USA: As wireless mobile networks continue to grow and become more robust, the path to Long Term Evolution (LTE) remains certain with operators deploying the technology the first half of this next decade, a new Visant Strategies report finds.
“LTE for many operators, if not almost all operators, is the 4G end goal for upgrading wireless networks,” said report author Andy Fuertes of Visant Strategies.
“In the most established markets carriers are systematically deploying upgrades to HSPA or CDMA2000 and awaiting the commercial arrival of LTE, which will begin to be strongly deployed within three to five years.
“Despite announced deployment roll backs of LTE due to recent economy woes there really is no fragmentation when it comes to 4G,” Fuertes added.
“All operators, except for the comparatively few that will migrate to mobile WiMAX, will use LTE to create an OFDM-based 4G wireless network, creating unprecedented economies of scale for LTE handsets and infrastructure.”
According to the findings in “Long Term Evolution 2009: The World Role of LTE in Mobile Wireless Networks through 2015,” LTE macro base stations will account for roughly 10 percent of total deployed macro base stations by year-end 2015, with the bulk of the LTE shipments occurring between 2012 and 2015. Also, over 60 million LTE femtocells will be shipped in 2015, with the Asia-Pacific market accounting for a good percentage of these shipments.
“LTE really is the Hollywood ending to real 4G,” said Larry Swasey of Visant Strategies. “While there will be a continued use of GSM and EDGE Evolution in lower-tier mobile markets and WCDMA and CDMA EV-DO throughout the world, when it comes to real 4G, LTE will eventually account for over 90 percent of global subscribers.”
The study evaluates LTE-based services, devices, selling points and infrastructure on a world-by-region basis through 2015. Annual world and regional shipments for LTE handsets, base stations and femtocells are given as are LTE subscribers, revenues, average revenue per unit, handset ASPs and LTE femtocell subscribers and revenues.
Showing posts with label femtocells. Show all posts
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
366,000 picocells to be deployed by 2013
LONDON, UK: Picocells -– the “big brothers” of the increasingly familiar femtocells -– have not enjoyed rapid or massive adoption so far.
However, ABI Research estimates that in 2013, there will have been cumulative deployments of about 366,000 picocell devices worldwide. While not a huge number in itself, that represents a 38 percent compound annual growth rate over the years from 2008.
“The key to greater market acceptance for picocells lies in their increasing similarity to femtocells in terms of their setup and cost” says senior analyst Aditya Kaul.
“However, unlike femtocells which are largely consumer-focused, next-generation picocells will continue to be targeted at the enterprise market, offering rugged, carrier-grade feature sets. There is also an understanding that many of these new picocells will still require a truck roll for deployment, although offering a lower cost device than the traditional picocell.”
The most suitable market is comprised of establishments with between 20 and 100 employees. “Large buildings and corporate campuses tend to deploy distributed antenna systems (DAS),” says Kaul.
“Operators haven’t really succeeded yet in delivering a cost-efficient system for small-medium offices. Within the 20-100 employee market our research identified, the 20-49 employee group will see competition between picocells and domestic femtocells deployed in grids. The sweet spot for picocells is in the 50-100 employee segment. One good example is satellite offices of larger corporations that have a corporate account covering multiple branches: they could use next-generation picocells in a cost-effective way.”
However, ABI Research estimates that in 2013, there will have been cumulative deployments of about 366,000 picocell devices worldwide. While not a huge number in itself, that represents a 38 percent compound annual growth rate over the years from 2008.
“The key to greater market acceptance for picocells lies in their increasing similarity to femtocells in terms of their setup and cost” says senior analyst Aditya Kaul.
“However, unlike femtocells which are largely consumer-focused, next-generation picocells will continue to be targeted at the enterprise market, offering rugged, carrier-grade feature sets. There is also an understanding that many of these new picocells will still require a truck roll for deployment, although offering a lower cost device than the traditional picocell.”
The most suitable market is comprised of establishments with between 20 and 100 employees. “Large buildings and corporate campuses tend to deploy distributed antenna systems (DAS),” says Kaul.
“Operators haven’t really succeeded yet in delivering a cost-efficient system for small-medium offices. Within the 20-100 employee market our research identified, the 20-49 employee group will see competition between picocells and domestic femtocells deployed in grids. The sweet spot for picocells is in the 50-100 employee segment. One good example is satellite offices of larger corporations that have a corporate account covering multiple branches: they could use next-generation picocells in a cost-effective way.”
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Airvana, ip.access, Ubiquisys align for femtocell applications efforts
CHELMSFORD, CAMBRIDGE, & SWINDON, UK: Airvana Inc., ip.access, and Ubiquisys announced that the three companies have pledged to support the Services Special Interest Group (SIG) recently formed by the Femto Forum by working together towards a common service framework and application program interfaces (APIs).
The Services SIG’s mission is to develop a framework to simplify the development and deployment of femtocell applications, which includes efforts to establish a set of standard APIs. As widely recognised supporters of a femtozone applications development environment based on open standards, Airvana, ip.access and Ubiquisys have already begun working together to advance the goals of the Services SIG.
Femtocells sit at the intersection of multiple networks including mobile, Internet, home and office -- all of which are fundamental to people’s lives.
The intelligence within the femtocell, for example presence and digital content visibility, can be used by application logic residing in any of these networks. The SIG’s work will help the industry establish a framework that encompasses all of these options and establish a common approach.
Several unique attributes of femtocell technology make the devices highly suited for supporting an interesting array of applications. First, they change the economics of mobile data by providing massive bandwidth indoors to mobile devices at very low cost.
Second, femtocells make sophisticated presence-based applications simple for not only users of cutting edge smart phones but also everyday legacy feature phones. And finally they make it easy for people to share their digital content across various previously isolated networks.
"Femtocells open the door for exciting applications that can deliver a new, and highly valuable dimension to how customers use their mobile devices," said Simon Saunders, the Femto Forum’s Chair. "To see femtocell vendors come together in this way is a powerful validation of the potential femtozone services have to change the way both mobile operators and their subscribers view mobile devices."
An open development environment based on freely accessible, standard APIs is critical to drive developer interest and create greater opportunities for the widespread adoption of femtozone applications.
Airvana, ip.access, and Ubiquisys are dedicated to ensuring that application developers have access to this type of open framework and invite developers and other industry vendors to support this effort.
"Femtozone applications greatly expand the value femtocells can deliver to both mobile operators and their subscribers beyond the already recognised improvements in indoor voice coverage and packet data user experience," explained Dr. Vedat Eyuboglu, CTO of Airvana. "Femtozone applications allow the femtocell to become the center of the connected digital home by bridging consumers’ mobile and home environments. This is why we are joining forces with ip.access and Ubiquisys in the advancement of femtozone applications through our involvement in the Femto Forum’s Services SIG."
"We believe collaboration on femto services is the right approach," said Dr. Nick Johnson, CTO of ip.access. "The power of the femtocell as a platform for new services can only be fully realised if femtocell vendors cooperate to create an open, standards based development environment. The Femto Forum provides an ideal place for us to work alongside other vendors who share the same commitment."
"Femtocells are intelligent devices that blur traditional boundaries between internet, mobile and devices on the home and office LAN," said Will Franks, Founder and CTO of Ubiquisys. "As a result, femtocell intelligence can be harnessed by applications running almost anywhere. That’s why we support the work of the Femto Forum to establish a common approach to femtocell APIs, which will make it easier for developers to femto-enable their apps."
The Services SIG’s mission is to develop a framework to simplify the development and deployment of femtocell applications, which includes efforts to establish a set of standard APIs. As widely recognised supporters of a femtozone applications development environment based on open standards, Airvana, ip.access and Ubiquisys have already begun working together to advance the goals of the Services SIG.
Femtocells sit at the intersection of multiple networks including mobile, Internet, home and office -- all of which are fundamental to people’s lives.
The intelligence within the femtocell, for example presence and digital content visibility, can be used by application logic residing in any of these networks. The SIG’s work will help the industry establish a framework that encompasses all of these options and establish a common approach.
Several unique attributes of femtocell technology make the devices highly suited for supporting an interesting array of applications. First, they change the economics of mobile data by providing massive bandwidth indoors to mobile devices at very low cost.
Second, femtocells make sophisticated presence-based applications simple for not only users of cutting edge smart phones but also everyday legacy feature phones. And finally they make it easy for people to share their digital content across various previously isolated networks.
"Femtocells open the door for exciting applications that can deliver a new, and highly valuable dimension to how customers use their mobile devices," said Simon Saunders, the Femto Forum’s Chair. "To see femtocell vendors come together in this way is a powerful validation of the potential femtozone services have to change the way both mobile operators and their subscribers view mobile devices."
An open development environment based on freely accessible, standard APIs is critical to drive developer interest and create greater opportunities for the widespread adoption of femtozone applications.
Airvana, ip.access, and Ubiquisys are dedicated to ensuring that application developers have access to this type of open framework and invite developers and other industry vendors to support this effort.
"Femtozone applications greatly expand the value femtocells can deliver to both mobile operators and their subscribers beyond the already recognised improvements in indoor voice coverage and packet data user experience," explained Dr. Vedat Eyuboglu, CTO of Airvana. "Femtozone applications allow the femtocell to become the center of the connected digital home by bridging consumers’ mobile and home environments. This is why we are joining forces with ip.access and Ubiquisys in the advancement of femtozone applications through our involvement in the Femto Forum’s Services SIG."
"We believe collaboration on femto services is the right approach," said Dr. Nick Johnson, CTO of ip.access. "The power of the femtocell as a platform for new services can only be fully realised if femtocell vendors cooperate to create an open, standards based development environment. The Femto Forum provides an ideal place for us to work alongside other vendors who share the same commitment."
"Femtocells are intelligent devices that blur traditional boundaries between internet, mobile and devices on the home and office LAN," said Will Franks, Founder and CTO of Ubiquisys. "As a result, femtocell intelligence can be harnessed by applications running almost anywhere. That’s why we support the work of the Femto Forum to establish a common approach to femtocell APIs, which will make it easier for developers to femto-enable their apps."
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Ubiquisys, Percello unveil next-gen femtocell platform
LONDON, UK: Ubiquisys, the leading developer of 3G femtocells, announced that it will publicly demonstrate its G3 next generation of femtocells for the first time at the Femtocell World Summit in London, today, on 23 June.
The G3 femtocell platform features a range of proven technical capabilities pioneered by Ubiquisys which are essential for robust consumer and enterprise deployments. These include Real-time Cognitive Radio to eliminate interference problems in mass deployments, and FemtoMesh technology to enable WiFi-style enterprise grid deployments.
The Percello Aquilo chip family combines the performance of 8-16 users as well as 21.6Mbps downlink and 5.7 Mbps uplink HSPA+ with low power and low cost. The consumer, business and module variants of the G3 range will commence shipments from Q4 2009.
Deployment ready: "Real World" technology
Only Ubiquisys femtocells feature Real-time Cognitive Radio which automatically adapts to changes in the radio environment.
This eliminates real-world interference problems caused by for example neighbours installing femtos, or people moving their femtocell to different parts of the house, or by the operator performing a macro re-plan. This unique capability is also fundamental to realising femto grids for enterprise.
The Ubiquisys femtocell range features FemtoMesh technology, the ability for individual femtocells to form a self-organising grid, enabling companies to self-install femtocells in a similar fashion to enterprise WiFi.
Power and economy
The G3 model demonstrated at the event will be running with a Percello Aquilo PRC6000 chip, which supports up to 8 simultaneous users and 21.6/5.7 Mbps data throughput. The Aquilo chipset combines this power with low energy consumption and low cost. G3 models will also support up to 16 users using Percello's Aquilo PRC6500.
Device flexibility
The Ubiquisys G3 also builds on the success of the current ZoneGate modular femtocell, which has been successfully integrated by many home gateway device manufacturers including NETGEAR and SerComm.
The G3 platform takes this flexibility to a new level, providing device manufacturers with more design authority to create segment-specific products. By providing a deployment system that enables device manufacturers to focus on hardware design rather than software and radio considerations, the time to market for new designs is dramatically reduced.
"Ubiquisys has continued to pioneer technical developments in the femtocell industry in key areas such as cognitive radio, mesh networks and applications," said Chris Gilbert, CEO of Ubiquisys. "Our G3 platform incorporates our proven technology together with the low power, high performance Percello chipset to deliver a highly flexible femtocell solution at a mass market price point."
"We have been working closely with Ubiquisys on the development of our Aquilo chip and their technical experience and market understanding have been invaluable in helping us to develop a chipset tailored to the needs of the femtocell industry," said Shlomo Gadot, CEO of Percello. "The G3 product boasts the performance, flexibility and price point for a range of products and use cases and we are delighted to be working with Ubiquisys to deliver the platform to customers."
The G3 femtocell platform features a range of proven technical capabilities pioneered by Ubiquisys which are essential for robust consumer and enterprise deployments. These include Real-time Cognitive Radio to eliminate interference problems in mass deployments, and FemtoMesh technology to enable WiFi-style enterprise grid deployments.
The Percello Aquilo chip family combines the performance of 8-16 users as well as 21.6Mbps downlink and 5.7 Mbps uplink HSPA+ with low power and low cost. The consumer, business and module variants of the G3 range will commence shipments from Q4 2009.
Deployment ready: "Real World" technology
Only Ubiquisys femtocells feature Real-time Cognitive Radio which automatically adapts to changes in the radio environment.
This eliminates real-world interference problems caused by for example neighbours installing femtos, or people moving their femtocell to different parts of the house, or by the operator performing a macro re-plan. This unique capability is also fundamental to realising femto grids for enterprise.
The Ubiquisys femtocell range features FemtoMesh technology, the ability for individual femtocells to form a self-organising grid, enabling companies to self-install femtocells in a similar fashion to enterprise WiFi.
Power and economy
The G3 model demonstrated at the event will be running with a Percello Aquilo PRC6000 chip, which supports up to 8 simultaneous users and 21.6/5.7 Mbps data throughput. The Aquilo chipset combines this power with low energy consumption and low cost. G3 models will also support up to 16 users using Percello's Aquilo PRC6500.
Device flexibility
The Ubiquisys G3 also builds on the success of the current ZoneGate modular femtocell, which has been successfully integrated by many home gateway device manufacturers including NETGEAR and SerComm.
The G3 platform takes this flexibility to a new level, providing device manufacturers with more design authority to create segment-specific products. By providing a deployment system that enables device manufacturers to focus on hardware design rather than software and radio considerations, the time to market for new designs is dramatically reduced.
"Ubiquisys has continued to pioneer technical developments in the femtocell industry in key areas such as cognitive radio, mesh networks and applications," said Chris Gilbert, CEO of Ubiquisys. "Our G3 platform incorporates our proven technology together with the low power, high performance Percello chipset to deliver a highly flexible femtocell solution at a mass market price point."
"We have been working closely with Ubiquisys on the development of our Aquilo chip and their technical experience and market understanding have been invaluable in helping us to develop a chipset tailored to the needs of the femtocell industry," said Shlomo Gadot, CEO of Percello. "The G3 product boasts the performance, flexibility and price point for a range of products and use cases and we are delighted to be working with Ubiquisys to deliver the platform to customers."
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