HSPA expected to drive femtocell market, finds Infonetics study
October 31, 2008
High speed packet access (HSPA) is shaping up to be the key driver behind future femtocell adoption, says a new report from analyst firm Infonetics Research, Femtocell Equipment Market Size and Forecasts.
Once users are hooked on high speed mobile data services, the report contends, subscribing to a femtocell service could follow to ensure coverage and capacity consistency for services delivered to the home or office.
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NTT DOCOMO Selects Fujitsu to Provide Nokia Siemens Networks’ Core Technology for its LTE Core Network
October 31, 2008
Fujitsu and Nokia Siemens Networks have agreed to cooperate on jointly developing the Service Architecture Evolution (SAE) Gateway, including the Serving Gateway and the PDN Gateway, for the Super 3G project’s Long Term Evolution (LTE) core. The selection of SAE Gateway vendors means NTT DOCOMO is well on track to be among the world’s first operators to introduce the groundbreaking LTE technology that promises a wireless online experience comparable to today’s fixed broadband.
LTE is a next-generation system for mobile networks that enables faster and smoother delivery of new multimedia and rich call applications. Nokia Siemens Networks offers a full end-to-end LTE networks solution, including radio, core, business support systems, network management and integration services.
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Parade of WiMAX laptops for U.S. begins
October 31, 2008
Acer, ASUSTeK, Dell, Lenovo and Toshiba announce notebook computer plans for mobile broadband.
by Jeff Orr, Editor
Mobile Broadband News
Five computer manufacturers announced the initial round of WiMAX-ready laptop computers. Through the addition of an expansion card designed by Intel, the machines are able to connect to the mobile WiMAX (802.16e-2005) services launched in the U.S. by mobile carrier Sprint. Acer, ASUSTeK, Lenovo and Toshiba timed their announcements with Sprint Nextel’s XOHM wireless network launch in Baltimore, Maryland. Dell announced its first lineup in August.
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Redline and Alianza offer Hosted Voice over WiMAX Solution
October 31, 2008
Alianza and Redline Communications Group Inc. announced that the companies have validated interoperability of products and services to accelerate voice offerings to WiMAX service providers.
Alianza and Redline tested Alianza’s hosted voice platform with Redline’s WiMAX Forum Certified® RedMAX systems as part of the Redline Ecosystem Verification (REV) program. The REV program verifies connectivity and performance between Redline’s RedMAX and RedMAX 4C Mobile WiMAX products and other WiMAX devices, enabling carriers to accelerate the deployment of interoperable networks. The program also includes Redline’s RedCONNEX and RedACCESS families, which are used by carriers around the world to support high-bandwidth voice, video and data services. Several WiMAX equipment companies, including base station, customer premise equipment and chip manufacturers, as well as WiMAX peripherals vendors, are now taking part in the REV program.
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DigitalBridge Communications raises $16.5 million capital for continued business expansion
October 31, 2008
DigitalBridge Communications Corp. announced it has completed raising a total of $16.5 million of senior and subordinated debt along with additional capital from its existing equity investors. These funds provide the company with significant additional liquidity with which to continue to build the enterprise.
In addition to an investment by the company’s existing investor group of Paladin Capital Group, RedShift Ventures, CNF Investments and Novak Biddle Venture Partners, and an increase in the company’s senior bank facility with Comerica Bank, the company received an $8.5 million subordinated debt investment from BIA Digital Partners and Spring Capital Partners.
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CDG predicts CDMA2000 operators among first to deploy LTE and mobile WiMAX to complement 3G networks
October 31, 2008
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) today announced that CDMA operators will be among the first to complement their 3G networks with wider bandwidth OFDM-based technology solutions, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Mobile WiMAX, as the 3G CDMA2000 family of technologies continues its rapid growth. CDMA operators are well-positioned to build on the wireless data business models they have developed for CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, and their 3G voice, broadband and broadcast data services will serve as their core revenue generators as they deploy next-generation networks.
“3G is enabling new services that drive profitable wireless data business models, which will continue to be the foundation for operators even as OFDM-based technologies like LTE and Mobile WiMAX are deployed,” said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG. “Next-generation mobile broadband solutions will increase the value of existing 3G voice and data networks by interoperating with them to address distinct business needs.”
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FMC phones hit $7.6B in 2Q08; FMC network elements on target to grow 82% in 2008, says Infonetics Research
October 31, 2008
Market research firm Infonetics Research reports in FMC Equipment, Phones, and Subscribers that sales of dual mode cellular/Wi-Fi phones, including dual service and UMA and IMS seamless FMC client phones, hit $7.6 billion in 2Q08 and are expected to be up 16% for the year, indicating healthy growth for converged cellular/Wi-Fi services in both enterprise and consumer market segments.
Meanwhile, the nascent FMC network element market, which launched last year and includes UMA network controllers (UNCs), voice call continuity (VCC) application servers, and multi-access convergence gateways, grew 5-fold from 2006 to 2007 and is forecast to grow another 7-fold between 2007 and 2011 worldwide.
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Mobile Broadband Survey Finds Business Model Change Key to Maintaining Profitability
October 30, 2008
Survey of 16 Operators Provides Insight into the Need for Designing New Business Models for the Mobile Broadband Market
by Jeff Orr, Editor
Mobile Broadband News
Camiant, Inc. announced newly published research from Parks Associates, “Mobile Broadband in North America and Europe: Change is Key to Maintaining Profitability,” that explores mobile broadband adoption and growth trends in Europe and North America as well as operators’ capabilities to control and monetize growth. The custom research outlines the challenges in the mobile broadband marketplace and proposes a set of elements for new business models to alleviate expected negative consequences of broadband commoditization.
Research firm Parks Associates interviewed executives at 16 mobile broadband providers in Canada, Eastern and Western Europe, Turkey, Scandinavia, and the United States to determine adoption and predominant usage patterns as well as operator capabilities with respect to network and user control and interest in pursuing new mobile broadband business models. The study’s definition of broadband follows the FCC (U.S. regulatory) definition of more than 200 Kbps in either direction (upstream or downstream). This definition permits low data rates services offered by GSM and CDMA operators to be considered as consumers saturate the data portion of the network.
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Market Forces to Drive Embedded Cellular Modem Sales Over 83 Million Units in 2013
October 22, 2008
Although embedded cellular modem sales have been slow to take off, momentum is building for increased sales, according to a recent study from ABI Research. One recent development is the GSMA’s Mobile Broadband Service Mark initiative which, backed by media spending of $1 billion, will create awareness of laptops with embedded connectivity.
Other drivers include: Qualcomm’s Gobi chipset that enables modem connectivity on both GSM and CDMA networks; lower mobile broadband pricing; and networks maintaining their current EV-DO Rev A and HSPA air interfaces for at least two more years. ABI Research forecasts that these and other market forces will increase embedded cellular modem sales to nearly $9 billion in 2013.
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ORR Technology Announces Mobile WiMAX Device Guide
October 15, 2008
ORR Technology, LLC today announced availability of its Mobile WiMAX Device Guide. The guide is the definitive source for announced and commercially available mobile WiMAX devices. Mobile WiMAX refers to products that conform to the IEEE 802.16e-2005 technical standard for mobile broadband access.
The Mobile WiMAX Device Guide is the first to provide network operators and ecosystem vendors with a comprehensive view of product announcements and specifications for mobile WiMAX devices. Developed through extensive industry experience, the Mobile WiMAX Device Guide includes the breadth of information to accurately portray the evolution of mobile broadband equipment.
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Over 160 million non-cellphone devices to offer mobile video by 2013, says In-Stat
October 15, 2008
The entry of a broad range of new mobile devices able to display video will have a profound effect on the mobile video market, reports research firm In-Stat. The reach of new device choices will provide more markets for mobile operators, mobile broadcasters, advertisers and other content owners, the high-tech market research firm says.
Even though cellphones and smartphones will remain the predominant method of viewing mobile video, over 160 million other devices that provide mobile video over networks now in exclusive use by cellphones will be sold in the next five years.
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U.S.: WiMAX is here, proclaims Sprint and Intel
October 8, 2008
by Jeff Orr, Editor
Mobile Broadband News
“It’s not slideware - WiMAX is here now,” said Sprint chief Dan Hesse as he addressed the crowd assembled in Baltimore, Maryland today for the formal launch of Sprint XOHM mobile broadband service. “It will take time to build it everywhere. Sprint will be launching 3G/4G multimode devices later this year for ubiquitous coverage.” What will people do with 4G services? “The killer application is video,” added Hesse. “And a lot of other great applications too. For example, public workers can pull down detailed, bandwidth-intensive architectural plans.”
Executives from Intel and the XOHM business spoke about the milestone and brought vendor and ecosystem partners on stage to be recognized during the event that culminated in the “ribbon cutting” of cables. The ritual signified the focus on delivering multi-megabit speeds to business and consumer customers without the restriction of location associated with DSL, cable and leased copper T1 lines.
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Ericsson and Tatara Systems collaborate on IMS CDMA femtocell
October 1, 2008
Ericsson and Tatara Systems today announced that the companies are collaborating to deliver a CDMA femtocell solution over an IMS Core Network to provide voice, messaging and data services to homes and enterprises.
Ericsson and Tatara have successfully demonstrated this solution, which enables CDMA network operators to integrate femtocells into their IMS networks. This provides both enterprises and home subscribers in-building service levels that meet or exceed the service levels and voice quality of macro networks, while enabling improved economics and delivery of advanced services.
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