Mobile Broadband

Mobile Broadband

Mobile broadband provides high-speed connectivity over the mobile network through a variety of devices, including smartphones, personal computers, feature phones, tablets, and dongles. Ericsson provides several kinds of technologies for mobile broadband, including GPRS, HSPA, LTE, LTE-Advanced.

Heterogeneous Network

Ericsson's complete portfolio of multi-standard RBS products can be deployed together in heterogenous networks in order to increase network capacity in places where traffic is high – like in big cities. This is what Ericsson's approach looks like, first building on the macro base, then densify macro, then introduce Pico and Wi-Fi solutions.

Heterogeneous Network

Heterogeneous Network Infographic

Facts and figures

  • Globally, mobile broadband subscriptions have exploded and we see around a 60 percent year-on-year increase in smartphones and other subscriptions reaching close to 1 billion in Q4 2011.
  • Mobile data traffic, largely driven by data subscriber growth, surpassed voice in Q4 2009 and was double that of voice for the first time in Q1 2011.
  • Traffic generated by mobile users differs significantly between individuals and markets. The global average for a smartphone is estimated to be around 4-500 MB per month, based on Ericsson measurements.

More in the latest Traffic and Market Data report from Ericsson

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