Features
WiMax development - WiMAX – the last mile?
WiMAX has been one of the industry buzzwords of recent years promoted by many members of the industry chain. The technology, which is specifically oriented to provide mobile broadband services, has now overcome many of the obstacles it initially faced to commercial application so is WiMAX finally ready for commercial use on a large-scale? by Wu Yilin, Huawei Technologies
Test & Measurement - Meeting the MIMO challenge
Although the move to MIMO offers benefits to network operators and users, its complexity sets test engineers a number of challenges, says Mark Elo
Test & Measurement - Meeting the LTE test challenge
Handsets are already getting to market under-performing in certain areas - and tests for certain applications are still nascent. Adding LTE to the mix will only put more pressure on the test community, as they support developers working
TV services - Staying indoors
How will Mobile TV work when we hide out indoors or in the subway? Dr Peter Raabe, Radio Frequency Systems Global Product Manager - Wireless Indoor Solutions, explores the options
Mobile advertising - How to get ahead in Advertising
Mobile Advertising - great white hope or flash in the pan? Avichai Levy and Yehuda Elmaliach look at the opportunities and challenges around mobile advertising, and explain how mobile operators can ensure their place as winners in a
VoIP opportunities - Changing attitudes - mobile operators' perception of mobile VoIP
The advent of VoIP services accessible via a GPRS/3G/HSDPA or Wi-fi link originally caused consternation within the cellular industry and amongst certain European operators in particular. Now it's apparent that mobile operators have begun to view mobile VoIP as something which they can co-opt rather than a disruptive technology which threatens their existing revenue streams. Many operators are taking measures to ensure customer loyalty in the face of suppos-edly 'free' mobile calls offered by VoIP.
OSS strategies - Building a simpler delivery framework
An SDP addresses the need for operators to increase revenue from convergent services while simultaneously reducing the cost and risk of creating such services. But what are the components of an SDP? Will an operator need one overall SDP or a series of connected SDPs operating within a service delivery framework?
Mobile search - Search turns a corner
Mobile search has moved from a dedicated box within the browsing experience, to a key exposer of services and applications to users, and delivery mechanism for marketing and advertising companies. But are the big three web players best