Articles tagged with: Vodafone and Ericsson

Ericsson Tests Low-Energy Base Station in Egypt

­Ericsson says that it successfully tested Psi-Coverage, an energy-saving solution in the vodafone Egypt Network.  more

Related Tags: paltel, Palestinian Territory


Bus Ticket Payments by SMS Trials in Italy

­The public transport authority in Florence, Italy has launched an SMS based ticketing system in partnership with Ericsson and mobile operators TIM, vodafone, Wind and 3 Italia. The service allows customers of these operators to buy public transport tickets by text message, charging the cost to their mobile account.  more

Related Tags: tim, wind, sms, 3-italia, Italy


Greek Prosecutors File Charges in Vodafone Wiretapping Scandal

Prosecutors in Greece have filed charges against persons unknown in the telecoms spying scandal that hit the country in 2004 and may have resulted in the death of a vodafone employee.  more

Related Tags: costas--tsalikidis, olympics, Greece


Ericsson to manage field operations for Vodafone Italy

­vodafone Italy has selected Ericsson as partner to manage the field operations of its fixed and mobile access and transmission networks, as well as for fixed core network nodes.  more

Related Tags: managed-services, Italy


Standards Based Solution for Voice and SMS Services Over LTE Announced

A gang of telecoms companies have jointly defined the preferred way to ensure the smooth introduction and delivery of voice and SMS services on Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks worldwide. The companies involved are AT&T, Orange, Telefonica, TeliaSonera, Verizon, vodafone, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson.  more

Related Tags: sms, lte, at&t, orange, -telefonica, teliasonera, verizon, alcatel-lucent, nokia--siemens-networks, nokia, samsung, sony-ericsson, broadband, interoperability, nokia,, circuit-switched


Telecom New Zealand Announces WCDMA Network Launch

Telecom New Zealand has announced the early launch of its WCDMA overlay of its existing CDMA network - for the 13th May. CEO Paul Reynolds said the development of the Telecom XT Mobile Network had progressed extremely well and the service will be operational across the country from launch day.  more

Related Tags: telecom-new-zealand, wcdma, 3g, core-network, cdma, sony, retail-stores, displays, New Zealand


Gartner Says: Carriers Will Struggle Without Major Innovation and Change

Shifts in customer demand, a changing competitive landscape, a weak economy and new government policies will shape carrier strategies during 2009 and 2010, according to Gartner. Carriers will struggle to maintain and grow their market position in this shifting landscape, and success will demand investment strategies that are aligned with the pace of recovery in each country and region.  more

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ZTE Aims to be a Top-5 Phone Manufacturer This Year

China's ZTE is close to breaking into the top-5 of global handset manufacturers after it saw handset shipments jump by 40% in 2008 to reach 45 million units, according to the Taiwan based DigiTimes publication. The company had set itself a target of gaining a top-5 placement by 2011, but did accept that shrinking market share in competitors could bring that date forward.  more

Related Tags: sony-ericsson, t-mobile, windows-mobile, wcdma, huawei, tim, wind, zte, cdma, ovi, iden, gartner, sony, digitimes, windows, target


Orange and Vodafone Outsource their UK Network Management

Two of the UK's mobile networks have separately - but on the same day - announced network maintenance outsourcing deals. Orange UK has given a 5-year contract to Nokia Siemens Networks, while vodafone UK granted a 7-year contract to Ericsson.  more

Related Tags: orange, 3g, nokia, outsourcing, nokia-siemens-networks, vodafone-uk, siemens, orange-uk, nokia-siemens, 2g, UK


Are Smartphones Immune to the Financial Crisis in Western Europe?

The market for Western European converged mobile devices (commonly referred to as smartphones) experienced a good performance in the last quarter of 2008. According to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped 9.3 million units, 25.9% higher than the 7.4 million shipped in 4Q07. For the full year 2008, vendors shipped 31.9 million units, 36.1% higher than the 23.5 million units shipped in 2007.  more

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