Articles tagged with: Base Stations and GSM

Nepal Telecom to Offer Mobile Coverage on top of Mount Everest

Nepal Telecom is reported to be planning to expand its mobile phone networks to cover the summit of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain (above sea level).  more

Related Tags: , base-station, itu, huawei, lte, china-mobile, ovi, mount-kilimanjaro, satellite, seven, cell-phone, planning, army, Nepal


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, China


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, siemens, nokia-siemens, testing, wave, henan, fujian, video-calls, hainan, China


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, batteries, solar, Nepal


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, base-station, eu, edge, td-scdma, cdma, hsupa, in-stat, sharp, africa


Hutchison Telecom Confirms Spin-Off Plans for Hong Kong Holdings

Hong Kong based Hutchison Telecom has reported a 16% rise in full-year revenues to HK$24 billion (US$3.1 billion) and an increase of 16.8% in EBITDA to HK$6.14 billion (US$791 million). Net income dropped precipitously to HK$1.88 billion (US$242 million) from the extraordinary HK66.8 billion a year ago - which was largely due to the one-off gain from the sale of its Indian interests to Vodafone.  more

Related Tags: 3g, base-station, vodafone, landline, hutchison-telecom, hutchison, java, chief-financial-officer, tower, target, Hong Kong


MTN Inaugerates new MSC in Southern Sudan

MTN Sudan has inaugurated a new Mobile Switching Center (MSC) that will serve MTN's network in the Southern Sudan region. The network currently covers five cities in the region and is expanding its network to five more this year.  more

Related Tags: base-station, mtn, zain, vivacell, Sudan


O2 Germany to Upgrade Network to Support 28Mbps Data Download Speeds

Telefónica O2 Germany has announced plans to upgrade its network to HSPA+, and start offering peak download speeds of up to 28Mbps in the second half of this year. The network upgrade will initially occur in Munich - where O2 has its headquarters. more

Related Tags: base-station, huawei, o2, mts, hspa, telefonica, o2-germany, telefonica-o2, munich, Germany


Alcatel-Lucent Cuts Power Consumption by Base Stations by a Quarter

Alcatel-Lucent announced an enhancement to its GSM/EDGE mobile networking portfolio which it says can reduce power consumption by up to 27 percent. The power reductions were demonstrated during January field trial this year with China Mobile in the country's Jiangsu province. On average, a 24 percent power saving has been achieved.  more

Related Tags: base-station, edge, china-mobile, alcatel-lucent, jiangsu, China


Digicel Powers 60% of Vanuatu Network from Wind and Solar Energy

The Vanuatu arm of multi-national operator, Digicel has completed the second phase of its green power network implementation and is using wind and solar energy solutions to power 25 base stations on the Pacific archipelago. Digicel, which is the leading mobile operator in Vanuatu, now carries more than 60% of its network traffic on base stations powered by renewable energy sources.  more

Related Tags: base-station, itu, wind, lte, digicel, reliance, gsma, renewable-energy, solar, connect, Vanuatu


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