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Articles tagged with: 900mhz
3G Contract Awarded to Nokia-Siemens/Huawei in Thailand
Thailand's Total Access Communication has selected Nokia Siemens Networks and mainland's Huawei Technologies to supply gear for a 3G network, a company official has announced. The vendors are to upgrade the network to 3G services the official, who declined to be named told the Reuters news agency. more
Related Tags: nokia, mobile-data, huawei, dtac, nokia-siemens-networks, siemens, tot, nokia-siemens, total-access-communication, tac, Thailand
Crucial decisions on spectrum needed to secure Ireland's wireless future
Wireless will be of paramount importance to IrelandÃ's broadband future but key issues regarding spectrum must be resolved to gain the greatest public benefit says Analysys Mason, adding that due to the higher rate of wireless broadband used in Ireland, decisions on wireless spectrum will have a greater impact than in many other nations. more
Related Tags: wimax, rural, lte, mobile-broadband, eu, analysys-mason, digital-dividend, Ireland
3G Network Launched in Bangkok
Thailand's Advanced Info Service (AIS) is reported to have launched its long planned 3G network - operating in the 900mhz band - in the capital city, Bangkok. The firm is already operating a 3G network in the 900mhz band in Chiang Mai, pending the award of 3G licenses and spectrum in the more conventional 2.1Ghz bands. more
Related Tags: base-station, mobile-data, huawei, advanced-info-service, dtac, 3g-license, base-stations, tot, 3g-licenses, Thailand
Qualcomm Warns About Scarce 3G Spectrum in Asia Region
In an interview, Qualcomm's president for Southeast Asia and the Pacific region, John Stefanac warned that mobile operators face a regulatory regime which is not allocating sufficient radio spectrum for 3G services. Citing a recent example in Indonesia, he told the South China Morning Post that the networks were only granted 5-10Mhz of spectrum each, which is not sufficient to deploy viable 3G services. more
Related Tags: m1, wcdma, qualcomm, rural, advanced-info-service, elisa, capex, mts, radio-spectrum, umts
EU Rules 3G License Refunds are not State Aid
A court advisor to the European Union's Court of Justice has recommended that the EU Court had been correct in dismissing a complaint by French mobile operator, Bouygues that the allocation of 3G licenses was incorrectly carried out. more
Related Tags: orange, 3g-license, eu, vivendi, sfr, arcep, 3g-licenses, France
Qualcomm Says Thailand Needs at Least Three 3G Networks
Qualcomm Thailand country manager, Kaneungjit Suriyathumrongkul has warned that Thailand will need at least three 3G networks to ensure sufficient competition in the market. Ms Suriyathumrongkul also noted that MVNOs were an option for the country, but only if the underlying network is good and expressed concerns with the idea of a shared national network. more
Related Tags: base-station, wcdma, qualcomm, advanced-info-service, dtac, 3g-license, mvno, base-stations, tot, 4g, Thailand
Thai Operator to Delay 3G Rollout
Thai operator, DTAC has announced that it will delay the launch of its 3G network until it sees more demand for mobile data services. The decision was taken by the company's new CEO, Tore Johnsen, who took charge of DTAC earlier this month. more
Related Tags: base-station, mobile-data, advanced-info-service, dtac, base-stations, tot, Thailand
UMTS900 Operator Case Study Shows Significant Cost and Coverage Benefits
The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has published an operator case study on Finland's Elisa network which it says shows significant cost and coverage benefits of deploying 3G services in the 900mhz spectrum band. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, rural, elisa, capex, mts, hspa, mobile-broadband, umts900, opex, indoor-coverage, Finland
Vodafone Starts Selling 3G PC Card for 900Mhz HSPA Networks
Option has started shipping a new wireless broadband ExpressCard to Vodafone - which also supports HSPA services at 900mhz. Exclusively developed for the Vodafone Group and its Partner Networks, the new ExpressCard is designed to achieve peak HSDPA download speeds of 7.2 Mbps with HSUPA uploads at up to 5.76 Mbps - depending on the network availability. more
Related Tags: qualcomm, rural, elisa, hspa, hsupa, mobile-broadband, vodafone-group, wireless-broadband, hsdpa
CDMA Is Not Dead Yet, Says ABI Research
Although the overall dynamics of CDMA markets are overshadowed by the hype around UMTS/HSPA and the migration to LTE, CDMA operators continue to upgrade their networks to provide capacity for higher numbers of bandwidth-intensive data services, as well as escalating traffic load. more
Related Tags: mobile-wimax, abi-research, mts, hspa, hsupa, 1800mhz, mobile-broadband, lte, hspa+, hsdpa