Articles tagged with: Radio Access Network and Backhaul

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, hutchison-3g, ovi, iden, t-mobile-uk, mobile-broadband, 3, hutchison, partner, 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

Related Tags: ethernet, base-station, vodafone, mobile-broadband, microwave, base-stations, play

Taiwan Mobile Upgrades its RAN Backhaul Platform

Axerra Networks has announced that Taiwan Mobile has deployed its Pseudo-Wire solutions in its radio access network (RAN) for the backhaul of UMTS and GSM voice and data traffic. Axerra's sytems enable Taiwan Mobile to utilize the power, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness of Carrier Ethernet as a full-service alternative to TDM backhaul in the mobile wireless RAN.  more

Related Tags: ethernet, chunghwa-telecom, ran, taiwan-mobile, umts, opex, Taiwan

Indian Regulator Recommends Network Infrastructure Sharing

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) says that it is supporting plans to allow network infrastructure sharing in India. The Department of Telecommunication had sought recommendations from TRAI on effective sharing of passive infrastructure (towers etc.). Given the significance of infrastructure sharing the Authority says that it not only considered the issue of passive infrastructure sharing but has given the recommendation regarding active infrastructure sharing and backhaul on a suo-motu basis. more

Related Tags: trai, base-station-controller, passive-infrastructure, infrastructure-sharing, telecom-regulatory-authority-of-india