Articles tagged with: Wireless Broadband and Mobile Broadband

Virgin Trains to offer on-board Wi-Fi Service

T-Mobile UK and Virgin Trains today announced the launch of Wi-Fi internet services for passengers on Pendolino Virgin trains on the West Coast Main Line. The Wi-Fi HotSpot service will provide a wireless broadband connection throughout the entire journey, including all tunnel sections, at high speeds. The HotSpot service has been rolled out by T-Mobile's solution partner, Nomad Digital. more

Motorola to Expand Taiwanese WiMAX Network

Taiwan's Far EasTone Telecom (FET) has awarded Motorola additional contracts to expand its WiMAX network in Taichung, Taiwan. The projects will boost network performance and provide new management features, preparing FET for the commercial launch of mobile broadband services by the end of 2009. more

Wireless Broadband Boosts Australian Economy by $4.7 Billion

Australia's rapid take-up of wireless broadband has boosted economic productivity, according to an economist. Dr Paul Paterson of Concept Economics says a study looking at the economic impact of wireless broadband estimates that if take up continues at current levels there will be an ongoing annual productivity dividend to Australians of AU$7.4 billion (US$4.7 billion) - the equivalent of AU$250 (US$158) for every household. more

Related Tags: 3g, mobile-payments, telstra, melbourne, Australia

Ofcom Outlines Revised Plans for 900Mhz Spectrum

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom has revised its plans to liberalise the management of the radio spectrum - which is says will offer faster and more reliable wireless broadband services. The consultation builds on earlier Ofcom work to liberalise spectrum for mobile phone services and make its use more efficient. more

Related Tags: 3g, eu, ict, rural, vodafone, o2, ofcom, radio-spectrum, auction, 2g, UK

Schlumberger Signs WiMAX Reseller Deal

Schlumberger says that it has signed a reseller deal with ERF Wireless to offer the later's WiMAX products to its customers in the oil and gas industry. more

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Qualcomm Doubles Computing Power of Snapdragon With New Dual-CPU, Single-Chip Solution

Qualcomm has announced a new dual-CPU Snapdragon single-chip solution that extends the reach of the Snapdragon platform by targeting more advanced mobile computing devices. The QSD8672 chip features two computing cores capable of up to 1.5GHz for greater processing capabilities, in addition to optimized battery life and a full range of 3G mobile broadband and peripheral connectivity capabilities found on all Snapdragon chipsets. more

Related Tags: wi-fi, qualcomm, bluetooth, gps, hspa, cdma, battery, snapdragon, hspa+, displays, dvb-h, downlink, modems, 3d

Telstra Demonstrates World's Fastest Mobile Modem

Australian mobile operator, Telstra has shown off the fastest mobile broadband modem on the planet capable of reaching peak network downlink speeds of 21Mbps. Speaking at the company's annual Investor Day briefing, Mike Wright, Executive Director, Wireless Engineering and Operations, confirmed Telstra was on track to super charge Next G network speeds with the 21Mbps capability by the end of the year. more

Related Tags: qualcomm, hspa, ericsson, telstra, modem, email, downlink, wired, seamless, Australia

Motorola Demonstrates Industry First Over-the-Air LTE Session in 700MHz Spectrum

Motorola says that it has completed the industry's first over-the-air Long-Term Evolution (LTE) data sessions in the 700MHz spectrum using its LTE Radio Access Test Network and LTE eNode-B platform with a prototype LTE device. more

Related Tags: motorola, rsa, rural, lte, digital-dividend, analog, 700mhz, testing, 2.6ghz

Mobile Broadband Operators Face Capacity Crunch

According to the findings of a new report commissioned by policy control vendor, Camiant - mobile broadband affords tremendous growth opportunities for operators; however, given the popularity of data cards and smart phones and the substantial capital expenses involved in building additional network capacity, operators can expect to hit network limitations fairly quickly. With operators seeing anywhere from 100% to 800% bandwidth growth, there is a clear need to design new business models for the mobile broadband market. more

Related Tags: mobile-data, arpu, tax, taxes

Hungary to Award Two New Mobile Licenses

Hungary's telecoms regulator, the National Communications Authority (NHH) has issued a tender for two new 15-year mobile licenses and a 3rd tender for mobile infrastructure development. One of these new operators can obtain a frequency set similar to that of the three existing mobile operators. The other applicant is in competition for the authorisation to use the 450 MHz frequency range that is currently not in use. more

Related Tags: national-communications-authority, modem, nhh, Hungary

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