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Chief Exec of Ericsson, Carl-Henric Svanberg, has said he expects the number of mobile subscriptions to hit 6.5bn by 2013. He has also said that he is expecting internet broadband usage to hit about 2.5bn, of which two-thirds would be “mobile broadband”.
Of course, there is a link from his predictions to where his company comes in – all that extra capacity that is going to be needed on the Mobile Networks could come from Ericsson. To that end he also stated that Ericsson would be spending about $25bn USD over the next 5 years on R&D – presumably to deliver the kind of next-gen solutions that will manage both the capacity and QoS that are going to be demanded.
Personally, I can see the mobile broadband usage stats hitting these dizzy heights, IF the current rate of sales continues. Of course, “mobile broadband” will mean something entirely different in 5 years time – that is to say, the technology underlying it will have changed. Will it be LTE, or some other next-gen bearer? Only time will tell.
[Via: International Herald Tribune]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
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