Articles tagged with: Base Stations
China Telecom - the First to Offer EPON-based 3G Services
ZTE has announced that China Telecom has deployed its Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPON) Solution, which enabled China Telecom to cutover between EPON technology, which carries CDMA 1X services and EVDO data services to implement the world's first EPON technology that offers 3G services. more
Related Tags: ethernet, 3g, base-station, zte, china-mobile, china-telecom, cdma, ovi, iden, shanghai, backhaul, gsm, China
Averting radio spectrum saturation, opportunistically
Mobile users want better video calls, streaming television and faster downloads, placing more demands on the limited radio spectrum available to operators. Could handsets that intelligently sense their radio environment and opportunistically grab free bandwidth be a solution? more
Related Tags: rfid, 3g, base-station, oracle, intel, eu, ict, tim, rcom, mts, ovi, radio-spectrum, one-network, network-management, bandwidth
Alcatel-Lucent Offers Converged RAN for CDMA Networks Migrating to LTE
Alcatel-Lucent says that it has expanded its wireless networking portfolio to inlcude a Converged RAN" (radio access network) which enables mobile service providers to offer both 3G CDMA and LTE services using a common network infrastructure. One of the key elements of the Converged RAN is the software defined radio (SDR) technology which has been available on the current Alcatel-Lucent base stations for a number of years already. more
Related Tags: 3g, base-station, tim, lte, alcatel-lucent, cdma, ovi, ran, sdr
Hong Kong Network Launches HSPA+ Upgrade
Hong Kong's CSL - a subsidiary of Australia's Telstra - has launched the world's first Software Defined Radio (SDR) based HSPA+ All IP commercial network, with the upgrade provided by China's ZTE. CSL invested hundreds of millions of dollars to establish the network. more
Related Tags: base-station, zte, hspa, ovi, iden, telstra, sdr, hspa+, csl, Hong Kong
Nokia Siemens Completes 2nd Phase of China Mobile TD-SCDMA Rollout
Nokia Siemens Networks has announced that it is one of first vendors to complete phase two deployment of China Mobile's 3G network, based on TD-SCDMA technology. Nokia Siemens Networks has been working with China Mobile subsidiaries Fujian Mobile, Henan Mobile, Jiangxi Mobile and Hainan Mobile to deploy their respective 3G networks. more
Related Tags: 3g, nokia, base-station, mobile-data, tim, china-mobile, td-scdma, cdma, ovi, iden, nokia-siemens-networks, henan-mobile, gsm, siemens, nokia-siemens, testing, China
T-Mobile Boosts Indoors Coverage at Luxury Boston Hotel
ADC has announced that its InterReach Fusion in-building cellular system has been deployed to provide strong and consistent coverage at Mandarin Oriental, Boston. The system currently provides augmented coverage for T-Mobile customers, although it can also support traffic from additional mobile operators who choose to use it. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, base-station, iden, picocell, boston, USA
DoCoMo Demos Mobile Downloads at 120Mbps using LTE Test Network
Fujitsu has announced that, in collaboration with NTT DoCoMo, they have conducted successful field testing for Long-term Evolution (LTE), using 4x4 MIMO technology. The testing took place in the Special Ubiquitous Zone, an area of the northern Japanese city of Sapporo in Hokkaido, designated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in 2008 as a wireless communications testing area, and used prototypes of the wireless LTE base stations developed jointly by NTT DoCoMo, Fujitsu and Fujitsu Laboratories which, with the use of MIMO technology, resulted in high-speed wireless transmissions in the range of 120 Mbps (using 10 MHz bandwidth) in Sapporo's urban environment. more
Related Tags: base-station, lte, docomo, fujitsu, mimo, testing, bandwidth, Japan
Nepal Telecom Seeking Independent Power Supplies
Nepal Telecom (NT) is planning to deploy a range of alternative power supplies for its base stations in the face of continuing supply problems from the national electricity grid. The mobile network operator has been blaming the ever-increasing power-cuts, which hit 20 hours a day last week, for its deteriorating GSM service. more
Related Tags: base-station, solar-power, lte, gsm, Nepal
Alvarion Delivers Turnkey WiMAX Network in Burkina Faso
Alvarion says that it has been chosen by Burkina Faso's Ministry of Posts and Information Communication Technology for the country's first 802.16e WiMAX deployment. Alvarion initially deployed a network in the capital city of Ouagadougou to connect administrative offices with data and voice services over WiMAX. Based on the successful results, the Ministry of Posts and Information Communication Technology decided to award an expansion contract with full turnkey services to Alvarion. more
Related Tags: base-station, wimax, voip, ict, itu, rcom, 802.16e, alvarion, play, Burkina Faso
NEC Deploys Highly Efficient Base Station Amplifier
NEC has announced the successful development of one of the world's most efficient transmitter amplifiers for mobile base stations, a 2.1GHz model that produces 45W of output power per 100W of power consumption. more
Related Tags: sim, base-station, wimax, w-cdma, lte, cdma, nec, doherty
