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Articles tagged with: Softbank and Lte
Japanese Operators Planning $10 Billion Spend on LTE Upgrades
The four Japanese mobile phone networks are expected to collectively spend one trillion yes (US$10 billion) over the next five years on so-called 3.9G based network upgrades, reported Bloomberg News, citing the local Nikkei newspaper. more
Related Tags: docomo, emobile, kddi, softbank-mobile, Japan
Softbank to Report $748 Million Loss on CDO Debt Obligations
Japan's softbank Corp, which operates the country's smallest mobile network says that it will report a JPY 75 billion (US$748 million) loss on CDO's which were used to insure against defaults on the debt it took out to buy Vodafone's Japanese operations. more
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Vodafone Seeking Closer ties with China Mobile and Verizon Wireless
Vodafone is seeking tighter cooperation between Verizon Wireless and China Mobile to cut network and handset costs, while also rolling out improved services for customers. Vodafone owns 45% of Verizon Wireless and holds a 3.3% stake in China Mobile. more
Related Tags: vodafone, china-mobile, verizon-wireless, verizon, joint-innovation-lab, arun-sarin, vittorio-colao, China
121 Million Mobile Users in Japan by 2011
A new report from the ROA Group says that the number of mobile users in Japan will increase to 121 million by 2011 and the penetration rate in the Japanese market will grow to 95.4% by 2011. more
Related Tags: wimax, mobile-wimax, docomo, kddi, long-term-evolution, Japan
Which Operator will be the First to Launch Femtos in Europe?
Trials of Femto's in Europe have already started and IMS Research says that they expect that the first deployments will start in the first half of 2008. Following Sprint Nextel's limited launch for its Airave product from Samsung, announced this September, questions have been arising as to which operator will be first to launch in Europe. more
Related Tags: mobile-data, huawei, sprint-nextel, o2, capex, telefonica, ims-research, ims, fmc, femtocells, opex, telefonica-o2