Articles tagged with: 3Gpp and Hspa
Industry predicts 21 Mbps to be next mobile broadband baseline
Mobile broadband is continuing to grow at a fast pace due to the ever increasing introduction of new technologies, new networks, new devices and competitive innovation in the market. In July, the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) announced that 7.2 Mbps had become the new baseline for mobile broadband globally, since at that time half of the HSPA networks in commercial service globally were capable of supporting a peak downlink data speed of 7.2 Mbps or higher, supported by almost 600 user devices capable of 7.2 Mbps or higher which had been launched in the market. Some HSPA systems support a peak downlink data speed up to 14.4 Mbps. more
Related Tags: gsa, hspa+, mimo, broadband
GSA confirms 7.2 Mbps as new baseline for HSPA
Half of the HSPA networks in commercial service globally are capable of peak downlink data speeds of 7.2 Mbps or higher, according to research just published by the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). more
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Nortel Completes LTE-TDD Wireless Demo in China
Nortel says that it has successfully completed the first end-to-end video streaming session using a Time Division Duplex (TDD)-based LTE network, working with commercial grade LTE Base Station and device prototypes in China. This is an important milestone in the development of next generation wireless services for TD-SCDMA mobile network deployments in China, as well as advancing the deployment of LTE for service providers using TDD spectrum. more
Related Tags: 3g, base-station, wcdma, driving, lte, china-mobile, td-scdma, cdma, mobile-broadband, nortel, tdd, China
3G Americas and NGMN Alliance Initiate Cooperation on Next-Gen Networks
3G Americas, a wireless industry trade association representing the GSM family of technologies, and the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance have announced a cooperation agreement between the two associations in support of the development and commercialization of next generation mobile broadband technologies and services. more
Related Tags: 3g, lte, cdma, mobile-broadband, 3g-americas, gsm, ctia
Mobile WiMAX to Encounter Significant Hurdles on its way to Mediocrity
Although proponents of mobile WiMAX are positioning it as the best choice for a next generation network technology, IMS Research believes that it will struggle to gain traction with operators, and will ultimately remain a niche mobile technology. more
Related Tags: mobile-data, wimax, mobile-wimax, clearwire, lte, ims-research, 802.16e, next-generation-network, ims, hspa+, korea-telecom, ev-do, 4g
A South African View of LTE Developments
Acclaimed by many as the future of telecommunications, Long Term Evolution (LTE) is increasingly becoming the most attractive option for mobile network operators. Assessing recent LTE developments from a South African perspective, Thiagesapillai Anpan, vice president for the Vodacom Group at Ericsson South Africa, explains why the standard's strong heritage, growing support base and easily adopted evolutionary path are making it the first choice for so many. more
Related Tags: roaming, china-mobile, verizon, lte, vodacom, long-term-evolution, laptop, interoperability
Mobile Capex Finally Shifts to 3G Technologies
Mobile network operators are finally shifting their infrastructure capital spending away from GSM/EDGE technologies and toward W-CDMA and HSPA, with carriers in Western Europe leading the 3G charge, according to a new report from Heavy Reading. more
Related Tags: mobile-wimax, w-cdma, huawei, capex, nortel, lte, motorola
CCID Consulting: LTE Is Not Only Evolution
Opinion Piece by CCID Consulting. more
Related Tags: datang, samsung, roaming, wcdma, qualcomm, huawei, zte, china-mobile, td-scdma, docomo, verizon-wireless, verizon, nortel, lte, edge, motorola, nokia-siemens-networks, fujitsu, nec, mimo, patents, wimax,, potevio, siemens, long-term-evolution, td-lte, tdd, ev-do, anritsu
Huawei and Qualcomm complete Europe's first MBMS field trial
Huawei and Qualcomm have jointly announced the completion of Europe's first MBMS (Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service) field trial, carried out in conjunction with Telecom Italia. MBMS technology is based on 3gpp standards and supports multicast and broadcast services, allowing speeds of up to 256kbps on a mobile device. more
Related Tags: mobile-tv, qualcomm, huawei, mts, telecom-italia, chipset, Italy
Vodafone to Start Trials of HSPA+ Technologies
Vodafone has announced that it is to trial HSPA+, an evolution of today's radio access HSPA technology, to assess its potential to deliver even higher data rates through the upgrade of existing network equipment. more
Related Tags: qualcomm, huawei, mts, mimo, base-stations, hspa+, hotspots, umts
