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How Can Carriers Protect Their 3G Investments?

Sponsored by:
Cisco
Speakers:
John Baker, VP & GM, Network Solutions, Andrew Solutions, a division of CommScope, Inc.; Chris Pearson, President, 3G Americas; Ricky Watts, CTO, AIRCOM; Gennady Sirota, Director, Product Marketing, Mobile Internet Technology Group, Cisco
Hosted by:
Lynnette Luna, Executive Editor, FierceBroadbandWireless

Billions of dollars have been dropped by carriers across the globe on building out and maintaining 3G networks. Although many carriers are finally starting to see real returns on those investments (US Carriers typically derive around a third of their revenues from data services) 3G services and networks are still only a few years old. Thus, the worldwide wireless industry's rush to upgrade to 4G may represent a nightmare for the bean counters responsible for recouping 3G network investments. The situation begs the question: How will wireless carriers ensure suitable and sustainable revenue streams from the networks they have spent the past decade building? Register here!