Articles tagged with: Core Network and W CDMA
Motorola Wins Chinese 3G Contract
Motorola says that it has won a W-CDMA contract with China Unicom for an undisclosed amount. Under the contract, Motorola will provide China Unicom with W-CDMA radio access network equipment, packet switched core network (PS core), and 2G/3G interoperability functions that will enable the integration of China Unicom's GSM and W-CDMA networks. more
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Alcatel-Lucent Wins Taiwanese Femtocell Contract
Alcatel-Lucent has been awarded a Femtocell contract from Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom, to deploy Taiwan's first femtocell network, which will enhance the coverage of Chunghwa Telecom's mobile network inside homes and offices. more
Related Tags: base-station, rsa, alcatel-lucent, cdma, chunghwa-telecom, femtocell, backhaul, Taiwan
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
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NEC Wins "Super 3G" Contract in Japan
Japan's NTT DoCoMo has contracted with NEC to provide core network EPC (Evolved Packet Core) systems that support NTT DoCoMo's "Super 3G" next generation mobile phone networks. Super3G is a standard system and an advanced version of the W-CDMA-extended technologies HSDPA and HSUPA, which achieves data transmission speeds of 100Mbps or more in downlink and 50Mbps or more in uplink access. more
Related Tags: base-station, docomo, hsupa, lte, nec, ims, wlan, hsdpa, handover, uplink, downlink, Japan
Alcatel-Lucent Wins Nigerian Network Expansion Contract
Alcatel-Lucent has signed a contract with Globacom (Glo), Nigeria's second largest national operator to extend the network capacity and performance of Globacom's mobile and fixed networks. The project will enable Globacom to increase its mobile network capacity (including GSM/EDGE and W-CDMA/HSPA technologies) to support up to 35 million subscribers, and to raise its fixed network capacity. more
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RAN equipment market down 2% due to slowdowns in N. America and Europe
Worldwide sales of radio access network (RAN) equipment are down 2% to $10 billion in 3Q07, following a 4% increase in 2Q07, according to Infonetics Research's quarterly report. Meanwhile, the number of mobile subscribers continues to climb, expected to be up 20% year-over-year by the end of 2007, and forecast to reach 4.2 billion worldwide by 2010, the report shows. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, 3g-license, ran, radio-access-network, gprs, home-location-register
MTNL Orders GSM Kit to Expand Capacity in Mumbai
Alcatel-Lucent and ITI, India's largest telecom equipment manufacturing company, have announced a contract to supply and install 2 million lines for MTNL (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited). This multi-million euro contract covers the expansion of MTNL's radio access and next-generation core network in Mumbai, India, and is based on Alcatel-Lucent's GSM/EDGE and W-CDMA/HSPA technologies. more
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Siemens Shows 3G Over GSM900 Infrastructure
Siemens Networks says that it has developed a technical concept for radio networks that helps carriers keep their costs in check. A single base station can be operated simultaneously as a GSM and W-CDMA station, letting the existing GSM infrastructure be leveraged to maximum effect - over all sections of the network. more
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Siemens To Build 3G Wireless Network In Malta
FRANKFURT -(Dow Jones)- German technology company Siemens, Monday said it has received an order from Malta's wireless operator Vodafone Malta to build a third generation wireless, or 3G/W-CDMA, network. more
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