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Click here for the online version. This e-mail was created for [email protected] Monday, December 26, 2016 Volume 4 | Issue 251 Research Shows Consumers Demand More Mobile Network Capacity Local public officials would benefit from seeing the results of a new study showing almost 100 percent of consumers use a smartphone, and 50 percent use wireless tablets. The study was commissioned by the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) and performed by iGR, a market strategy consultancy specializing in the wireless and mobile communications industry. The report “ Entertainment Services: The Future Is Mobile” was published on December 20. The WIA noted several other important features from the report. Six out of ten Americans watch videos on mobile devices every day, and 20 percent will use cellular data networks even if WiFi is available. Iain Gillott, President and Founder of iGR, summarized why these facts are important to the wireless industry. He said, “Our research found that the majority of Americans view high-speed mobile access as a necessity rather than a luxury. They expect access in all locations and at all times of the day. This expectation is only going to grow stronger and stronger in coming years.” Most consumers use their phone to watch video, which uses much more data than other functions. The result is increased demand on mobile networks, and a compulsory increase in infrastructure to expand and improve those networks. Continue Reading Canada’s Goal is Universal Broadband at 50Mbps and Unlimited Data for All Canada's telecom regulator, CRTC, last week said broadband internet must be "a basic telecommunications service for all Canadians." Issuing funds to connect rural and remote communities to high-speed broadband is now treated as an essential technology similar to voice service, according to Ars Technica. Mark Alrutz, Senior Director, Service Provider Solutions at CommScope, said,
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Monday, December 26, 2016 Volume 4 | Issue 251
Research Shows Consumers Demand More Mobile Network Capacity
Local public officials would benefit from seeing the results of a new study showingalmost 100 percent of consumers use a smartphone, and 50 percent use wirelesstablets. The study was commissioned by the Wireless Infrastructure Association(WIA) and performed by iGR, a market strategy consultancy specializing in the
wireless and mobile communications industry. The report “Entertainment Services: The Future Is Mobile” waspublished on December 20.
The WIA noted several other important features from the report. Six out of ten Americans watch videos on mobiledevices every day, and 20 percent will use cellular data networks even if WiFi is available. Iain Gillott, Presidentand Founder of iGR, summarized why these facts are important to the wireless industry. He said, “Our researchfound that the majority of Americans view high-speed mobile access as a necessity rather than a luxury. Theyexpect access in all locations and at all times of the day. This expectation is only going to grow stronger andstronger in coming years.” Most consumers use their phone to watch video, which uses much more data than otherfunctions. The result is increased demand on mobile networks, and a compulsory increase in infrastructure toexpand and improve those networks. Continue Reading
Canada’s Goal is Universal Broadband at 50Mbps and Unlimited Data forAll
Canada's telecom regulator, CRTC, last week said broadband internet must be "a basictelecommunications service for all Canadians." Issuing funds to connect rural and remotecommunities to high-speed broadband is now treated as an essential technology similar tovoice service, according to Ars Technica.
Mark Alrutz, Senior Director, Service Provider Solutions at CommScope, said,
“Connectivity across entire national populations is recognized as a goal in most countries. The achievement of thatgoal will likely require a blend of technologies including copper wireline, optical wireline and wireless.” CommScopeis well positioned to “support continuing growth in all technology and connectivity sectors worldwide,” Alrutz said.
The CRTC set the following targets for the basic telecommunications services that “Canadians need to participate inthe digital economy:” Continue Reading Could Aircraft-based Networks Be the Answer to Coverage Gaps?
A California-based firm has created what it believes is an innovative way toprovide wireless coverage in rural and remote areas, while also providing asolution to locating missing aircraft. “Mini-satellites” are flying airplanes that arecapable of providing wireless coverage, reports seeker.com.
“The plane serves as a repeater to other aircraft and forms a global web,” saidJason de Mos, vice president for business development of Airborne Wireless
Network—the firm responsible for the innovate new solution. “It’s different than anything else and there is no singlepoint of failure.”
The technology makes use of existing wireless infrastructure and proponents cite the advantages aircraft-basednetworks have over satellite-based networks.
Planes are much easier to maintain, notes de Mos, as they land every few hours compared to satellites which arein orbit from 10 to 20 years. Also, planes are less costly than satellites and fly at a lower altitude, meaning they arenot prone to damage from space debris.
The network will be tested on two Boeing 757-200 aircraft this January, a test that has already been approved bythe FAA. Airborne is waiting on the approval of a patent, which it filed for in August.
‘Cell Site in the Sky’ From Facebook’s Zuckerberg Crashes During Test Flight VIDEO
In another effort to establish non-terrestrial delivery of broadband (see storyabove), the National Transportation Safety Board investigators wrapped uptheir examination of the first test flight of Facebook’s solar-powered aircraft,Aquila. Aquila is the main feature of Facebook's plan to send internet signalsto remote parts of the world. It is billed as a “cell site in the sky.” The flightoccurred on June 28, and strong winds tore one wing from the delicateaircraft as it soared 20 feet above ground near Yuma, Arizona.
KTVK-3TV News reported CEO Mark Zuckerberg originally claimed the flightwas a success, without mentioning the crash. "The aircraft experienced significant deviations in pitch, roll and
airspeed, consistent with turbulence during the final approach,” stated the NTSB in its report released December 16.The aircraft is designed to fly slowly, a feature Zuckerberg said would save power, and keep it aloft for months at atime. IndianaPorter County Towers are “Saturated” But Still Short on CoverageCell phone users near hospitals should not have issues with wireless coverage, decided the Porter County Board ofZoning Appeals. The simple determination led the board to unanimously approve a 150-foot tower for VerizonWireless and Parallel Infrastructure on December 21. The Chesterton Tribune reported the tower will provideadditional service for the region surrounding the Porter Regional Hospital, near the shores of Lake Michigan.
According to Verizon representative Bryan Donley, customers in the area suffered disruptions in service becausecell towers in the area were saturated with high data traffic, especially during peak hours of the day. One of theboard members, Marvin Brickner, lives near the hospital and experienced the frustrations firsthand. He questioned,“What are we going to do when all these towers get saturated? I think there are about nine cell towers in this area.And it’s not coverage; they’re all saturated.”
Donley indicated there were other locations with commercial zoning nearby that could potentially be used foradditional tower sites.
What is the Telecom Industry’s Role in Maintaining Cybersecurity?UPDATE Among the many things President-elect Donald Trump and his advisors will focus on in the coming year,cybersecurity ranks as a critical component of the nation’s telecommunications infrastructure. Thwarting crime withgreater frequency and severity against businesses and governments is important, writes Jacob Olcott in an OpEdfor The Hill. Olcott is vice president of business development for BitSight, which provides companies with securityratings.
The goal jives with the FCC’s current Notice of Inquiry about the security of communications in 5G networks anddevices. There are steps the next administration can take right away, and “their fiscal cost would be negligible,”according to Olcott.
In the NOI, the agency seeks comment on potential vulnerabilities and how to fix those given the transitions ofpublic safety-related communications, including the move to FirstNet and next-gen 911, according to a recent blogby Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth. The president-elect has proposed a Cyber Review Team, with the goal of reviewing“all U.S. cyber defenses and vulnerabilities, including critical infrastructure.”
The formation of the team dovetails with what Olcott suggests. “Establishing cyber security reporting fromdepartments and agencies is critical to tracking performance over time, creating accountability within thegovernment,” he writes. Olcott, a former cybersecurity legal advisor to the Senate Commerce Committee, advises
the next president to assess current policies to determine what is, and isn’t, working. He notes President Obama’snational security staff performed a “60-day cyber review” in the early days of his administration to better understandthe decisions of President George W. Bush in that area.
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Stock Analysis: Amy Yong, MacquarieWhile Small Cells Bolster Crown Castle, Tower Activity Will Rise in Mid-2017Densification is an integral part of wireless carrier capex and strategy, says at least one Wall Street analyst.Macquarie Securities’ Amy Yong is bullish on Crown Castle for its first mover advantage in small cells.
Macquarie forecasts $15 million in incremental small cell rental revenues and consistent 6 to 7 percent dividendgrowth in 2017. Sprint plans to send a software update to many of its marquee phones called High PerformanceUser Equipment (HPUE) which promises to extend the range of its cellular sites by up to 30 percent, Inside Towersreported.
At that announcement, Sprint discussed adding tens of thousands of small cells over the next few years, wroteYong in a client report. “Laser-focused” network investing in small cells is the most efficient way of meetingconsumer demand for faster speeds. “Most of its capex will be directed to small cells where it will be usingmillimeter/centimeter wave as well as its own spectrum for backhaul to reduce expenses associated with thetechnology,” according to Yong. Continue Reading
LCC Celebrates 15 Years as a 100% Women and Minority OwnedCompany
Lora, Chanthadouangsy, & Castellanos (LCC LAW) first opened its doors inDecember, 2001, founded by the attorney principals, Laura Lora, WanchayChanthadouangsy Itmis, and Diana Castellanos, all graduates of DePaulUniversity, College of Law, Class of 2000, who started their wireless industrycareers with Sprint.
LCC LAW was rebranded to LCC Telecom Service LLC in 2014, in order toprovide full site acquisition services to our customers and offers siting, leasenegotiations, zoning, and permit services on NSB, mods, small cells, backhaul,
and special projects providing telecom solutions coast to coast with the ability to provide turnkey services through itsArchitectural, Engineering and Environmental vendor partners.
LCC Telecom Services is 100 percent women- and minority-owned and managed company, certified by theWBENC, NMSDC, and City of Chicago and actively supports the WWLF and many State Wireless Associations’with charity events and educational seminars.
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