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Articles tagged with: Abi Research and Capex
Active RAN Sharing Could Save Operators $60 Billion
A new study from ABI Research finds that the worldwide combined OPEX and CAPEX savings from active infrastructure sharing could amount to as much as $60 billion over the next five year period. The study finds that operators could enjoy at least 40% cost savings in addition to those available from passive site sharing. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, 3g, base-station, eu, rural, vodafone, o2, lte, telenor, 3, backhaul, tele2, infrastructure-sharing, opex
Economic Downturn Leads Carriers to Reduce Capex Spending
In financially challenging times, when service revenues dip due to reduced end-user confidence, a standard tactic is to cut back on capital expenditure, which boosts operating margins and thereby profits. This tactic was used in the dot.com/3G economic downturn earlier this decade. more
Related Tags: base-station, iphone, mobile-tv, social-networking, samsung, apple, apple, core-network, mobile-internet, backhaul, omnia, apple-iphone
Huawei's Mobile Infrastructure Star Is Rising as Alcatel-Lucent’s Declines
Ericsson leads the worldÃ's mobile infrastructure market, but it faces stiff competition from Nokia Siemens Networks and Alcatel-Lucent as well as from some Asian vendors, especially a buoyant Huawei. more
Related Tags: huawei, alcatel-lucent, verizon-wireless, ericsson, verizon, cdma, nokia-siemens-networks, sprint, siemens, ev-do
Backhaul Networks Need to be Designed for 3G Peak Data Surges
Mobile backhaul upgrades are essential to achieve network performance requirements at a reasonable cost, says ABI Research. more
Related Tags: ethernet, microwave, backhaul, opex
Cellular Backhaul Capital Expenditure to Reach $23 Billion in 2012
Related Tags: ethernet, redline, microwave, backhaul
DoCoMo and Vodafone Top ABI Research Performance Rankings
DoCoMo and Vodafone have been assessed by ABI Research as occupying the "sweet spot" of "Market Innovation and Market Implementation," in the latest ABI Research Mobile Operator Performance Matrix, with high ratings on a range of indicators: CAPEX spend per user; non-voice revenue contribution; number and utility of applications and service deployments; EBITDA; share of the global subscriber market; and EBITDA margin. more
Related Tags: mobile-tv, docomo, china-mobile, rim, hutchison, m-pesa
2G Wireless is Alive and Well in Developing Countries
2G and 2.5G wireless infrastructure is alive and well and living in the developing world. With most mobile telephone infrastructure markets in industrialized nations near or at saturation levels, wireless base station vendors are looking further afield, all the way to China, India, and other fast-growing markets in Asia, Africa and Latin America. more
Related Tags: cdma2000-1x