Wireless Blog posts on second generation mobile systems and technologies including GSM, GPRS, EDGE and DECT.
Unwired Insight
Wireless Blog posts on second generation mobile systems and technologies including GSM, GPRS, EDGE and DECT.
Following a low-profile launch by Three in December 2013, all four of the UK mobile network operators now offer 4G LTE services to at least some of their subscribers. While early impressions of LTE data services are favourable, I have heard mixed reviews about the quality of voice calls for LTE subscribers in the UK,… Read more
As we near the UK’s long-awaited auction of 800MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum for next-generation mobile services, there is very good news for UK consumers in terms of expected coverage of LTE services. Ofcom has published its latest proposals for the award of 800MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum, and it is clear that it has moved a… Read more
In his wireless blog, Alastair Brydon laments the continuing lack of long term solutions for voice over LTE, as Verizon and Huawei announce products that depend on legacy networks. I notice that 2011 has begun with announcements of “breakthrough” developments that enable LTE users to make voice calls. Given that the early launches of LTE… Read more
In his wireless blog, Alastair Brydon of Unwired Insight worries that mobile users will become increasingly dissatisfied with their mobile broadband services. The latest twist in the long-running saga of UK spectrum modernisation came this week, as the Competition Appeal Tribunal upheld a decision by Ofcom, that Telefónica O2 and Vodafone must wait to refarm… Read more
In order to provide high quality of service to their customers, 3G operators must have sufficient network capacity per user, or 3G device, to support our forecast traffic volumes per 3G device. Following the launch of 3G services by a 3G operator, the total available 3G network capacity has only to be shared among a… Read more
In most markets, the majority of mobile users are still supported by 2G (mainly GSM) networks, so 3G networks are only supporting a minority of cellular users. Within the next five years, the vast majority of 2G customers of incumbent 3G operators will migrate to 3G services. Furthermore, as these customers migrate to 3G services,… Read more
3G operators must be able to support huge increases in mobile data traffic over the next few years, according to a new report from Unwired Insight. The report, entitled ‘Will 3G Networks Cope?’, shows that 3G traffic volumes will rise to unprecedented levels, and some 3G operators will not be able to cope. Behind the… Read more
While 3G operators have been reporting annual increases of 300 to 700% in 3G data traffic volumes, they have not needed to be unduly concerned because volumes have increased from very low levels. However, a new report published today by Unwired Insight, entitled ‘Will 3G Networks Cope?’, shows that 3G traffic volumes will continue to… Read more
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