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Articles tagged with: 3G Americas
3G Americas: 231mn GSM users in LatAm in 1Q07
The number of GSM users in Latin America and the Caribbean grew by 51% in the first quarter of 2007 to end the period with 231mn compared to end-1Q06, GSM's industry advocate 3G Americas said in a statement. more
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3G Americas: 80% of Chile market GSM
At the end of March 2007 there were 13.8mn GSM mobile subscribers in Chile, representing 80% of the total market, GSM support group 3G Americas said in a statement citing numbers from UK based consultancy Informa Telecoms & Media. more
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FEATURE: CDMA in LatAm, where to go in the face of GSM explosion?"
Despite the fact there are more than three times the amount of GSM mobile users than CDMA in Latin America, CDMA is not about to go out of fashion. more
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3G Americas: LatAm ends 2006 with 208mn GSM users
Latin America ended 2006 with a total of 208mn mobile subscribers using GSM technology, with net additions of 81mn during the year, GSM industry association 3G Americas said in a statement. more
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Analysis: The negative impact of Cantv nationalization
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's plans announced Monday to nationalize the country's incumbent fixed line operator Cantv has cast a shadow over the future of the company, the telecoms market and foreign investment, analysts say. more
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GSM subscribers in LatAm grow 85% yoy
The number of users of GSM mobile technology in Latin America reached 192 million at the end of the third quarter, up 85% compared to the same time a year ago, GSM industry association 3G Americas said in a statement. more
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Argentina leads postpaid penetration in LatAm
Argentina has the highest percentage of postpaid mobile users in Latin America, newspaper Infobae reported, citing data from GSM industry association 3G Americas. more
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3G Americas: Number portability users won't exceed 5% of subscribers
The number of mobile telephony subscribers that change operators after number portability is approved in Brazil will not surpass 5% of the total subscriber base, IT news site Bageete reported GSM industry association 3G Americas Latin America director Erasmmo Rojas as saying. more
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GSM/UMTS Could Marginalize other Wide-Area Technologies
A report from 3G Americas is claiming that GSM/UMTS will "marginalize" other wide-area wireless technologies. The white paper provides an overview of the deployment status, technical capabilities and workings of current and future mobile wireless technologies, specifically, on EDGE, UMTS/WCDMA, HSPA, HSPA Evolution and LTE, with comparative information on alternative technologies including CDMA2000 EV-DO and WiMAX802.16e-2005. more
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Ericsson: HSDPA commercial service likely in 12 months
Latin America should see its first High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) networks enter commercial service within the next 12 months as the test phase nears completion, according to Niklas Heuveldop, Americas sales VP for Swedish equipment supplier Ericsson. more
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