Telia to launch LTE in Finland next month, then Denmark next year

Having gone live in parts of Sweden, Norway and Uzkekistan, Telia will start its Finnish roll-out from next month and Denmark next year.  In Denmark, TDC aims to pip Telia to the post, and has awarded a RAN and core contract for LTE to Ericsson. – Rethink Wireless    

Why does it seem so difficult for operators to agree on similar capacity requirements?

We read a lot about the predicted growth in mobile data traffic and there has been at least 2 years of significant growth to allow operators to get a sense of continued growth into the future. The uptake of smartphones and dongles to drive this growth appears to be unquenchable – a recent prediction suggests [...]

Real Wireless comment on the reality of mobile network capacity growth at Industry Outlook Conference

On November 25th, Real Wireless’ Simon Saunders is speaking on a panel session at Informa’s Industry Outlook 2011: Telecoms and Media in the Internet Age. Our session is at 14:10 and will discuss: “Network Strategies for Addressing the Exponential Growth in Mobile Data Traffic: What is the Role of Technology as Opposed to Pricing Solutions?” [...]

White paper: Strategies for mobile network capacity expansion

 One of the hottest topics in the mobile industry is the need for more capacity to serve the  growing  quantities of  data emerging from 3G-connected devices like iPhones, iPads, Android devices and 3G modems . Some commentators are keen to paint this as a crisis, leading to the imminent collapse of mobile networks. We [...]

The changing face of the femtocell ecosystem – who is best placed to succeed?

The femtocell industry has traditionally been dominated by start up companies dedicated to building small cell products such as 3 Way Networks, Ubiquisys and ip.access.  However, as wireless broadband traffic forecasts have continued to highlight trends such as the high demand for capacity indoors and a high proportion of traffic being generated by a small [...]

The LTE seminars of old

I attended an LTE seminar in October which was hosted by a number of key industry players with an intent to maintain the momentum of promoting the new technology. The theme of the event was very much in the realms of how LTE technology features enhance performance of mobile broadband systems and how the expected [...]

Whither a path loss model for intelligent relays?

Mobile network subscribers expect to have coverage. Whether it is for making calls or sending a text, or for accessing their favourite applications, they expect a nearby network to provide them with high quality service. Yet the network operators leave coverage gaps, especially in remote locations (rural areas) and underground levels (basements of department stores, [...]