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Times are tough just about everywhere. Infrastructure buildout is taking a back seat to just keeping the lights on in many communications service providers’ organizations.... More Info

Perhaps the two greatest challenges that today’s mobile network operators (MNOs) face are the drastic increase in over-the-top (OTT) service usage and the constant changes in subscribers’ behaviors. We also live in a hyperconnected world in which mobile applications and services are expected to be constantly available and perform seamlessly, making it critical for MNOs to optimize network resources and streamline the buildout of additional capacity.... More Info

According to the latest data from the GSMA, 206 commercial LTE networks in 79 countries have now been deployed. In December 2011 there were only 50.... More Info

Networks are enormous, complex machines that span the globe, and they’re in a constant state of flux. To get a handle on how they evolve, you also have to look at the way that user behavior is changing.... More Info

The second wave of LTE rollouts is occurring around the world, and by 2016 more data will move across 4G networks than 3G ones, says ABI Research: traffic on 4G networks is growing at a rate of roughly 82 percent year over year. Cheaper, more powerful devices and rapid LTE deployment work in concert to drive mobile-video consumption, which makes up the bulk of traffic on 4G networks.... More Info