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Articles tagged with: Siemens
Zain successfully trials HSPA+ in a live 3G network
Zain Saudi Arabia has concluded trials of a Nokia siemens Networks supplied Internet-HSPA (I-HSPA) software upgrade within Zain's existing radio access network. The trial introduced a simple, flat architecture demonstrating how traffic can bypass the Radio Network Controller (RNC) and the Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN), to deliver improved data transmission speeds. Because of the re-routing, there is no need to build in additional capacity, in effect reducing the OPEX and CAPEX. more
Related Tags: zain.-hspa+, i-hspa, 3g, wcdma, gprs, radio-network-controller, opex, nokia-siemens, Saudi Arabia
Henan Mobile Conducts China's first Direct Tunnel trial
Following its 3G TD-SCDMA launch, China Mobile's local arm, Henan Mobile is working with Nokia siemens Networks to successfully conduct China's first Direct Tunnel trial. After the successful results of the trial, Henan Mobile plans to commercially deploy the solution in the near future. more
Related Tags: td-scdma, direct-tunnel, china-mobile, henan-mobile, 3g, nokia-siemens-networks, nokia-siemens, China
New Technology Could Double 3G Network Voice Call Capacity
Finnish operator Elisa and Nokia siemens Networks have demonstrated a new technology that allows operators to increase voice capacity of their 3G networks, potentially up to double the baseline capacity. The trial call was conducted in Elisa's live 3G network using R&D prototype devices supplied by Nokia. In technical terms the demonstration was of the world's first circuit switched call over a high speed packet access network (CSoHSPA). more
Related Tags: elisa, nokia-siemens-networks, 3g, csohspa, 3gpp-release-7, hspa-evolution, i-hspa, 3gpp, battery, gsm, hspa+, nokia-siemens, high-speed-packet-access, Finland
Ixia Offers to Buy Catapult Communications
Wireless testing systems vendor, Catapult Communications has agreed to a buy-out by fellow test systems vendor, Ixia for around US$105 million. The purchase price represents a 39% premium to the average share price over the past three months. more
Related Tags: catapult-communications, ixia, test-systems, nokia-siemens, testing, USA
Telecom carriers spent $62 billion on outsourced services in 2008
Market research firm Infonetics Research is reporting that telecom carriers spent US$62 billion on outsourced services in 2008, and have plans to increase that spending. The report noted that the top revenue-generating tasks outsourced by service providers in 2008 include network maintenance, application service delivery, network build, and network planning and design. more
Related Tags: infonetics-research, alcatel-lucent, cisco, ericsson, fujitsu, hp, huawei, -ibm, microsoft, motorola, nec, nokia-siemens-networks, nortel, bharti, opex, nokia-siemens
Nokia Siemens Networks and EMC to Improve IP Network Management
Nokia siemens Networks and EMC Corp. have inked a cooperation deal covering IP network management. Core to the deal, the companies are working together on a joint solution to significantly improve the ability of service providers to shorten network down-time and reduce operational costs by improving the management of their IP networks. more
Related Tags: emc, nokia-siemens-networks, ip--routing, network-management, nokia-siemens
Globe Telecom Secures $50 Million Canadian Loan
The Philippines based mobile network operator, Globe Telecom has signed a US$50 million loan facility with Canada's Export Development agency. In a brief statement to the local stock exchange, the company said that the loan would be used to fund capital expenditure purchases from Nokia siemens Networks. more
Related Tags: globe-telecom, nokia-siemens-networks, capex, nokia-siemens, Philippines
2009 Will Be Year of the Mini-Notebook in Asia Pacific
Shipments of mini-notebooks in Asia Pacific will reach four million units in 2009, growing by a robust 82 per cent over 2008, according to Gartner. Growth will stabilise at 20 per cent or more in 2010 and 2011, when mini-notebooks will account for more than 14 per cent of all mobile PCs shipped. more
Related Tags: gartner, netbooks, toshiba, lenovo, dell, samsung, fujitsu-siemens, mobile-broadband, ovi, tim, ict, social-networking, asus
Political Crisis May Delay Thailand's 3G License Auction
The ongoing political crisis in Thailand may cause yet further delays to the 3G licenses which are expected to occur in the fourth-quarter of this year. more
Related Tags: 3g, advanced-info-service, dtac, 3g-license, national-telecommunication-commission, itu, huawei, eu, nokia, , nokia-siemens-networks, 900mhz, 3g-licenses, nokia-siemens, testing, Thailand
Moody's changes outlook for Nokia' A1 rating to negative
Moody's has changed its outlook on Nokia's ratings to negative, from stable - although it affirmed the A1 ratings for Nokia's senior debt and the Prime-1 for short-term debt. The outlook change was triggered by Nokia's results for the first quarter 2009, which confirmed a double-digit rate of decline for the mobile phone market in units and a one third year over year revenue reduction for Nokia in this segment and it disclosed increasing earnings pressure in the Nokia siemens Networks business. more
Related Tags: itu, eu, sim, nokia, , tim, iden, navteq