Articles tagged with: Hspa and Rural

Brazil Leads Lat-Am in Deployments, Connections and Demand for WiMAX and 3G Services

Signals Telecom Consulting has issued a commentary which notes that as from 2010 Brazil will account for the greatest number of WiMAX accesses in the Latin America and the Caribbean region, a position that it will keep in the medium term. Signals expects that the setting of regulations for the use of the 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands, plus the tendering of new bands, will provide a strong impulse to this technology in Brazil. Signals foresees the entry into the market of large-scale operators such as Telefónica (via TVA), which will use WiMAX to expand its area of operation outside Sao Paulo, and SKY (DirecTV), among others, which will join the current efforts being made by Embratel and Neovia. Signals expects that operators will carry out their own development to be able to add their own last mile. more

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

WiMAX Leaps Digital Divide in Developing Asia

Strategy Analytics predicts that consumer WiMAX subscriptions in the developing countries of Asia will grow from a few thousand now to almost 27 million by 2013. "Broadband Beyond the Cities," a report from the Emerging Markets Communications Strategies (EMCS) service, predicts that the strongest growth will come outside the major cities of Asia. more

Related Tags: sim, analytics, wimax, ict, lte, strategy-analytics, villages

Qualcomm Introduces 2nd-Gen Embedded Module for Mobile Internet Access

Qualcomm has introduced its second-generation embedded Gobi module, delivering multi-mode 3G mobile Internet access on either hspa or CDMA2000 EV-DO networks in markets around the world. The Gobi2000 module offers a wide range of enhancements, including support for additional radio frequencies, increased data speeds, enhanced GPS functionality and support for additional operating systems such as Windows 7. more

Related Tags: 3g, microsoft, qualcomm, gps, wind, mts, cdma, hsupa, netbook, mobile-internet, a-gps, cdma2000, umts900, windows, notebook, modem, ev-do, uplink, gobi

Peru's Mobile Telephony to Surpass US$2.7 Billion in Revenues by 2013

Peru's Private Investment Promotion Agency (Proinversiƒ³n) plans to auction off 821 - 824 MHz and 866 - 869 MHZ radio-electric spectrum for Lima and Callao along with 25 MHz on C-band (1.900 MHz) nationwide. This bidding process is designed to increase the level of competition in the local marketplace as well as expand the availability of mobile coverage in the country. more

UMTS900 Operator Case Study Shows Significant Cost and Coverage Benefits

The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has published an operator case study on Finland's Elisa network which it says shows significant cost and coverage benefits of deploying 3G services in the 900Mhz spectrum band. more

Vodafone Starts Selling 3G PC Card for 900Mhz HSPA Networks

Option has started shipping a new wireless broadband ExpressCard to Vodafone - which also supports hspa services at 900Mhz. Exclusively developed for the Vodafone Group and its Partner Networks, the new ExpressCard is designed to achieve peak HSDPA download speeds of 7.2 Mbps with HSUPA uploads at up to 5.76 Mbps - depending on the network availability. more

Ericsson expands SÃƒÂminn's WCDMA network into 900MHz band

Ericsson has formed a partnership with Icelandic operator Sƒminn through a contract to expand its WCDMA/hspa network into the 900MHz band - for the rural and remote parts of the country. Under the two-year agreement, Ericsson will be the sole supplier of WCDMA/hspa radio access equipment and the GSM/WCDMA common core network. more

Related Tags: wcdma, core-network, mobile-broadband, ericsson, 900mhz, Iceland

Ericsson Q2 Profits Plunge 70%

Ericsson has reported that its second-quarter profit fell 70 percent because of costs to cut jobs and falling sales of phones made by its Sony Ericsson joint venture. Net income fell to SEK1.9 billion (US$320 million) from SEK6.4 billion (US$1.07 billion) a year ago. Revenue rose 2 percent to SEK48.5 billion (US$8.1 billion) in the quarter. more

Vodafone to Extend 3G Network to 97% of New Zealand

WELLINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Vodafone New Zealand Friday said it will extend its third generation mobile network to cover 97% of the population, taking total spending on 3G infrastructure investment to NZ$500 million. more