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Drayson Technologies and Radisys Corporation join GSA
Global mobile Suppliers Association welcomes Drayson Technologies and Radisys as new Members 27 April 2016: Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) are pleased to welcome Drayson Technologies and Radisys Corporation as new GSA Members. They join a growing number of companies driving mobile and wireless industry initiatives with the support of GSA. “The mobile industry is expanding as new technologies and solutions such as small cells and the Internet of Things bring us closer to the fully networked Mobile Broadband society,” said Joe Barrett, President, GSA. “Radisys and Drayson Technologies are examples of companies who are…Read more -
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Mobile Fast Facts
Mobile Fast Facts Key mobile facts from the latest GSA reports Covers: LTE and LTE-Advanced Networks: FDD and TDD (TD-LTE) deployments LTE User Devices : FDD and TDD (TD-LTE) products HSPA and HSPA+ (including DC-HSPA & 3C-HSPA+) Networks Mobile HD voice including VoLTE network deployments, service launches and user devices Mobile subscriptions: Q4 2015 Supporting maps and charts are available on www.gsacom.com as well as the referenced GSA reports. The Evolution to LTE report (100+ pages) is a restricted document and is available only for GSA member companies, Associates of GSA, and Network Operators ©…Read more -
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HSPA Operator Commitments Report
GSA report - published April 7, 2016 600 HSPA Operator commitments in 218 countries/territories 594 commercial operators are launched in 218 countries including 420 commercial HSPA+ networks Over 70% of HSPA operators have commercially launched HSPA+. 420 HSPA+ networks (21 Mbps and above) are commercially launched. Deployment of 42 Mbps DC-HSPA+ technology for even better user experience is the main trend. 194 DC-HSPA+ networks (almost one third of HSPA networks) are commercially launched. Two 63 Mbps 3C-HSPA+ networks are commercially launched. Around 400 operators (two thirds) commercially launched HSUPA. At least 332 operators (84%) of…Read more -
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Top Ten Downloads of Member Reports 1Q 2016
Top 10 GSA Member papers January-March 2016 Download topics: LTE-Advanced Pro, WRC15, 5G, IoT and LAA-MulteFire. April 01, 2016 – [301 KB] Download the PDF for stats for the 3 months period January-March 2016, and the all-time downloads total for each paper. A total of 12,935 downloads of all PDF reports occurred over the past three months from the GSA Web site www.gsacom.com. The most popular Members paper in the 3 months period was the Ericsson WRC15 Summary, with 496 downloads. The most popular Members paper in the single month of March was the Ericsson Mobility…Read more -
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Mobile Fast Facts
Mobile Fast Facts Key mobile facts from the latest GSA reports Covers: LTE and LTE-Advanced Networks and User Devices HSPA and HSPA+ (including DC-HSPA & 3C-HSPA+) Networks Mobile HD voice including VoLTE network deployments, launches and user devices Mobile subscriptions: Q4 2015 Supporting maps and charts are available on www.gsacom.com as well as the referenced GSA reports. The Evolution to LTE report (100+ pages) is a restricted document and is available only for GSA member companies, Associates of GSA, and Network Operators ©Copyright GSA 2016Read more -
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Read moreEricsson Mobility Report MWC-2016 Edition
February 17, 2016 The Ericsson Mobility Report is one of the leading analyses of mobile network data traffic. It provides…
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MWC 2016 report (Arvani Group)
MWC 2016 report (Arvani Group) March 2016 By arrangement with respected independent consultancy Arvani Group, we provide their insightful report from the Mobile World Congress (MWC), Barcelona, February 22-25, 2016. The Mobile World Congress (MWC) took place in Barcelona from Feb 22-25, 2016. Under the tag line, Mobile is Everything, more than 100 thousand attendees attended. Major Themes Great Technical Strides Towards 5G Virtual Reality Internet of Things ALSO Facebook and Google Getting Deeper into Telecom Infra Business Few Good Flagship Smart Phones Operator Collaboration on Mobile Identity And One More Thing ... (maybe two…Read more -
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Top 10 GSA Member Paper Downloads Dec 2015-Feb 2016
Top 10 GSA Member papers Dec 2015-Feb 2016 download topics: LTE-Advanced Pro, WRC15, 5G, LTE Broadcast and Massive IoT. March 3, 2016 – [299 KB] Download the PDF for stats for the 3 months period December 2015-February 2016, and the all-time downloads total for each paper. A total of 13,477 downloads of PDF reports occurred over the past three months from the GSA Web site www.gsacom.com. The most popular Members paper in the 3 months period was “LTE-Advanced Pro”, a Nokia white paper with 689 downloads. The most popular Members paper in the single month…Read more -
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Read moreWorldwide Mobile Technology Developments in LTE, LTE-Advanced, LTE-Advanced Pro
Worldwide Mobile Technology Developments in LTE, LTE-Advanced, LTE-Advanced Pro (GSA presentation) Presentation used as part of the interview by GSA…
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Intel Joins Executive Board of Global mobile Suppliers Association
Intel Joins Executive Board of Global mobile Suppliers Association 29th February 2016: Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) is pleased to announce that Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), the company that designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices, has joined the GSA Executive Board. “The GSA Executive Committee is very pleased to welcome Intel to the GSA and onto the Executive Board”, said Joe Barrett, President - GSA. “Mobile technology is expanding into vertical industries and Intel will bring its unique computing and wireless technology experience to GSA programs…Read more -
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Fire up your network! With MulteFire
Fire up your network! With MulteFire SpiderCloud has united with other GSA Member companies Qualcomm, Nokia, Ericsson and Intel, in joining the MulteFire Alliance. MulteFire extends the benefits of LTE to unlicensed spectrum, with a simple, secure and seamless network architecture, offering services providers of all stripes – big and small – an alternative to Wi-Fi. At SpiderCloud, we are really excited about the possibilities of MulteFire and would like to share why. Wireless technology for all service providers – big and small Since MulteFire is based on LTE, it is a technology designed for wireless service providers. Broadly defined, a service provider is anyone who needs to provide wireless connectivity to its users. This includes not only today’s massive mobile network operators, but also malls that need to provide wireless access to shoppers, stadiums that need to make sure that fans have a fantastic experience, hospitals where guests want to connect, and IT departments of large corporations. All of them face the same challenge that big mobile operators face: How to provide robust high speed wireless connectivity? How to keep the network secure? How to ensure quality of service? How to manage the cost of delivering service per user? Basically, how to be a good, trusted service provider? Why MulteFire is good for mobile network operators Subscribers judge mobile network operators by the quality of their network (as can be seen by Verizon’s recent ads about network quality, and T-Mobile and Sprint’s spirited response!). Numerous studies show that 70-80% of mobile data usage is indoors. And case studies shared by many, (including SpiderCloud) demonstrate that – building indoor networks actually improves the quality of the outdoor experience. We firmly believe that LTE small cells operating in licensed spectrum, supplemented by LTE-U/LAA, enable mobile operators to deliver the best possible indoor user experience. Major operators own 40-100 MHz of spectrum (sometimes more), and deploying small cells in licensed spectrum is the best way to guarantee quality of service. However, deploying licensed spectrum small cells is not always possible. There are tens of thousands of buildings where it makes business sense for operators to share small cell infrastructure with each other. Further, many venues insist on shared wireless systems for space and aesthetics. This is where MulteFire comes in, allowing operators to share small cells, and potentially leverage neutral host providers. MulteFire will also allow mobile operators to partner with enterprises to deploy mobile connectivity solutions. Over the years, SpiderCloud has met many enterprises that are willing to purchase affordably priced small cell systems that leverage their existing LAN. However, network departments of mobile operators are rarely eager to let enterprise IT own and operate small cells that may, if improperly used, degrade the macro network. By using unlicensed spectrum, MulteFire takes that concern away, and makes it easier for able and willing enterprises to invest in LTE small cells. Creating new opportunities for wireline operators, large enterprises, retailers and sports venues MulteFire also offers opportunities for those who want to offer wireless service, but do not own licensed spectrum. Today, the only choice for such service providers is Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, Wi-Fi comes with several limitations: Wi-Fi throughput degrades rapidly as the number of active users per access point exceeds approximately twenty – a big problem in dense venues. Wi-Fi network authentication methods remain fragmented. Captive portals still remain the most popular form of authentication, adding friction to on-boarding process. Wi-Fi does not offer a standardized end-to-end architecture. Service providers often have to buy end-to-end proprietary systems from Wi-Fi equipment suppliers. Wi-Fi is perceived to be free. As a result, service providers have little option but to collect and trade in end-user information. MulteFire addresses most of Wi-Fi’s shortcomings. MulteFire APs will be able to support as many as 64-128 simultaneous active connections (like current generation LTE small cells do). Authentication will be seamless. End-to-end QoS and support for high-quality voice will be built in. Since MulteFire will not be perceived as Wi-Fi, service providers will have the ability to experiment with new business models. For instance, since it will be relatively straightforward to integrate a MulteFire network with the LTE core networks of mobile operators, third-parties who build MulteFire networks, can act as “neutral hosts” and easily sell capacity to mobile operators. SpiderCloud and MulteFire SpiderCloud believes that distributed small cell technology (in contrast to centralized baseband units connected to remote radio heads) is the only viable way to implement any LTE technology that requires co-existence with Wi-Fi, whether it is LTE-U/LAA or MulteFire (supporting document). Each small cell should be able to independently pick the unlicensed channel that it uses, just like Wi-Fi systems do. Further, systems operating in unlicensed spectrum must decide within microseconds if a channel is available, inform other users of their intent to transmit, and then to use the channel. Of course, the challenge with using distributed small cells in large high-density venues – where the greatest benefit of MulteFire will be – is small cell coordination. SpiderCloud E-RAN architecture has been solving this problem since 2011, and we look forward to extending the E-RAN architecture to MulteFire. We look forward to offering systems to both mobile network operators and non-traditional service providers. SpiderCloud’s mobile operator customers will get a MulteFire system that integrates with their core network just like SpiderCloud’s licensed spectrum systems do. Non-traditional operators, particularly those who wish to partner with mobile operators as neutral hosts, will be able to use a scalable small cell system that mobile operators already trust. Both kinds of operators will be able to use SpiderCloud’s Mobile Edge Computing capabilities to offer value added services to subscribers, and deploy innovative business models. – Amit Jain, Vice President of Marketing & Product Management ©2016 SpiderCloud This document is made available here on the GSA website with the permission of the author. SpiderCloud is New Venture Partner of GSARead more -
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CES 2016 report (Arvani Group)
CES 2016 report (Arvani Group) February 2016 [296kb] By arrangement with respected independent consultancy Arvani Group, we provide their insightful report from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Las Vegas, January 6-9, 2016. According to the show’s organizers, CES had over 170,000 attendees with 3,800 exhibitors displaying in more than 2.5 million square feet of exhibit space. CES 2016 showcased the refinement of products in several ongoing trends such as self-driving cars, drones, immersive TV viewing, virtual and augmented realities, 3D printing, and Internet of Things (IoT). Our focus around mobile and wireless and the broader…Read more -
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GSA Evolution to LTE report: 480 LTE networks launched in 157 countries
GSA Evolution to LTE report: 480 LTE networks launched in 157 countries Rev. 1 January 26th, 2016 [5.2MB] THIS REPORT IS RESTRICTED AND IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ONLY BY SITE USERS WHO ARE REGISTERED ON THE SITE WITH THEIR CURRENT CORPORATE EMAIL ADDRESS AND ARE EMPLOYED BY GSA MEMBER COMPANIES, NETWORK OPERATORS, OR ASSOCIATE OF GSA COMPANIES The Evolution to LTE report confirms the status of the LTE market worldwide including LTE, LTE-Advanced and LTE-Advanced Pro network deployments (FDD and TDD), commercial service launches, the user devices ecosystem, subscriptions growth, regulatory developments including spectrum…Read more -
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Top 10 GSA Member papers Sep-Nov 2015 Downloads
Top 10 GSA Member papers Sep-Nov '15 downloads, topics: 5G, M2M, IoT, Antennas, LTE-A, App coverage December 4, 2015 - [292.8 KB] 5G, M2M, IoT, Antennas, LTE-Advanced, and App coverage technologies were the dominant topics read about in the most popular Members papers on the GSA website for the 3 months period September-November 2015. Download the PDF for stats for the 3 months period September-November 2015, and the all-time downloads total for each paper. The most popular Members paper in the 3 months period September-November 2015 was "5G Use Cases", an Ericsson presentation. The most…Read more -
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GSA confirms 1 in 8 mobile subs using LTE in Q3 2015
PRESS RELEASE GSA confirms 1 in 8 mobile subs using LTE in Q3 2015, LTE subs total closes in on 1 billion worldwide December 7, 2015: GSA, the Global mobile Suppliers Association, confirms that LTE subscriptions continue faster growth than any other mobile communications system technology. LTE gained almost 152 million connections in Q3 which was 83% more than 3G/HSPA systems. The number of GSM subscriptions fell 117 million in the quarter. Analysing mobile subscriptions data provided to GSA by Ovum Ltd for Q3 2015, GSA noted that the number of LTE and LTE-Advanced subscriptions…Read more -
