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Welcome to Connected Planet’s "interactive feature": 4G Mobile Data Paradox – taking the first holistic look at the most pressing problem the industry faces today: How do operators bring about the mobile data revolution without losing their collective shirt? The scope of this topic is obviously enormous, so we’ve decided to attack it from as many angles as possible in a series of stories, blog posts and columns that will address business, technology and regulatory aspects of the paradox individually but, taken together, will paint a larger picture. Read more about the 4G Paradox microsite. Top StoryThe Network Paradox Part 2: Meeting the Mobile Data DemandPart two in a four-part series about how networks will cope with the enormous increases in mobile data traffic placed on them in the future... FeaturesNetwork Paradox Part IV: The Green Impact of Mobile DataAs data traffic increase, so do the power requirements of the network. Can energy efficient technologies keep up with the enormous data demands?... Network Paradox Part III: The incredibly shrinking networkIn Part I and Part II of this series, we established how cell sizes will have to shrink to meet data capacity demands. In Part III we examine just what those small cells will look like... The Network Paradox Part I: Mobile Data Demand by the NumbersPart one in four-part series about how networks will cope with the enormous mobile data demands placed with them in the future... As mobile data demand spikes, can Wi-Fi come to 3G’s rescue?AT&T’s Wi-Fi offload strategy has yielded positive results so far. Wi-Fi’s role as 3G capacity reliever will likely increase, but whether it can take on the upcoming data deluge remains to be seen.... Defining the 4G appAre 4G apps just 3G apps on steroids or will they be something completely different?... Video: A 4G app in a 3G world?Mobile video is proving to be a traffic monster. So why are operators being aggressive with video before their 4G networks are ready?... An airline model for mobile dataCan M2M and business mobility subsidize the consumer -- making all the concerns about 4G data pricing and usage caps moot?... Does M2M hold lessons on how to charge for mobile data?The emerging cellular M2M market has developed some sophisticated models on how to bill for mobile network use. As the consumer wireless industry looks beyond hard caps and unlimited data plans, can it emulate the business models of its M2M counterpart?... What's your mobile data diet?We promised you this feature would be interactive. A key part to understanding the Mobile Data Paradox is analyzing how much data we actually consume over wireless networks and why. The poll below seeks the how much, but in the comments section below we want you tell us about the why. What kind of data do you consume? Has your consumption increased significantly in recent months or over the last year? What’s driven that increase? A new device? A new application? |
Blogs and Opinionsadvertisement Video continues to spike in mobile networksNew survey by Allot Communications shows the high-bandwidth app is quickly dominating mobile data traffic... Reader mobile data usage poll results: Either a little or a lotThose surveyed either consumed very little data or a lot, with little in between. ... Mobile industry gets tablet feverSamsung's Galaxy Tab could be the first of a line of true challengers to the iPad.... Informa predicts the demise of the dedicated e-readerNew tablet smartbooks like the iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab spell the end of the e-readers' brief time in the limelight. ... Feeding the mobile broadband beastUnlimited consumption has come to the prepaid space, as well.... How’s this for a paradox? ‘Bargain’ pre-paid data pricing that actually costs moreVerizon set to offer pre-paid mobile data plan of 5 GB for $80 per month... Report: Mobile data growing ten times faster than voiceCalculations by Ericsson just one of several new reports detailing explosive mobile data growth... Virgin Mobile goes the other way on mobile data pricingForty dollar all-you-can eat data plan takes the opposite tack from all the new usage tiers beginning to emerge... Mobile app market reaches $2.2 billionAnd that’s just for the first half of 2010, as the smartphone app market continues to grow... Caught in a mobile data tug of warDo you give customers what they want – unlimited data – knowing full well you might have to take it away later?... Kick-Off: Tackling the 4G ParadoxConnected Planet's Kevin Fitchard kicks off our latest 'interactive feature,' a months-long examination of the challenge presented by emerging 4G networks and services -- culminating in a virtual event this October. Join us now as we get started.... advertisement |