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Articles tagged with: Wimax, and Hspa
Next-Generation Mobile Broadband Technologies to Close the Gap With Fixed Broadband
Mobile operators are expected to fully maximise their high-speed packet access (HSPA) deployments before eventually deploying 3G long-term evolution (LTE). Many operators will leapfrog from HSPA to 3G LTE, as the window of opportunity for HSPA Evolved is insignificant when compared to 3G LTE. more
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Smartphone sales buck the recession
A report by Infonetics Research is forecasting an 8% drop in the total number of mobile phones sold in 2009, to 1.1 billion worldwide (down from 1.2 billion in 2008), in line with predictions from Nokia, among others. Smartphones were the best-performing segment of the mobile phones market in 2008 and the only segment to show unit and revenue growth in the second half of the year as the world economy entered recession. more
Related Tags: android, nokia, iphone, smartphone, samsung, wimax, motorola, eu, w-cdma, ict, smartphones, tim, cdma, ericsson, lg, infonetics-research, symbian, open-source, gsm, operating-system
3G-4G to Account for 30% of Global Wireless Subscriptions by 2013
At the end of 2008, only 11% of worldwide wireless subscriptions were 3G. By the end of 2013, the percentage of 3G and 4G subscriptions will reach 30%, reports In-Stat. This trend is reflected in fourth quarter 2008 wireless infrastructure contract awards. more
Related Tags: 3g, mobile-data, samsung, wimax, mobile-wimax, motorola, wcdma, cisco, huawei, clearwire, lte, zte, alcatel-lucent, cdma, in-stat, 802.16e, ev-do, 4g
Recession isn't holding back mobile broadband subscribers
Market research firm Infonetics Research released the fourth quarter (4Q08) edition of its Mobile Broadband Cards, Routers, Services, and Subscribers report last week. The report found that worldwide, the number of mobile broadband subscribers (including W- CDMA/HSPA and CDMA2000/EV-DO) jumped 125% in 2008 over 2007, hitting 210.5 million, and are expected to top 1 billion by 2013. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, wimax, huawei, cdma, ericsson, mobile-broadband, infonetics-research, sony, ev-do
UMPC Makers: Add WiMAX or 3G Cellular, or Get Out of the Way
Ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) manufacturers need to add support for wide-area wireless networks in order for the devices to fulfill their full market potential, reports In-Stat. Embedding a wide-area wireless modem into devices addresses the frustration many users have with the spotty coverage of Wi-Fi, the high-tech market research firm says. However, supporting the multiple cellular protocols is difficult and costly. more
Related Tags: wi-fi, radioshack, wimax, lte, in-stat, mobile-internet, acer, notebook, modem
Wireless Broadband to Exceed Two Billion Customers by 2015
Wireless broadband services will create significant opportunities for revenue growth, and cellular technologies will take the largest share, according to the latest report from Analysys Mason. Globally, 2.1 billion wireless broadband customers will generate US$784 billion in service revenue by 2015. This revenue increase of about 2400% will be underpinned by continued developments in wireless technologies, improvements in devices and more flexible pricing options. more
Related Tags: w-cdma, lte, hspa+, wireless-broadband
Regulation & Radio Electric Spectrum in Latin America and the Caribbean
The saturation of the traditional markets of telecommunications operators, the convergence of services and the desire of governments to increase accesses and broadband coverage are some of the reasons that Latin American and Caribbean nation Governments are looking at the granting of radio electric spectrum licenses, mainly oriented to the implementation of UMTS/HSPA and wimax, with great optimism. Research firm, Signals says that it believes that the optimal assignment of this resource should revolve around three essential items: the delivery systems, the coverage guidelines and the deployment timetables that are imposed as a limit for the commercial launch of the services. more
Related Tags: amazon, mobile-tv, qtel, rural, mts, microwave, movistar, alegro
Freescale Introduces Industry's First Multi-Standard Accelerator
Freescale Semiconductor has introduced what it says is the industryÃ's first multi-standard baseband accelerator device. The first accelerator to support 3G-LTE, the MSBA8100 also supports the emerging wireless wimax, HSPA+ and TDD-LTE standards, enabling manufacturers of wireless infrastructure equipment to create substantially lower-cost, differentiated channel cards. more
Related Tags: semiconductor, intel, hspa+
CCID Consulting: LTE Is Not Only Evolution
Opinion Piece by CCID Consulting. more
Related Tags: datang, samsung, roaming, wcdma, qualcomm, huawei, zte, china-mobile, td-scdma, docomo, verizon-wireless, verizon, nortel, lte, edge, motorola, nokia-siemens-networks, fujitsu, nec, mimo, 3gpp, patents, potevio, siemens, long-term-evolution, td-lte, tdd, ev-do, anritsu
LTE Early Leader in 4G Wireless Race, But Others Gain
The early favorite in 4G wireless is the long-term roadmap for UMTS, LTE, but other technologies are now gaining support, according to a new study by Visant Strategies. more
Related Tags: mobile-wimax, mts, lte, femtocell, cdma2000, hspa+, plus-gsm, ev-do