Four days of cutting edge innovation, industry insight and packed schedules - once again Mobile World Congress lived up to expectations.
For us this year was all about big devices, big processors and big networks to cope with extreme data demands.
Four key themes stood out for us: bigger and quicker devices; the mobile wallet; higher-order modulation; and het-nets and small cell backhaul.
Easing congestion to give consumers a better quality of experience is one of many benefits small cells will bring to urban hot spots - but how will they impact backhaul costs?
Outdoor small cell networks will result in a significant increase in the number of cell sites, which in turn means many new backhaul connections will be needed.
If operators continue to use the same backhaul technologies that were used for macro sites, there will be a significant rise in transport costs.
Find out the small cell backhaul cost reduction opportunities and the cost-effective solutions on offer to operators.
Trawling through the tweets, articles and blogs surrounding Mobile World Congress this year several strong themes seem to be emerging, from the need for improved user Quality of Experience, to small cells and the challenge to deploy LTE networks quickly and cost effectively.
We will once again be at the event joining other industry leaders in these discussions. Our CTO, Dr John Naylon, will also be presenting on the energy efficiency challenges facing operators when deploying their networks.
Quality of service is set to be at the top of operator priorities for 2012, but how will they deal with data demands and why is backhaul key to their success?
With the number of smartphone sales set to increase from 342.4m to 439.1m in 2012, we look at the RAN technologies operators will be deploying to cope with this data demand and why selecting a backhaul solution which can cope with the new profile of packet data is essential to success.
During the height of the high-tech bubble, many wouldn’t have guessed developing markets would showcase future technology and innovation.
But when it comes to the telecommunications industry, this trend is appearing.
With the lack of legacy infrastructure and tight regulatory controls, planning and deployment of mobile networks can be very fast in developing markets compared to equivalent networks in developed markets.
This growth is driving innovation, with native companies now rivalling multinationals and in many cases overtaking developed markets in LTE deployment.
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