The Great Game: Vodafone’s Kabel Deutschland buy would remove DT’s leverage
In the eternal chess match that is the German telecoms market, Vodafone may be readying a move to take its king out of check, by buying cable player Kabel Deutschland (KDG). If press reports are...
View ArticleMWC: Small steps and grand visions
Technology innovation appeared thin on the ground at this year’s Mobile World Congress, but the challenge of enhancing performance and capacity by better utilising existing network resources remained a...
View ArticleBroadband MEA 2013: Expectations high in emerging markets; a reality check...
“I note there is a disproportionate emphasis on the quality of the networks being deployed, in comparison with the discussion on how they can actually be monetized. The regional apps and content market...
View ArticleColombia concludes 4G auction, setting the stage for mobile broadband growth
On June 26, Colombia concluded its highly anticipated 4G auction. Five of the six bidders – Claro, Movistar, Avantel, DirecTV, and a partnership of ETB and Tigo – acquired licenses. Azteca...
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LTE and Beyond: CTOs expect 5G launch and content partnerships in near future
CTOs of leading mobile operators expect to be promoting a “5G” network within 5 years, and to be partnering with OTT and content providers even sooner. Speaking at the LTE World Summit in Amsterdam,...
View ArticleLTE Carrier Aggregation: Motivations and challenges
While LTE services and related business models are still at a very nascent stage of development, the industry is already getting excited about the prospects of LTE-Advanced, particularly its key...
View ArticleOperators still weighing up the risks and benefits of VoLTE
Despite the growth of mobile data services, voice is still the biggest contributor to mobile operators’ earnings, expected to account for over 60% of global service revenues in 2013. However, declining...
View ArticleKuwait: The regional leader in mobile broadband
Kuwait’s three mobile operators – Zain, Viva and Wataniya – are in the process of upgrading their LTE networks to LTE-A, less than a year after the launch of 4G services in the country. Here is the...
View ArticleAltel: the one and only operator offering LTE in Kazakhstan… for now.
Kazakhtelecom was the only operator in Kazakhstan to obtain a permission to use LTE frequencies in 2011. And until 2015 its fully-owned subsidiary Altel will have a monopoly on LTE. Other operators...
View ArticleMWC 2014 Daily Round-up: Day Two
Zuckerberg outlines vision of what Internet-access-for-all means for Facebook and the mobile industry Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used his MWC 2014 fireside chat with author David Kirkpatrick on...
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