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Articles tagged with: Abi Research and Opex
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, capex, telenor, 3, backhaul, tele2, infrastructure-sharing
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, capex, microwave, backhaul
3-4 Year Investment Before Profiting From Femtocells
The femtocell industry is at a crossroads. Carriers are directing some of their attention away from the technical aspects of the solution and more towards the fundamental questions around how they can make money out of the technology and what their go-to-market strategies should look like if they are to obtain the best results. more
Related Tags: femtocell, backhaul
WiMAX is More Energy-Efficient than Cellular for Mobile Broadband
Energy costs represent the third most significant operating expense (OPEX) item for cellular carriers today, and fluctuating energy costs are a significant area of concern for business planners. The introduction of mobile broadband to the equation means that the energy required per subscriber arising from increasing data uptake will push per-subscriber energy OPEX for cellular solutions past acceptable barriers - unless carriers move from a traditional cellular-only approach to one that integrates WiMAX and Metro Wi-Fi. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific
Over 100 Million Femtocell Users by 2011
In the near future, femtocells--small cellular base stations designed for use in residential or corporate environments--will be adopted by operators with great enthusiasm. The lure is of greater network efficiency, reduced churn, better in-building wireless coverage, and the abilities to shape subscriber data usage patterns and to build platforms upon which fixed-mobile convergence services can be realized. A new study from ABI Research forecasts that by 2011 there will be 102 million users of femtocell products on 32 million access points worldwide. more
Related Tags: femtocell, femtocells, iptv