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Optimus Primes its Mobile Broadband Speed to Support 21.6 Mbps Portuguese mobile network operator, Optimus has joined the small, but growing list of networks to have upgraded their mobile download speeds to a peak rate of 21.6 Mbps. ...Vodafone Portugal Triples Mobile Broadband Speed to 21.6Mbps Vodafone Portugal has tripled its mobile download speeds to a peak rate of 21.6Mbps, after launching a HSPA+ 64QAM upgrade....European Incumbent Telecom Operators at Risk From Cable Broadband Upgrades Fitch Ratings says in a report published today, that a number of European incumbent landline telecom operators risk increasing disadvantage given a failure to respond sufficiently to the risk posed by the cable operators' broadband investments and their own resistance to spending on fibre....Vodafone Portugal Tests Mobile Downloads at 16 Mbps Vodafone Portugal this morning initiated in Lisbon the first data session using the new HSPA+ 64QAM technology which makes it possible to use Mobile Broadband at a theoretical maximum download speed of 21.6 Mbps....Vodafone Portugal Selects Ortiva Wireless to Improve Mobile Video Quality Ortiva Wireless has announced plans for a commercial deployment of its mobile Video Optimization Gateway with Vodafone Portugal, to enhance Vodafone's live TV channels....Vodafone Mobile Phones to Monitor Traffic Delays in Portugal Navigation maps provider, Tom Tom has announced a partnership with Vodafone Portugal to launch its High Definition (HD) Traffic platform - which uses mobile phones to monitor traffic delays - in the country. ...Vodafone to Allow Phones to be Used as Mobile Modems Vodafone Portugal has announced an option which will allow subscribers to use their mobile phone as a mobile modem for connection to a computer. ...Vodafone Portugal Using Wind Power on its Base Stations Vodafone has begun generating electricity for its mobile communications network with the installation of a wind micro-generating system in the Serra do Socorro near Mafra. ...Vodafone Tops Portugese Customer Satisfaction Survey Vodafone Portugal says that it obtained the highest customer satisfaction index in the telecommunications sector in 2007, according to annual results published by the telecoms regulator, Anacom....A WiMAX-based connection to the internet enables fire-monitoring efforts in remote and mountainous regions. A forest fire remote monitoring system has been successfully tested in Portugal that could prevent the destruction of millions of hectares, as well as save lives. ... |