Qualcomm and Teleepoch
Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October
6, 2007
MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband
Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6,
2007
Brazilian government to
publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007
KTF 3G service suffers
from technical problems, October 6, 2007
Argentina’s Personal
lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007
Russia has it's first 3G
network, October 6, 2007
AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent
as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007
Enea Extends License Agreement
with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007
LG to unveil premium handsets
in Brazil, October 2, 2007
KTF 3G subscribers doubled
in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007
3G policy in India will
be non-uniform, October 2, 2007
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Wi-Fi and 3G Can Coexist, Bring More Consumers into the Mobile World,
Says ABI
June 11, 2003
Migrating today's wireless consumer to adopt data-enabled solutions has
become the quest that mobile operators, OEMs, and others have taken up
with increasing intensity.
3G networks, which have yet to launch in earnest, have promised to answer
that call, but hotspots, or Wi-Fi applications, are currently providing
plausible solutions for the experienced wireless user. The looming question
for equipment makers and other players in this market is: can they coexist
peacefully, acquire customers, and still be profitable?
Hotspots are rapidly becoming the focal point in today's challenged wireless
industry, and what will continue the momentum is the rise of Wi-Fi enabled
laptop users. Research firm Allied Business Intelligence (ABI) predicts
that the number of WLAN enabled notebook users is ramping up, with an
expected CAAG of 79%, reaching a potential 58 million users by 2008. With
the success of Centrino largely unknown, yet with its marketing efforts
providing widespread awareness to the industry, these numbers may grow
even larger than current projections. This will have a serious effect
in siphoning away data traffic from 3G networks.
"By offering consumers the ability to retrieve data from their laptop
wirelessly at top-rate speeds, mobile operators are going to bring more
data users to the table," explains ABI Senior Analyst Tim Shelton. "There
may be more then one winner here in the long run, with Wi-Fi's success
being the driving force that pulls consumers towards data driven services."
ABI's report, "Wi-Fi Networking Equipment: Worldwide Deployments, Drivers,
Players and Forecasts for 802.11x," examines the deployments of WLAN equipment
worldwide and provides a realistic outlook on where the industry is headed.
This report also covers protocol and standards development, the opportunities
and challenges for equipment vendors, and the challenges to deploying
WLAN worldwide. Detailed examination of technology shifts, market leaders,
and revenue by world regions through 2008 are also included. The study
is available as a standalone report or as part of ABI's Wireless Operator
Subscription Service.
On the other hand, cellular infrastructure manufacturers have been under
continuing pressure in today's shrinking market size. Cellular networks
continue to grow, but at lower costs, resulting in lower ASPs and revenue
opportunities for infrastructure providers. The much-needed relief is
currently being sought after in 3G network build-outs. In 2003 ABI projects
that the infrastructure market will shrink to $16 billion, off its highs
of over $20 billion in the past.
The question to ask is, will the build-out of 3G networks capture enough
customers to make economic sense--especially if this same customer base
migrates to using hotspots to retrieve data? ABI believes that over time,
enough customers will exist in the market to make multiple wireless offerings
both feasible and profitable.
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