Articles tagged with: Wimax, and Tim

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

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WiMAX Adoption in the USA Still Faces Many Hurdles

According to a new report from Maravedis, both licensed and unlicensed Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) benefit the most from the short term opportunities with BWA/WiMAX. This will not generate massive adoption but will contribute to building credibility of the WiMAX business case. For WISPs, a fixed and/or portable application with strong service models, integrated back-office technologies, and value-added services is a powerful enough proposition to go to market. The "tipping point" for greater WiMAX adoption will likely be in 2009-2010.  more

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Latin America: 3G should reach mass market by 2010

Many operators should start offering 3G networks in 2008, initially competing for postpaid customers in the region. However, by 2010 operators will start offering 3G to prepaid customers, which make up the vast majority of mobile phone users in Latin America, according to Rojas. more

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