Customer View takes a look at the transformative role of mobile broadband in some of the remotest areas on Earth, with case studies highlighting how rural communities are joining the journey to the Networked Society. Cases include: The vast distances covered by Telstra Australia’s converged all-IP network; the impact of VinaPhone’s mobile broadband network in Vietnam; how a three-way public-private partnership is changing lives in rural Chile; and highlighting the benefits of Unitel’s network in Angola and Digital Pacific’s network in Papua New Guinea.
Telecel Faso is the third-largest operator in Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa. Here, mobile-telephony penetration is well below the African average, and the country has one of the lowest GDPs per capita in the world. To benefit from the enormous market potential, Telecel Faso has to provide a reliable communication service to its customers and keep its charging prices low, while still remaining profitable.
The final installment in our History of Mobile Broadband series considers the current and potential future roles of the technology. If our expert contributors are correct, the technology has a very bright future indeed, with life-changing benefits for us all.
The second article in our LTE article series highlights the range of services available within the umbrella of Ericsson’s LTE offering. The article includes customer references.
Ericsson was announced as the winner of the "Network and Communications Award 2012" at the recent "Smart Metering UK & Europe Summit 2012" conference in London. Ericsson won the award for their innovative solution for Smart Meter Communications which enables better use of the existing mobile networks by utilities.
The concept of the cloud user is no longer a dream or a theory. For some people, access to all personal multimedia content and entertainment wherever they are, on whatever device they choose, is already possible.