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Articles tagged with: Mobile Broadband and Itu
Network Congestion set to Worsen - ITU calls for Mobile Broadband Commitment
Governments need to take urgent action now to support mobile broadband growth. So says ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun Touré, adding that accelerated fibre roll-out and greater spectrum availability will be imperative if network bottlenecks are to be avoided. more
Related Tags: europe, world-radiocommunication-conference, geneva, television
Mobile phone usage relatively safe from spending cutbacks
When asked about what measures they would take if they had to reduce their personal expenditure in 2009, very few consumers said they would stop using their mobile phone or switch to a cheaper mobile service, but consumer electronics purchases will be hit much more severely, according to a survey of 2,400 consumers across France, Germany and the UK conducted by Canalys in March. more
Related Tags: sim, text-messaging, gps, iden, vas, netbooks, personal, satellite, portable-navigation-device, maps, navigation, churn, music, France
Top 22 Operators Account for 50% of Total WiMAX Subscribers
The top 22 WiMAX operators worldwide will contribute nearly 2.5 million subscribers by the end of 2009 - up from 1.24 million today - and close to 4 million by the end of 2010 according to the latest research report from Maravedis. more
Related Tags: wimax, arpu, ict, clearwire, tim, lte, maravedis, ovi, iden, far-eastone, compete, dongles, microwave, bsnl, uq-communications, femtocells, partner, bandwidth, telmex, usb
European telecoms operators in strong position to ride out recession
European telecoms operators in strong position to ride out recession according to Arthur D. Little - Exane BNP Paribas joint study "reviving the fixed line" predicts increase in incumbents' valuations of up to 27% over the period 2008-15 more
Related Tags: eu, arpu, ict, wind, lte, arthur-d.-little, comcast, satellite, sfr, tele2, billing, aol, era, iliad, video-on-demand, television
Nokia Siemens Networks Increases Investment in TD-LTE
Nokia Siemens Networks says that it is gearing up for the launch of next generation Time Division Duplex Long Term Evolution (TD-LTE) technology in China. Following successful lab demonstrations conducted with operators in Germany last year, the company has now expanded its team in Hangzhou, China, to support the commercial roll out of TD-LTE. more
Related Tags: nokia, eu, lte, siemens, long-term-evolution, td-lte, China
Northern Europe Tops ICT Developments Index
ITU has published an ICT Development Index (IDI), which compares developments in information and communication technologies (ICT) in 154 countries over a five-year period from 2002 to 2007. The Index combines 11 indicators into a single measure that can be used as a benchmarking tool globally, regionally and at the country level. These are related to ICT access, use and skills, such as households with a computer the number of Internet users; and literacy levels. more
Related Tags: 3g, eu, ict, 3g-license, driving, benchmarking, wired, africa, digital-divide, connect
An End in Sight for Cheap Mobile Broadband Services?
Data hungry consumers should make the most of cheap mobile broadband while they can, according to broadband comparison website Broadband Genie. However, there could be good news ahead for more occasional users as mobile broadband providers seem set to adopt a 'pay for what you use' approach to help balance the books. more
Related Tags: p2p-, eu, voip, bandwidth, omnitele
Research predicts partnering explosion as carriers look to third parties
IP telephony firm, Jajah has published a report, which found that traditional carriers are struggling to successfully drive new and innovative services to their customer bases and, concerned about the threat from Internet based competition, are more receptive to partnering to get access to the innovative services they need to remain competitive. The global shift from wireline to wireless is the fuel behind the drive for new services that will help retain revenue. more
Related Tags: google, iphone, eu, arpu, skype, edge, driving, landline, app-store, jajah
Mobile Communications Is Uniquely Placed to Drive Economic Growth
At the GSMA's Leadership Summit, bringing together 400 CEOs, government ministers and officials, industry leaders today stressed the unique role that broadband, specifically mobile broadband, can play as an economic stimulus. Those leaders called for governments to support the rollout of mobile broadband services to drive economic growth. more
Related Tags: 3g, sim, rural, china-mobile, telenor, ericsson, telecom-italia, gsma, 700mhz, play, mobile-broadband-network, global-mobile, television
Study Projects Positive Femtocell Business Case
The Femto Forum has published the results of research into the femtocell business case that it commissioned from Signals Research Group (SRG), a US-based wireless telecommunications consultancy. The report found that femtocells can generate attractive returns for operators by significantly increasing the expected lifetime value of a subscriber across a range of user scenarios. Subscribers in turn could realize cost savings and other benefits from femtocells. more
Related Tags: 3g, sim, mobile-data, wimax, lte, capex, femtocell, femto-forum, femtocells, opex, target
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