February 15th, 2012 | Written by: Mark Baysinger, President Nexius
With Mobile World Congress 2012 just around the corner, analysts on the judging panel of this year’s GSMA Global Mobile Awards have predicted the hot topics and themes to come from Barcelona. According to their predictions, here are just a few of the highlights that conference attendees – and the mobile industry at large – can expect: Thin is still in. Small size remains the dominant factor in hardware design, from handsets to tablets and ultrabooks. Screens converge. Apple, Samsung, Nokia and other vendors are working to integrate smart phone, tablet and TV screens – and ultimately draw users into their ecosystems. HTML5 emerges. For media-oriented content, HTML5 holds much promise and raises few questions [...]
February 7th, 2012 | Written by: Joe Baeumel, Nexius Vice President Professional Services
During a recent RCR Wireless event, I sat on a panel that discussed the future of 4G/LTE. In particular, we looked at how the devices coming online will impact 4G/LTE networks and infrastructure. We also looked at how operators can mitigate that impact. When it comes to device impact on 4G/LTE infrastructure, there’s really no surprise. If nothing else, the sheer volume of smartphone and other device traffic is going to drive wireless operators to build out their 4G/LTE capacity. Bandwidth-hungry applications such as streaming video, media sharing, voice over LTE, messaging, mobile payments and others are going to strain operator networks, if they’re not strained already. Growth in machine-to-machine (M2M) communications will only compound [...]
January 26th, 2012 | Written by: Ned Taleb, Executive Chairman, Nexius
Have you seen the latest LTE report from the Global mobile Suppliers Association? It’s official: LTE fever is sweeping the globe. LTE is “the fastest developing mobile system technology ever,” according to the GSA. To date, 49 commercial LTE networks have launched in 29 countries since TeliaSonera launched the world’s first LTE network in 2009. A few more stats from the report confirm that LTE fever is spreading worldwide: 285 operators – up 30% from six months ago – are investing in LTE in 93 countries 226 operator commitments – up 36% from six months ago – in 76 countries 59 pre-commitment trials in 17 more countries 119 commercial LTE networks in 53 countries by [...]
January 13th, 2012 | Written by: Matt Glass
The U.S. housing market may still be on “life support,” as a recent Forbes article maintains, but what about the real estate market that wireless carriers really care about – the vertical real estate market? In contrast to plummeting demand in housing, demand for equipment space on towers is soaring, driven in large part by smart phone users demanding higher-speed access to bandwidth-intensive mobile applications. With tower space at a premium, carriers are starting to get smart and adopt smart site solutions for their network design and vertical real estate challenges. So what exactly is the problem that carriers face on towers? Too much equipment vying for too little space. And with the rollouts of [...]
