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Network Operator Consolidation – The Race is On!
By Jeff Orr, Senior Analyst - Consumer Electronics |
Third generation (3G) mobile technologies are finally coming of age. Lead equipment vendors for both network infrastructure and 3G mobile devices are in place. The larger national and international carriers are circling regional 3G operators like hawks, assessing the field and identifying potential acquisition targets. New market entrants for the mobile broadband and fourth-generation (4G) services are establishing alliances to compete financially with veteran operators. A reduction in the total number of global network operators is underway. Does this optimization signal a general weakness in the service industry or a reflection of crossing into the next phase for mobile communications? more…
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Who has Enough Spectrum to Deploy WiMAX Profitably?
By Adlane Fellah, CEO |
It is often said that spectrum is a “must have” asset for wireless operators who want to scale their service offering. The lower the frequency band, the better the propagation characteristics, with sub-1GHz sometimes referred to as “beach-front property”.
Having beach-front property is great, but having a large property is even nicer. Regardless of the frequency band, the amount of spectrum does matter. In our Clearspectrum™ database, we have accounted for more than 1,000 spectrum owners in the 700MHz, 2.5, 3.5GHz bands. This is obviously a large number compared to the 300+ 3G operators in the market. But the question is how many have sufficient spectrum to provide profitable fixed/portable/mobile broadband services? And consequently how much spectrum is needed to build a profitable and scalable network? more…
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First Mobile WiMAX Network Comes to CIS
By Cintia Garza, Market Analyst |
Georgia's telecommunications industry and believes mobile WiMAX is the ideal solution for establishing broadband data and voice communications services to overcome the country’s poor telecom infrastructure and geographical challenges.
The complete version of this interview is available to WiMAXCounts™ subscribers only. The details include spectrum info, WiMAX subscriber numbers, subscriber split (residential & enterprise), ARPU, total base stations deployed along with breakdown by vendor and standard type, total CPEs deployed along with breakdown by vendor and standard type, competitive advantage, plus additional information. more…
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