The Oxford Internet Institute’s latest report “Next Generation Users: The Internet in Britain 2011″ suggests that almost half of British Internet users can be classed as “next generation users”, people who regularly access the Internet through an variety of devices, including smart-phones, tablets, and e-readers.
OxIS – Next Generation Users: The Internet in Britain 2011
October 31st, 2011WWRF – Requirements and vision for Next Generation Wireless
October 31st, 2011The Wireless World Research Forum’s latest Outlook white paper “Requirements and vision for Next Generation Wireless” is the first phase of the Forum’s proposal for a future Internet oriented wireless system for the year 2020. The paper describes the type of services that will be supported, e.g. pervasive HD multimedia, and by coupling these with the environment constraints proposes business and traffic models to 2020.
Analysys Mason – Future mobile network trends
October 31st, 2011Terry Norman’s presentation at Cambridge Wireless event “Is it time to transform the wireless operator business model?” earlier this month noted the drivers of increased mobile data volume, and the technologies that will be required to cope with it. Analysys Mason predicts that mobile data traffic in developed countries will be seven times higher in 2016 compared to this year, despite penetration of mobile devices being almost at saturation. With revenues per GB expected to fall by a factor of three, Analysys Mason has modeled four scenarios by which operators can reduce their network costs to retain profitability.
Yankee Group – Prospects for wirelessly connected devices
October 31st, 2011A recent white paper written by the Yankee Group for 4G Americas, “Mobile Broadband Connected Future: From Billions of People to Billions of Things”, reviews the prospects for connected devices (aka M2M) using 3GPP networks: HSPA and LTE. The paper explains why M2M services are being adopted, reviews the types of applications that benefit from M2M and forecasts connections and ARPU to 2015.
Mobile Broadband Connected Future: From Billions of People to Billions of Things
