Tag Archives: mobile

Call quality in decline: is it the smartphone?

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Posted on March 30, 2011 by admin

By Stewart Baines. Studies suggest that as smart phones get smarter, voice quality seems worsen. Last year, a survey by JD Power among North American mobile users looked at wireless call quality based on seven problem areas that impact overall carrier performance: dropped calls; static/interference; failed call connection on the first try; voice distortion; echoes; no immediate voicemail notification; and …

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Femtocells combat climate change – and reduce the bottom line

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Posted on February 16, 2011 by admin

By Shaun Cairns. There are many benefits to femtocells that have been discussed before, such as better coverage and capacity which result in less churn and higher ARPUs. One further benefit, however, is no less important:  the green benefits to femtocells. If operators are to meet the growing demand for mobile data, the only way they will be able to …

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Network offloading vital, but is Wi-Fi up to the task?

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Posted on January 20, 2011 by admin

By Malek Shahid By 2013, global mobile data traffic will exceed two terabytes a month[1]. Video streaming, social media applications and smartphone signaling are the chief culprits. This data tsunami will swamp mobile network architectures, and operators face the challenge of finding the right way to offload it. An ABI Research study, Mobile Network Offloading, forecasts that mobile data offloading …

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