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Articles tagged with: Africa and Base Station
Rural Base Stations to Divert Surplus Electricity to Local Communities
The GSMA Development Fund has partnered with Lighting africa, a joint IFC and World Bank programme, to launch the Community Power from Mobile (CPM) initiative. The programme will support and encourage mobile network operators and tower-sharing companies in developing countries to provide excess power generated by their base stations to local, off-grid communities. more
Related Tags: solar-power, wind-power, renewable-energy, solar, planning
Over 230,000 New Base Stations to Be Added Next Year in the Four Largest Emerging Markets
While many sectors of the economy are languishing in the global recession, wireless infrastructure is relatively healthy. This also holds true in the world's major "emerging markets." Base station deployment continues in many countries, and the four largest markets - Brazil, Russia, India, and China, known collectively as the "BRIC" group - are expected to see more than 230,000 of them being deployed during 2010. more
Related Tags: abi-research, bric, wimax,, true, 2g, Brazil
Huawei Launches Vodafone Co-Developed Base Station for Rural Areas
Huawei says that it has launched a 2G base station (BTS) designed for use in rural communities in developing markets. The “EasyGSM BTS” is an All IP-based compact BTS, and was co-designed and developed in collaboration with Vodafone in the two firms’ joint Radio Mobile Innovation Centre based in Madrid, Spain. more
Related Tags: huawei, solar-power, vodacom, vodafone, bts, gsm, solar, 2g, South Africa
1.45 Million BWA/WiMAX Subscribers Added in 2008
Worldwide, approximately 1.45 million BWA/WiMAX subscribers were added during 2008, while the WCDMA subscriber base increased by more than 90 million. The average quarter-over-quarter subscriber growth rate in 2008 was 21.5%, according to the 7th issue of the 4GCounts Quarterly Report from Maravedis. more
Related Tags: , 3g, wimax, mobile-wimax, arpu, wcdma, lte, maravedis, cdma, iden, bsnl, base-stations, partner, lte-advanced, planning, network-planning
The big challenge for the mobile industry in emerging markets
According to a new report by Ovum, reaching and profitably serving low-income users will be one of the biggest challenges for the mobile industry in emerging markets. The report outlines three critical areas operators must consider in serving this market and provides guidance on profitability strategies for operators, through an examination of best-practice strategies in operational and service areas. more
Related Tags: sim, arpu, rural, edge, driving, mtn, ovum, personal, bharti, aircraft, backhaul, wave, pace
EDGE Continues to Dominate New Base Station Deployments in 2009
EDGE will dominate new base station deployments in 2009 with over 40% of new base station deployments, reports In-Stat. The slowdown in the global economy is having an effect on EDGE base station deployments as operators push out deployments. There will be a slight decline in new EDGE base station deployments from 2008 to 2009, resulting in 2008 being the zenith of EDGE deployments. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, 3g, eu, edge, td-scdma, cdma, hsupa, in-stat, sharp, base-stations, gsm
Aperto Networks WIns Tanzanian WiMAX Contract
Aperto Networks has announced that SimbaNET, a pan-african service provider, has selected its PacketMAX platform for new WiMAX deployments in Tanzania. The deployment in Tanzania will be the largest WiMAX network in that country. more
Related Tags: sim, wimax, base-stations, wireless-broadband, sme, Tanzania
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