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Articles tagged with: GSM and Lte
Mobile Device Royalties Approaching the $20 Billion Mark
The gsm, WCDMA, and LTE royalties on cellular phones will continue to grow for the next few years, but are starting to flatten out, reports ABI Research. gsm handset royalties are already playing a much less significant role for royalty revenues, with gsm/WCDMA/LTE handset royalties becoming increasingly significant. more
Related Tags: wcdma
LTE Infrastructure Spending Overtook WiMAX in Second Quarter
LTE equipment spending passed WiMAX for the first time in 2Q11, with the global LTE market at about US$600 million and WiMAX at US$500 million, according to market research firm, Infonetics Research. more
Nepal Telecom to Offer Mobile Coverage on top of Mount Everest
Nepal Telecom is reported to be planning to expand its mobile phone networks to cover the summit of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain (above sea level). more
Related Tags: , base-station, itu, huawei, china-mobile, ovi, mount-kilimanjaro, satellite, base-stations, seven, cell-phone, planning, army, Nepal
EU calls on mobile operators to continue to improve child safety policies
Half of 10 year-old, 87% of 13 year-old and 95% of 16 year-old children in the EU have a mobile phone, but half of European parents worry mobile phone use might expose their children to sexually and violently explicit images (51%) or bullying by other children (49%), according to a survey. The European Commission has now called on mobile operators to do more to keep children safe while using mobile phones by putting in place all the measures in the voluntary code of conduct, signed by 26 mobile operators in 2007. more
Related Tags: orange, , deutsche-telekom, 3g, sms, european-commission, eu, viviane-reding, gsm-association, itu, vodafone, teliasonera, wind, hutchison-3g, telenor, ovi, iden, telefonica, telecom-italia, kpn, teenagers, belgacom, hutchison, wind-hellas, btc, telekom, adult-content, tdc, mobilkom, Belgium
Tele2 and Telenor to Jointly Build LTE Network in Sweden
Sweden's Tele2 and Telenor have this morning announced plans to jointly build an LTE based network through a new joint-venture company. The new company will be responsible for network construction and sharing of spectrum for mobile communication and plans to start offering commercial services by the end of 2010. more
Related Tags: , rural, tim, telenor, gartner, compete, mobile-internet, 900mhz, tele2, 4g, indoor, Sweden
Sicap Offers Device or SIM Based NFC Platform
Sicap has announced its ability to provision contactless applications indifferently to any device or SIM designed for NFC (near field communication) services. The battle by device and SIM manufacturers to bind operators to their technologies has until now hindered the launch of large scale contactless payment services, despite the incentives of a lucrative business model and a revolution in usage of the mobile phone. The main issue for operators is that conflicting interests have resulted in the NFC secure element, essential for bank transactions, being embedded either in the device, or in an SD (secure digital) card, or in the SIM. more
Related Tags: sim, nfc, near-field-communication, gsm-association, apple, ict, edge, ovi, ota, sicap
LTE Cannot Come Soon Enough for Some Operators
For some operators, LTE cannot come soon enough, states the latest report from Analysys Mason, which details how wireless data traffic will grow tenfold in developed markets in the period to 2015. However, there are many roads to a data-optimised RAN and LTE is only one component. more
Related Tags: mobile-data, w-cdma, cdma, hspa, ran, play, life
Shareholders Pushing for Sale of US Cellular to Larger Rival
Further consolidation in the USA's telecoms market could be imminent as shareholders are reported to be pressuring U.S. Cellular to seek a buy-out from one of its larger rivals. The company is 81% controlled by Telephone & Data Systems (TDS), which is itself facing pressure from several large shareholders to put itself up for sale. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, eu, wcdma, ict, metropcs, sprint-nextel, verizon-wireless, cdma, verizon, alltel, anti-trust, u.s.-cellular, sprint, target,
Nepal Telecom Seeking Independent Power Supplies
Nepal Telecom (NT) is planning to deploy a range of alternative power supplies for its base stations in the face of continuing supply problems from the national electricity grid. The mobile network operator has been blaming the ever-increasing power-cuts, which hit 20 hours a day last week, for its deteriorating gsm service. more
Related Tags: base-station, solar-power, base-stations, batteries, solar, Nepal
Orange Launches a GSM Network in Uganda
France Telecom, through its Orange brand has launched a new network in Uganda. Last October, France Telecom took over the national gsm license held by Hits Telecom Uganda after buying a 53% stake in the firm. more
Related Tags: orange, 3g, sim, wimax, mtn, zain, customer-care, france-telecom, gsm-license, utl, Uganda
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