Is Network Sharing the OnlyWay Forward for the European Mobile Business? 2009 is set to be the toughest year to date for European mobile operators. They are facing a fully saturated market, declining voice revenues due to hyper-competition, and a subscriber base that is going to be trying to cut its expenditure on all non-essentials.
Minimising WiMAX/LTE Network Costs with Digital Remote Radio Heads WiMAX has recently come of age with two significant networks roll-outs being implemented (one in Moscow and another in Baltimore), and the announcement of the imminent availability of a number of WiMAX-equipped notebook PCs and handheld terminals.
February 2009
Coming to a Screen near You: Innovation Set to Bring Mobile TV to Europe In order to market Mobile TV and Mobile Video successfully, service providers and technology companies need to target the specific entertainment needs people have when away from home, rather than just assuming that the populace will be willing to sign up regardless.
Redefining the Digital Handset In some mobile phone architectures, the evolution of speaker drive technology has recently been struggling to make progress.
January 2009
Cutting 4G Handset RF Front Ends Down to Size According to ABI Research the battery life for WiMAX and other 4G enabled devices could end up at only a third of that of 3G. The major villain here has been has been identified as the RF power amplifier.
Europe's Mobile Sector Faces a Long, Cold Winter Research from Gartner shows that the smartphone, which many had put their hopes on for being the saviour of the stagnating mobile market, may already be losing much of its potency. In the last quarter the global smartphone business marked its lowest growth level to date.
