Mobile broadband second wave – differentiated offerings

Feb 11, 2011 Categories: Ericsson Review, Technology
Mobile broadband second wave – differentiated offerings
Authors

Martin Ljungberg and Aldo Bolle

In the evolving mobile broadband market, the speed and quality of the user’s connection is as important in influencing subscribers in their choice of operator as the desirability of devices, the coolness of the apps, and the cost of the subscription. Differentiated offerings are key in the mobile broadband second wave.

To meet customers’ demands and expand the mobile broadband business, besides introducing new network and device capabilities, operators need to:

  • maximize mobile broadband revenues by providing offerings with a balance between price and performance to fit all users;
  • attract and retain customers by delivering a differentiated user experience that meets expectation of all mobile broadband users; and
  • optimize network utilization.

Policy and charging control together with the QoS mechanisms available in the network are instrumental in meeting these needs.

The challenges facing operators in the mobile broadband era include:

  • to stand out and attract users with best possible quality of experience delivered from an excellent network;
  • to sell mobile broadband services at price–performance points that suit all users, devices and services by introducing differentiation; and
  • to control costs while delivering a level of experience quality that consistently meets or exceeds user expectations.

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