Time will tell what “killer applications” will spring from LTE, but the growing demand for mobile broadband indicates that speed and coverage may well be enough to drive explosive growth in the 4G technology.
Consumer electronics used to be a different world from that of telecom. Not anymore. With broadband connectivity, a plethora of new services and business opportunities targeted at consumption in the household is rapidly emerging.
Mounting evidence shows that it pays to stop moving people around unnecessarily. The gains are manifold: economic, social, and environmental. Here’s a look at the tools we have at our disposal and how the front-runners use them.
What is a sustainable city? Why do we need to start building them now? City planners have their work cut out for them, because urbanization is accelerating.
The more people use broadband, the more they want it everywhere – not just at hotspots or at home, a recent Ericsson ConsumerLab study shows.
The concept of the connected home, as defined by bodies such as the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), is built on a set of interoperability standards known as Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), that guarantees DLNA-certified devices can talk to one another, regardless of brand.
In an age when more music is being downloaded illegally for free, finding a price that consumers are willing to pay is no mean feat. Telecom Report takes a closer look at two online music services with innovative pricing models.
With over 16,1 million users who have downloaded over 258.6 million items to their mobile devices, Myxer’s mobile content delivery service is proving to be a major driver of data traffic for US operators.
The widespread illegal downloading of music and the subsequent decline in CD sales have forced the music industry to explore new business models. Advertisers may well hold the key to allowing consumers to listen for free whilst ensuring the rights owners and artists get paid.
Ericsson is collaborating with Intel to bring HSPA mobile data solutions to Mobile Internet Devices, extending its 3G mobile broadband technology from notebooks to a range of pocket-sized devices with various purposes.
The GigaWAM project is a new Information Communication Technology (ICT) research project to increase broadband speeds by developing and implementing WDM-PON (Wavelength Division Multiplexed Passive Optical Network) as the new future-proof Fiber-to-the-Home technology.
The television and media industry collectively must become the change it wants to see – otherwise it will face a future with falling volumes, investments and profi tability. Regulators should not passively watch the power shift that is going on. New regulation is urgently needed to provide a level playing fi eld and remove current obstacles.
After much hype in the late 1990's, mobile payments again stand out as one of the most interesting options for enabling a new breed of non-voice mobile services. This is especially true in Europe, owing to a regulatory breakthrough that is liberalizing the payments sector and encouraging new players – namely, telecom operators – to enter this new area.
Networks are like water, electricity, or roads: They just have to “be there” in any large city. Diff erent cities have diff erent levels of network, however. In large parts of the world, citizens are using DSL or dial-up. In other places, the cities are connected with fi ber-optic links. In some places, 3G is the norm;
in others, GSM rules the roost for network access
Broadband has been one of the telecom industry’s biggest success stories. Ensuring that broadband achieves its full potential – delivering economic and social benefits to all – requires timely and efficient infrastructure investment, with continued commitment and support of government and regulators.
As services and technology evolve, the new Web 2.0 is ripe with opportunities for internet and media companies.
The launch of Ericsson IPX Location will add a new dimension to mobile services, enabling users to find information such as the closest gas station or local weather reports at the touch of a button.
High Definition (HD) is a central feature of television services that more telecom operators are introducing to compete against cable and satellite providers, which is helping to drive deep-fiber deployments worldwide.
Spanish fans of Formula One can watch this season's races live on their handsets thanks to HyC - part of the Ericsson group - in partnership with Boomerang TV and Spanish broadcast network Telecinco. The mobile TV service was launched in May.
