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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, ovi, radio-spectrum, one-network, network-management, bandwidth, uplink, wifi, military, television


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, hspa, telefonica, o2-germany, gsm, telefonica-o2, munich, Germany


Global Mobile Market to Exceed US$900 Billion in 2008

A report from IDATE says that the world telecom services market is estimated at US$1,365 billion in 2008 - a 4.2% increase over the year before - and is expected to be worth over US$1,416 billion in 2009. With a total turnover estimated at US$742.2 billion in 2008, mobile services account for 54% of the telecom services market and single handedly deliver all of the sector's growth. But the annual growth rate has dropped from more than 12% in 2007 to 8% in 2008.  more

Related Tags: wi-fi, nokia, base-station, wimax, arpu, wcdma, edge, huawei, zte, alcatel-lucent, cdma, ericsson, compete, gsm, idate, umts, wlan, chipset, global-mobile


ZTE Aims for Top-Three Placement in GSM Infrastructure Shipments

China's ZTE Corp. has issued a statement where the firm said that it is aiming to get a place among the top 3 global GSM shipment vendors this year. This vision is in line with its strong performance last year where the company's GSM product shipment nearly doubled year-on-year, representing 15% of the newly added global market in 2008.  more

Related Tags: base-station, zte, 3, gsm, 4g, dual-mode, China


Alcatel-Lucent Deploys 3G Network in Reunion

Alcatel-Lucent says that it has successfully deployed a 3G network for the mobile operator SRR in the island nation of Réunion. The first phase of this UMTS/HSPA wireless network deployment was made in 2008 mostly in Réunion's Saint-Denis commune and in the island's main towns.  more

Related Tags: base-station, intel, alcatel-lucent, core-network, hspa, european-union, microwave, intelligent-network, backhaul, umts, union, 3g-network, Reunion


Comarch Constructs Turn-Key WiMAX Network for Promonte, Montenegro

Comarch says that it has concluded the last phase of a WiMAX project at Montenegro's Promonte. The project focuses on three areas: construction of the WiMAX transport network, installation of access to WiFi infrastructure and core equipment (OSS/BSS systems, routing & switching). The construction of the WiMAX network included delivery and installation of WiMAX base stations in 7 major cities of the country.  more

Related Tags: wi-fi, base-station, sms, wimax, bss, umts, wifi


Alcatel-Lucent Wins South African 3G Contract

Alcatel-Lucent has won a EUR22 million (US$30 million) contract from South Africa's Vodacom to design, build and deploy an upgrade of its existing 3G network. The enhanced 3G wireless network will improve Vodacom's network voice-quality and data-transmission speeds, while further strengthening indoor coverage in urban areas.  more

Related Tags: base-station, alcatel-lucent, mobile-broadband, vodacom, radio-access-network, network-management, indoor, South Africa


Base Stations Bring Electricity to Rural Villages

Three rural villages in Armenia's Gegarkunik region have been connected to the mains electricity supply - as a result of the mobile operator, VivaCell-MTS requiring a power supply for its base stations in the region. VivaCell ran high voltage power cables to its Base Transceiver Stations (BTS), and then ran extra power supplies to an electricity sub-station (power transformer) in each of the villages.  more

Related Tags: base-station, rural, ran, 3, vivacell, villages, Armenia


3G Spectrum Refarming to Manage the Costs of Customer Expectations

In recent years WCDMA subscriptions have grown apace: from 18 million at the end of 2004 to 170 million at the end of 2007. ABI Research forecasts that figure to rise to 740 million by the end of 2013.  more

Related Tags: wcdma, rural, abi-research, rcom, umts, spectrum-refarming, wave, refarming


Romanian CDMA Operator, Zapp Plans UMTS Rollout

During a press conference held last month, Chris Bataillard, CEO of Romania's Zapp announced that their 2100 Mhz network will be functional by June 30th, providing mobile high-speed data services based on ZTE's UMTS/HSDPA solutions.  more

Related Tags: zte, zapp, cdma450, umts, ev-do, Romania


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