Articles tagged with: 3 and 3G

O2 Tops UK Mobile Broadband Speed/Latency Tests

..s on fixed broadband networks of less than 0.5 seconds. However, in good 3G coverage areas, Ofcom found that average mobile broadband speeds were 2.1Mbit/s, falling to an average of 1.7Mbit/s during the peak evening period of 8-10pm. Basic web more

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Hutchison 3G Ireland Upgrades 3G Network to Support I-HSPA

Hutchison 3G Ireland (3) and Nokia Siemens Networks have demonstrated the I-HSPA technology and announced that an upgrade of the radio technology to enable higher broadband speeds has been completed. Nokia Siemens Networks' I-HSPA (Internet High-Speed Packet Access) technology is currently being rolled out as part of the National Broadband Scheme, and will be extended to 3's existing network in Ireland. It is the first commercial deployment of I-HSPA in Ireland. more

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Virgin Mobile Tops UK Mobile Broadband Tests

..se directly pitted dongles provided by six of the UK's mobile broadband suppliers (O2, Orange, 3, T-mobile, Virgin Media and Vodafone) against each other on a 350-mile rail journey over two days. According to providers, mobile broadband is the a more

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Acision Wins Voicemail Contracts in UK and Ireland

Acision has announced that, in addition to the recent contract wins with Hutchison 3G (3) in Australia and Austria, it has now been awarded a contract for messaging services for 3's networks in the UK and Ireland. Acision's solution will be deployed to deliver voicemail services. more

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Mongolia Gets HSPA Network Upgrade

..s across Mongolia, starting in the capital Ulaanbaatar where about 40 percent of the country's 3 million inhabitants live. Under the contract, Ericsson is the sole supplier of the WCDMA/HSPA radio access network. It is also responsible for netwo more

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3 UK to Scrap Top-Up Fee Requirement for Skype Users

Hutchison 3G UK (3 UK) has announced that it will offer unlimited Skype-to-Skype calls and instant messages at no charge to anyone with a 3 SIM card. Starting from next month, there will be no data charges or top-up fees for either contract or pay-as-you-go customers who use Skype on 3's UK network. Anyone with a 3 UK branded Skype-enabled handset will be able to buy a 3 SIM and talk as much as they want to other Skype users without ever having to pay another penny. more

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Hutchison 3G Ireland Awards Satellite Based Broadband Contract

..cations, a broadband satellite operator, says that it has been awarded a contract by Hutchison 3G Ireland to supply them with broadband internet access under the Irish Government's National Broadband Scheme. This EUR 43 million scheme is design more

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Business Users Will Fuel Mobile Data Growth in Europe - Report

..rch. Pyramid Research expects European mobile enterprise revenue will amount to EUR 16.3 billion (US$22.4 billion) in 2013, driven specifically by subscriber growth in mobile broadband computing services and M2M, notes Andrei Tchadliev, analys more

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Bouygues Telecom Loses 3G License Appeal

..as ruled that the French government was correct in retrospectively lowering the 3G license fees it charged to France Telecom and Vivendi's SFR. In 2000, the French government sold two 3G licenses to France Telecom and SFR for EUR4.95 billion ea more

Active RAN Sharing Could Save Operators $60 Billion

..ring." However, some active sharing agreements include T-Mobile and 3 in the UK, Telstra/3 and Vodafone/Optus in Australia, and in Sweden, Tele2 with Telia and Tre (3) with Telenor. "Most of the active sharing has happened in mature markets," s more