T-Mobile Planning 3G Upgrades

T-Mobile Czech Republic has announced a new data access strategy tailored to address the needs of the Czech market. The company will launch a wireless broadband network based on UMTS TDD technology from IPWireless in Prague by year-end, with nationwide coverage to be built during consequent months. The new technology will bring businesses and individuals faster, more economical data access services which can fully substitute fixed ADSL.

T-Mobile aims to maximize the value of its acquired UMTS license by using UMTS TDD technology operating in its "unpaired" 1.9 GHz UMTS spectrum. It will be the world's fastest commercial UMTS network, capable of delivering peak sector speeds of up to 4.5 Mbps (average user experience runs to 512 Kbps).

T-Mobile also plans to extend its wireless broadband footprint in first phase till summer 2006 to cover nearly half of the Czech population by leveraging the same UMTS TDD technology in the 872 MHz spectrum that it recently acquired. In this manner, T-Mobile will be able to offer coverage in more than 85 cities.

T- Mobile also continues to upgrade its existing 2.5G GPRS network to the significantly faster EDGE technology. T-Mobile says that it will also enhance its 3G offering by introducing the next generation of UMTS FDD technology (HSDPA/HSUPA) as soon as it has proven to be a stable and viable commercial offering."

Posted to the site on 21st June 2005