A survey of 90 cellular operators to understand their strategy for coping with massive data requirements in their networks

Mobile operators are frequently told they are now facing the perfect storm'. They need massive extra capacity in order to support the data services and web experience users demand as a default, yet they are making dwindling returns on that investment. Some figures underpinning the nightmare:

This will mean designing networks in an entirely different way. Hallmarks of the new RAN will include:

The research found that carriers believe they have six key weapons to make their data businesses profitable despite slow ARPU growth and massive increases in data traffic:

Key Topics Covered:

1. Operators' new network goals in 4G

2. LTE will not be enough

3. Key trend 1: The deconstructed RAN

4. Forecasts for the new networks

5. Key trend 2: Small cells and the road to HetNet

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