Articles tagged with: CDMA and GSM

Brazil's Vivo to Shut-Down CDMA Network

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Apple's CDMA iPad Has Lower Materials Cost than GSM Counterpart

With the second-generation iPad, Apple has held the line on the bill of materials (BOM), maintaining virtually the same costs as the first version of the device, an IHS iSuppli teardown analysis of the product has revealed. The 32GB NAND flash memory version of the iPad 2 equipped the with GSM/HSPA standard carries a BOM of $326.60. The 32GB version equipped with the cdma standard carries a BOM of $323.25. more

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Motorola Mobility Shows Off Dual-Mode CDMA/GSM Android Smartphone

Motorola Mobility has shown of its first Android-powered cdma EVDO/GSM dual standby mode/dual SIM touchscreen smartphone for the Indian market, that also allows the user to choose their network. Motorola's MILESTONE XT800 offers a mobile Internet experience with WiFi/WAPI and world phone capability, and also features multimedia services. more

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First PrePay CDMA to GSM Network Roaming Call Completed

Roaming services providers, Mach and Accuris Networks have announced the world's first ever pre-paid inter-standard roaming call was made while roaming on to a GSM network by a cdma customer. The call was made possible by Mach's Inter-Standard Roaming (ISR) platform, which uses Accuris Networks' AccuROAM inter-working platform, and as the result of an agreement signed with Starcomms Nigeria to deploy Mach's ISR solutions which is a first in Africa. more

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India's CDMA Operators' Data Network Performance Has a Distinct Edge over GSM

The first phase of a study of the Indian mobile networks data capabilities has found that cdma technology has a distinct edge over GSM across all of the top six Data Network performance metrics. The Nielsen Consumer Experience Mobile Test program studied differences in Data Network performance between cdma and GSM technologies in 39 markets. more

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CDMA Network Launched in Tanzania

A new network has launched in Tanzania, as Dovetel started its cdma network in Dar-es-Salaam. The network, branded as Sasatel will expand its network in several phases over the next few years. The company is 65% owned by PME African Infrastructure Opportunities, an investment company established to invest in sub-Saharan African infrastructure and infrastructure related industries. more

Myanmar Boosts CDMA Network Capacity

The authorities in Burma (Myanmar) are reported to be planning to boost the cdma network capacity by 150,000 subscribers in the two main cities of Yangon and Mandalay. According to the Xinhua news agency, the country had just over 200,000 cdma subscribers at the end of last year, compared to 375,800 GSM subscribers. more

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India's Reliance Seeks 100 Million Subscribers by Year-End

India's Reliance Communications has set itself a target of breaking the 100 million subscriber mark before the end of this year - requiring an additional 25 million new customers to sign up to its network. The firm reported a surge in subscriptions following the launch of its GSM network, which overlays its existing cdma service. more

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Mongolia Gets HSPA Network Upgrade

Mongolian operator MobiCom has launched a HSPA upgrade, with the network supplied by Ericsson. The launch enables MobiCom to introduce mobile broadband services to its subscribers across Mongolia, starting in the capital Ulaanbaatar where about 40 percent of the country's 3 million inhabitants live. more

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ZTE First-Quarter Profits Up by 29%

China's ZTE has reported that its first-quarter revenues reached RMB 11.67 billion (US$1.71 billion), representing an increase of 35% compared with the same period last year. Net profit was RMB 78.66 million (US$11.54 million), representing an increase of 29.17% compared with the same period last year. more

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