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Articles tagged with: 3G Coverage
Vodafone to Test Femtocells for Boosting Rural 3G Coverage
Vodafone is to start trials to boost 3G coverage in rural areas by deploying femtocells in so-called "no-spots" where coverage is poor. more
Related Tags: vodafone, femtocell, alcatel-lucent, UK
Vivacom Claims Title for Best Coverage in Bulgaria
Bulgaria's Vivacom says that according to a report by the country's telecoms regulator, it has the best network coverage among the population in Bulgaria, both 3G and GSM. more
Related Tags: vivacom, Bulgaria
O2 Changes Czech Republic 3G Coverage Methodology
Telefonica O2 in the Czech Republic is changing how it calculates its 3G coverage to include an existing T-Mobile network sharing agreement, and says that it now covers over half the population. more
Related Tags: telefonica, o2, Czech Republic
Mobile Operator CAPEX Expected to Reach $119 Billion this Year
Global mobile operator capital expenditure is expected to grow 5% in 2011, to reach $119 billion according to ABI Research. Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment is still driving a respectable percentage of operators' CAPEX. 56% of global operator CAPEX came from base station deployments, upgrades and swap-outs. more
Related Tags: capex, radio-access-network, zte, sistema-shyam
3G to Propel Smartphones' Share in Czech Republic
In 2010, smartphones' share of new handsets sold was 16 percent, but this proportion will grow to 51 percent by 2015 as operators in the Czech Republic continue to widen their devices portfolio and offer attractive device subsidies, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. more
Related Tags: cagr, Czech Republic
O2 Tops UK Mobile Broadband Speed/Latency Tests
The percentage of UK households relying entirely on mobile broadband for their internet access has more than doubled over the past year to 7% of the UK, with 17% using mobile broadband for at least some of their internet access needs. more
Related Tags: o2, vodafone, t-mobile, ofcom, 3g, mobile-broadband, 3, orange, epitiro, UK
Orange Switzerland Starts Network Upgrade Project
Orange Switzerland says that it is modernising its GSM network and getting its 3G mobile network ready for the future. Modernising the entire mobile network will also reduce its electricity consumption by up to 30%. This will take about two years to complete and forms part of an investment programme of more than CHF 700 million for network expansion over a period of five years. more
Related Tags: orange, Switzerland
Reliance Communications Expands its 3G Network
India's Reliance Communications has launched the first 3G network in Jharkhand. In the first phase, the services will be available in 6 towns of Jharkhand including Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, & Jharia. Recently, Reliance Communications had launched 3G services in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chandigarh. more
Related Tags: reliance-communications, 3g, auction, India
Ericsson Tops LTE Infrastructure Market; Samsung Tops WiMAX - Report
After plunging in the second half of 2010, the GSM RAN market bounced back (up 38% in 4Q10 over 3Q10), fueled by the start of major 2G capacity upgrades in China and India as well as modernization projects in Europe, according to a report by Infonetics Research. LTE network equipment, including E-UTRAN (eNodeB) macrocells and Evolved Packet Core (EPC) equipment, jumped 704% in 2010 over 2009. more
Related Tags: lte, wimax, alvarion, ericsson, nokia-siemens-networks, 4g, alcatel-lucent, evolved-packet-core, evolved-packet-core, 2g
Operators Plan to Launch Enhanced RCS Services Later this Year
The GSMA says that it is welcoming a new version of Rich Communication Suite (RCS) that will enable mobile phone customers to use instant messaging (IM), live video sharing and file transfer across any device on any network operator. Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telecom Italia, Telefonica and Vodafone intend to commercially launch RCS across several European markets from late 2011, and additional operators are expected to launch later in 2012. more
Related Tags: rich-communication-suite, rcs, video, telecom, rcs-e
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