Articles tagged with: Asia Pacific and Umts

EU Moves Closer to Approving 3G at 900Mhz

The decision by the European Parliament to accept the amendment of the GSM Directive to allow UMTS (WCDMA-HSPA) technology to be deployed in the 900 MHz band has been welcomed by the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA).  more

Related Tags: 3g, eu, wcdma, rural, mts, cdma, hspa, iden, mobile-broadband, european-union, gsm, gsa

Increasing Deployment of UMT at 900Mhz

The pace of commercialisation of UMTS 900 systems has quickened, according to a new Information Paper published by GSA, the Global mobile Suppliers Association. The report notes that for the same service offering and coverage, the number of base station sites in the 900 MHz band can be reduced by 60% compared to that needed for 2100 MHz, and reduce rollout time.  more

Related Tags: european-commission, wcdma, mts, hspa, usb-modem, 3, gsa, usb-modems, hsdpa

Motorola to Include LTE Spectrum Bands in First Commercial Product Release

Motorola has announced that its first commercial release of Long-Term Evolution (LTE) solutions next year will now also include products for the 700MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum bands. The timing for commercialization of products in specific frequency demands will be based upon a combination of general radio spectrum licensing trends globally as well as individual customer demands.  more

Related Tags: mts, lte, motorola, 802.16e, tdd

UK Operators Sharing 3G Spectrum for Mobile TV Trials

Orange and T-Mobile UK have announced they intend to jointly pilot a new mobile TV and multimedia broadcast service in London using NextWave Wireless' 3G MBMS based TDtv solution. The pilot, scheduled for the second half of 2008, is designed to demonstrate how the cost of providing mobile TV services can be significantly reduced when mobile operators share widely-available unpaired 3G spectrum and a standards-based TDtv broadcast network.  more

Related Tags: orange, mobile-tv, wcdma, 3g-license, mts, t-mobile-uk, palm, 3gpp, london, packetvideo, nextwave-wireless, 3g-licenses, chipset, tdd, UK