Articles tagged with: Hsupa and 3G

Telstra Upgrades Mobile Data Speeds

Australian network operator, Telstra has upgraded its Ericsson supplied network to support peak network uplink speeds of 5.8Mbps. Michael Rocca, Group Managing Director, Telstra Networks & Services, said the increased uplink speeds complement the world leading download speeds available in the network since the deployment of HSPA+ technology across the Next G network footprint late last year. more

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Top-five handset OEM signs first Coolteq deal

Nujira, a developer of mobile phone platforms says that it has signed a deal with an unnamed handset manufacturer to provide its Coolteq-l handset development platform. The unnamed customer is reported to be one of the world's top five handset makers. more

Related Tags: coolteq, nujira, power-amplifiers, cdma, ovi, tim, lte, w-cdma, wcdma, edge, 3gpp, seven, oem, bandwidth

Telefonica Conducts 1st Tests of LTE Network in Spain

Spain's Telefónica has conducted its first tests on a live LTE network, installed at its Demonstrations Centre in Madrid. These initial real demonstrations or tests consisted of a VoIP call, and a videocall using an LTE mini-network installed by Ericsson; a video conference, and data and images downloads at speeds in excess of 140 Mbps, around 10 times those possible with current 3G networks using HSPA technology. more

Related Tags: voip, tim, lte, hspa, ericsson, usb-modem, mobile-broadband, telefonica, netbooks, hsdpa, Spain

Wireless Infrastructure Vendors Hunkering Down for a Tough 2009

Radio Access Network equipment expenditure is expected to contract by 6% as wireless infrastructure vendors brace for a stormy year. The latest market data from ABI Research pegs infrastructure spending at about $49 billion in 2009. more

BSNL To Start Selling 3G USB Modems

Indian mobile phone manufacturer, Micromax says that it has secured a distribution deal with state-owned mobile network operator, BSNL for its 3G USB Modems. BSNL is currently rolling out its 3G network, and currently covers 11 cities - with the intention to cover approx 700 cities in the next 2-3 months. more

Related Tags: wind, usb-modem, bsnl, operating-system, windows, hsdpa, linux, micromax, usb, India

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: wimax, eu, lte, mts, hspa, gsm, hspa+, umts, prague, 3g-network, 2g

EDGE Continues to Dominate New Base Station Deployments in 2009

EDGE will dominate new base station deployments in 2009 with over 40% of new base station deployments, reports In-Stat. The slowdown in the global economy is having an effect on EDGE base station deployments as operators push out deployments. There will be a slight decline in new EDGE base station deployments from 2008 to 2009, resulting in 2008 being the zenith of EDGE deployments. more

Related Tags: asia-pacific, base-station, eu, edge, td-scdma, cdma, in-stat, sharp, base-stations, gsm, africa

Qtel Adds HSUPA Upgrade to its 3G Network

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) says that it has added hsupa to its network - to boost the upload speed of its 3G network to around 1Mbps. The enhancement follows on from Qtel's upgrade to its national HSDPA to boost download speeds to 7.2 Mbps more

Related Tags: sim, qatar-telecom, qtel, edge, hsdpa, uplink, wave, 3g-network, Qatar

Toshiba Offers Up Details of Snapdragon Smartphone

Toshiba has announced the details of its much heralded Snapdragon based smartphone - the Toshiba TG01. The Toshiba TG01 will be available across Europe in Summer 2009. more

Qualcomm Targets Sub-$150 Smartphones with Lower Cost Chipset

Qualcomm has announced a new Mobile Station Modem MSM7227 chipset designed to lead towards sub-$150 smartphones. The MSM7227 solution will offer advanced processing and rich multimedia while utilizing HSDPA/hsupa for broadband data speeds over 3G networks. It also can support all leading mobile operating systems including Android, Symbian S60, Windows Mobile and BREW Mobile Platform. more