Telcos come together to fix the network capacity crunch and make mobile broadband profitable

Broadband Traffic Management 2014 As you might be aware from our previous blogs we were in Barcelona last week for Broadband Traffic Management: the only event dedicated to helping operators resolve the network capacity crunch and develop strategies to make mobile broadband profitable. It was a very intensive – and insightful – few days of networking, … Continued

VoLTE deployment: In the long term evolution, performance management takes centre stage

Press releases appear daily announcing Voice over LTE (VoLTE ) deployments in the U.S. AT&T introduced “High Definition Voice over a VoLTE network in select markets,” from May 23rd, while the day before T-Mobile announced the launch of VoLTE in the Seattle area for their existing LG G Flex and Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and … Continued

Will the real king of big data please stand up?

Whether it’s an invite to play Candy Crush Saga, a notification on how your sister’s crops are doing on Farmville or a status update containing your colleague’s latest high score on Angry Birds, it’s clear to everyone: social media has fuelled gaming to whole new levels. Hordes of developers from around the world are working … Continued

Network Performance Management Summit: Dealing with the Rise of The Smartphone

The ever increasing rise of the smartphone has rapidly changed the mobile network. Users are suddenly downloading large volumes of data over their devices, meaning network operators need new solutions to handle the increased data traffic. Telecoms IQ’s Mobile Network Performance Management summit, 2-4 June, will uncover the most cost-efficient ways to effectively monitor and optimise network … Continued

Telco priorities in 2014

Mobile Europe’s fourth annual report draws on survey findings to identify the most disruptive trends in the mobile landscape during 2013 – and forecasted priorities for 2014. Results show that 63 per cent of the respondents (Telco industry publication readers) said that 4G/LTE has had the most disruptive impact on mobile operators; with big data … Continued