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Articles tagged with: Bts and O2
Nortel Software Upgrade Reduces GSM Base Station Power Consumption
Nortel is launching a "Smart Power Management" software platform that the company says helps reduce radio network power consumption in GSM networks and delivers significant energy and cost-savings for mobile operators. Power reductions that can be achieved through this solution were demonstrated in a trial conducted in February 2009 with China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC) - the parent company of Hong Kong listed China Mobile. more
Related Tags: sim, base-station, tim, china-mobile, cdma, ovi, iden, nortel, gsm, smart
O2, Vodafone Reported to be in Network Sharing Talks
UK operators, O2 and Vodafone are reported to be in advanced talks regarding sharing their network infrastructure. Citing people close to the talks, the Financial Times that a deal "could provide them with significant savings in capital and operating spending". Vodafone's CEO, Vittorio Collao is currently seeking annual cost savings of £1bn by 2010-11 to bring the UK divisions' operating margins up to the average compared to its other country networks. more
Related Tags: orange, t-mobile, 3g, hutchison-3g-uk, vodafone, hutchison-3g, core-network, 1800mhz, ran, 900mhz, hutchison, UK
Vodafone Reduces Base Station Electricity Usage
Vodafone Germany is the first operator to put Ericsson's new Base Transceiver Station (bts) Power Savings feature in place. The feature, which is commercially available, significantly reduces energy consumption in mobile networks and therefore makes an important contribution to cutting carbon-dioxide emissions. more