Articles tagged with: CDMA2000 and Hotspot

Wireless Backhaul to Go Next-Generation by 2012

Based on IDC's research of the Asia/Pacific (including Japan) carrier network equipment market, IDC predicts that there will be over 3 million basestations and over 1.8 million cell sites in by 2012, representing a growth of 24.3% and 10.7% respectively from 2008. Approximately half of these sites will be connected to fiber through Carrier Ethernet. Urban 3G/High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) basestations will be linked to fiber by 2011 in most markets in the region.  more

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Power Consumption Will Force Carriers to Rethink Their Broadband Choices

Mobile operators will soon have a bitter pill to swallow when the conflicting needs of power consumption reduction and mobile broadband network deployments collide. Power consumption is one of the top three network operating expenses for carriers and should be at the core of their technology choices for mobile broadband. Carriers are putting significant investment into rolling out 3G networks, and will continue to do so as these networks evolve toward 4G over the next several years. However, a new study by ABI Research indicates that cellular technologies used in isolation might not be the best route for maximizing margins. Instead, WiMAX or Metropolitan Wi-Fi could offer a way out of the dilemma. more

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