Articles tagged with: WCDMA and Mts

EU Moves Closer to Approving 3G at 900Mhz

The decision by the European Parliament to accept the amendment of the GSM Directive to allow UMTS (wcdma-HSPA) technology to be deployed in the 900 MHz band has been welcomed by the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). more

Related Tags: asia-pacific, 3g, eu, rural, cdma, hspa, iden, mobile-broadband, european-union, gsm, gsa, umts, union

Huawei delivers China Unicom' s first 3G network in Zhengzhou

Huawei says that it has deployed China' s first wcdma commercial network for China Unicom in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China. In China Unicom' s Phase One UMTS tender, Huawei was awarded the largest market share of over 30 percent based on number of transceiver to be deployed. more

Related Tags: china-unicom, huawei, cdma, hspa, iden, in-stat, shanghai, umts, unicom, China

ZTE, Other 3G Device Providers Play Active Role in Deploying 3G Networks in China

CCID, a research firm in China disclosed recently in an industry report which predicted that the rapid deployment of 3G networks in China will eventually result in the creation of about 660,000 3G subscriber lines by Q3 this year. This will make China the country with the largest 3G network construction in the world. more

Global Mobile Market to Exceed US$900 Billion in 2008

A report from IDATE says that the world telecom services market is estimated at US$1,365 billion in 2008 - a 4.2% increase over the year before - and is expected to be worth over US$1,416 billion in 2009. With a total turnover estimated at US$742.2 billion in 2008, mobile services account for 54% of the telecom services market and single handedly deliver all of the sector's growth. But the annual growth rate has dropped from more than 12% in 2007 to 8% in 2008. more

Related Tags: wi-fi, nokia, base-station, wimax, arpu, edge, huawei, zte, alcatel-lucent, cdma, ericsson, compete, base-stations, gsm, idate, umts, wlan, chipset

Ericsson Wins Luxembourg 3G Network Replacement Contract

Ericsson says that it has won a 6-year contract from Luxembourg based mobile operator, P&T to replace its existing nationwide wcdma/HSPA access network. This will improve the performance of LUXGSM's mobile broadband services and enable peak speeds of up to 7.2Mbps. The contract also covers network deployment and integration, as well as support services. more

Related Tags: cdma, hspa, ericsson, mobile-broadband, Luxembourg

Qualcomm Warns About Scarce 3G Spectrum in Asia Region

In an interview, Qualcomm's president for Southeast Asia and the Pacific region, John Stefanac warned that mobile operators face a regulatory regime which is not allocating sufficient radio spectrum for 3G services. Citing a recent example in Indonesia, he told the South China Morning Post that the networks were only granted 5-10Mhz of spectrum each, which is not sufficient to deploy viable 3G services. more

Related Tags: m1, qualcomm, rural, advanced-info-service, elisa, capex, radio-spectrum, 900mhz, umts

Increasing Deployment of UMT at 900Mhz

The pace of commercialisation of UMTS 900 systems has quickened, according to a new Information Paper published by GSA, the Global mobile Suppliers Association. The report notes that for the same service offering and coverage, the number of base station sites in the 900 MHz band can be reduced by 60% compared to that needed for 2100 MHz, and reduce rollout time. more

Related Tags: asia-pacific, european-commission, hspa, usb-modem, 3, gsa, usb-modems, umts, hsdpa

Romanian Operator Rolls Out WCDMA Coverage to 15 Cities

Romanian operator, Zapp says that it has completed its wcdma network roll out in fifteen of the nineteen cities that will benefit from 3G coverage by end of June 2008: Brasov, Braila, Sibiu, Arad, Bacau, Satu Mare, Baia Mare, Constanta, Craiova, Ploiesti, Targu Mures, Cluj Napoca, Timisoara, Galati and Pitesti. more

Related Tags: zte, zapp, cdma2000, ev-do, Romania

3G Spectrum Refarming to Manage the Costs of Customer Expectations

In recent years wcdma subscriptions have grown apace: from 18 million at the end of 2004 to 170 million at the end of 2007. ABI Research forecasts that figure to rise to 740 million by the end of 2013. more

Related Tags: rural, abi-research, rcom, base-stations, umts

Mobilkom Exceeds 10 Mbps Downlink in 3G Network

Mobilkom austria has demonstrated the world's fastest data call with a mobile device using an Internet High Speed Packet Access (I-HSPA) solution from Nokia Siemens Networks. During the trial, the data transmission downlink speed reached up to 10.1 Mbps. more