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Articles tagged with: WCDMA and Rural
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, mts, cdma, hspa, iden, mobile-broadband, european-union, gsm, gsa, umts, union, wave, global-mobile, parliament, european-parliament
Qualcomm Shows Off Rural Mobile PC Base
Qualcomm has launched an alternative PC - which it aims to make available for rural and emerging markets where landline access to the internet is not available. The company says that its Kayak PC alternative fills the niche that exists between desktop PCs, which normally require landlines or separate accessories for connectivity, and Internet-capable wireless devices. more
Related Tags: qualcomm, cdma, landline, cdma2000, wireless-broadband, chipsets, modem, cloud-computing, dual-core, cloud
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, advanced-info-service, elisa, capex, mts, radio-spectrum, 900mhz, umts
Ericsson expands SÃÂminn's WCDMA network into 900MHz band
Ericsson has formed a partnership with Icelandic operator Sƒminn through a contract to expand its wcdma/HSPA network into the 900MHz band - for the rural and remote parts of the country. Under the two-year agreement, Ericsson will be the sole supplier of wcdma/HSPA radio access equipment and the GSM/wcdma common core network. more
Related Tags: core-network, hspa, mobile-broadband, ericsson, 900mhz, Iceland
China Telecom Industry Restructuring - Positive but 3G Uncertainties Remain
The debt ratings agency, Fitch has commented that the recently announced telecommunication (telecom) industry restructuring in China helps somewhat towards resolving the uncertainty that has surrounded the industry for years. The announced industry restructuring falls in line with the agency's expectation, i.e. China Mobile acquires China Tietong Communications Corporation, China Telecom acquires China Unicom's CDMA business and network, and China Unicom's GSM business merges with China Netcom. more
Related Tags: china-unicom, 3g-license, china-mobile, china-telecom, td-scdma, mobile-number-portability, cdma2000, fitch, debt-ratings, 3g-licenses, mobile-content, unicom, China
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: abi-research, rcom, mts, base-stations, umts, spectrum-refarming, wave, refarming
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