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According to the GSMA Wireless Intelligence database, China had 973.7 million mobile connections at the end of 2011 – nearly 80% of them on 3G networks. As Bytemobile noted in its Mobile Analytics Report (October 2010), faster networks means more video to be optimized and more traffic to manage. See our announcement of Bytemobile China Communications Services Co. Ltd.
-Anna Yong
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Writes Sebastian Anthony in ExtremeTech: "According to new research from HTTP Archive, which regularly scans the internet's most popular destinations, the average size of a single web page is now 965 kilobytes, up more than 30% from last year's average of 702KB.”
This means that mobile subscribers accessing internet content are adding 30% more network load just by doing what they normally do. Add to that the fact that subscribers are using mobile data more than ever. To name one of many examples, Rovio Mobile reported 6.5 million Christmas Day downloads of Angry Birds games in 2011 – more than 3x the number of downloads on the 2010 holiday.
All of this reinforces the inevitable conclusion that mobile data subscribers are demanding more and more of operators’ networks, making capacity concerns top of mind. Bytemobile Smart CapacityTM solutions provide operators with an efficient, cost-effective way to improve the utilization of existing network capacity.
-Anna Yong
Nielsen just released its State of the Media: Consumer Usage Report 2011, based on a consumer survey which found that 10% of mobile subscribers watch video on their devices. Bytemobile reported the same in its Mobile Minute Metrics Report – March 2011.
- Anna Yong
All eyes are on CES this week – with many of those eyes on the Digital Living Room. Current Analysis states, “Looking forward, the mobile and fixed consumer electronics worlds are on a collision course, and 2012 is when mobile is going to start asserting dominance. Mobile ecosystems for content and apps are extending into the digital living room, and mobile devices are going to play an increasingly important role managing, controlling, and delivering content to larger displays.”
To underscore the point, AT&T held its Developers Summit at the same time in the same place, clearly signaling sensitivity to the traction of mobile in the Digital Living Room.
As mobile devices, content and apps increasingly become integrated with digital entertainment systems, we expect mobile subscribers to continue pushing the limits of mobile networks. Smart CapacityTM solutions can help mobile operators maximize network capacity and performance without burdening their capital expenditure budgets.
-Anna Yong
