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Articles tagged with: Usb Modem and Mobile Broadband
Cost of Supporting Mobile Broadband is Eroding Subscriber Profitability
Mobile broadband services are more expensive to support than any other wireless service and are endangering subscriber profitability for many mobile network operators concludes a new study from WDSGlobal. The study found that the cost to support mobile broadband products and services is up to 200% greater than the cost to support traditional wireless products such as mobile phones. This means that despite revenue uplift from increased data usage, actual subscriber profitability often remains unchanged and sometimes even worsens. more
Related Tags: wdsglobal, 3g, customer-care, hspa, ovi, tim, ict, arpu, sim, laptop, modem, ev-do, security
Telefonica Conducts 1st Tests of LTE Network in Spain
Spain's Telefónica has conducted its first tests on a live LTE network, installed at its Demonstrations Centre in Madrid. These initial real demonstrations or tests consisted of a VoIP call, and a videocall using an LTE mini-network installed by Ericsson; a video conference, and data and images downloads at speeds in excess of 140 Mbps, around 10 times those possible with current 3G networks using HSPA technology. more
Related Tags: 3g, voip, tim, lte, hspa, ericsson, hsupa, telefonica, netbooks, hsdpa, Spain
Mobile broadband to be worth $137 billion by 2014
Users of mobile broadband services (3G and 3G+ technologies) will grow from 181 million in 2008 to over 2 billion in 2014, growth of 1024%, according to Ovum's latest research. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, 3g, sim, eu, arpu, driving, lte, ovi, ovum, iden, vas, opex, laptop
Sierra Wireless Launches HSPA+ USB Modems
Sierra Wireless has launched its first mobile broadband USB modems for HSPA+ networks. The new modems nearly triple the speed of other mobile broadband devices, with peak download speeds of 21Mbps. The Sierra Wireless USB 306 and USB 307 modems are expected to ship within the first half of this year. more
Related Tags: sim, hspa, telstra, hspa+, usb-modems, wireless-usb, sierra-wireless, bandwidth
Huawei to Embed Network Diagnostic Tools into 3G Modems
Carrier IQ has announced that its diagnostic software is to be embedded within a new range of 3G modems from Huawei. The cards will incorporate a diagnostic engine to enable carriers to optimize and improve data performance using Carrier IQ's suite of analysis tools. more
Related Tags: intel, mobile-data, ict, huawei, customer-care, in-stat, modem
Mobile Operator Muscle Driving 3G Data Services
2008 was a banner year for the cellular modem market, as many operators aggressively beefed up their 3G data service offerings. Consequently, 3G modem manufacturers enjoyed an upswing in demand with shipments reaching 20 million units in 2008, according to market research and consultancy firm In-Stat. more
Related Tags: mobile-data, qualcomm, huawei, capex, ericsson, in-stat, 3g-modem, usb-modems, modem
3G Should Keep the Mobile Phone Market Ticking Over in 2009
The global mobile handset market went into a tailspin in October and November, which will result in a nearly 5% YoY decline in unit shipments in Q4. While 2009 is likely to see more stormy economic weather, there are a few rays of sunshine. more
Related Tags: smartphone, wcdma, smartphones, abi-research, cdma, cdma2000, modem
Sprint to Start Selling CDMA-WiMAX USB Modems
Sprint Nextel has announced that it will start selling its first CDMA-WiMAX dual-mode device, a USB modem from next week - just before Christmas. Sprint launched 4G in Baltimore in September and plans to launch in other markets across the country throughout 2009. more
Related Tags: wimax, sprint-nextel, cdma, sprint, nextel, modem, 4g, USA
Embedded 3G laptops over-hyped: Will account for just 30% of Mobile Broadband subscribers by 2011
The near-term importance of new embedded-3G and embedded-WiMAX notebooks has been significantly over-estimated, according to a new research report published by Disruptive Analysis. Even in three year's time, laptops with built-in wireless access will only be used by 30% of total, active mobile broadband subscribers globally. External USB modems (or "dongles") will account for 58% - almost twice as many. more
Related Tags: prepay, iphone, sms, smartphone, wimax, apple, apple, smartphones, hspa, netbooks, lte, dongle, usb-modems, hotspot, notebook, 3m, bandwidth
Huawei Adds Windows 7 Support to USB Modems
Huawei has unveiled a new portfolio of mobile broadband solutions that are Windows 7 compatible. The centrepiece among this new suite of solutions is a notebook-embedded 3G module that supports Microsoft Windows 7 - HuaweiÃ's EM770. The EM770 3G module delivers uplink speeds of 5.76Mbps and it has already been integrated into notebooks manufactured by ASUSTek Computer and Elitegroup Computer Systems. more
Related Tags: windows-mobile, microsoft, huawei, wind, usb-modems, windows, asustek, notebook