Author: Julian Bright
MWC: Small steps and grand visions
Technology innovation appeared thin on the ground at this year’s Mobile World Congress, but the challenge of enhancing performance and capacity by better utilising existing network resources remained a key focus for many network vendors. There was particular concern over the availability of sufficient spectrum to support the future growth of mobile broadband services, and… Read more
Virgin Media’s hosted small cell offering must accommodate MNO’s deployment plans if it wants to win their business
The newly-announced small cell hosting service from Virgin Media Business, dubbed Small Cells as a Service (SCaaS) by the company, is designed to address some of the mobile operators’ key concerns about small cell deployments – in particular with regard to site acquisition and backhaul. But the UK cable provider admits that its talks with… Read more
MWC-12 surprises with signs of a positive vibe, says Julian Bright
While technology, in the form of smartphones, tablets and other new devices, has undoubtedly been a driver of change in the mobile industry, the take-away from Barcelona’s annual tech-fest that is the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress, has too often been that networks are struggling to continue delivering profitable services while managing the challenges wrought by increasingly… Read more
