Showing posts with label Wi-Fi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wi-Fi. Show all posts

2012-08-02

LTE HetNet & Carrier WiFi - what is the opportunity

Go and read comments under webinar announce. I assume, you will find it of interest - Bernard Breton (bernard.breton@mentum.comhas some experience in WiFi and macro network combination. http://webinars.telecoms.com/webinar/heterogeneous-networks/


2012-08-01

LTE Smartphones and Tablets data usage up both cellular and WiFi

Mobidia Technologi, Inc. and Informa Telecoms & Media jointly released new research "Understanding Today's Smartphone Users".

Conclusions:

As expected, LTE networks and devices are stimulating increased data usage – in some cases up to 50 percent more. The data also demonstrates how the adoption of LTE is encouraging users to migrate their usage of applications that were previously largely restricted to Wi-Fi onto 4G LTE networks.

Figure 1 USA, smartphone-originated traffic distribution by access technology on LTE versus non-LTE Android smartphones, selected applications, May 2012





Source: Mobidia

Figure 2 United Kingdom, average smartphone-originated data traffic (MB per month), by OS and operator May 2012

 

Source: Mobidia

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