Dr Alastair Brydon (Associate) has over 20 years' experience in the wireless industry and specialises in the commercial opportunities from technologies and networks. He has co-written 40 Analysys Mason reports, on topics including 3G evolution (e.g. HSPA+, LTE, EV-DO), mobile broadcasting (e.g. DVB-H, DMB, TDtv), WiMAX, IMS, network sharing and femtocells. He is frequently quoted by business and technical media worldwide, including the BBC, The Economist, Financial Times, International Herald Tribune, and Total Telecom. Previously, Alastair reported to Nokia’s European management team and worked with many of Nokia’s customers to develop solutions that would drive growth of the mobile market, ranging from the introduction of prepaid mobile tariffs to new mass-market content services. Before that, he held a number of roles in the BT Group, focusing on the evolution of wireless services, networks and technologies. He also contributed to international research and standardisation of GSM, DECT and 3G. Alastair has BSc and PhD degrees from the University of Manchester, where he was awarded the IEE Prize for top student.
While many within the mobile industry are preoccupied with the evolution of ARPU, the future level of wireless network traffic has received relatively little attention and yet this will have a profound impact on the businesses of mobile network operators...
Usage of mobile data services has started to increase significantly, driven by the rapid take-up of smartphones and of plug-and-play USB (HSPA) modems. This report provides detailed forecasts of wireless network traffic generated by cellular users.
This report provides detailed global forecasts for wireless broadband subscriber numbers, revenue and ARPU for the period 2008–2015. Forecasts are broken down by wireless broadband technology and region.
Building on the very latest market data and consumer research, this report considers the impact that the iPhone will have on the emerging mobile TV market and discusses the lessons that it brings.
Many mobile operators already offer TV and video services carried over their 3G networks. Concerns about network capacity and quality of service are driving operators to combine 3G networks with dedicated mobile broadcasting networks (such as DVB-H and MediaFLO), but these are not the only ways in which mobile TV content can be delivered
