Articles tagged with: Vodafone and 2g

Indian Government Blocks 3G Roaming Agreements Between Operators

­India's Department of Telecom has ruled that the 3G roaming agreements signed between the major operators are illegal and told the networks to cease them.  more

Related Tags: 3g-license, bharti-airtel, idea-cellular, 3g-roaming, India


Hutchison Australia Drops into Financial Loss on Vodafone JV Problems

­Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) has reported a net loss for the first six months of this year of AU$78.2 million, which the company blames on network and customer care problems at its vodafone joint venture (VHA), and a $15.6 million decrease in interest income following the repayment of shareholder loans by VHA in 2010.  more

Related Tags: hutchison-telecommunications, vodafone-hutchison-australia, 850mhz, Australia


Vodafone Spain Awarded Additional Radio Spectrum

­vodafone Spain says that it has been awarded a total of 60 MHz (2x30 MHz) of new spectrum in the Spanish government's auction.  more

Related Tags: radio-spectrum, Spain


O2 Loses UK Appeal Over GSM Spectrum Reuse for 3G Services

The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that the telecoms regulator was right in not granting an automatic right to offer 3G services over the 900Mhz spectrum to the two incumbent license holders, O2 and vodafone.  more

Related Tags: 3g-license, ofcom, 900mhz, o2, competition-appeal-tribunal, UK


Vodafone Czech Republic Expands 3G Network to 3rd City

vodafone Czech Republic has expanded its 3G/HSPA coverage to a third city, Karlovy Vary. Aside from the city itself, the airport is also covered. vodafone 3G network already covers Brno and parts of Prague.  more

Related Tags: prague, 3g, coverage, 3g-network, 3g-coverage, Czech Republic


Istanbul Airport Gains Indoor Cell Phone Coverage

Turkey's three operators- AVEA, Turkcell and vodafone - have worked with Andrew Solutions to deploy indoor wireless coverage in Istanbul's new Sabiha Gokcen Airport. Andrew supplied its ION-M optical distributed antenna system (DAS), and Mikom Microwave, Andrew's business partner in Turkey, assisted with system design and commissioning. Andrew's ION-M is a multi-operator coverage and capacity solution, supporting the operators' 2G and 3G subscribers in the airport. ION-M transmits wireless signals across both fiber optic and coaxial cables to remote antennas from a master unit. The result is clear wireless coverage for travelers and employees throughout the Sabiha Gokcen Airport campus.  more

Related Tags: avea, turkcell, andrew, indoor, istanbul, airport, antenna, coverage, globe, Turkey


UK Starts Consultation on Revamping Radio Spectrum Management

The UK's government has launched a consultation setting out its intention to implement a series of recommendations made by the Independent Spectrum Broker (ISB), Kip Meek, on how to make the best use of radio spectrum.  more

Related Tags: ofcom, radio-spectrum, 900mhz, 800mhz, o2, tdd, broadband, radio, coverage, 2.6ghz, auction, 3g-coverage, television, UK


More fingers in the Apple pie

Opinion piece by Steven Hartley, Senior Analyst Ovum

­O2's exclusivity agreement with Apple in the UK for the iPhone is coming to an end, as the device is to be available on both Orange and vodafone. O2 and the UK's two non-iPhone mobile network operators will undoubtedly need to find a response. However, the shift in Apple's strategy highlighted by the announcement means that other markets are likely to follow suit.  more

Related Tags: apple-iphone, o2, orange, base, 3g-network, UK


Huawei Launches Vodafone Co-Developed Base Station for Rural Areas

Huawei says that it has launched a 2G base station (BTS) designed for use in rural communities in developing markets. The “EasyGSM BTS” is an All IP-based compact BTS, and was co-designed and developed in collaboration with vodafone in the two firms’ joint Radio Mobile Innovation Centre based in Madrid, Spain.  more

Related Tags: huawei, base-station, solar-power, vodacom, bts, gsm, solar, africa, South Africa


UK: a way out of the spectrum re-farm deadlock?

Opinion by Matthew Howett, senior analyst at Ovum

900MHz to be liberalised in the hands of the existing holders, but access to other spectrum would initially be capped.  more

Related Tags: o2, ofcom, 800mhz, 900mhz, digital-dividend, 2.6ghz, 02, UK


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