Articles tagged with: Telenor and Lte
Swedish Networks Investigated for Radio Spectrum "Cartel"
The Swedish Competition Authority (Konkurrensverket) is reported to be investigating whether the division of the country's forthcoming LTE network by the country's mobile operators may have been an attempt to exclude other players from entering the market. more
Related Tags: teliasonera, tele-2, -swefour, three, 900mhz, Sweden
Telenor Selects Huawei for LTE Network Trial in Norway
Huawei has announced that Norway's telenor has chosen it to provide LTE radio access and EPC (Evolved Packet Core) equipment for its LTE trial in Oslo. Aimed at testing services and applications, network handover and network throughput, the LTE trial will involve telenor' s Group Business Development & Research as well as several operating companies within the Group. more
Related Tags: huawei, oslo, testing, handover, Norway
Telecoms dealmaking on hold in 4Q '08
According to a new study from Ovum, global economic downturn depressed valuations and dealmaking in the telecom sector in 4Q 2008. Based on Ovum's report, M&A deal count was 129 in 4Q08, from 192 in 4Q07, with only four deals valued above US$1 billion, from 10 in 4Q07. more
Related Tags: ovum, citigroup, zain, verizon, alltel, capex, sms, oracle, ipo, tax, sun, zain-saudi-arabia, turk-telecom
EU calls on mobile operators to continue to improve child safety policies
Half of 10 year-old, 87% of 13 year-old and 95% of 16 year-old children in the EU have a mobile phone, but half of European parents worry mobile phone use might expose their children to sexually and violently explicit images (51%) or bullying by other children (49%), according to a survey. The European Commission has now called on mobile operators to do more to keep children safe while using mobile phones by putting in place all the measures in the voluntary code of conduct, signed by 26 mobile operators in 2007. more
Related Tags: orange, , deutsche-telekom, 3g, sms, european-commission, eu, viviane-reding, gsm-association, itu, vodafone, teliasonera, wind, hutchison-3g, ovi, iden, telefonica, telecom-italia, kpn, teenagers, belgacom, gsm, hutchison, wind-hellas, btc, telekom, adult-content, tdc, Belgium
Tele2 and Telenor to Jointly Build LTE Network in Sweden
Sweden's Tele2 and telenor have this morning announced plans to jointly build an LTE based network through a new joint-venture company. The new company will be responsible for network construction and sharing of spectrum for mobile communication and plans to start offering commercial services by the end of 2010. more
Related Tags: , rural, tim, gartner, compete, mobile-internet, 900mhz, tele2, gsm, 4g, indoor, Sweden
Active RAN Sharing Could Save Operators $60 Billion
A new study from ABI Research finds that the worldwide combined OPEX and CAPEX savings from active infrastructure sharing could amount to as much as $60 billion over the next five year period. The study finds that operators could enjoy at least 40% cost savings in addition to those available from passive site sharing. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, 3g, base-station, eu, rural, vodafone, o2, abi-research, capex, 3, backhaul, tele2, infrastructure-sharing, opex, tower

