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Rubberduck Media Lab launches mobile TV service for O2
Rubberduck Media Lab, a provider of mobile TV and video services, has now launched a mobile TV and video service for Telefonica O2 Ireland.
Under the terms of the agreement, Rubberduck Media Lab is providing a completely outsourced mobile TV service to Telefonica O2 Ireland including content acquisition and provision as well as technical support and [...]
Ericsson to modernise Kyivstar’s network
Ericsson and Ukrainian operator Kyivstar have signed a three-year network modernisation deal under which Ericsson has been assigned the task of expanding and modernising Kyivstar’s GSM/EDGE network.
Ericsson informed that it will help boost capacity and coverage of the operator’s radio access and core network. By increasing capacity, Kyivstar hopes to manage the anticipated uptake of [...]
Vinaphone selects Alca-Lu for mobile network upgrade
Alcatel-Lucent has been awarded a contract by Vinaphone, a mobile operator in Vietnam, to upgrade its GSM network in 16 northern provinces with advanced EDGE broadband data functionality.
In addition, Alcatel-Lucent’s solution is expected to provide Vinaphone with the flexibility to introduce new technologies in the future, including EDGE+, W-CDMA, HSPA, HSPA+, and LTE.
The contract was [...]
China Mobile selects Alca-Lu to expand GSM/EDGE network in Pakistan
Alcatel-Lucent has signed a contract worth $52.87m with China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak), a wholly-owned subsidiary of China obile, to expand its existing GSM/EDGE network. The expansion, which is now underway, will allow CMPak to provide improved commercial services in northern Pakistan by the end of the first quarter of 2009.
Alcatel-Lucent will have the full responsibility [...]
Samsung selects Spreadtrum as chipset supplier
Samsung, a player in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies, has selected Spreadtrum Communications, a wireless baseband chipset provider in China, as a new chipset supplier.
Spreadtrum’s QS520 GSM/GPRS and QS1001 EDGE transceivers have been designed into Samsung’s mobile phone models that are to be shipped internationally. The company has commenced volume shipment of [...]
Telkomsel and Ericsson sign contract for 2G, 3G networks
Ericsson has signed a three-year frame agreement with Telekomunikasi Selular Indonesia (Telkomsel), a mobile operator in Indonesia, to supply, deploy and integrate GSM/EDGE and WCDMA/HSPA radio access networks (RAN) in the country.
With Ericsson’s mobile technology, Telkomsel hopes to expand existing network coverage, boost capacity and improve performance. This contract extends the existing business partnerships between [...]
BlackBerry Curve 8900 launched in Hong Kong
Research In Motion’s (RIM’s) BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone, the new full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone, is now available in Hong Kong.
Powered by a 512MHz processor, the phone packs quad-band EDGE support with built-in Wi-fi (802.11 b/g) and GPS in a design weighing 110 grams and measuring 109mm x 60mm x 13.5mm.
The phone has a multimedia feature-set, as [...]
Nitax selects Enfora solution for taxi fleet management
Enfora, a supplier of intelligent wireless networking solutions, has announced that Nitax, a Spanish manufacturer of automatic taxi dispatch systems, has selected Enfora’s Enabler III embedded wireless platform for use in Nitax’s fleet management system in Spain.
The Enabler III product will be supplied to Nitax through Enfora’s channel partner, Venco Electronica, based in Barcelona.
The Enabler [...]
