High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) and Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast
Service (MBMS) bring important enhancements to W-CDMA networks. However,
they do not match the capabilities of broadcasting technologies (such as
DVB-H and MediaFLO) and broadband wireless access technologies (such as
WiMAX and WiBro) in certain important aspects of mobile TV services and
Internet access. 3G may need a major leap in performance to remain
competitive. We evaluate the options for the evolution of 3G networks,
focusing on the forthcoming 3G LTE standard. 3G LTE could dramatically
enhance the capabilities of 3G networks from 2009.
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HSPA+ will be preferred to LTE for the next five years
It was envisaged that this series of enhancements would provide the necessary performance and capacity to support the development of usage-intensive services, such as mobile video and audio services, and would enable new services and strategies, such as fixed-line broadband substitution. However, a number of important developments could now reduce (or at least delay) the need for widespread commercial deployment of some of these enhancements
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Are mobile operators rapidly becoming low-cost data pipes?
The widespread introduction of low-cost bundled data tariffs and WiMAX networks could lead to dramatic decreases in the price per megabyte of mobile data, and operators might lose control of the services that they carry. Sound Partners has defined three plausible scenarios for the evolution of the wireless industry during the next five years: ‘Lowcost Data Pipes,’ ‘Emerging Markets Thrive’ and ‘Cellular Goes Indoors.’
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The top ten non-voice services point the way to non-voice service growth
Despite the availability of improved mobile handsets and 3G networks, most mobile operators are still finding it difficult to increase non-voice service revenue. However, the outlook is far from gloomy if mobile operators learn from the most successful services around the world. In order to be successful, operators must be prepared to invest sufficient time and money in high quality end-to-end service implementation, and to diversify beyond conventional non-voice cellular services.
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3G LTE is set to dramatically enhance 3G networks
As new broadband wireless and broadcasting technologies emerge, 3G may need a major boost in its capabilities in order to remain competitive. Although high-speed packet access (HSPA) and multimedia broadcast and multicast service (MBMS) bring important enhancements to W-CDMA’s capability, they cannot rival WiMAX and DVB-H in supporting certain service mixes. However, the 3G long-term evolution (3G LTE) standard should provide the support necessary for a range of new services, from 2009.
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3G LTE will create the business case for mass-market wireless VoIP
CDMA2000 1× EV-DO Revision A and W-CDMA long-term evolution (LTE) will bring cost benefits and new service opportunities that trigger the mass migration of mobile operators from circuit-switched voice to voice over Internet protocol (VoIP).
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Broadband wireless technologies will compete with 3G
A number of commercially-available mobile broadband wireless technologies, from companies such as Flarion and IPWireless, claim substantial performance and cost advantages over 3G. These are to be joined by Mobile WiMAX.
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