Articles tagged with: 3G and 4g

Tablet Sales Booming Alongside 3G and 4G Network Subscriber Growth

­Parks Associates forecasts more than 68 million of the 126 million tablets sold worldwide in 2015 will have 3g or greater technology. The research firm's latest report shows 29% of the 16.5 million tablets sold in 2010 featured embedded 3g technology, while tablets with 3g/4G technology will account for over one-half of all tablets sold in 2015.  more

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Slow 3G Growth Hurts Mobile Revenue in Developing Asia

­Mobile subscriptions in the developing countries of Asia continue to grow dramatically, as operators like Bharti Airtel of India and China Mobile tap new consumer segments. However, revenue growth has been failing to keep pace. more

Related Tags: bharti-airtel, china-mobile, airtel, India


T-Mobile renames upgraded its 3G network '4G'

Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless are building wireless data networks using new technologies that the industry calls fourth-generation, or 4G. Not to be outdone, T-Mobile USA launched a campaign this week that calls its own upgraded network "4G." more

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Operators Rushing to Upgrade Their 3G Networks While LTE Waits in the Wings

LTE trials are picking up pace, with operators eager to roll out 4G networks as soon as possible. As of the end of September 2009, 100 mobile networks had LTE trials or commitments to trial underway. The Asia-Pacific region accounted for more than 40 of these trials, with operators in Japan and South Korea leading the way. In addition, 33 contracts for LTE equipment have been announced.  more

Related Tags: lte, hspa+


ITU Receives Six Proposals for 4G Mobile Technologies

The ITU says that it has received six candidate technology submissions for the global 4G mobile wireless broadband technology known as IMT-Advanced. The selected technologies are expected to be accorded the official designation of IMT-Advanced - to qualify as true 4G technologies - in October 2010.  more

Related Tags: itu, imt, broadband, ieee, radio, 802.16m, global-mobile, imt-advanced, true


ZTE Wins Hong Kong LTE and UMTS900 Network Contracts

Hong Kong mobile network operator, CSL has unveiled its plans to deploy 3g network coverage in the 900Mhz band and an evolution towards LTE. The company has contracted with China's ZTE for both deployments.  more

Related Tags: csl, lte, Hong Kong


3G Mobile Broadband Success Story Might be Short Lived

Ronan de Renesse, Senior Analyst at Screen Digest has just completed an analysis of the 3g mobile broadband market. Although the number of people using mobile networks to connect to the Internet through a device known as a ‘dongle' will continue to rise, he predicts that the rate of growth is set for a big fall over the next two years.  more

Related Tags: screen-digest, mobile-broadband, dongle, mobile-games, mobile-music, churn, music, students, connect


Qualcomm and Broadcom Wave a Paper and Declare "Peace For Our Time"

The acrimonious patent battle between Qualcomm and Broadcom is finally over. The two firms have entered into a settlement and multi-year patent agreement, which will result in the dismissal with prejudice of all litigation between the companies, including all patent infringement claims in the International Trade Commission and U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, as well as the withdrawal by Broadcom of its complaints to the European Commission and the Korea Fair Trade Commission.  more

Related Tags: broadcom, qualcomm, td-scdma, cdma, ovi, iden, tim, lte, wcdma, ict, wimax, european-commission, eu, semiconductor, compete, patents, patent, court,


Finland Awards Radio Spectrum for LTE Networks

Finland's TeliaSonera, Elisa and DNA have been allocated additional frequencies enabling them to start building fourth generation (LTE) mobile networks. The frequencies are located in the 1,800 MHz band, which will make Finland the first country in Europe to allow the use of 4G LTE technology at such low frequencies.  more

Related Tags: teliasonera, elisa, dna-, lte, itu, eu, base-station, , ovi, Finland


Sprint Revamps Business and Government Sales Units

US operator, Sprint has announced the formation of a new unit dedicated solely to business and government users of communications services, incorporating some 4,000 sales, support, marketing and operations personnel.  more

Related Tags: mobile-data, tim, ovi, iden, customer-care, sprint, nielsen, push-to-talk,


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