This morning Peter Cochrane, formerly head of BT’s research establishment was interviewed on Radio 4 (UK). A few years ago he was an advocate of ad hoc meshed WiFi networks as a means of delivering broadband to rural areas, but on this occasion he was asked about the lack of mobile broadband capacity provided by the operators in many areas. He advocated the deployment of femtocells in users’ homes and offices (making use of their existing fixed broadband connections) and the sharing of networks to improve both coverage and capacity. Continue reading “Enough Mobile Broadband Capacity?”
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Welcome to Telecom Trends. I shall be using this blog to comment on market and technological developments in the telecoms industry. These will draw on my experience in the sector, where I carry out market assessment and analysis, prepare business plans for clients and help with developing their strategies. I also write reports on topics of interest to people in the industry.
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