Mobile Infrastructure Revenue Reached $43B in 2016

As of January 30, 2017, 581 total commercial LTE networks have been launched. All indicators point to a year of 4G LTE decline in 2017 as a result of diminishing new service rollouts worldwide.

Source: Digital Lifescapes

Fixed Wireless Broadband Growth will Expand in 2017

Telecom service providers have been seeking new, less capital-intensive, ways to deliver broadband Internet access to homes. Advances in fixed wireless communications will create opportunities to reach new subscribers.

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Global Private LTE Market will Reach $2.6 Billion by 2020

 

Wireless communications sector continues a global expansion. The broadband 4G LTE market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20 percent, from $1.1 billion in 2015 to reach $2.6 billion in 2020, according to IHS Markit.

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How 5G LTE Mobile Networks Enable a Connected Future

There are more than 7.2 billion wireless connections, including 1.45 billion LTE connections, around the world today that are operating with the technology standards developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

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5G to Deliver an Enhanced Mobile Internet Experience

According to IHS Markit, 5G will come in two waves: first, sub-6GHz in 2017, followed by the real 5G at higher spectrum bands in 2020. Sub-6GHz spectrum is not new: it’s where existing wireless communications already coexist.

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How Video PaaS Apps will Transform Business Workflow

Video Platform as a Service (PaaS) makes it easy for developers to embed real-time video into mobile apps, Web sites, or business processes. With the potential to enable millions of niche apps, the U.S. video PaaS market will grow from $60M in 2016 to $1.7B in 2020.

Source: IDC

4G LTE-Advanced Mobile Technology Goes Mainstream

84 percent of mobile operators are already running a 4G network. This is significantly higher than a year ago, when around half were running LTE-Advanced — a clear indication of a quick migration from initial LTE rollouts to 4G through carrier aggregation.

Source: IHS Markit

Ultra High-Definition TV will Reach 189 Million Viewers

The digital TV and video entertainment market will expand via online and mobile delivery of new media. This new growth will be driven by network operator owned services, such as Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), or through Over The Top (OTT) video streaming services such as Amazon Prime, Netflix and Hulu among others.

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Cisco VNI Predicts Near-Tripling of IP Traffic by 2020

Globally, M2M connections are calculated to grow nearly three-fold from 4.9 billion in 2015 to 12.2 billion by 2020, representing nearly half of total connected devices. The connected health consumer segment will have the fastest growth (five-fold) of M2M connections from 2015 (144 million) to 2020 (729 million).

Source: Cisco

How Video in the Cloud Enables Virtual Telehealth Applications

The high-cost healthcare system in the United States is clearly ready for a major digital transformation. In particular, cloud-based video technology has begun to display the potential to alter legacy processes. Virtual visits with a practitioner has surfaced as a viable method of seeking help for certain medical conditions.

Source: Digital Lifescapes