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Ashraf M. Dahod, President and CEO of Starent Networks Corp., confirms that his company has started the development of an LTE-focused platform, but he sees that the need for such a product is still several years off. He also updates us on his company's growth prospects in Asia
The mobile sector of the telecom business is "fairly recession proof" says former MobileOne Ltd. CEO Neil Montefiore. But the challenge for operators, he says, is to decide whether to upgrade their networks, subsidize handsets, and embrace new technologies like LTE in uncertain economic times
Mark Pickens, Microfinance Analyst with CGAP’s Technology Program, explains CGAP's function, and talks about how mobile handsets and services can open a door to deliver banking services to the poor all over the globe
Santiago Tenorio Sanz, head of Radio Network Products at Vodafone UK, says the operator's trials helped it push the limits of HSPA+, finding it could deliver downlink speeds in excess of 20 Mbit/s, or around twice as much bandwidth as today's HSPA. The operator intends to begin offering service based on the technology this year.
