Data Services
MWC: Networks Get Ready for Data Traffic
March 1, 2012 6:50 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsExpectations are high for even more growth in mobile data traffic, and keynote speakers said they're proponents of open network standards as opposed to closed.
AT & T Customers Surprised by 'Unlimited Data' Limit
February 13, 2012 7:08 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | Comments"It basically makes my phone useless," said Trang, an Orange County, Calif., property manager.
Funambol Aims to Simplify Cloud Storage
February 8, 2012 7:03 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsIt seems like everyone has their heads, and data, in the clouds these days. The plural form of cloud(s) used here is no mistake. End users increasingly have their content scattered across the web.
The Value of Independent Policy and Charging Systems
February 7, 2012 5:17 pm | by Doug Suriano, Tekelec | Articles | CommentsThe integration of the policy server (the 3GPP-defined policy and charging rules function, or PCRF) with charging and billing systems is emerging as one of the key considerations in the 3GPP Policy and Charging Control (PCC) architecture.
Addressing Mobile Data Growth & Impending Network Congestion
February 7, 2012 5:07 pm | by Joe Zeto, Ixia | Articles | CommentsHow operators can leverage quality of service (QoS) and policy management to meet growing demands.
Metro DAS Is the New Cloud
February 6, 2012 1:23 pm | by Tony Lefebvre, TE Connectivity | Articles | CommentsWhy is an urban DAS like a compute cloud? Because both offer multi-tenancy with a shared set of centralized resources. In the case of the DAS, the centralized resources are signal sources from a base station hotel. This architecture provides a lot of flexibility for mobile operators to optimize the capacity...
Mobile Marketing at MWC 2012: Focus on Effectiveness
January 24, 2012 5:09 pm | by Marco Veremis, Upstream | Articles | CommentsIf mobile marketers move away from bombardment-style consumer engagement to avoid their customers "turning a deaf ear," they will need to speak less, and when they do speak, do it in more convincing ways.
AT & T Hikes Data Limits - And Fees
January 19, 2012 7:04 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsAT&T is adding more megabits to its data plans, but it's also raising its fees.
Report: iPhone 4S Tops Even iPad in Data Consumption
January 6, 2012 7:54 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe iPhone 4S is the most data-hungry device in the land, according to a new study from Arieso, which showed that iPhone 4S users gobble up twice as much data as iPhone 4 users...
Clearwire's Got Capacity to Share
January 5, 2012 7:13 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsClearwire's got capacity in the 2.5 GHz band, and it's here to share it – at the right price.
The Future of Mobility – Six Trends to Look for in 2012
November 29, 2011 8:10 pm | by Asokan Thiyagarajan, Samsung Telecommunications America | Articles | CommentsThe developments in the mobility space don’t stop or begin with features. Screen size, functionality, application processors and resolution are key assets to make smartphones even more powerful.
Small Cells, Big Coverage: Why DAS Will Win
November 8, 2011 8:55 am | by Jay Maciejewski, Nexius | Articles | CommentsThe explosion in wireless data services has been well documented in the last year. Several operators have been lambasted publicly because popular smartphones and data-intensive applications are exposing capacity bottlenecks in large metropolitan markets.
Ericsson Forecasts 10-fold Data Traffic Increase by 2016
November 8, 2011 7:04 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsIn its latest Traffic and Market Data report, Ericsson forecasts a 10-fold increase in mobile data traffic by 2016.
Sprint Nixes Unlimited for Data-Only Devices, Smartphones Spared
October 21, 2011 9:00 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint CEO Dan Hesse has said the company will stop offering unlimited plans if they become unprofitable, and apparently that time has come – but only for some of its devices.
Sprint Keeps Unlimited for iPhone
October 6, 2011 8:19 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint will offer all-you-can-eat data plans with the iPhone, helping to set itself apart from competitors AT&T and Verizon Wireless...
An Inconvenient Truth About the Real Capacity
September 30, 2011 2:03 pm | by Vents Lacars, SAF Tehnika | Blogs | CommentsBy Vents Lacars, VP Business Development, SAF Tehnika
Document Shows How Phone Companies Treat Private Data
September 30, 2011 8:02 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsA document obtained by the ACLU shows for the first time how the four largest cell phone companies in the U.S. treat data about their subscribers' calls, text messages, Web surfing and approximate locations.
Mobile Data Pricing: Signs of Market Maturity
September 29, 2011 9:23 am | by Randy Fuller, Tekelec | Articles | CommentsWith the demand for mobile data access and applications on the rise for many years – especially since the launch of the iPhone – consumers in mature markets generally understand that the mobile Internet comes at a price.
IPv6: The Key to Deploying Scalable Internet Services
September 5, 2011 12:58 pm | by Kunihiro Ishiguro, IP Infusion | Articles | CommentsWithout immediate action, Internet users on a global scale face the risk of incurring increased costs and limited functionality. The only lasting solution to this problem is the global adoption of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)...
Optimizing the SIP Network Environment for Mobile Services
September 5, 2011 12:45 pm | by Patrick Fitzgerald, Metaswitch | Articles | CommentsIn many current deployments, SBCs are not optimized to handle the large-scale SIP signaling requirement of tomorrow’s mobile applications. They lack IMS/3GPP compliance and they ultimately limit the flexibility of an operator’s network.
Evolution of Mobile Data Plans & the Critical Role of Network Intelligence
August 30, 2011 7:31 am | by Karl Wale, RadiSys | Articles | CommentsClearly, data rates are going to continue to grow dramatically, with a wider range of applications creating network demand.
AT & T Debuts LTE Devices, Data Pricing
August 17, 2011 8:16 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsAT&T hasn't launched its LTE network yet, but that's not stopping the company from showing off its first two devices for the service.
How the New Data Cap Policies Will Impact the Mobile Ecosystem
August 14, 2011 8:05 pm | by Nickhil Jakatdar, Vuclip | Articles | CommentsThe typical consumer will start visiting portals that will give them the biggest bang for the buck such as mobile sites that compress and deliver videos better than other sites. They will also start monitoring their usage very closely...
T-Mobile to End Throttling on 200MB Plan, Start Overage Fees
August 12, 2011 8:14 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsT-Mobile USA will stop throttling data speeds for customers on 200 MB plans and will instead...
AT & T, Verizon Dish on LTE, Data Plans
August 11, 2011 8:20 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsTop executives from AT&T and Verizon talked about the state of the wireless industry at the Oppenheimer investor conference yesterday...
