Articles tagged with: GSM and Rural
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: , tim, lte, telenor, gartner, compete, mobile-internet, 900mhz, tele2, 4g, indoor, Sweden
Vietnamese Network Signs Network Upgrade Contract
Vietnam's Vinaphone has contracted with Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade its gsm network in 16 northern provinces with EDGE data services. The contract was signed through Alcatel-Lucent's Chinese subsidiary, Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell. The deployment is currently underway and the expanded network will begin providing commercial services in April 2009. more
Related Tags: , base-station, ict, edge, alcatel-lucent, ovi, iden, shanghai, vinaphone, Vietnam
Caribbean & Latin America - CDMA Enters its "Sunset" Phase
The technology story in the Caribbean & Latin America (CALA) region is simple: most US based technologies are in full retreat, while the international gsm/W-CDMA standards are proliferating. During the quarter, the number of customers connected to AMPS, TDMA and CDMA systems declined by 4.4m overall, bringing the number of disconnections so far this year to 19.9m, or 5.2% of the starting base. more
Related Tags: 3g, sim, w-cdma, ict, tim, cdma, iden, vivo, latin-america, tdma, caribbean
Harris Stratex Networks to Expand Network Backbone in Gambia and Sierra Leone
Harris Stratex Networks says that it has been selected by Africell Holding to expand its gsm networks in Gambia and Sierra Leone. Deployments began in December for a contract valued at US$1.9 million. more
Related Tags: ethernet, tim, ovi, iden, microwave, africell, africell-holding, Gambia
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
Related Tags: asia-pacific, 3g, eu, wcdma, mts, cdma, hspa, iden, mobile-broadband, european-union, gsa, umts, union, wave, global-mobile, parliament, european-parliament
Network Coverage Expansion for Rural Alaska
Tecore Networks has announced that Ningiq - a joint venture of ASTAC and OTZ, two telephone cooperatives providing mobile communications services in Northern Alaska - has again selected Tecore's products to offer converged gsm and CDMA voice and data services throughout the region. Ningiq first deployed Tecore systems starting in August 2007, and has now followed that installation with an expansion order that more than doubles the number of sites served. more
Related Tags: core-network, cdma, tecore-networks, alaska, astac, target, tecore,
Nepal Telecom Orders Satellite Capacity for Mobile Backhaul
Gilat Satellite has won a contract to provide Nepal Telecom with a SkyEdge broadband satellite communications network, offering rural internet coverage and also mobile backhaul facilities. Nepal Telecom will use the new VSAT network to deliver broadband Internet connectivity to remote areas and to provide toll-quality telephony to rural citizens, meeting its Universal Service Obligations. more
Related Tags: rsa, edge, cdma, satellite, backhaul, nepal-telecom, vsat, life, Nepal
Afghanistan to Boost Mobile Coverage in Underserved Areas
Afghanistan's government has announced plans to start spending the income from a Telecom Development Fund (TDF) which will be used to expand mobile and landline services into underserved rural areas. more
Related Tags: ict, telecommunications-regulatory-authority, Afghanistan
China's Handset Market Market to Defy Economic Downturn
Defying an expected 10.7 percent decline in global mobile handset shipments, China's domestic wireless phone market is set to maintain its growth in 2009, with a 7.7 percent increase for the year, according to iSuppli. more
Related Tags: nokia, samsung, isuppli, huawei, 3g-license, zte, china-mobile, cdma, smart, 3g-licenses, global-mobile, China
First Commercially Available vBTS for use in Shared Active Infrastructure RAN Solutions
Vanu has announced the commercial launch of MultiRAN - which the firm says is the first commercially available RAN solution that enables active infrastructure sharing through the utilization of virtual BTS platforms. more
Related Tags: base-station, arpu, rsa, core-network, ran, base-stations, bts, infrastructure-sharing
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