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Standards Based Solution for Voice and SMS Services Over LTE Announced

­A gang of telecoms companies have jointly defined the preferred way to ensure the smooth introduction and delivery of voice and SMS services on Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks worldwide. The companies involved are AT&T, Orange, Telefonica, TeliaSonera, Verizon, Vodafone, alcatel-lucent, Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson.  more

Related Tags: sms, lte, at&t, orange, -telefonica, teliasonera, vodafone, ericsson, nokia--siemens-networks, nokia, samsung, sony-ericsson, broadband, interoperability


Recession or Not, Wireless Backhaul Expansion Continues Strongly

Worldwide revenues from backhaul leasing are expected to double over the next 30 months, according to a new study from ABI Research. The growth curve even accelerates after 2012, resulting in a fivefold revenue increase between 2009 and 2014.  more

Related Tags: ethernet, , 3g, nokia, iphone, eu, itu, lte, abi-research, ericsson, ovi, microwave, verizon-communications, bt, backhaul, siemens, embarq, harris, nokia-siemens, laptop, nokia-siemens-network


Verizon Announces LTE Deployment Plans - Going Live in 2010

Verizon's CTO, Dick Lynch has outlined the company's plans to roll out an LTE upgrade for its wireless network. Lynch announced that Verizon Wireless has selected Ericsson and alcatel-lucent as primary network vendors for its initial LTE network deployments. These two vendors are expected to build the underlying infrastructure that will enable Verizon Wireless to become the first wireless company to offer commercial LTE-based service in the United States, starting in 2010.  more

Related Tags: 3g, nokia, eu, itu, vodafone, starent-networks, lte, verizon-wireless, ericsson, nokia-siemens-networks, chief-technology-officer, boston, landline, ims, siemens, madrid, wireless-broadband, nokia-siemens, testing, 4g, bandwidth, USA


Managed Services for Network Equipment OEMs to Reach $6.4 Billion in 2009

Managed services for mobile networks returned about $19 billion revenue in 2008, ($5.8 billion for network services and $13.4 billion for IT-related services.) Europe led managed services adoption: Tier One operators there face stiff competition, so they have turned to managed services to improve their margins. According to a new study from ABI Research, that $19 billion figure represents only a small part of the potential addressable market.  more

Related Tags: orange, asia-pacific, nokia, eu, ibm, abi-research, verizon-wireless, ericsson


Nortel's bankruptcy filing enables radical change, and not just at Nortel

Opinion piece by Dana Cooperson and Matt Walker, analysts at Ovum

On 14 January 2009, Nortel Networks moved beyond talk of divestiture and speculation of bankruptcy, and filed for creditor protection in Canada and the US, with Nortel UK entering administration separately under a filing managed by Ernst & Young. The company reached this point after multiple management regimes failed in their attempts to remake the company after the bursting of the telecoms bubble. Nortel's move may result in a more balanced industry structure for communications equipment.  more

Related Tags: ethernet, t-mobile, ptc, nokia, wimax, cisco, itu, lte, zte, mts, ericsson, ovum, tellabs, t-mobile-germany, nortel, bankruptcy, lg, ran, nortel-networks, umts, ciena


Huawei's Mobile Infrastructure Star Is Rising as Alcatel-Lucent’s Declines

Ericsson leads the worldÃ's mobile infrastructure market, but it faces stiff competition from Nokia Siemens Networks and alcatel-lucent as well as from some Asian vendors, especially a buoyant Huawei.  more

Related Tags: huawei, abi-research, capex, verizon-wireless, ericsson, cdma, nokia-siemens-networks, sprint, siemens, ev-do


Motorola Starts LTE Trials on Verizon Wireless Network

Motorola has started testing a LTE deployment in the USA with Verizon Wireless, according to Ray Owen, general director of Motorola Vietnam and Motorola's head of technology, Asia. He added that the company is also testing with other network operators worldwide.  more

Related Tags: wimax, motorola, verizon-wireless, nortel, lte, wimax,, USA


Alcatel-Lucent Buys Service Management Software Firm

alcatel-lucent has entered into an agreement to acquire Motive, a provider of service management software for broadband and mobile data services for approximately US$67.8 million. The acquisition extends a three-year relationship between alcatel-lucent and Motive. The two companies jointly develop and sell remote management software solutions for automating the deployment, configuration and support of home networking devices called residential gateways.  more

Related Tags: mobile-data, texas, vodafone-portugal


DISH Network, Alcatel to Test Mobile TV Technology

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- DISH Network wants to bring video service to not only its subscribers' televisions, but their cellphones too.  more

Related Tags: atlanta, mobile-tv, european-commission, qualcomm, verizon-wireless, landline, satellite, federal-communications-commission, vodafone-group, mobile-video, towers, dvb-h, mediaflo, USA


TELECOM REPORT: In Wireless, Be Careful of Next Big Thing

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) -- The buzz in wireless these days centers yet again on the promise of "next generation" technologies, but investors should be wary of the hype. We've heard it all before.  more

Related Tags: text-messaging, sprint-nextel, verizon-wireless, nortel, motorola, spam, nortel-networks, satellite, nextel, apple-iphone, las-vegas, iridium, USA


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