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Articles tagged with: Hspa and 3G
Network Operators to face 3G Network Capacity Crisis in 2010
Some mobile network operators are likely to face a 3G network capacity crisis as early as next year and will need to accelerate the migration towards LTE networks, concludes a study from Unwired Insight. more
Related Tags: lte, radio-spectrum, broadband
"Gigabyte-ready" network pricing could boost mobile broadband growth
The widespread deployment of hspa has increased the speed and data capacity of 3G networks dramatically, removing technology barriers of launching true mass market mobile broadband. But simply upgrading to hspa technology is not sufficient if operators are also to profit from new & faster mobile data services. The mobile network sourcing consultants of Rewheel believe that MNOs and network vendors must develop new equipment pricing schemes minimizing the operators' risk of losing money on exhorbitant capacity upgrade costs while still maintaining healthy margins for the vendors. more
Related Tags: opex, license-fees, broadband
Huawei to Deploy HSPA Upgrade in Vietnam
Vietmanese mobile network operator, Viettel says that it has signed a network upgrade contract with Huawei for hspa services to be delivered by the end of 2009. Local newspaper, Thanh Nien reported that Huawei will build more than 3,000 base stations throughout Vietnam, including in Hanoi, Da Nang and parts of Ho Chi Minh City. more
Related Tags: viettel, huawei, wireless-broadband, Vietnam
Vodafone Greece Offers 21.6 Mbps Mobile Download Speeds
Vodafone Greece has announced the launch of a hspa+ (High Speed Packet Access) upgrade to its network, offering peak speeds of 21.6 Mbps (download) and 5.7 Mbps (upload). New upgraded services will initially be provided in selected areas of Athens, which will be continuously expanded. more
Related Tags: vodafone-greece, hspa+, Greece
Etisalat Upgrades 3G Mobile Download Speeds
UAE based Etisalat says that it has completed the nationwide upgrade of its 3G mobile network to enable mobile broadband download speeds of up to 14.4 Megabits per second (Mbps). more
Related Tags: etisalat, bandwidth, fiber-optic, United Arab Emirates
LTE Becomes Real; 3G Gaining Ground
Despite the buzz about LTE, only 11% of total cellular subscriptions worldwide are 3G, according to market research and consultancy In-Stat. By 2013, the percentage will rise to 28%. Meanwhile, LTE is moving beyond talk and into real contract awards. more
Related Tags: lte
Mobily Upgrades 40 More Saudi 3G Base Stations
Saudi Arabia's Mobily says that it has upgraded 40 more of its base stations in the Eastern Region to support higher mobile data speeds. The upgrades included sites in Dammam, Khobar, Dhahran and the Jubail Industrial City and the Dammam Port, as well as the towns of Sihat, Qatif and Kalabia in Ahsaa. more
Related Tags: mobily, usb-modem, mp3, Saudi Arabia
Batelco Upgrades 3G Network to 14.4Mbps Download Speeds
Bahrain's Batelco says that it has upgraded its 3G network to support peak download speeds of 14.4Mbps. more
Related Tags: batelco, huawei, memory, wireless-broadband, modem, flash
DiGi Expands 3G Coverage in Malaysia
Malaysian mobile network operator, DiGi Telecommunications has launched its 3G service in Sabah and Penang just two months after its official launch in Klang Valley as part of an aggressive expansion plan to bring its broadband service to more Malaysians. It is now on track to cover more than 1,000 zones nationwide by the end of this year. more
Related Tags: digi, sabah, Malaysia
Cost of Supporting Mobile Broadband is Eroding Subscriber Profitability
Mobile broadband services are more expensive to support than any other wireless service and are endangering subscriber profitability for many mobile network operators concludes a new study from WDSGlobal. The study found that the cost to support mobile broadband products and services is up to 200% greater than the cost to support traditional wireless products such as mobile phones. This means that despite revenue uplift from increased data usage, actual subscriber profitability often remains unchanged and sometimes even worsens. more
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