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Articles tagged with: Radio Access Network and Hutchison 3G
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, 3, backhaul, hutchison, partner, UK
Nokia Siemens Picks Up UK 3G Network Integration Contract
Mobile Broadband Network (MBNL), the network collaboration joint-venture between T-Mobile UK and Hutchison 3G UK, has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as technology partner for their 3G network integration. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, hutchison-3g-uk, rsa, core-network, t-mobile-uk, mobile-broadband, nokia-siemens-networks, hutchison, siemens, UK
Ericsson Wins Irish HSPA Contract
Ericsson has signed an agreement with the Irish operator Meteor Mobile Communications (Meteor) as the sole supplier for a WCDMA/HSPA network including microwave transmission. Under the terms of the contract, Ericsson will supply a WCDMA/HSPA radio access network and a new microwave transmission network. more
Related Tags: wcdma, o2, rcom, hspa, microwave, hutchison, meteor, eircom, Ireland
Siemens and NEC Win 3G Contract
Siemens and its 3G partner NEC have announced that they are assisting Hutchison 3G Ireland in deploying its W-CDMA network. The announcement represents the eighth Hutchison 3G network deployment that NEC and Siemens have been involved in. As the supplier of 3 Ireland's W-CDMA/UMTS radio access network (UTRAN), the contract includes the delivery of a full complement of Node-B radio base stations and radio network controllers with an aim to providing ubiquitous 3G network coverage for 3 customers around Ireland. 3 formally launched its 3G service in Ireland last month, and currently provides 3G coverage for 60% of the Irish population, and voice and text coverage for 99.5% of the population. more
Related Tags: w-cdma, nec, microwave, hutchison-3g-ireland
3G infrastructure sharing for Australia
Australia's Telstra and Hutchison 3G have signed agreements to establish a new partnership that will deliver a two- year lead on competitor 3G network rollout plans. The partnership will enable Telstra to join Hutchison, currently Australia's only 3G mobile operator, from 1 July 2005. more
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5000th 3G base station for UK network
Hutchison 3G UK says that it has successfully completed the build and integration of its 5,000th radio base station. These sites mean that 3 now has over 70% population coverage for its video mobile services in the UK, as well as over 98% voice coverage through its national roaming agreement. more
Related Tags: 3-uk, hutchison-3g-uk, nec, radio-network-controller, national-roaming
Hutchison places 3G base station order
NEC and Siemens have won a contract to supply base stations for Hutchison 3G in Hong Kong. Hutchison 3G HK targets to launch its 3 service in August 2003. Under the contract, NEC and Siemens mobile provide the major component of the 3G network other than the core network and supply Hutchison 3G HK with a 3G radio access network comprising radio network controllers, radio base stations and network management system on a turnkey basis. more
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Hutchison delays 3G network launch
Hutchison Whampoa has blamed alleged demand for 3G handsets in Europe and Australia for a decision to delay its 3G network launch in Hong Kong. No direct comment was made about speculation that has been circulating that the delay is due to an apparent interoperability problem between Nokia supplied base stations and NEC 3G handsets, although the company did pointedly state that it has appointed NEC and Siemens as joint suppliers of the radio access network covering radio network controllers, radio base stations and network management system, whilst Nokia has been retained as the supplier of the core network. Nokia is presumably not supplying any more base stations to the network. more
Related Tags: nec, hutchison-telecom, network-management
Hutch 3G orders network monitoring software
Hutchison 3G Austria , one of the six Austrian UMTS license holders, has chosen Astellia's operations, maintenance and surveillance solution CIGALE UMTS to monitor its 3G network. more
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NEC and Siemens Mobile say that they have completed the first phase of the commercial 3G radio network for Hutchison 3G UK, trading as 3. NEC and Siemens mobile are supplying half of the 3G radio infrastructure required by 3 UK in contracts announced in April 2001. The companies are implementing the Radio Access Network (RAN) and Radio Network Controller (RNC) equipment across London and southern England. The pace of the rollout is without precedent in the industry: NEC and Siemens mobile have been installing up to 140 base stations per week. more
Related Tags: 3-uk, hutchison-3g-uk, nec, ben, radio-network-controller