Relief Ahead for Mobile Data Networks as 63% of Traffic to Move onto Fixed Networks Via WiFi and Femtocells by 2015, Finds Juniper Research

Hampshire, UK (Vocus/PRWEB) 19 April 2011

New research has found that the majority of traffic (63%) generated by Smartphones, Tablets and Feature Phones will transfer onto the fixed network via Wi-Fi and Femtocells by 2015. This means that the annual mobile data traffic offloaded from operators' networks via WiFi and Femtocells is forecast to reach nearly 9000 petabytes (PB) by 2015, which equates to a voluminous 11 billion movie downloads.

Juniper Research found that the percentage of traffic offloaded in developed markets will actually diminish towards the end of the forecast period, and will begin to plateau in several other regions due to the accelerating take-up of LTE. Despite this however, the volume of data traffic offloaded from mobile networks will continue to grow strongly throughout the next five years as the total volume of data traffic delivered to mobile devices accelerates.

According to Mobile Data Offload & Onload report author Nitin Bhas, As a high percentage of mobile data consumption occurs while indoors or in motion, operators have an opportunity to offload data traffic onto complementary fixed networks via WiFi and Femtocells. Offloading also has the potential for creating new services and applications and enhancing the usage of existing services.

WiFi vs. Femtocell

Although currently WiFi accounts for over 98% of the traffic offloaded, Femtocells will account for a steadily increasing proportion over the forecast period. The highest penetration of femtocells for Data Offload will occur in North America.

Opportunities for Operators

The report recommends that operators view offloading solutions as being complementary to their 3G/4G network investments providing opportunities to seize market share and revenues from fixed line operators, extending their reach beyond mobile and making their 3G/4G business case profitable.

Other key findings include:

Online Angel Investor Networks Provide Great Opportunities & Interesting Data

(Vocus/PRWEB) November 11, 2010

(Vocus) November 11, 2010 -- More and more entrepreneurs are turning to online angel networks to secure funding for their businesses. These portals give entrepreneurs a quick and easy way to present their projects to a large number of investors. These sites also give investors access to a comprehensive range of business ideas and investment opportunities.

Connecting business owners and investors online provides great opportunities for business entrepreneurs based outside of large metropolitan areas and business owners who dont have the right connections to get in contact with angels. These online networks give anyone with a great idea the chance to get the funding they need to get their business off the ground or expand.

Angel Investment Network Ltd, has noticed a big difference in the sectors where people are looking for funding, and the sectors that are getting funded. Data from the University of New Hampshires Center for Venture Research shows the largest area of focus for US angel investors in the first half of 2010 was healthcare services and medical devices/equipment, accounting for 24% of investments. That was followed by biotechnology (20%), software (12%), industrial/energy (11%), retail (9%) and media (5%).

However, Mike Lebus (director of Angel Investment Network Ltd said, "The sector where were getting the most funding applications at the moment is Internet & eCommerce which makes up 7.99% of all the business plans we receive. The next highest were Technology with 7.03% and Food & Beverage with 6.32%. In fact, Medical & Health Care, the area getting the most funding from angels, is right down in 9th place."

He continued, "Its also interesting to look at the variations from country to country. In the UK, for example, Internet & eCommerce is the runaway winner with 13.21% - the same as the US. But the next most popular industry among http://www.midwestinvestmentnetwork.com business entrepreneurs looking to raise capital was Leisure & Tourism with 7.77%, which doesnt even feature in the top 10 in our US networks."

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