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Ecosystem challenges – why operators need help with the glue

By Hervé Leboime Following on from my post yesterday about the new ecosystem challenges brought about by the emergence of small cells, I want to dig deeper into the role operators will play in future. Service providers are the vital glue in the new mobile ecosystem, connecting all of the stakeholders. But they might need a little extra help in …

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Small cells bring new ecosystem challenges

By Hervé Leboime Small cells are femto cells, and encompass indoor as well as outdoor environments, providing capacity where it is needed. Currently, small cells are making a complex mobile ecosystem even more complex. Already, service providers now have to cooperate, negotiate, partner or compete with a wide range of stakeholders from device manufacturers to site owners, town mayors, civic …

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