Somehow this posting that I wrote about two weeks ago dissapeared from my site so I am re-posting it for the sake of completeness! - More on capacity planning for wireless IP networks to follow soon!

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A very happy new year to all and may it be a productive and profitable one for all of us! – Reading through the industry press, 2008 is expected to be a year of significant change in Wireless – A year in which WiMAX takes off and many new end user devices are expected to drive far broader adoption of the (broadband) mobile Internet – And one in which convergence; the true “coming together” of telecoms, IT and the media; really starts to have a significant impact in everyday life.  From both a business and network perspective these developments mean a lot of new challenges – From an engineering perspective they mean accelerating up the learning curve, in terms of embracing and understanding new technologies. While from a business perspective it’s more about hitting on the right formula for differentiating yourself as a service provider, sustaining and growing revenue and being as efficient as possible from an operational and cost perspective. On both sides of the Atlantic there are auctions of new wireless spectrum that will help to stimulate new business – Here in the

US the 700 MHz auctions are just getting started and it will be interesting to see what if any new players come out of this. Particularly to see how Google and others targeting open/social wireless networking fare in terms of successful bids – With limited bandwidth allocations and reserve prices for a national license starting at $1.3B, the FCC has certainly set the bar pretty high in terms of the entrance level! Here at Cerion our team is busy developing new capabilities and algorithms to help tackle some of the complex and escalating challenges that we see ahead.  It promises to be an exciting year and probably one that looking back, people will say was a landmark in terms of Mobile Internet evolution – I look forward to engaging in these developments and to sharing my perspective as the year unfolds – Have a great one! 

Peter