Tag: mobile
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Infonetics Microwave Survey: NEC still leads but Ericsson gets high marks by network operators!
In its new Microwave Strategies and Vendor Leadership: Global Service Provider Survey, Infonetics Research explores operators’ deployment plans and perceptions of microwave equipment suppliers. In market share, NEC held the lead in equipment revenue for the first quarter of 2012 with 20%, just ahead of Ericsson; Huawei was 3rd (see pie chart). “As the microwave equipment…
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Viodi View – 07/13/12
The FCC’s 901 Auction (Mobility Fund Phase 1 reverse auction) is less than three months away and yesterday was the filing deadline for applications. There many unserved places in the U.S that need mobile and fixed broadband, as shown in this interactive FCC map. Bringing mobile to these areas will hopefully have the side benefit of…
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Communications Needed on the Road Less Traveled
The road less traveled is Highway 6, starting in eastern California and traversing the mid-section of Nevada. Although its neighbor highway to the North, Highway 50, was deemed the “Loneliest Road in America,” the two-lane ribbon of seemingly endless asphalt that is Highway 6 really deserves that moniker. The condition of the road is great,…
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Amazon Smart Phone Coming in 2012 May Challenge Carrier Model
Overview Amazon is said to be actively developing a smartphone that would present a direct challenge to Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android devices. Two sources close to the project say the Amazon smartphone would essentially serve as an extension of the Amazon Kindle Fire – the hugely successful tablet e-reader offering (this author has a…
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Viodi View – 06/29/12
The tangible nature of the transportation industry is often used as an analogy to describe the invisible workings of the telecommunications’ infrastructure. At the Parks Associates’ 2012 Connections Conference, Geoff Hollingworth of Ericsson made the transportation analogy when he suggested that telecommunications providers have the opportunity to be the, “Digital logistics suppliers for the world.”…
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Infonetics Research: LTE Leadership in Wireless Infrastructure, IMS, VoLTE, and CAPEX
LTE and Wireless Infrastructure: Infonetics Research reports that LTE spending is up 128% from the year-ago first quarter, and the number of mobile operators committing to LTE continues to increase rapidly. The prestigious market research firm forecasts the LTE equipment market to grow to $17.5 billion in 2016. In its 2G, 3G, 4G (LTE and WiMAX) Infrastructure and…