Mobile broadband is about to molt

New generation wireless technologies promise to "molt" completely mobile broadband, research firm Frost & Sullivan predicts.

Currently, only one-third of the world's population is connected to mobile networks, but new wireless technologies like 3G Long term Evolution (LTE), xMax and mobile WiMax will soon be competing. landed on the market.

The current mobile WiMax standard is not yet optimal to make VoIP calls on high-speed vehicles, so the original target of mobile WiMax will be superportables or computers. Tablet than the hot smartphone market.

However, new technology xMax is still confident to break into the mobile playground. XMax is advertised to allow unlimited local and long distance calls, as well as "boundless" messaging with lower monthly charges.

Even many experts have categorized xMax as the world's first 4G technology group, with an assessment that its performance and performance are superior to mobile WiMax. If nothing changes, xMax will begin to be deployed in 2008.

Huge market

Source: Engadget However, the biggest obstacle now is "the majority of existing mobile networks will have to upgrade hardware" to be able to support 3G LTE and xMax, Mr. Luke Thomas, CTO Frost & Sullivan said.

" Service providers are still struggling to research their future, whether it is possible to maintain profitability and increase revenue-per-capita (ARPU), if they move completely to 3G LTE networks. ".

The use of voice services to increase ARPU has become impossible in developed markets where mobile phones have almost reached saturation. Besides, users also have numerous other options such as VoIP .

As a result, mobile networks are forced to rely on new generation mobile broadband technologies to improve their ARPU and maintain profitability over the long term. Mobile broadband means new opportunities for mobile data, content and multimedia services.

" These low-cost, long-range wireless data services will open up a huge new market for future mobile networks, though they also require heavy investments first. Fruit picking day , "Frost & Sullivan concluded.

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