Mobile Broadband Needs FMC and 4G

FMC for Mobile Devices Will Help, But the RAN Still Needs 4G

Data utilization is quickly increasing on smartphones and laptops. In addition, newer mobile devices such as Mobile Internet Devices and mobile consumer electronics devices are starting to appear, which will further drive up data traffic on mobile wireless networks. This Research Brief examines mobile device growth and the two solutions that are required – fixed-mobile convergence and the use of 4G networks – and assesses the importance of each. It also discusses the revenue opportunity that will come from convergence gateways, ASN gateways for mobile WiMAX, and SAE gateways for LTE.

Market Update

Section 1.
DEVICES LANDSCAPE IS CHANGING
1.1. FMC: Not Just for Voice
1.2. Laptops Are Becoming Better Connected
1.3. Mobile Device Landscape to Greatly Expand
1.4. Femtocells Up the Ante
1.5. Looking at the Potential from Consumers’ Point of View

Section 2.
MOBILE NETWORK LANDSCAPE CHANGING OUT OF NECESSITY
2.1. Devices and Services on One Hand, Network Access and Elements on the Other
2.2. A Unified Application Domain Is Necessary to Support These Services
2.3. 4G Access Is Needed

Section 3.
CONCLUSION



Charts
  • Cellular Handset Shipments, World Market: 2007 to 2013
  • Femtocell Users, World Market: 2007 to 2012
  • MID Shipments, World Market Forecast: 2008 to2013
  • Mobile CE Device Shipments, World Market: 2007 to 2013
  • Smartphone Market Shipments, World Market: 2007 to 2013
  • Femtocell Shipments, World Market: 2007 to 2013
  • Which, if any, of the following services do you purchase together as a bundle from a single provider (i.e., together in one bill)?
  • 4G Base Station Gateway and FMC Platform Carrier CAPEX, World Market: 2008 to 2013