Monthly Archives: February 2011

#M2M gains prominence at MWC

Another topic that gained prominence at MWC was that of M2M communications. It’s long been recognised that this is a potential growth area, but now the band-wagon is starting to roll. There were reports of significant numbers of net additions … Continue reading

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A Two-Tier Internet? First you need to see what people are doing…

Recent remarks from Cap Gemini, quoted in Total Telecom this week seem to suggest that a two-tier internet is an inevitability. This is very much in keeping with other news regarding the end of all-you-can-eat data pricing bundles and differentiated … Continue reading

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#capcrunch – the cost of overprovisioning

In a recent report, Informa highlighted the cost per GB of mobile network enhancements. As we all know, increased data usage is driving capacity investments: a “constant cycle of upgrades”, as the authors put it. The authors also pointed to … Continue reading

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#Policycontrol is more than Congestion Control

In research from Infonetics cited in a recent Total Telecom article, business drivers for the booming policy control market were listed. Top of the list, as might be expected, was bandwidth control. But coming up behind with a score of … Continue reading

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#M2M Applications: We don’t know what they will be, but they are bound to be innovative!

Of course, many M2M applications are obvious and a great deal of work has gone into segmenting the market and identifying opportunities within different verticals. But, the emerging ecosystem is bound to lead to an upsurge in creativity. There will … Continue reading

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