Articles tagged with: 3 and Backhaul

1Q09 results showing greater recession impact on suppliers than operators

..vider revenues from mobile operations in our sample grew just 3.4% in 1Q09, several percentage points lower than the pre-recession growth rates, which ranged from 9.4% to 11.8% (1Q07 through 4Q07, since the recession began in December 2007). No more

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Gartner Says: Carriers Will Struggle Without Major Innovation and Change

..umer's value chain. Trend 3 - Leading Mobile Carriers Will Avoid the Commoditization of Their Services Fixed broadband has been a good business for carriers. However, the fixed broadband platform is now a platform from which over-the-top provid more

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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

Arqiva named as principal cell site partner for 3G network integration project

.. Broadband Network Limited (MBNL), the network joint venture between T-Mobile UK and Hutchison 3G UK, has selected Arqiva as its strategic partner for the provision of cell sites. Under the terms of the 10-year agreement, Arqiva will provide MB more

Ericsson Expands 3G Netowork Management Contract in the UK

Mobile Broadband Network Limited (MBNL), the 50:50 joint venture formed by 3 UK and T-Mobile UK to integrate and manage their 3G radio access networks (RAN), has selected Ericsson to provide managed services to complete the consolidation of their 3G infrastructure. Under the terms of the contract, about 220 T-Mobile staff have transferred to Ericsson. more

Mobile Messaging Revenues to Defy Economic Downturn

..ding to Acision's figures, global SMS traffic increased by 30 percent over the New Year period compared to the same period last year. Revellers sent a mind blowing number of more than 55 billion text messages with 31 billion of these being proc more

Carriers name Motorola, Alcatel-Lucent, Alvarion, Huawei top mobile WiMAX vendors

..ed vendors are front-runners in announcing mobile WiMAX customer numbers, and the first 3 lead in worldwide revenue share. Interestingly, not all service provider respondents named their own mobile WiMAX vendor as a top vendor. "Most WiMA more

3G Networks in Sweden, Denmark to Get Speed Upgrades

Ericsson and 3 Scandinavia have signed a contract to upgrade the operator's HSPA network to 21 Mbps downlink speeds - by adding HSPA+ (or Evolution) capabilities to the network. more

Ericsson to manage 3G RAN operations for T-Mobile and 3 UK

Mobile Broadband Network Limited (MBNL), the 50:50 joint venture formed by Hutchison 3G UK (3UK) and T-Mobile UK to manage the integration of both operators' 3G radio access networks (RAN), has awarded Ericsson a four-year managed services contract for the operation and maintenance of the consolidated network. more

Ethernet microwave spending surges as operators upgrade mobile backhaul networks

..ions are growing the fastest, jumping from 27% of all new connections in 2007 to 43% in 2008, and ramping quickly over the next few years. Microwave is the most prevalent mobile backhaul technology worldwide, used in 53% of installed mobile backh more