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Articles tagged with: Usb Modem and Modem
3 UK to Sell Advertising on 3G Modem Sign-In Page
UK operator, Hutchison 3G UK (3 UK) is to start offering advertising on the welcome page that greets its 3G modem users. The "dashboard", which launches every time a user connects to the internet, will be visible to more than 1 million subscribers and receives more than 30 million impressions every month. more
Related Tags: hutchison-3g-uk, mobile-advertising, mobile-content, usb, option, UK
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, mobile-broadband, laptop, ev-do, security, usb
Sprint Outlines WiMAX Expansion Programme
USA network, Sprint Nextel has announced the next markets in its WiMAX network rollout. The network is being folded into the national WiMAX network being built by its joint-partner, Clearwire. Sprint says that it plans to deploy WiMAX in many markets in 2009, including: Atlanta, Honolulu, Charlotte, Las Vegas, Chicago, Philadelphia, DallasFort Worth, Portland and Seattle more
Related Tags: 3g, seattle, atlanta, wimax, cisco, clearwire, sprint-nextel, ovi, iden, sprint, nextel, san-francisco, 4g, usb,
Cellular Modem Shipments Exceeded 35 Million in 2008
Shipment data for the cellular modems used to connect laptops and netbooks to the Internet indicate that more than 35 million of the devices hit the market in 2008. Of that total, the majority were the external USB modems that mobile operators have been pushing for some time. Continued growth has been bolstered as mobile operators have bundled USB modems with netbooks in attractively subsidized price plans. more
Related Tags: eu, qualcomm, ict, abi-research, ericsson, netbooks, usb-modems, laptop, usb, modems, connect
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, mobile-broadband, carrier-iq, usb, modems, true
Sierra Wireless to Cut 10% of its Workforce
USB Modem and PC card vendor, Sierra Wireless has announced plans to cut around 10% of its work force and will be making some 56 job cuts within the next couple of months. The positions eliminated will impact all levels and functions of the company. These actions are expected to be largely completed during the first quarter of 2009. more
Related Tags: sierra-wireless, Canada
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, mobile-broadband, 3g-modem, usb-modems, usb, modems
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, mobile-broadband, cdma2000, global-mobile, modems, 2g
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, mobile-broadband, sprint, nextel, 4g, downlink, usb, 3g-network, dual-mode,
Wireless network traffic to increase tenfold by 2015
Mobile network operators in developed regions should prepare for a tenfold increase in wireless network traffic by 2015, as data traffic rapidly overtakes voice, according to the latest report from Analysys Mason. more
Related Tags: sms, smartphone, smartphones, analysys-mason, usb-modems, indoor, usb, modems
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