fi is a decades-old technology, but it remains as relevant as ever because it continues to evolve in ways that benefit vendors, service providers and their customers. The Wi-Fi Alliance’s...
Wi-Fi Doesn’t Let Success Go to Its Head
Wi-Fi is a decades-old technology, but it remains as relevant as ever because it continues to evolve in ways that benefit vendors, service providers and their customers. The Wi-Fi Alliance’s...
Latest Cisco VNI Quantifies Mobile’s Growth and Wi-Fi’s Role as Competitor and Enabler
Fifteen years ago, nearly every PowerPoint presentation about wireless had a slide predicting data traffic taking off like a hockey stick. What might have seemed overly optimistic then looks like...
Latest Cisco VNI Quantifies Mobile’s Growth and Wi-Fi’s Role as Competitor and Enabler
Fifteen years ago, nearly every PowerPoint presentation about wireless had a slide predicting data traffic taking off like a hockey stick. What might have seemed overly optimistic then looks like...
Amazon enters WiFi chip business
Will sell Alpine processors, from its Annapurna acquisition, under its own brand for WiFi routers and other equipment Ever since it broke out of its retail model to make its...
Amazon enters WiFi chip business
Will sell Alpine processors, from its Annapurna acquisition, under its own brand for WiFi routers and other equipment Ever since it broke out of its retail model to make its...
Wi-Fi Roaming Business Case
More and more, people throughout the world are relying on their smart devices to stay connected with friends, family, and colleagues when they are traveling. Cellular roaming services have been...
Wi-Fi Roaming Business Case
More and more, people throughout the world are relying on their smart devices to stay connected with friends, family, and colleagues when they are traveling. Cellular roaming services have been...
Multiple cell site strategies needed to support fragmenting architectures
As operators start to prepare their networks for significant increases in capacity demand and densification, they need more of everything – spectrum, equipment and of course sites. One of the...
Multiple cell site strategies needed to support fragmenting architectures
As operators start to prepare their networks for significant increases in capacity demand and densification, they need more of everything – spectrum, equipment and of course sites. One of the...
More than Half of Operators Plan to Deploy Carrier-grade Wi-Fi
Wireless Broadband Alliance Research Shows More than Half of Operators Plan to Deploy Carrier-grade Wi-FiInternet of Things, Smart Cities and Converged Services Driving Demand for Next Generation Wi-Fi San Jose...
More than Half of Operators Plan to Deploy Carrier-grade Wi-Fi
Wireless Broadband Alliance Research Shows More than Half of Operators Plan to Deploy Carrier-grade Wi-FiInternet of Things, Smart Cities and Converged Services Driving Demand for Next Generation Wi-Fi San Jose...
Google's WiFi router is Trojan Horse in the smart home
OnHub is initially launching as a stylish and easy-to-use WiFi router, but will expand to become platform for many connected devices. Rethink Wireless is a sample of our full paid...
Google's WiFi router is Trojan Horse in the smart home
OnHub is initially launching as a stylish and easy-to-use WiFi router, but will expand to become platform for many connected devices. Rethink Wireless is a sample of our full paid...
Broadcom starts to bounce back from modem failure
BY CAROLINE GABRIEL Despite exit from cellular basebands, high end smartphones are still its biggest growth driver, thanks to WiFi Broadcom may have failed in the smartphone modem market, but...
Broadcom starts to bounce back from modem failure
BY CAROLINE GABRIEL Despite exit from cellular basebands, high end smartphones are still its biggest growth driver, thanks to WiFi Broadcom may have failed in the smartphone modem market, but...
Huawei and TMO put more impetus behind 3.5GHz
The long-neglected 3.5GHz spectrum band is coming into its own at last. The past week has seen Huawei launching the first LTE-Advanced device for the band, and T-Mobile joining the...
Huawei and TMO put more impetus behind 3.5GHz
The long-neglected 3.5GHz spectrum band is coming into its own at last. The past week has seen Huawei launching the first LTE-Advanced device for the band, and T-Mobile joining the...
Alliances proliferate on the road to '5G'
by Caroline Gabriel, Research Director There are some '5G' discussions and claims which are completely legitimate to have in 2015, especially if next generation networks really are to start...
Alliances proliferate on the road to '5G'
by Caroline Gabriel, Research Director There are some '5G' discussions and claims which are completely legitimate to have in 2015, especially if next generation networks really are to start...
MWC: mobile shake-up looms, but not from 5G
by Caroline Gabriel, Research Director So Mobile World Congress (MWC) is over for another year, amid the usual record-breaking statistics (from 93,000 visitors, up 45% on the first Barcelona event...
MWC: mobile shake-up looms, but not from 5G
by Caroline Gabriel, Research Director So Mobile World Congress (MWC) is over for another year, amid the usual record-breaking statistics (from 93,000 visitors, up 45% on the first Barcelona event...
Europe pulls together a plan for 5G - carved mostly from dreams
by Peter White The love-in that is the annual Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona has focused squarely on the mass hysteria surrounding the creation of an all-encompassing 5G network...
Europe pulls together a plan for 5G - carved mostly from dreams
by Peter White The love-in that is the annual Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona has focused squarely on the mass hysteria surrounding the creation of an all-encompassing 5G network...
Hotel Chain Focuses on Guest Experience through Digital Strategy
by Adlane Fellah Following Hilton’s announcement of its new digital hotel experience, Global hotel operator Accor is redefining the customer experience through its new Leading Digital Hospitality plan. Recognizing...
Hotel Chain Focuses on Guest Experience through Digital Strategy
by Adlane Fellah Following Hilton’s announcement of its new digital hotel experience, Global hotel operator Accor is redefining the customer experience through its new Leading Digital Hospitality plan. Recognizing...
WiFi hits new speeds, but can Ethernet cope?
By Caroline Gabriel, Research Director, Maravedis-Rethink The latest R&D project in 60GHz spectrum comes from Samsung, which can transfer a 1Gbyte movie in three seconds. However, as the speed wars...
WiFi hits new speeds, but can Ethernet cope?
By Caroline Gabriel, Research Director, Maravedis-Rethink The latest R&D project in 60GHz spectrum comes from Samsung, which can transfer a 1Gbyte movie in three seconds. However, as the speed wars...
VoLTE will not be the cellcos' savior
Mobile operators cling to the voice-driven model they understand, but the profitable user experience has moved on By Caroline Gabriel Anyone who is getting caught up in the current enthusiasm...
VoLTE will not be the cellcos' savior
Mobile operators cling to the voice-driven model they understand, but the profitable user experience has moved on By Caroline Gabriel Anyone who is getting caught up in the current enthusiasm...
SCWS: Diversity brings new impetus to small cells
Poised for enterprise big time, vendors adopt differentiated approaches, while Forum provides a unifying force By Caroline Gabriel It's always a clear sign that a sector is growing up, when...
SCWS: Diversity brings new impetus to small cells
Poised for enterprise big time, vendors adopt differentiated approaches, while Forum provides a unifying force By Caroline Gabriel It's always a clear sign that a sector is growing up, when...
Qualcomm claims LTE plus WiFi first in 28nm SoC
Qualcomm has what it calls the first 28nm part for small cells for small businesses and neighbourhoods By Peter White Qualcomm is inexorably pushing into ultra-dense networks and small cell...
Qualcomm claims LTE plus WiFi first in 28nm SoC
Qualcomm has what it calls the first 28nm part for small cells for small businesses and neighbourhoods By Peter White Qualcomm is inexorably pushing into ultra-dense networks and small cell...