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Articles tagged with: Umts
Vodacom Taps Andrew for Wireless Coverage In South African World Cup Stadiums
Andrew Solutions says that it has won a contract from South Africa's Vodacom to deploy indoor coverage in five of the 10 South African stadiums to be used for the 2010 World Cup. Andrew's multi-operator ION-M optical distributed antenna system supports current GSM 900/1800 and umts frequency bands as well as next generation LTE and WiMAX networks. The systems' basic architecture involves fiber optic and coaxial cables, master and remote units, and other subsystem products that receive and transmit signals from dedicated operator base stations to customer handhelds throughout the facility. more
Related Tags: andrew-solutions, vodacom, andrew, indoor-coverage, three, fiber-optic, South Africa
Huawei Upgrades Portuguese Network to Support HSPA+
Portuguese mobile network operator, Sonaecom has launched an HSPA+ upgrade to its network, boosting peak mobile download speeds to a theoretical 21.6 Mbps. The network upgrade was provided by Huawei. more
Related Tags: sonaecom, huawei, hspa+, Portugal
ZTE Wins 3G Contract in Belarus
China's ZTE has won a contract to build a 3G network in Belarus for the Byelorussian Telecommunication Network (BeST). The umts network will serve mobile service operator life:), the trading name for BeST. more
Related Tags: zte, byelorussian-telecommunication-network, turkcell, 3g, telekom, Belarus
Zapp increases its data speeds to 21.6 Mbps
Romanian mobile network operator, Zapp has announced the imminent launch of the first 3G+ network in Romania. This will be achieved in collaboration with ZTE and by upgrading its WCDMA based network to HSPA+ technology during the month of August. more
Related Tags: zapp, hspa+, Romania
Globul Doubles Mobile Date Download Speed
Bulgarian mobile operator, Globul is to be the first operator in the country to offer mobile download speeds of 14.4 mbps in its 3G network via a HSPA upgrade. The new data transfer speed will be gradually introduced firstly in areas with high data services usage including commercial and industrial parks, university centers, seaside and mountain resorts. more
Related Tags: globul, hspa, Bulgaria
ZTE Wins "Major" 3G Network Contract in Uzbekistan
ZTE says that it has won a contract to install a GSM /umts network for Uzbekistan operator Ucell. ZTE will manage the construction and expansion of a 2G/3G network including replacement of the existing 2G equipment. The Uzbekistan telecoms market is expanding rapidly, helped by the conversion to digital exchanges which are expected to be completed in 2010. more
Related Tags: zte, ucell, Uzbekistan
Huawei Launches World's First Multi-mode Base Station Controller
Huawei has launched the world's first convergent Base Station Controller (BSC) which integrates both the GSM BSC and the umts RNC (Radio Network Controller) into one multi-mode controller. Specifically designed to support multiple wireless systems via a single uniform access network, the SingleRAN solution integrates radio bearers for voice, narrowband data, mobile broadband and more into one network element instead of many. more
Related Tags: huawei, base-station-controller, radio-network-controller, opex
ZTE and Qualcomm Collaborate to Boost UMTS System Performance
Qualcomm and ZTE have announced a collaboration to integrate Qualcomm's Uplink Interference Cancellation (ULIC) technology into ZTE's next-generation umts base station products. Qualcomm sasy that this can boost operators umts data throughput by up to 60 percent and deliver a user experience that is comparable to LTE in a similar channel bandwidth. The technology also enables umts operators to increase voice capacity by up to 45 percent. more
Related Tags: zte, qualcomm, ulic, lte, 3g
Consolidation in Romania as Cosmote buys Zapp
Greece's Cosmote Group confirmed earlier rumours and has signed a deal to buy Romania's Telemobil (Zapp) for a total consideration of around EUR205 million. The consideration for the shares of Zapp is estimated at approximately EUR61 million (equity value), while Cosmote will also assume the debt and other liabilities of Zapp, mainly concerning 3G and CDMA network roll out, estimated at approximately EUR 146 million. more
Related Tags: cosmote, zapp, cdma450, 3g-license, ev-do, Romania
Nokia Siemens Networks multimode radio wins European Bank Support
Nokia Siemens Networks says that it has secured a EUR 250 million loan facility from the European Investment Bank for the development of its multimode Radio Access network technology. more
Related Tags: nokia-siemens-networks, european-investment-bank, radio-access-network, siemens, nokia-siemens