Very few sites have succeeded in establishing a large paid-for subscriber base. A lot of the stuff in the service areas doesn't have a convincing business model because the operators won't give them a revenue stream," he adds.
It lets them beam long-range signals outside, particularly to sell broadband access in rural areas where DSL (digital subscriber lines) or cable broadband service haven't reached, Zakin said. The new technology is a further boost to the long...
Variety has long been recognised as a major driver of IT costs and the recent ferocious cost pressures on IT departments have brought this factor into the forefront of purchasing decisions. This option is considered by software vendors to be less...
Large MVNOs will grow and fuel the industry by segmenting the host carriers' target subscriber base and distribution channels, the Yankee Group said. Also by 2010, the research company predicted, the field will have a subscriber base of 29 million.
Perhaps more important is the response to regulatory pressures through an examination by private equity funds of where technology may help them counter the criticism levied against them from a financial regulatory perspective.
Saadi added: "If femtocells are sold to customers in sporadic fashion via traditional mobile operators' channels, then this may induce a huge scattering of femtocell deployment over large areas. Operators will need to find ways of increasing both...