Convergence Conversation

Mobile Operators to Spend Nearly $850m on Fixed-Mobile Convergence and 4G Equipment in 2013

According to the latest analysis by ABI Research, we're going to need 4G networks because the "growing use of mobile broadband services by handsets, laptops, MIDs, and mobile CE devices will place ever-increasing demands on 3G networks."

From their press release:

The new ABI Research Brief “Mobile Broadband Needs FMC and 4G” examines mobile device growth and the two solutions that are required – fixed-mobile convergence and the use of 4G networks – and assesses the importance of each. It also discusses the revenue opportunity that will come from convergence gateways, ASN gateways for mobile WiMAX, and SAE gateways for LTE.