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Analyst Angle: XCellAir solution to manage Wi-Fi and LTE unlicensed traffic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTHc-KbqTBU A conversation with Narayan Menon, CTO and EVP of Engineering, XCellAir discussing a shared solution to manage Wi-Fi and LTE unlicensed traffic. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the complete report. XCellAir a spinoff from InterDigital announced in February 2015, provides a shared solution...

Analyst Angle: C-RAN generating new business opportunities

Wireless operators in today’s market face increasing pressure on the top line as price competition continues to ramp up. At the same time, network performance expectations among consumers remain high as usage continues to grow, leaving operators looking for more cost-efficient network solutions. Over...

Analyst Angle: Grading the FCC on net neutrality: fail

Unless you have been staring at your TV/PC screen waiting for “House of Cards” to load since Friday and watched or read nothing else, you have no doubt heard about the Federal Communications Commission's recent net neutrality vote and ruling. The timing of the...

Analyst Angle: U.S. wireless infrastructure themes for 2015

It is shaping up to be a very interesting 2015 in the world of wireless infrastructure. As operators and investors evaluate how to play their cards this year and beyond, there are several key areas that need to be factored in to business management, expansion and...

Analyst Angle: Security in the age of BYOx

In the face of unstoppable corporate and consumer adoption of mobile devices, security and privacy implications of cloud and mobile are a deepening concern for many security professionals. Most organizations are just beginning to adopt and integrate "bring-your-own-device" policies, putting them several steps behind...

Analyst Angle: What to expect from MWC 2015

Next week is the GSMA's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, the mobile Internet and cellular telephone industry's largest global conference. The MWC 2015 show is expected to feature conference sessions, keynote speeches, over 1,900 exhibits, co-events, side events, evening parties and much more....

Analyst Angle: LTE in unlicensed spectrum and Wi-Fi, Looking beyond coexistence

LAA-LTE: Looking beyond coexistence The first time I heard about LTE in the 5 GHz license-exempt band, my reaction was: “Why do we need it? Wi-Fi works well, it’s cheap, and it’s in every device.” The growth in cellular data has been stunning, and we are...

Analyst Angle: A geek product or a safety product?

AT&T, Verizon will give us the answer One hot area for automotive technology these days is the "connected car," a vehicle sold with a built-in cellular radio modem that connects its systems to cloud-based services and can also provide a wide range of safety, Internet...

Analyst Angle Report: Charting the path to RAN virtualization

C-RAN, fronthaul and HetNets Senza Fili's new report “Charting the path to RAN virtualization: C-RAN, fronthaul and HetNets” discusses the market trends, operator requirements and technology opportunities driving the transition to a virtualized RAN, through the deployment of C-RAN and fronthaul, and running in parallel to the densification...

Analyst Angle Webinar: Will C-RAN / Fronthaul take off?

Join Monica Paolini, President of Senza Fili Consulting as she discusses the market trends, operator requirements, and technology opportunities driving the transition to a virtualized RAN, through the deployment of C-RAN and fronthaul, and running in parallel to the densification enabled by small cells,...

Analyst Angle Report: Charting the path to RAN virtualization – C-RAN, fronthaul, HetNets

Download the complete report featuring Fujitsu, ASOCS, SOLiD, Telefonica, Airvana, Radisys, SoftBank, Oi and Orange. Senza Fili's new report “Charting the path to RAN virtualization: C-RAN, fronthaul and HetNets” discusses the market trends, operator requirements and technology opportunities driving the transition to a virtualized RAN, through the...

Analyst Angle: Orange – The interrelation of fronthaul availability and C-RAN requirements A conversation with Philippe Chanclou, team manager Orange Labs

A conversation with Philippe Chanclou, team manager Orange Labs Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete report when finalized. Philippe Chanclou, team manager at Orange Labs in France, talked to us about how to approach the...

Analyst Angle: Solid – optical fronthaul as an enabler of scalability in C-RAN and V-RAN architectures

A conversation with Ken Sandfeld, EVP, SOLiD http://youtu.be/AvuL8URGaPA Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete report when finalized. Solid wants to ensure that backhaul and fronthaul do not become the bottlenecks in densification efforts. Instead, the company is aiming...

Analyst Angle: The realities of a Google wireless play

Much has been written in the last week or so about Google's “rumored” upcoming mobile virtual network operator play, including the reasons it will not be successful and the challenges Google will face challenging the incumbent mobile operators. As we read each developing story,...

Analyst Angle: ASOCS – Moving past C-RAN to get performance and cost gains of full RAN virtualization

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuEUVh3XB5s A conversation with Gilad Garon, CEO and Founder, ASOCS Download a transcript of the complete interview now as well as the complete updated report, "Charting the path to RAN virtualization: C-RAN, fronthaul and HetNets. After the initial work on a programmable SDR platform for mobile handsets, back...

Analyst Angle: Fujitsu – building end-to-end support for C-RAN and virtualized RAN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iv0vVRwjSM A conversation with Femi Adeyemi, LTE Solutions Architect, Fujitsu Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete report when finalized. Experienced in providing transport and access solutions, Fujitsu offers a comprehensive set of CRAN solutions to give operators...

Analyst Angle: Airvana taking C-RAN to optimize small-cell performance

A conversation with Mike McFarland, senior director of product management and marketing, Airvana http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwl0YzzHo-Q Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete report when finalized. Airvana has worked on small cells for a long time, historically focusing on...

Analyst Angle: And the IoT market leader will be …

There is no debate on the premise that the “Internet of Things” sector is poised for massive growth and, with that, represents endless opportunities across all industries and subsectors. With billions of connected “things” driving several trillions of dollars in revenue, understanding where market...

Analyst Angle: Telefonica – RAN virtualization to achieve sustainable growth

A conversation with Javier Lorca Hernando, Project Manager for the RAN, Telefonica R&D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpcw37W4UeM Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete report when finalized. The operators’ view on C-RAN – Telefonica, Spain Telefonica has been and continues to...

Analyst Angle: Radisys – managing the C-RAN evolution, starting from small cells and DAS

A conversation with Renuka Bhalerao, Senior Product Line Manager, Radisys http://youtu.be/R6DxBOaN5q0 Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete report when finalized. Radisys brings its expertise in developing application software and high-performance hardware to support C-RAN architectures. Radisys...

Analyst Angle: A manifesto for better DAS

The traffic demands users are placing on networks continues to rapidly accelerate. In order to cope with this trend, debates have focused on network offload – the benefits and options available and their respective merits. Despite plenty of discussion, we’re still no closer to solving this...

Analyst Angle: SoftBank – advantages of a C-RAN commercial network

A conversation with Hiroshi Kawai, director, technology development department and wireless technology department technology division, SoftBank Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be the first to receive the complete report when finalized. As part of our upcoming report “Charting the path to RAN virtualization: C-RAN,...

Analyst Angle: Oi – optimizing the use of network resources with C-RAN

The operators’ view on C-RAN – A conversation with Alberto Bonaventura, Technical Consultant, Oi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCkCN0rQOes Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be the first to receive the complete report when finalized. Oi has been active in trialing C-RAN solutions to study the impact they have...

Analyst Angle: Can a family of 4 use 30 GB of mobile data in 1 month?

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. Let’s cut to the chase and give you the answer: Yes. Now to the explanation. I have discussed in...