Comments on: As Data Overtakes Voice, Mobile Costs Rise

By: r rowntree

r rowntree — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:10:17 +0000

G.711 codec, included with newer android software is at 64kbs.

http://www.androidjavadoc.com/2.3/android/net/rtp/class-use/AudioCodec.html

By: Video: The Year In Mobile Recapped (in 180 Seconds): Tech News «

Video: The Year In Mobile Recapped (in 180 Seconds): Tech News « — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:02:20 +0000

[...] as the number of voice minutes used continues to decline. And 2010 was the first full year where consumers used data more than voice, adding strain to networks originally designed to carry low bandwidth voice [...]

By: You Can Soon Talk to 5 Billion People on a Mobile Phone: Tech News «

You Can Soon Talk to 5 Billion People on a Mobile Phone: Tech News « — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:35:53 +0000

[...] of the population has cellular access, only 20 percent of all people on Earth use the web because it’s too expensive compared to voice. Unless we get the free or low-cost, low-bandwidth mobile data plan for everyone Berners-Lee is [...]

By: Berners-Lee Wants Free, Low-Bandwidth Mobile Data «

Berners-Lee Wants Free, Low-Bandwidth Mobile Data « — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:11:01 +0000

[...] he said, “yet 80 percent of the world has access to a cellular data signal.” The cost of that access simply isn’t falling as fast as the cost of improved handset technology, Berners-Lee pointed [...]

By: Fring Brings 3G Video Calls to iPhone 4 — Are Networks Ready?

Fring Brings 3G Video Calls to iPhone 4 — Are Networks Ready? — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:29:27 +0000

[...] reliant upon the 3G network, Shaw’s caution is warranted, especially went it comes to video, which requires more bandwidth than voice alone. And given how a 3G network offers varying speeds due to signal, location, the number of people [...]

By: Verizon to Shift Usage Forecasting to Consumers With Tiered LTE Pricing

Verizon to Shift Usage Forecasting to Consumers With Tiered LTE Pricing — Thu, 27 May 2010 17:48:57 +0000

[...] you’ll quickly see the bucket overflow. The same applies to the unlimited 3G plans — you can burn through a monthly 5 GB plan with just 5.68 hours of video. The issue with today’s pricing is that carriers like Verizon have no idea how customers will [...]

By: Spectrum Bridge

Spectrum Bridge — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:41:31 +0000

As data use increases, alternate access mechanisms become paramount. It is time to start working from the inside out. Leveraging short range low cost or free spectrum wherever possible and using cellular spectrum as a last resort. Emerging TV White Spaces, secondary markets for spectrum and cognitive (database driven) networking technologies can provide a big push in this direction.

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By: AT&T & Verizon’s Future is in Your Fridge

AT&T & Verizon’s Future is in Your Fridge — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:37:52 +0000

[...] are going to lie especially if they don’t reign in all-you-can-eat mobile data plans as Kevin laid out last week. Sharma’s data round how deeply voice subsidizes data, is grim but Sharma predicts that will [...]

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 16 May 2010 20:07:46 +0000

Why should OTA broadcasters have to give more spectrum up? They just gave up 108 MHz( channels 52-69 ) last year when analog TV shut down. Also not forget they gave up 84 MHz back in the early 80's when they had to give channels 70-83 to the mobile companies. If you also consider that channels 2-6 are rarely used anymore because they are terrible for DTV, broadcaster already use only 56% of the spectrum they used before 1983. Now the FCC wants another 120 MHz which would mean broadcasters would be left with just 30% of their original bandwidth. And that's not counting the fact that in many areas channels 14-20 are reserved for emergency personnel like fire and police.