Articles tagged with: Core Network and Fmc
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, cdma, ericsson, mobile-broadband, nortel, ran, sharp, base-stations, gsm, siemens, nokia-siemens, beijing, packet-core
HSPA expected to drive femtocell market; operators taking cautious approach
High speed packet access (HSPA) is shaping up to be the key driver behind future femtocell adoption, says a new report from analyst firm Infonetics Research. Once users are hooked on high speed mobile data services, the report contends, subscribing to a femtocell service could follow to ensure coverage and capacity consistency for services delivered to the home or office. more
Related Tags: mobile-data, wimax, rcom, hspa, mobile-broadband, femtocell, femto-forum, femtocells
Huawei Selected by Warid to Deploy IMS in Uganda
Huawei says that Warid Group, the fast-growing mobile service provider in South Asia and Africa, has selected it to deploy an IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) system in Uganda. Huawei will construct the IMS core network and integrate it with the WiMAX access network, helping Warid to offer VoIP and IP-based multimedia services. more
Related Tags: voip, vas, huawei, ims
Increasing Competition Boosts Fixed-Mobile Convergence
The trend of providing telecommunication applications and services independent of the access network through fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) is gaining significant momentum and initiating changes across the value chain from the end users to the core network infrastructure. Intensifying competition both within the fixed and mobile markets and between them is also prompting the adoption of FMC and fixed-to-mobile substitution strategies aimed at fostering customer loyalty and combating the high costs of customer acquisition and retention. more
Related Tags: ict, ims, hotspot, wlan, ip-multimedia-subsystem

