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Telecom carrier CAPEX expected to pick up in 2011, driven by mobile broadband
Global CAPEX (capital expenditure) is forecast to decline at most 6% in 2009, mainly due to a significant CAPEX shakeout in the Middle East and Africa, a weakening US dollar, expected declines in the Brazilian real and Mexican peso, and delays in US broadband stimulus funding, ...
China Wireless Infrastructure Equipment Spending Peaks in 2009
Massive spending on 3G networks by China's three mobile carriers will cause spending on wireless infrastructure equipment in the nation to surge by 27.7 percent to reach $6.3 billion in 2009, marking a peak for expenditures,...
Wireless Infrastructure Revenues Declined 15.7% YoY in Q3 2009
The global wireless BTS infrastructure market revenues declined by 15.7% for the third quarter of 2009 to USD $10.4 billion compared with the third quarter of 2008,...
Industry predicts 21 Mbps to be next mobile broadband baseline
The July announcement by GSA of the 7.2 Mbps benchmark prompted the question from a number of industry players about what the next baseline might be, when, and why. ...
China Backhaul Capex Spending to Top $10 Billion in 2009-2010
With three mobile operators now scrambling to build out 3G networks in China based on three different access standards, investment in backhaul equipment in China will exceed $10 billion in 2009-2010,...
Nearly 44 Million HSPA Connections in APEJ by Year-End
High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) technology, in both handsets and dongle form factors, has experienced strong growth in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) in the past 18 months, with IDC forecasting 43.6 million HSPA connections in the region at the end of 2009....
Spectrum Auctions Likely to Delay European Telco Deleveraging
Fitch Ratings says in a new report that deleveraging by western European telecoms operators is likely to be delayed as expected spectrum auctions in 2010 and 2011 will prompt significant cash outflows....
Business Services to Drive WiMax Success in AME Markets
The business segment in Africa and the Middle East should be the main focus of WiMAX operators as fixed WiMAX's contribution to fixed business broadband subscriptions is expected to more than quadruple by 2014, ...
New User Interface Boosts Mobile Data Use in Non-Smart Phones
Australian mobile network operator, Telstra has reported a sharp uptake in mobile internet usage after it deployed its own unique user interface (UI), called the TelstraOne Experience in its 3G phones....
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Operator News in Brief - 16th Nov 2009
Daily summaries of short news items relating to the mobile networks....
Qualcomm Takes Lead as 4G Patent Holder
Qualcomm looks set to be the leading patent holder in 4G wireless communications after recording 24% of ETSI declarations surrounding LTE, as well as 16% of the 26,000 patents that have potential relevance to 4G technologies generally, including WiMAX....
Q3 Mobile Base Station Contracts at 134 as HSPA+ Begins to Gain Momentum
Total contracts awarded within the wireless industry for Q3 reached 134, up 19.6% from Q3 2008 levels and down 14% sequentially,...
Cellcom Israel Q3 Profits Up on Tax Gains
Cellcom Israel has reported that its 3rd-quarter profits rose by 19.% to NIS 289 million, from NIS 242 million a year ago. The net profit was boosted by a NIS 41 million gain from changes in corporation tax in Israel....
Nokia Shows Off Mobile TV Capable 3G Phone
Nokia has announced a new mobile phone, the Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition, which combines mobile broadcast TV (DVB-H), social networking, music and gaming into a single 3G phone....