Articles tagged with: GSM and Mts

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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VivaCell Launches 3G Coverage in Armenia

Armenian network operator, VivaCell-MTS has announced the launch of its 3G network - covering the capital city, Yerevan along with Gyumri and Vanadzor. Although it can be presumed that coverage will be expanded, the operator did not outline any details. more

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EU Moves Closer to Approving 3G at 900Mhz

The decision by the European Parliament to accept the amendment of the gsm Directive to allow UMTS (WCDMA-HSPA) technology to be deployed in the 900 MHz band has been welcomed by the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). more

Radcom to Expand Service Assurance Solution in Asian 3G Operator

Radcom has announced that an unnamed Asian mobile network operator will be offering its corporate clients its QLocate LBS (location-based system) application for localized promotional purposes. This cellular services operator bought Radcom's Omni-Q service assurance solution, a network testing, monitoring and performance quality management system, to monitor its UMTS cellular network end-to-end. more

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Hong Kong Undreground Railway Extension Gets Mobile Phone Coverage

A major extension to Hong Kong's mass transit railway will feature another wireless communications network from wireless confined-coverage system solutions provider, Radio Frequency Engineering (RFE). Enlisted by mobile network operator, SmarTone-Vodafone, RFE will design, supply, install and commission a turnkey commercial wireless communications solution for the MTR's new LOHAS Park Station and tunnel extension. more

Croatian Network Orders Network Optimisation Platform

Network planning and optimisation consultancy, Aircom International recently announced a contract with Croatian mobile operator Vipnet, to supply its OPTIMA Performance Management solutions across both the Core and Radio Access networks. more

Optimising the Interoperation of UMTS and GSM at 900 MHZ

Wireless operators can recover as much as 50 percent of the spectrum lost to transition zones when deploying UMTS at 900 MHz with legacy gsm networks, according to Sean Cordone, PhD, Vice President of Engineering at ISCO International. Dr. Cordone is the author of a whitepaper released today. more

Related Tags: 3g, wimax, eu, lte, hspa, hsupa, hspa+, umts, prague, 3g-network, 2g

MTS Takes Total Ownership of Dagestan Mobile Operator

Russia's Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) says that it has acquired the remaining 25.01% stake in its subsidiary in Dagestan from Glaxen Corp., increasing the Company's ownership to 100%. more

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O2 Germany to Upgrade Network to Support 28Mbps Data Download Speeds

Telef�nica O2 Germany has announced plans to upgrade its network to HSPA+, and start offering peak download speeds of up to 28Mbps in the second half of this year. The network upgrade will initially occur in Munich - where O2 has its headquarters. more

Aircom Strikes Deal with Croatia's Vipnet

Network planning and optimisation consultancy, Aircom International has a contract from Croatian mobile operator Vipnet, to supply its Optima Performance Management solutions across both the Core and Radio Access networks. more