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What’s the realistic capacity of a 3G HSPA, HSPA+ or LTE network?
We have derived realistic figures for total network capacity per month and network capacity per month per 3G device for a number of operator circumstances, as shown in the table below. For each...
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3G capacity per user will decline substantially for incumbent 3G operators
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....
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LTE performance is good, but it’s not that good!
In his wireless blog, Mark Heath of Unwired Insight discusses the latest LTE speeds reported by mobile network operators. Am I the only one that gets frustrated by all the hype surrounding LTE speeds...
View ArticleGSA reports on HSPA+ and LTE developments
In March 2011, the GSA announced that 17 operators have already launched LTE services, including the USA, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hong Kong, Japan, Norway, Poland, Sweden and...
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Early examples of LTE pricing in Europe relatively affordable
In his wireless blog, Alastair Brydon reviews early examples of LTE pricing, in Denmark, Germany and Sweden. Now that a number of European LTE services have been launched, I’ve reviewed the early...
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Mobile data traffic increases 20-fold in less than a year in South Korea
As part of its announcement of the launch of its LTE network, SK Telecom in South Korea provided information on mobile data traffic, which is continuing to increase substantially. SK Telecom said that...
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Vodafone Germany seeks to migrate DSL customers to LTE
Now that LTE deployment is increasing, significant differences are emerging in the marketing approaches being followed by mobile network operators. At one extreme, Vodafone Germany is targeting LTE at...
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USA pulls ahead of Europe with LTE
It doesn’t seem long ago that I remember looking across the Atlantic with pride as Europe forged ahead with the deployment of GSM systems, while the USA struggled to keep up with a disparate array of...
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NTT DoCoMo provides 3G/4G indoor coverage with dual-mode femtocells
NTT DoCoMo has announced that it will launch the world’s first combined HSDPA/LTE femtocells in December 2012, to enable improved indoor coverage for both 3G and 4G mobile handsets. Shops and offices...
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HSPA+ goes from strength to strength
With all the focus on LTE, LTE-Advanced and now 5G, it is easy to forget that High Speed Packet Access (HSPA/HSPA+), based on 3G WCDMA, is still the dominant mobile broadband technology worldwide. In...
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