Articles tagged with: Hutchison 3G and Hutchison

Ericsson Inks 7-Year 3G Network Contract with 3 Italy

Ericsson has announced an exclusive contract with Hutchison 3G Italy (3 Italia) that includes a seven-year agreement to modernize and upgrade the existing WCDMA/HSPA network with Ericsson technologies and architectures. It also includes an extension of the current managed services deal.  more

Related Tags: 3-italia, ericsson, 3, partner, managed-services, hutchison-3g-italy, 3g-network, Italy


Deutsche Telekom Under Pressure to Sell T-Mobile UK

Deutsche Telekom is reported to be coming under pressure to sell the UK arm of T-Mobile due to ongoing poor performance at the mobile network. Deutsche Telekom (DT) recently warned that it might have to write down the valuation of the company in its next financial results.  more

Related Tags: deutsche-telekom, mobile--broadband-network, ran, 3g-radio-access-network, hutchison-3g-uk, t-mobile-uk, telekom, option, UK


EU calls on mobile operators to continue to improve child safety policies

Half of 10 year-old, 87% of 13 year-old and 95% of 16 year-old children in the EU have a mobile phone, but half of European parents worry mobile phone use might expose their children to sexually and violently explicit images (51%) or bullying by other children (49%), according to a survey. The European Commission has now called on mobile operators to do more to keep children safe while using mobile phones by putting in place all the measures in the voluntary code of conduct, signed by 26 mobile operators in 2007.  more

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Hutchison 3G Ireland Awards Satellite Based Broadband Contract

Avanti Communications, a broadband satellite operator, says that it has been awarded a contract by Hutchison 3G Ireland to supply them with broadband internet access under the Irish Government's National Broadband Scheme. This EUR 43 million scheme is designed to bring broadband services to communities all over Ireland which are out of the reach of terrestrial alternatives. The contract has an expected value to Avanti of EUR 5.3 million over 3 years.  more

Related Tags: , 3g, eu, rural, lte, satellite, 3, hutchison-3g-ireland, play, Ireland


Arqiva named as principal cell site partner for 3G network integration project

Mobile Broadband Network Limited (MBNL), the network joint venture between T-Mobile UK and Hutchison 3G UK, has selected Arqiva as its strategic partner for the provision of cell sites. Under the terms of the 10-year agreement, Arqiva will provide MBNL with 5,100 sites and Arqiva will have exclusive marketing rights for site sharing services on a further 2,500 sites.  more

Related Tags: t-mobile, 3g, 3-uk, hutchison-3g-uk, tim, ovi, iden, t-mobile-uk, mobile-broadband, radio-access-network, 3, backhaul, partner, mbnl, arqiva, pace, UK


O2, Vodafone Reported to be in Network Sharing Talks

UK operators, O2 and Vodafone are reported to be in advanced talks regarding sharing their network infrastructure. Citing people close to the talks, the Financial Times that a deal "could provide them with significant savings in capital and operating spending". Vodafone's CEO, Vittorio Collao is currently seeking annual cost savings of £1bn by 2010-11 to bring the UK divisions' operating margins up to the average compared to its other country networks.  more

Related Tags: orange, t-mobile, 3g, hutchison-3g-uk, vodafone, o2, core-network, 1800mhz, ran, 900mhz, bts, network-sharing, UK


BT Mulls a Return to the UK Mobile Market

The UK's dominant landline operator, British Telecom (BT) is reported to be considering a return to the mobile market in an effort to boost profits by taping the growing market for combined home broadband/mobile services.  more

Related Tags: t-mobile, hutchison-3g-uk, vodafone, mvno, o2, landline, hutchison-whampoa, british-telecom, UK


UK Operators Facing Further Cuts in Mobile Termination Rates

The UK's Competition Commission has ruled that the mobile operators should lower their landline to mobile termination rates by around 20% by 2010/11 - and to a rate which is lower than was proposed by the telecoms regulator, Ofcom.  more

Related Tags: orange, t-mobile, hutchison-3g-uk, vodafone, o2, h3g, termination-rates, ofcom, landline, mobile-termination-rates, competition-commission, termination, UK


UK Based Superdrug to Sell MVNO Top-Ups

UK based MVNO, Lebara Mobile says that it has signed a new partnership agreement with the high street retailer, Superdrug. Under the deal, Superdrug will sell Lebara Mobile airtime at its 915 stores across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with immediate effect.  more

Related Tags: mvno, lebara-mobile, hutchison-whampoa, lebara, northern-ireland, UK


Tellabs Wins UK Mobile Backhaul Contract

In a five-year deal, the UK's BT Group has selected Tellabs to provide solutions for part of its Ethernet-based mobile backhaul service.  more

Related Tags: orange, ethernet, t-mobile, hutchison-3g-uk, edge, vodafone, tellabs, bt-group, bt, backhaul, 2g, UK


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