Articles tagged with: 3G Americas and Mobile Wimax

Growing Support for GSM/HSPA in 1700/2100 MHz Band

The trade group, 3G Americas has expressed confidence in the growing ecosystem of leading wireless technology manufacturers that will support UMTS/HSPA for the 1700/2100 MHz spectrum band. This band is known in the USA as the Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) frequency band. Not only is this band important in the USA, but there is great potential for the continued allocation of 1700/2100 MHz spectrum throughout the Americas, with several auctions scheduled in 2008 in other countries in the region.   more

Related Tags: 3gpp, advanced-wireless-services, aws, long-term-evolution, latin-america, union, caribbean,


GSM Market Share Grows to 62% in Western Hemisphere

3G Americas, an organization representing GSM technology in the Americas, has announced that the GSM technology family's market share in the Western Hemisphere -- North America, Central and South America, and the Caribbean -- has grown nine percentage points in the past twelve months, to 62%, up from 53% at the end of third quarter 2006. The GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA deployment strategy is gaining global traction, with nearly 150 joint EDGE/UMTS networks commercially available. 3G Americas also reports almost 200 commercial UMTS networks, 150 of which are enhanced by HSDPA, and most UMTS operators are expected to upgrade network services with HSPA (HSDPA+HSUPA).  more

Related Tags: td-scdma, hsupa, hspa, edge, 1xev-do, ev-do, pearson, latin-america, caribbean


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