Articles tagged with: Mts and Mobile Tv

Hong Kong Undreground Railway Extension Gets Mobile Phone Coverage

A major extension to Hong Kong's mass transit railway will feature another wireless communications network from wireless confined-coverage system solutions provider, Radio Frequency Engineering (RFE). Enlisted by mobile network operator, SmarTone-Vodafone, RFE will design, supply, install and commission a turnkey commercial wireless communications solution for the MTR's new LOHAS Park Station and tunnel extension. more

Digital dividend - France is paving the way for harmonised decisions across Europe

The French Government this week announced its decision to share 'digital-dividend' spectrum between both electronic communications and audiovisual services, following the recommendation of the Digital Dividend Parliamentary Commission published in July 2008. Analysts from Analysys Mason believes that this decision represents an important contribution to achieving a critical mass of users of mobile broadband services. If similar actions are undertaken by other Member States, it will also be a key step in reaching fully harmonised decisions across the EU. more

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

Peru's Private Investment Promotion Agency (ProinversiΦn) 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

Mobile VAS Revenues in Brazil will Surpass $9.3 Billion by 2013

Signals Telecom Consulting has published a report focusing on the mobile VAS market in Brazil, which highlights the fact that the slowdown in subscriber growth, the need to achieve positive returns on investment and the high mobile teledensity rates, which surpasses the 100% mark in cities like Brasilia and Salvador (Bahia), will trigger increasingly aggressive efforts by mobile operators to market Ring Tones / Music, Adult Content, Mobile TV and wireless broadband access. more

Alcatel-Lucent Expands Italian Mobile TV Network

Alcatel-Lucent has signed a turnkey equipment and services contract with Hutchison 3G Italia to expand and optimize its broadcast Mobile TV network throughout Italy. Alcatel-Lucent's solution for 3 Italia, based on its DVB-H terrestrial transmitters, its remote monitoring system and including network integration services, will enable 3 Italia to increase the indoor and outdoor coverage of its broadcast Mobile TV network, while optimizing network efficiency for enhanced Mobile TV service delivery. more

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Mexican Mobile Telephony Revenues Will Surpass $11.9 Billion Mark by 2013

Signals Telecom Consulting has published a report which examines the Mexican mobile services market with a focus on the Value Added Services (VAS) offered by local mobile operators. The report notes that the Mexican market is characterized by a VAS offering focused on SMS services. The slowdown in subscriber growth and the development of 3G networks, however, will force operators to aggressively pursue a VAS offering that is not focused on text messaging. more

Eastern European Operators Turning to Mobile TV for New Revenue

Since 2005, mobile operators are noticing a steady depreciation of average revenue per user (ARPU). The reality is the European mobile market is saturated with over 100 percent of its population owning mobiles. Revenue growth strategies rooted in acquiring new customers are rendered ineffective. As a result, providers scrambled for state of the art services and applications for mobile devices. Headed by Italy, Europe found success with this infotainment solution. By late 2007, 2.6 million Europeans were already using mobile TV. Now the future of the mobile market in Eastern Europe rests in the growing popularity in mobile TV. more

Latin America: Proliferation of 3G Networks Will Drive Adoption of Mobile TV

In some Latin American mobile markets, such as Argentina and Chile, voice service has begun to reach saturation levels. As such, Value Added Services (VAS) like Mobile TV represent an alternative that allow operators to increase both revenues and customer loyalty. This situation has gained even more potential thanks to the roll out of 3G networks in the region. more

Regulation & Radio Electric Spectrum in Latin America and the Caribbean

The saturation of the traditional markets of telecommunications operators, the convergence of services and the desire of governments to increase accesses and broadband coverage are some of the reasons that Latin American and Caribbean nation Governments are looking at the granting of radio electric spectrum licenses, mainly oriented to the implementation of Umts/HSPA and WiMAX, with great optimism. Research firm, Signals says that it believes that the optimal assignment of this resource should revolve around three essential items: the delivery systems, the coverage guidelines and the deployment timetables that are imposed as a limit for the commercial launch of the services. more

Related Tags: amazon, qtel, rural, hspa, microwave, movistar, wimax,, alegro, telmex, caribbean, imt-2000

Italian Mobile Communications: Market Ready to Face New Challenges

Italy has the highest 3G penetration in Europe and 3Italia achieved over 700,000 subscribers for its Mobile TV service by August 2007. Now iPhone is taking centre stage over the Umts networks of mobile operators TIM and Vodafone. "This looks like it's a done deal and if it is the case, then it just goes to show that between the end of 2007 and the beginning of 2008 Italy has been a hotbed for mobile communications" says Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Saverio Romeo. more

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