About 98 percent of mobile operator respondents surveyed by Informa Telecoms and Media believe small cells are essential for the future of their networks. There are now 46 small-cell deployments by operators, including nine of the top 10 operators by revenue globally, according to Informa Telecoms and Media.
Somet 55 percent of the mobile operator respondents are most interested in public access deployments over the next 12 months, while 35 percent say enterprise applications are of high interest.
Some 49 percent of operators said their greatest concern surrounding outdoor metro deployments are the planning issues (finding suitable sites, power), followed by backhaul challenges, noted by 35 percent of respondents as a challenge.
The survey also found that Wi-Fi was deemed to be complementary to small cells with deployments of both expected to take place in parallel.
In practice, it sometimes will be hard to clearly delineate a small cell access from Wi-Fi hotspot access. Vodafone Greece provides its customers with a free data service when connected to certain public access small cells in retail locations. In that scenario, the network might be “mobile,” but the charging is that of “free public hotspot.”
“Our research shows that operators now regard small cells as essential to the future of their networks,” says Dimitris Mavrakis, principal analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Mobile Operators Say Small Cells "Essential"
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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