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Articles tagged with: 1800mhz
Hong Kong to Auction Spare 1800Mhz Radio Spectrum
Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) has issued invitations to the existing mobile network operators to participate in the auction of radio spectrum in the 1800 MHz band, which is scheduled to be held in June. more
Related Tags: office-of-the-telecommunications-authority, ofta, ict, base-station, compete, radio-spectrum, base-stations, bandwidth, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Undreground Railway Extension Gets Mobile Phone Coverage
A major extension to Hong Kong's mass transit railway will feature another wireless communications network from wireless confined-coverage system solutions provider, Radio Frequency Engineering (RFE). Enlisted by mobile network operator, SmarTone-Vodafone, RFE will design, supply, install and commission a turnkey commercial wireless communications solution for the MTR's new LOHAS Park Station and tunnel extension. more
Related Tags: 3g, mobile-tv, wimax, eu, itu, fire-brigade, vodafone, core-network, mts, cdma, iden, gsm, network-management, trains, subway, railway, Hong Kong
O2, Vodafone Reported to be in Network Sharing Talks
UK operators, O2 and Vodafone are reported to be in advanced talks regarding sharing their network infrastructure. Citing people close to the talks, the Financial Times that a deal "could provide them with significant savings in capital and operating spending". Vodafone's CEO, Vittorio Collao is currently seeking annual cost savings of £1bn by 2010-11 to bring the UK divisions' operating margins up to the average compared to its other country networks. more
Related Tags: orange, t-mobile, 3g, hutchison-3g-uk, vodafone, o2, hutchison-3g, core-network, ran, 900mhz, bts, hutchison, UK
3G Phones Bypass Jammers in Indian Parliament
A failure in the specifications for equipment designed to block mobile phones working inside the Indian Parliament resulted in 3G based phones starting to work last week after MTNL installed a 3G base station in the vicinity of the building. more
Related Tags: base-station, lte, mtn, cdma, 3g-phones, mtnl, gsm, India
Kenya's Safaricom Boosting Indoor Mobile Coverage
Kenyan mobile operator, Safaricom is boosting indoor coverage at forty sites around the country - based on InterReach Fusion from ADC. The installation was carried out by AlanDick East Africa, ADCÃ's distributor in Kenya. more
Related Tags: orange, rsa, wind, safaricom, telkom, celtel, windows, indoor-coverage, Kenya
CDMA Is Not Dead Yet, Says ABI Research
Although the overall dynamics of CDMA markets are overshadowed by the hype around UMTS/HSPA and the migration to LTE, CDMA operators continue to upgrade their networks to provide capacity for higher numbers of bandwidth-intensive data services, as well as escalating traffic load. more
Related Tags: mobile-wimax, abi-research, mts, hspa, hsupa, mobile-broadband, lte, 900mhz, hspa+, hsdpa
EU to Permit In-Flight Use of Mobile Phones
The European Commission plans to announce new regulations which would allow airplanes to offer in-flight phone calls when flying anywhere within the EU 25 countries - reports the International Herald Tribune. The plans are due to be announced later today are significant not solely for the regulatory change itself, but as a further move for the central EU to take more control of telecoms regulation from the national bodies. more
Related Tags: european-commission, telenor, eu, aircraft, backhaul, in-flight
South Africa's Telkom Applies for Mobile License
South Africa's dominant landline provider, Telkom is reported to have requested permission from the regulator to set up its own wholy owned mobile phone network. The company is currently a 50% shareholder in the country's largest mobile operator, Vodacom along with Vodafone - but is generally accepted to be looking at a sale of its holding. more
Related Tags: mtn, compete, vodacom, cell-c, landline, telkom, South Africa
Digitel negotiates for 2100MHz spectrum
Venezuelan mobile operator Digitel has asked the telecoms regulator Conatel to award it spectrum in the 2100MHz band, rather than the 1800mhz band offered previously, local press reported. more
Related Tags: 900mhz, Venezuela
UK Regulator Consults on Allowing Mobile Phones on Planes
The UK's telecoms regulator, Ofcom has published proposals to permit the use of mobile phones on planes while in flight. The regulator notes that the issues of airline safety belong to the airline regulators, and that it is simply proposing the telecoms access side of the regulations. Ofcom says that it has been working with other Member States of the EU to create such a mutual regime, and expects this to be enshrined in a binding Decision of the Radio Spectrum Committee ( RSC ) and an advisory Recommendation of the Communications Committee (COCOM) - by the end of 2007 or early 2008. more
Related Tags: mms, eu, aircraft, ofcom, radio-spectrum, civil-aviation-authority, caa, UK