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3G stands firm in battle with alternative access technologies
Lately, alternative access technologies like WiMAX, Flarion’s FLASH-OFDM, and IPWireless’s TDD-WCDMA have frequently been mentioned in reports and trade press as potential candidates for delivering the next generation of mobile networks. At the same time, mobile operators are presented with “natural” technology evolution paths by the vendors who sold them their current 3G networks. The move towards all-IP based core networks and more data-rich applications have made it interesting for mobile operators to consider data-oriented radio networks. Some players in the market may also see an opportunity to be able to challenge the current mobile operators by deploying new access networks using newer and, potentially, more cost-efficient technology. In the white paper “Operator options beyond 3G” Northstream has studied some of the most talked-about access technologies and compared them with the cellular technologies that dominate the market today. All of them, from a mobile perspective, unconventional access technologies studied are credible technologies, which for some use cases outperform the established technologies.
14 Feb 2005 | Admin
The next step for Location Based Services
So far Location Based Services (LBS) have not been the success many hoped for. In this white paper we argue that the foremost reasons for the slow up take are that the services offered today is simply to slow and complicated to use. We do believe in integration of LBS in many other services, but it will take some time before this is done in a way that is really appealing to end users. Already now, it is possible to introduce appealing services within certain areas. One such area is child tracking and alert or tracking and alert services for the elderly. However, a successful service will require some vertical integration, dedicated devices and end-to-end management of the service. Such a service could be delivered by existing operators, but could it be that the first ones to make it happen are the dedicated service providers?
13 Feb 2005 | Admin
VoIP brings opportunities – and threats – to mobile operators
During the last two years, peer-to-peer voice over Internet applications like Skype and others have visualized the possibilities of the VoIP technology to masses of Internet users. The potential of VoIP however expands way beyond free long distance calls over the Internet – it is about to change the structure of service portfolios for fixed and mobile operators. This Northstream white paper outlines the implications VoIP will have on mobile operators business in the near and long term. The white paper analyses a number of upcoming application areas of VoIP that are relevant to mobile operators. It shows that the technology provides both opportunities and threats.
10 Feb 2005 | Admin
Succeeding with mobile enterprise services
In the recent months we have seen the launch, by some operators, of new voice services for the enterprise segment such as Push-to-Talk, wireless VPN and wireless PBX. While the enterprise non-voice market is currently still dominated by text messaging and data access, more advanced services like e-mail and vertical applications are slowly gaining momentum. Evidently, business users are a major source of revenues for mobile operators and most mobile operators today see the opportunities and are already offering a set of advanced enterprise services. The strategies for offering such services, as well as breadth, depth and structure of such offerings, vary dramatically between different operators. All in all, when it comes to capturing the opportunities of advanced mobile services to enterprise users, Northstream believes that operators could do better.
09 Feb 2005 | Admin
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