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LightRadio Helps Alcatel-Lucent. What Is This Technology?

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Alcatel-Lucent is on the roll. It has moved to the number 2 in router business, topping Juniper Networks, according to research firm, Infnetics. It has won billion dollar contracts with Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel for their 4G networks. This nearly bankrupt Paris-based company has evolved since they hired CEO Ben Verwaayen from BT. He has delivered. Stock is up 117% this year and the outlook is bright.

 

So, what has helped this optimism because the turnaround engineering initiated by Ben that resulted to seamless integration of the US and French teams? The answer is largely LightRadio. A new technology that was invented by Alcatel-Lucent.

 

LightRadio™  is a new portfolio that will quickly expand network capacity, lower operating costs, reduce energy consumption and bring connectivity to everyone around the world.

 

Customers are already interested in working closely with Alcatel-Lucent to develop this powerful lightRadio technology. Alcatel-Lucent recently announced co-development with China Mobile, the biggest mobile operator by subscribers in the world. Research will include the evolution of mobile network architectures leveraging and integrating China Mobile’s Cloud-RAN and lightRadio.

Explosion in Mobile Data

 

Today, a growing number of users are accessing rich content and interactive applications over their mobile devices. This dramatic growth will continue – simultaneously increasing operating expenses and energy consumption.

The time to think about the future of the mobile network is now. lightRadio does just that – enabling a purpose-built, wireless broadband network that addresses cost, capacity and connectivity barriers.

A Network for the Next 30 Years

 

lightRadio is a flexible architecture that distributes intelligence throughout the network so that it can dynamically expand to meet growing demands.

 

This is accomplished by creating a new architecture where the base station, typically located at the base of each cell tower, is broken into its component elements and distributed through the network or ‘carrier cloud.’ Additionally the various cell tower antennas are combined and shrunk into a single powerful, Bell Labs-pioneered multi frequency, multi standard (2G, 3G, LTE) device that can be mounted on poles, sides of buildings or anywhere else there is power and a broadband connection.

 

Leveraging Bell Labs innovations in active antenna technology and advanced CPRI compression and partnerships with Freescale and HP, Alcatel-Lucent is first in the industry to announce products in this space.

 

The lightRadio product family is comprised of the Wideband Active Array Antenna, the Multiband Remote Radio Head, the lightRadio Baseband Processing, the lightRadio Control, and end-to-end management using the 5620 Service Aware Manager (SAM). The product family depends on a number of breakthrough innovations and technologies from Alcatel-Lucent’s Bell Labs research arm and ecosystem of companies.

 

Key Components of the New Architecture

 

 

Technology that can double capacity and decrease TCO

 

The benefits of lightRadio are dramatic:

  • Improves the environment: lightRadio reduces energy consumption of mobile networks by up to 50% over current radio access network equipment. (As a point of reference, Bell Labs research estimates that basestations globally emit roughly 18,000,000 metric tons of CO2 per year). Also, lightRadio provides an alternative to today’s jungle of large overcrowded cell site towers by enabling small antennas anywhere.
  • Addresses digital divide: By reducing the cell site to just the antenna and leveraging future advances in microwave backhaul and compression techniques, this technology will eventually enable the easy creation of broadband coverage virtually anywhere there is power (electricity, sun, wind) by using microwave to connect back to the network.
  • Offers major savings for operators: Thanks to lightRadio’s impact on site, energy, operations and maintenance costs; when combined with small cells and LTE, this new solution can lead to a reduction of total cost of ownership (TCO) of mobile networks up to 50% (as a point of reference, Bell Labs estimates that TCO spent by mobile operators in mobile access in 2010 was 150 billion Euros).
  • Enhances quality for end users: by doubling macro capacity and reducing the cost per bit lightRadio opens up the possibility to offer new services and price points.

After Mobile Web West Africa 2011 – What Has Happened?

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Mobile Web West Africa was hailed as the greatest mobile conference ever in West Africa. It was introduced as follows on the website.

 

The Mobile Web and Mobile Applications represents a superb opportunity for everyone in the mobile sector.  Revenue generation, capacity development, creating a new generation of entrenpreneurs and the expansion of the mobile ecosystem in the region are all key facets of grasping this opportunity.

 

This event will tackle all of the fundamental elements of this vital topic area – right from monetising mobile to harnessing its potential for social change.  all amber is excited about bringing the event to Africa’s biggest mobile market and we hope that you can join us for the most innovative and progressive event to be held in West Africa in 2011.

 

Tekedia wants to access the impact of this conference. What has happened? Did it have any impact on the mobile ecosystem in Nigeria. We will like someone to write about how this conference has shaped strategy, vision and execution in West Africa. Please send us your piece at tekedia@fasmicro.com.

 

Have you noticed that another Mobile Web West Africa is planned for 2012?

LG Shows Off Social Networking TV and 3D Capabilities

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As mobile digital television broadcasts ramp up this year, the television receiver of the future will fit in the palm of your hand and do much more than just deliver breaking news, weather alerts, and favorite shows. In fact, the very digital TV broadcasting system used to deliver today’s information and entertainment programming to mobile devices can also deliver up-to-the second social networking updates, engaging three-dimensional (3D) telecasts, and electronic coupons that would help eliminate the need to clip or print out coupons.

The first mobile digital TV that displays 3D images broadcast via the ATSC Mobile DTV Standard was demonstrated by LG Electronics at the 2011 NAB Show. The prototype 7-inch receiver is designed with auto-stereoscopic capability that eliminates the need for special viewing glasses to see stunning 3D TV images. LG also will show an innovative social network services application for the first time. Viewers engaged with Tweet-TV would be able to interact with program content and submit their comments on programs. The broadcaster consolidates the real-time comments and transmits those short messages with the video and audio, enabling a transparent conversational overlay. The application enables viewers to carry on an open discussion of program content or reply to questions that could be part of an audience quiz.

In addition, to show how local TV broadcasters can now offer more than just linear TV channels, LG Electronics is showing its first Android-enabled smartphone prototype equipped with Mobile Digital TV (MDTV) reception, which offers conditional access functionality for future subscription broadcasts and the capability of receiving “non-real time” data such as electronic coupons or “real-time” data reception with applications like Tweet-TV.

“The ATSC Mobile DTV standard offers broadcasters remarkable flexibility to address the changing demands of consumers and advertisers,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, president and chief technology officer, LG Electronics, Inc. “As broadcasters continue their national rollout of Mobile DTV, LG is proud to lead the transition with the latest innovations in mobile DTV services like 3D and applications like Tweet-TV and Electronic Coupons.”

The demonstrations are made possible through a cooperative effort with Harris Corporation, which has developed the necessary MDTV transmission equipment, and local DTV broadcasters KLAS-TV, 8 News NOW in Las Vegas. Roundbox, a leading mobile software provider, is providing non-real time data services that power the Smartphone coupon application, as well as the Electronic Services Guide (ESG) for all three of the innovative applications for ATSC MDTV.

In collaboration with Roundbox, LG is demonstrating the new “Tweet-TV” mobile DTV application that will allow viewer “tweets” to be displayed interactively on a mobile DTV receiver while a program is airing. A Harris MDTV transmitter will deliver viewer tweets that are received as data files and displayed in a transparent panel over a portion of the LG mobile DTV screen, a prototype version of an LG Android smartphone.

In the Las Vegas demonstration, the 3D signals are being internally transmitted at the Convention Center to receivers throughout the North Hall. Receiving the signal is LG’s prototype receiver built around the LG2161 demodulator chip and LG-exclusive 3D formatting circuitry that combines the side-by-side left and right images for seamless viewing without the need for 3D eyewear commonly used for 3D TVs. The seven-inch barrier-type LCD display shows lifelike 3D images that appear to jump right off the screen. With its built-in antenna, the device also receives conventional 2D 416×240 resolution MDTV broadcasts and scales images up to 800×480 resolution. It also functions as an attractive digital photo frame when not being used as a Mobile DTV receiver.

It is getting exciting and before you know it, Nigeria will be agog with these gizmos.

The Power of IPO48 and Garage48 – Why We Need More in Africa

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There are two institutions that are doing commendable things on startups and entrepreneurship. The most exciting aspect is that they are doing and not just talking.  IPO48 and Garage48 are nice institutions and we are very happy to introduce them to our readers. Africa needs these types of institutions over many others that write papers and never cared if the people reading have skills to implement.  Read bout them and what they stand and do.

 

What is IPO48?

The cost of launching a web and mobile business or creating a new products is decreasing. That lowers the barrier to entry for startups, which is great for entrepreneurship. On the flip side it increases competition for entrepreneurs, so building a product and getting it live doesn’t guarantee success.

 

90% of startups fail and it’s not because of lack of technical capability, but there is just no costumers or market for it. The problem they were solving turned out not to be a problem or it was too insignificant for people to pay for it.

 

This is what the IPO48 events address – we push entrepreneurs towards market reality to validate their ideas. This is done by exposing the entrepreneurs idea online to a crowd of business professionals, mentors and consumers who challenge them before the event kicks off. During the event the entrepreneur needs to convince potential team members to join him to build a prototype, and experienced mentors will push his team to create a viable business model. It’s intensive and rewarding for the entrepreneur, and the energy at these events cannot be described – it has to be experienced!

 

What is Garage48?

Many people are afraid to start their own business. Common issues – lack of know-how and co-founders, lack of seed money, afraid of risks etc. Garage48 is here to change that mindset and show that it’s all about positive attitude, creative team members and a motivating deadline. Less talk, more action!

 

Goals of Garage48

  • Organize practical, international and fun startup events with a really lean budget
  • Show that teams can turn an idea into a working service or prototype within just one weekend
  • Prove that new web and mobile projects can be started with a good team and really lean budget
  • Promote entrepreneurship and startup culture in Estonia, Northern Europe and Africa
  • Teach people to work under a tough deadline – you need to focus on the core items of the project
  • Get to know new people from other industries, roles and countries
  • Less talk, more action and fun!

 

Simply, they both do similar things. They try to bring practicality to the people that love to extend the limits of technology creation. Participate and advance.

 

All The Ideas Pitched at Garage48 Lagos

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Check out the ideas pitched at Garage48 Lagos 2011!

Here are the ideas pitched at Garage48 Lagos:

  1. MecaniClick – get a mechanic on-line, or via SMS. Somebody who has a good track reckord or is specialized on your type of the car. Web based system.
  2. FTube (Facebook Youtube) – extract all the videos from Facebook and watch them as they would be on Youtube. Revenue share with the owners of the video, focus on the web app.
  3. Extramil.es – making the “heling of other individuals” more effective. Extramiles will help you to sign up as an volunteer and donate your time for volunteer work. Referral based system. Monetized through enterprize service – corporates have to pay, advertisement and donations.
  4. Parkbench – Meet people to share the interests. See who’s near you and what are their interests. Helps real-life introductions. Combines location, people, and interests in mobile and web.
  5. Lecture Wall – an educational networking site and on-line educational community. Lecturers and students can meet. Lecturers can sell their lecture materials, students can get the materials and teachings.
  6. City Explorer – Applications helping to explore your city and promotes local businesses. Improve the search results for the off-line businesses. On mobile and web. Helps to search for your places of interests.
  7. MyCash – For people who track their expenses: people who need to budget (eg. students) can track and share their expenses. Through sharing others can also find good deals on the products and services or just the fact that the purchase was made. A mobile app.
  8. TellMeTraffic – community driven trafic chattig app, to share the traffic information. Web based app accessible through mobile. People are very bored in 3 hour Lagos traffic jams.
  9. Qmash – a data mashup, which allows its users to search for pictures, video, and music, later to download on the PC. Helps with format problems, since this is done on-line.
  10. Evrica Events – event management system for Africa. Helps creating events and searching the events. Event publicity, registration and participation. A social booking system.
  11. Nigerian Food Recipe Web and Mobile Solution – web app with recepies and guidelines (even videos) to make Nigerian food.
  12. TalentME – system for Nigerians who like to express themselves helping to share their talents (singing, dancing) leading to profitable ends. Place to show-case yourself. Source of leads for talent hunters.
  13. Tagwire – Location based search engine / social network facilitating contacts between individuals (helps finding a new girlfriend who plays chess). Money: premium accounts.
  14. VeriPORT – On-line stock verification, stockbroker verification, news and events. To verify stock details in Nigeria takes 3-4 weeks.
  15. iGetSkills – Bring people together with different skill set, help them collaborate, start up ideas and give a platform to sell their services.
  16. Flippii – for Nigerian developers – share ideas and get feedback. Interested developers can join the project.
  17. thisRoad – help people to present traffic solutions for their routes, influence the authorities. On web and mobile.
  18. Banner Exchange Network – digitizing the print banners, and broadcast it on the Facebook through the network of broadcasters – through tagging their friends on the add photos.
  19. isThis – is this a good food, nice place, a bad person etc. Take a picture and ask the question – an app for simple feedback for stuff you see and can take pictures of. Money – advertising.
  20. One Word per Day – Getting local languages into and out of the Google Translator. A simple translation service. Helps to spread the language into the world with adding a language to google translate. Web and mobile app.
  21. Me and my Celeb – allows to hang out with your celeb and interact with them.
  22. Customer Service Aggregation Agency – customer service is terrible in Nigeria. A service for companies to employ students to be used as call center agents. People can sign up as potential call center workers have a training (learning about the company and the product) – makes the call service available for smaller businesses.
  23. iDemocracy – follow politics/elections with your mobile. Put politics on-line, create a track reckord for politicians.
  24. Yarn something – Piggeon English dictionary – help others to understand how people are talking in Nigeria.
  25. Social E-Learning – Social network for e-learning on web and mobile.

 

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