Articles tagged with: Mobile Broadband and Ethernet

Football Clubs Add Wi-Fi to their Team Coaches

A UK travel firm which provides luxury coaches for football clubs has equipped its coaches with Wi-Fi services - utilizing Vodafone's HSPA network for the backhaul. The coach kit is being provided by Icomera. more

Related Tags: wi-fi, 3g, vodafone, gps, hspa, bandwidth, email, UK

Airport Communter Buses to Get Free Wi-Fi Service

A fleet of buses running between Luton Airport and London, UK have been fitted out with free Wi-Fi services for passengers. The fleet of buses, operated by Arriva has been equipped with Icomera's Moovbox M Series mobile broadband gateway that provides Wi-Fi connectivity on the move with actual download speeds in excess of two megabits per second. The Green Line vehicles also leverage the Moovbox for GPS-based location, enabling Arriva staff to monitor and track the fleet's vehicles in real-time. more

Related Tags: wi-fi, vodafone, gps, hspa, trains, arriva, airport, glasgow, buses, public-transport, UK

Vodafone Trialling Microwave Ethernet for 3G Backhaul

Vodafone is trialling new microwave technology that it expects to quadruple current backhaul capacity in channelling voice and data traffic away from base stations. Vodafone has carried out a series of trials investigating the potential of Ethernet microwave which is capable of greatly enhancing the performance of existing microwave backhaul technology. more

DragonWave Wins Italian WiMAX Backhaul Contract

Ethernet backhaul vendor, DragonWave has announced that Italy's Linkem will deploy its Horizon Compact radios for backhaul in their new WiMAX network. Linkem provides both nationwide Wi-Fi Hotspot services and Wireless DSL services in Italy. At the beginning of 2008 the company consolidated this position by acquiring 13 regional WiMAX licenses to provide mobile broadband coverage to 80% of the Italian population. more

Related Tags: wi-fi, wimax, mobile-wimax, dragonwave, microwave, backhaul, hotspot, 4g, linkem, wi-fi-hotspot, Italy

Ericsson, NEC lead fast growing microwave equipment market

Worldwide sales of wireless radio equipment using microwave signals, or microwave equipment, topped $3.9 billion in 2007 and are forecast by Infonetics Research to grow 83% between 2008 and 2011. more

Related Tags: wimax, ericsson, nec, microwave, backhaul, wimax,, bandwidth, emergency

Alcatel-Lucent Wins New Zealand Backhaul Contract

Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Telecom New Zealand to deploy its IP Multi- Protocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS)-based mobile backhaul solution. Alcatel-Lucent's IP/MPLS solution is being rolled out across Telecom nationwide and supports its strategic transition to all-IP network. more

Ericsson to manage 3G RAN operations for T-Mobile and 3 UK

Mobile Broadband Network Limited (MBNL), the 50:50 joint venture formed by Hutchison 3G UK (3UK) and T-Mobile UK to manage the integration of both operators' 3G radio access networks (RAN), has awarded Ericsson a four-year managed services contract for the operation and maintenance of the consolidated network. more

iPass Mobile Broadband Network Expands to Scandinavia

Wi-Fi roaming provider, iPass announced a partnership agreement with 3 Scandinavia, part of the Hutchison Whampoa 3 Group of companies, which will provide iPass customers with access to its 3G network in Sweden - including mobile data in-bundle roaming into Denmark. Under the terms of the agreement, iPass will integrate 3's HSDPA and HSUPA network into its iPass Mobile Office service, which unifies remote and mobile connectivity across more than 160 countries. more

BT Signs 3G Backhaul Contract with T-Mobile and 3 UK

T-Mobile UK and Hutchison 3G UK, through their joint venture company, Mobile Broadband Network Ltd (MBNL), have signed a five-year managed network solutions agreement with the UK's dominant landline operator, BT to provide links connecting 7,500 base station sites on their consolidated 3G infrastructure. more

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