This week we start an end of year “trends” series which looks at six large movements across wireless and wired worlds. This week, we will focus on two ways the industry is tackling the problem of growing data usage.
The recently completed round of third-quarter financial results from domestic operators showed a continuation of what was observed in the previous quarter and what has become a growing trend across the mobile space: wireless data services are the new driver for the market.
According to...
RCR Wireless News will take a look at the current state of tower and small cell technologies including fiber to the antenna, remote radio head, network densification, Wi-Fi 2.0 and related heterogeneous network integration. Wireless networks are being asked to handle an increasing amount of...
At first glance, the solution to the so-called “mobile data crunch” looks simple: just allocate more spectrum. Hence the Federal Communication Commission’s National Broadband Plan, which recommends
Third-generation and "4G" wireless networks are facing a severe capacity crunch caused by massive data demand created by smart phones and tablet devices. Deployment of macrocells will not solve the problem since most of the demand is generated indoors. Service providers are moving towards heterogeneous solutions...
The telecom market in Latin America continues to show positive trends in most of the mobile and fixed key performance indicators (KPIs) which will drive retail revenue up to $167 billion by 2017.
Two new reports confirm both the growth of video viewing, and that tablets are increasingly driving the market for video consumption.
At the National Association of Broadcasters conference this week, Adobe Systems released data that showed that mobile video viewing on smartphones increased by 300%...
Airlines are expanding their Wi-Fi services and according to a new global report, are expected to become the industry that spends the most to target mobile consumers.
Tata Consultancy Services predicts that by 2016, airlines will spend $37 million per company on reaching wireless users,...
Alcatel-Lucent today introduced a solution for service providers aimed at giving operators more control of their data plan offerings and delivering a wider variety of services. Rather than coming at data management from only a network perspective, the company is talking up consumer engagement...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.
While many developed mobile markets are struggling to continue growing because of deteriorating economic conditions, Latin...
A new report from Arieso shows that throughout Latin America, network operators are experiencing a "perfect storm." According to the report, there are substantial growth rates for mobile data consumption in Latin America, although most networks have been designed and optimized only for voice.
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Regional carrier C Spire Wireless is introducing new plans that allow customers to share data across up to 10 devices, following the lead of Verizon Wireless and AT&T.
The SHARED Data plans are available to both new and existing customers, who can share one data...
T-Mobile USA said it will begin offering unlimited data options without speed throttling to consumers beginning Sept. 5, signaling a new pricing war among the nation’s “non-big-two” carriers that could put pressure on margins for those involved.
T-Mobile USA announced that the new offerings will...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.
The current explosion in mobile data provides operators with a considerable opportunity to increase revenues and reduce churn, but only...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.
As mobile data and voice traffic soars, Brazilian service providers are understandably focused on growing their consumer base. But they...
AT&T Mobility said it will begin offering its Mobile Share plans beginning Aug. 23. The carrier had originally announced the offerings last month with a late-August launch timeframe.
The plans will include a bucket of data that is to be shared across multiple devices,...
Mobile data agitators look set to again unleash some disruptive-ness onto the cellular space, with reports going wild over a pair of companies unveiling new offerings.
One offering is from FreedomPop, which plans to begin offering a “sleeve” product that can provide WiMAX and LTE...
This week, AT&T Mobility joined fellow wireless behemoth Verizon Wireless in announcing plans to offer customers the “choice” to pool data resources into one plan that is shared across multiple devices.
That did not take long.
Just weeks after Verizon Wireless rolled out its controversial shared data plans, rival and fast follower AT&T Mobility said it will have similar offerings beginning in late August. The plans will include a bucket of data that is to be...
One of the great promises of mobile technology is the consumers’ ability to connect to the Internet or mobile Web via any number of different types of mobile devices (e.g., feature phones, smartphones, tablets,
Brazilian telecom operator Oi has gone a step further in its 3G data offload strategy. The company unveiled an Android application to improve the user experience when switching from 3G to Wi-Fi networks.
“Offloading 3G is an important key in our strategy, which is focused...
Several Latin American telecom operators are already launching LTE services or trials, and more auctions are scheduled, but LATAM still lags behind some other markets. That’s why the mobile broadband solutions company Tekelec is also increasing HSPA+ rollouts to boost its participation in the...
Strong growth of wireless data revenues across its Latin America business helped push Telefónica's 2011 total consolidated revenues up 3.5% in 2011 to $84.56 billion, which was in line with analyst estimates, and net profits of $7.27 billion.
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While worldwide mobile data traffic is expected to increase 18-fold over the next five years, reaching 10.8 exabytes per month by 2016, in Brazil the rate is slightly higher with Cisco Systems predicting an 19-fold increase between 2011 and 2016. That will result in...
