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Virtualization Is the New Key to Wireless Innovation By Ira Brodsky December 11, 2012 11:03AM     Another form of virtualization is occurring with the help of wireless in the home. Believing that home entertainment systems would inevitably be connected to the Internet, entrepreneurs searched for an application that would get things moving. Now, a compelling application has presented itself.   Related Topics Virtualization Wireless Mobile Mobile Phone Mobile Device Management MDM Resellers Latest News Oculus VR Gets Huge Funding Boost Huawei Phone Is a Quarter-Inch Thin Yahoo, Apple Disclose Data Requests Free Video Messaging Comes to Skype Prism's Secret: Bigger Data Seizure (Page 2 of 3) If operators can't control demand, then maybe it's time to look at controlling supply. With network virtualization supply is much more elastic. Mobile operators can purchase network resources as they need them. There are cloud -based solutions available or on the way for the radio network (example: Devicescape Software, Inc.), the core network (Connectem Inc.), and the provisioning and billing functions (Itson, Inc.). After all, no one got into the mobile phone business for the purpose of limiting demand. It should be good news that booming smartphone, tablet , and e-reader sales are causing data traffic to skyrocket. But many operators are nervous. While 4G wireless offers higher speeds, it is expensive to build and operate (requiring backhaul and core network upgrades), and operators worry that they will run out of capacity. The biggest mobile operators are imposing usage caps on their basic data plans. Flexibility and New Uses As subscribers continue to snap up multimedia gadgets, mobile operators are expected to offload their heaviest traffic to Wi-Fi networks. Standards (known variously as Hotspot 2.0, 802.11u, and Passpoint) have been developed to enable seamless roaming between cellular and Wi-Fi. Once the standards are widely implemented local hotspot owners will be able to serve mobile operators' subscribers, and mobile operators will be able to purchase Wi-Fi capacity as needed from hotspot owners. Adding thousands or even millions of Wi-Fi hotspots to mobile operators' networks is just one example of radio network virtualization. Mobile phone operators also need new and more flexible ways of packaging and selling their services. The traditional one-phone-per-subscriber model will be replaced by a multiple-devices-per-subscriber model. However, subscribers with multiple devices will want more control over their spending. Virtualizing the provisioning and billing systems will lead to more choices and greater flexibility. It will also create new business opportunities. Today, you can buy a health app for your smartphone. Tomorrow, your doctor will sell you a package consisting of wearable sensors, a smartphone pre-loaded with specific mobile health apps , and services such as 24-hour per day monitoring. (continued...) < Previous Page  |  1  |  2  |  3  |  Next Page >   Based on your interest in this article, here's something that may be of interest to you also: (Why?) This article relates to the following term(s) that also match our recommendation: Wireless. (Close) Recommended Reading: The History of Wireless: How Creative Minds Produced Technology for the Masses Synopsis: The History of Wireless reads like a novel. It chronicles the discoveries and inventions that led to today's mass market. Available for the Kindle and in paperback. Tell Us What You Think Comment: Name: Also Visit: iPad Info Center Billions of Bytes Mobile Device Now Apple Info Center TopTechWire.com Brocade delivers a comprehensive cloud-optimized networking portfolio of products and open-architecture solutions to simplify and accelerate the deployment of cloud computing and provide maximum deployment flexibility with plug-in scalability. Click here to learn more.  Cloud & Virtualization 1.   Study: Gap in Cloud Perception, Reality 2.   HP Offers OpenStack-Based Cloud OS 3.   Microsoft Debuts New Xbox One 4.   VMware Brings Analytics to Logs 5.   Box Offers App Developers a Cut

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