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O2 Boosts 3G Network Capacity in London with 900Mhz Spectrum

­UK based mobile network, O2 says that it has switched on a 3g network over the 900Mhz spectrum in the capital city, London. O2 is the first UK operator to take advantage of the change to its 900MHz network license and the new 3g900 network layer in London is expected to deliver a 50% increase in capacity to O2's existing 3g network.  more

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O2 Starts Migrating UK iPhone 4 Users to 900Mhz Spectrum

­UK based mobile network operator, O2 has doubled its planned network investment to £2 million (US$3.2 million) per day following approval from the telecoms regulator to start refarming some of its GSM900 spectrum for 3g services.  more

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UMTS900 Operator Case Study Shows Cost and Coverage Benefits

..te at http://www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/info_papers.php4 (registration required).  more

Related Tags: optus, umts900, gsa, opex, andrew, indoor-coverage, indoor, global-mobile, seamless, Australia


Cell Base Station Market Retracts Dramatically as 3G Rollout Frenzy Cools

After many years of rapid growth, the worldwide cellular base station market revenue will decline 22% in 2009, with shipments falling from the high levels of the 3g rollout frenzy of the last few years, reports In-Stat. Declining base station shipments are one clear reason for the revenue decline. However, intense competition from Chinese equipment manufacturers ZTE and Huawei have pressured base station selling prices, as operators demand that infrastructure manufacturers decrease costs.  more

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Ericsson to cover Faroe Islands and its offshore with mobile broadband

Ericsson has signed an eight-year contract with Faroe Islands based operator, Faroese Telecom to build and deploy a WCDMA/HSPA network for both the 2100MHz and 900MHz frequencies. This will enable Faroese Telecom to deliver high-speed mobile broadband services to remote areas across the Faroe Islands and even offshore platforms in the North Atlantic.  more

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New Technology Could Double 3G Network Voice Call Capacity

Finnish operator Elisa and Nokia Siemens Networks have demonstrated a new technology that allows operators to increase voice capacity of their 3g networks, potentially up to double the baseline capacity. The trial call was conducted in Elisa's live 3g network using R&D prototype devices supplied by Nokia. In technical terms the demonstration was of the world's first circuit switched call over a high speed packet access network (CSoHSPA).  more

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Mongolia Gets HSPA Network Upgrade

Mongolian operator MobiCom has launched a HSPA upgrade, with the network supplied by Ericsson. The launch enables MobiCom to introduce mobile broadband services to its subscribers across Mongolia, starting in the capital Ulaanbaatar where about 40 percent of the country's 3 million inhabitants live.  more

Related Tags: mobicom, hspa, ericsson, cdma, wcdma, mobile-broadband, 3, partner, ulaanbaatar, Mongolia


ZTE First-Quarter Profits Up by 29%

China's ZTE has reported that its first-quarter revenues reached RMB 11.67 billion (US$1.71 billion), representing an increase of 35% compared with the same period last year. Net profit was RMB 78.66 million (US$11.54 million), representing an increase of 29.17% compared with the same period last year.  more

Related Tags: zte, wcdma, eu, , cdma, China


Motorola Wins Chinese 3G Contract

Motorola says that it has won a W-CDMA contract with China Unicom for an undisclosed amount. Under the contract, Motorola will provide China Unicom with W-CDMA radio access network equipment, packet switched core network (PS core), and 2G/3g interoperability functions that will enable the integration of China Unicom's GSM and W-CDMA networks.  more

Related Tags: china-unicom, motorola, w-cdma, wcdma, , core-network, cdma, ovi, iden, mobile-broadband, radio-access-network, interoperability, unicom, China


Nokia Shows Off 3rd NFC Capable Mobile Phone

Nokia has shown off its third fully integrated Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile phone, the Nokia 6216 classic. The new arrival is Nokia's first SIM-based NFC device which enables operators to build NFC services on to the SIM card. The Nokia 6216 classic is expected to start shipping in the third quarter of 2009 in select markets with an estimated retail price of EUR 150 before taxes and subsidies.  more

Related Tags: nokia, nfc, near-field-communication, gsm-association, itu, eu, sim, , sim-card, tim, near-field-communications, taxes, microsd, fm-radio, music


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