Articles tagged with: Mobile Broadband and Asia Pacific

Evolving Landscape of Mobile Broadband in Asia

Asia's mobile subscriber total is expected to surpass 2 billion subscribers by 2012 when 63 percent of the regions' residents are expected to own a mobile phone. However, the fact remains that in 2008 only 8 percent of the region's subscriber base was using 3G and launches in several Asian markets have left much to be desired in terms of subscriber and revenue uptake. 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

Related Tags: 3g, eu, wcdma, rural, mts, cdma, hspa, iden, european-union, gsm, gsa, umts, union, wave, global-mobile, parliament, european-parliament

Mobile broadband to be worth $137 billion by 2014

Users of mobile broadband services (3G and 3G+ technologies) will grow from 181 million in 2008 to over 2 billion in 2014, growth of 1024%, according to Ovum's latest research. more

Related Tags: 3g, sim, eu, arpu, driving, lte, ovi, ovum, iden, usb-modem, vas, opex, laptop, music, africa, usb

Ericsson Announces Plans to Cut 5,000 Jobs

Ericsson has reported that its net income for the fourth quarter fell by 31% due to restructuring costs and lower profit margins - and announced plans for a further 5,000 job cuts. Net income in the three months to Dec. 31 was SEK3.89 billion (US$460.8 million), down from SEK5.64 billion (US$671 million) in the year-earlier period. Sales in the quarter increased by 23% year-over-year and by 11% for the full year. more

Related Tags: sony-ericsson, ict, 3g-license, driving, ericsson, sony, 3g-licenses, africa, 2g

Ericsson Reports Stronger than Expected 3rd Quarter Results

Ericsson has reported stronger than anticipated third quarter earnings after posting an operating profit of SEK5.7 billion (US$772.5 million) excluding restructuring charges. Financial analysts polled by the Reuters news agency had expected a 3rd quarter earnings of around SEK4 billion (US$540 million). Sales climbed by 13% to SEK49.2 billion (US$6.64 billion) with an operating margin 11.5% - which was down on the 12.9% from a year ago - but still higher than expected considering the economic situation. more

Related Tags: rural, ericsson, beijing, managed-services, ipx, 2g

Business Use of Wi-Fi Hotspots Increases by 46%

iPass has published the latest edition of its Mobile Broadband Index, which tracks the wireless use patterns of mobile workers around the world. The report shows worldwide business use of iPass Wi-Fi hotspots increased by 46% from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2008 and that users of 2.5G and 3G mobile broadband technologies in the US increased their data traffic in the second quarter of the year by 59% between 2007 and 2008. 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

Related Tags: rural, elisa, capex, mts, hspa, 900mhz, umts900, opex, indoor-coverage, indoor, global-mobile, gsm900, Finland

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

Related Tags: sony-ericsson, 3-uk, rural, 3g-license, hspa, lte, sony, 3, 3g-licenses, triple-play, network-sharing

WiMAX Forum Supports Decision on Harmonization of 2.6 GHz Bands

The WiMAX Forum has commended the European Commission on the completion and publication of an important new regulation relating to the 2.6 GHz (2500-2690MHz) frequency band. The 2.3, 2.6 and 3.5 GHz frequencies are key bands for Mobile WiMAX technology. more

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