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May 1
2015
2015
Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) unveiling of its "Project Fi" MVNO yesterday was expected, not surprising and somewhat underwhelming. I've expressed my skepticism about this proposition before, and now that we have the details I think it's safe to say that Project Fi will not be a "game changing" move in the wireless industry for a variety of reasons… Read more
Apr 15
2015
2015
Report: 44% of U.S. Adults Live In Cellphone-Only Households
Fueled by ongoing improvements in devices and services, the popularity of mobile phones has been prompting telco customers to disconnect landline connections, or never bother to have them installed in the first place. According to new market research from GfK-MRI, more than four in ten (44 percent) of U.S. adults live in households with cell phones… Read more
Apr 1
2015
2015
It's All About Quality of Experience
For a show like Mobile World Congress (MWC), technologies are undoubtedly out on full display — from network infrastructure gear to devices, and from software to applications. You expect to see a lot of gadgets at a mobile technology show, and vendors come out in full force, year after year, to show off their latest shiny innovations. We’re… Read more
Mar 15
2015
2015
Strategy Analytics: Sponsored data plans growing in U.S., China, Europe and elsewhere
AT&T Mobility (NYSE: T) has only 10 pilot customers for its Sponsored Data program a year after the carrier launched the program, but a new report from research firm Strategy Analytics claims that sponsored data plans are gaining traction around the world. The report notes that the U.S. is probably not the most favorable market for sponsored data… Read more
Mar 1
2015
2015
ABI: North American Mobile Carrier Capex Twice That of European Carriers
In line with historical trends, North American mobile operators will continue to invest twice as much in long-term assets as their counterparts in other world regions, according to ABI Research. The market research company forecasts North American mobile operators will make $63 in capital expenditures (Capex) for every subscriber in 2015. “A… Read more
Feb 15
2015
2015
Diameter Signaling Controller Market Up 81 Percent in 2014 Driven by LTE
Confirmation that the Diameter signaling controller portion of the telecom signaling market is booming driven by LTE deployments is the subject of a new report from Infonetics Research. The Campbell, CA-based market research firm, now part of IHS Inc., reported that the Diameter signaling control market will grow threefold between 2014 and 2018, to… Read more
Feb 1
2015
2015
ABI: Average monthly mobile data consumed to reach 2,289 megabytes by 2019
As network operators and vendors continue to achieve breakthroughs in upload and download speeds, the growth in total mobile data traffic shows no sign of slowing down. ABI Research predicts that the average monthly data consumed per wireless subscriber will increase from 445 megabytes in 2014 to 2,289 megabytes by 2019. In early December 2014… Read more
Jan 15
2015
2015
Global Market for Voice Over Mobile Broadband Will See Significant Growth by 2018
The use of data for voice and messaging has seen a surge in popularity over the past year. This is mostly due to the fact that wireless service providers have not only expanded their Long-Term Evolution or LTE (News - Alert) coverage, but have also made it more reliable. This has led over-the-top (OTT) applications, such as Skype, WhatsApp and… Read more
Jan 1
2015
2015
Find Out the Top Three Trends Encouraging Aggressive Growth in the Global VoMBB Market
Voice over mobile broadband (VoMBB) is basically a mobile-based voice solution that enables telecom carriers to route standard mobile phone calls over mobile broadband networks such as LTE, Wi-Fi, and HSPA. It comes with a slew of advantages for telecom carriers, such as supporting high-quality audio, cost reduction per subscriber, improved… Read more
Dec 15
2014
2014
ABI Research: 5G in 2020 Rare, 5G in 2025 Huge
It's perhaps one of the biggest truisms the technology sector contains: everything that is now is at least somewhat overshadowed by what's next. So much so that, in some cases, what's brand new today could be meaningless and obsolete in a matter of months. Those who are into 4G, meanwhile, have little concern about this, according to a new report… Read more
