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Articles tagged with: Base Stations and Ran
KDDI Awards LTE Contracts to Motorola and NEC
Japanese mobile network operator, KDDI has awarded LTE deployment contracts to both Motorola and NEC. Motorola is to provide network infrastructure, including RAN/base stations, while NEC will be providing base stations. more
Related Tags: nec, motorola, lte, kddi, base, Japan
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, sdr
Actix unveils Self-Optimizing Network solution for LTE networks
Actix says that it plans to deliver the world's first commercial Self-Optimizing Network (SON) system for LTE networks during 2009. SON virtually eliminates human involvement for network planning and optimization and is a central element of the vision advocated by both the 3GPP and the Next Generation Mobile Networks Group, enabling a new way of managing the performance and maintenance of 4G radio access networks. more
Related Tags: 3g, base-station, intel, eu, ict, lte, 3gpp, actix, radio-access-network, 4g, son, bandwidth
Alcatel-Lucent Wins Hungarian Mobile Backhaul Contract
Alcatel-Lucent has announced that Hungarian mobile operator, Pannon GSM has selected its Remote Access Network (RAN) mobile backhaul solution to accommodate the growing demand for Pannon's mobile internet services, including 3G High Speed Packet Access (HSPA). more
Related Tags: pannon, base-station, lte, alcatel-lucent, hspa, mobile-broadband, mobile-internet, backhaul, gsm, long-term-evolution, villages, 4g, bandwidth, Hungary
First Commercially Available vBTS for use in Shared Active Infrastructure RAN Solutions
Vanu has announced the commercial launch of MultiRAN - which the firm says is the first commercially available RAN solution that enables active infrastructure sharing through the utilization of virtual BTS platforms. more
Related Tags: base-station, arpu, rsa, rural, core-network, bts, gsm, infrastructure-sharing
WCDMA equipment up 12% in 3Q; Nokia Siemens leads in mobile switch subsystems
After ramping up in 2Q08 in large part due to Beijing Olympics preparations, the worldwide radio access network (RAN) equipment market slid 6% to $9.6 billion in 3Q08 on sharp declines in the CDMA segment, reports market research firm Infonetics Research. more
Related Tags: nokia, base-station, smartphone, w-cdma, huawei, core-network, cdma, ericsson, mobile-broadband, nortel, sharp, fmc, gsm, siemens, nokia-siemens
T-Mobile UK to Shut-Down 5,000 Base Stations
UK mobile operator, T-Mobile is reported to be planning a shut-down of some 5,000 of its base stations as part of its network sharing deal with Hutchison 3G UK. The UK trade magazine, Mobile Today said that both networks are removing transmitters as they begin to share resources. more
Related Tags: orange, t-mobile, base-station, hutchison-3g-uk, rsa, hutchison-3g, core-network, t-mobile-uk, mobile-broadband, vodafone, hutchison, siemens, UK
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, mts, 3, vivacell, villages, Armenia
Huawei Wins Indonesian Network Contract
Huawei has been chosen by AXIS, IndonesiaÃ's newest GSM and 3G operator, as a key partner in rolling out its full service national network. Under the agreement, Huawei will design, build, deploy and manage AXISÃ' 2G/3G network within the island of Java, Bali, Lombok, Kalimantan and Sulawesi for a period of three years to 2010. Specifically, Huawei will be responsible for close to 4,000 sites across the country, on GSM and 3G radio access, optical and microwave transmission. more
Related Tags: base-station, intel, huawei, core-network, hspa, microwave, bts, hspa+, saudi-telecom-company, Indonesia