Radio
CMCC partners with Motorola for indoor TD-LTE broadband coverage
China Mobile Communications (CMCC) has selected Motorola as the primary TD-LTE solution partner to provide indoor coverage for all major pavilions at the World Expo 2010 Shanghai China, and will also integrate and launch, what is claimed to be, the world’s first TD-LTE USB dongle that supports both 2.3GHz and 2.6GHz. The World Expo is [...]
Ericsson announces agreement with Telefonica O2 UK
Ericsson will provide field maintenance and other services for the Telefonica O2 UK 2G and 3G networks. Under the new agreement, Ericsson will provide field maintenance services for radio and switch sites, spare parts management logistics support as well as optimisation and drive services and facilities engineering services for Telefonica O2 UK. Ericsson and Telefonica [...]
Nokia Siemens to buy LTE, CDMA assets from Nortel
Nokia Siemens Networks has signed an agreement to acquire key assets from Nortel. The agreement is being seen as a step towards strengthening Nokia Siemens Networks’ position in Long Term Evolution, or LTE, next generation wireless technology and expanding its market presence in North America. The planned $650m acquisition, which will bring together the complementary [...]
Ericsson, 3 Italia sign network transformation deal
Ericsson recently announced an exclusive contract with 3 Italia that includes a seven-year agreement to modernise and upgrade the existing WCDMA/HSPA network with Ericsson technologies and architectures. It also includes an extension of the current managed services deal. Under the network transformation contract, Ericsson will modernise and upgrade the existing 3G mobile broadband access and [...]
Ericsson, Avea launch mobile broadband in Turkey
Turkish operator Avea is hoping to introduce high-speed mobile broadband services to its subscribers with the help of WCDMA/HSPA and mobile backhaul technology from Ericsson. The companies have signed a four-year contract for HSPA-enabled network. Under the agreement, Ericsson will be one of the main suppliers and will integrate and deploy WCDMA/HSPA radio access and [...]
Digicel Antilles selects Alcatel-Lucent solution
Alcatel-Lucent has successfully completed the deployment of its microwave packet radio technology for the IP transformation of the mobile network operated by Digicel Antilles, a mobile telecommunications operator in the Caribbean, to support both traditional and new, advanced high-speed services in the Antilles. The company informed that by optimising traffic transport and aggregation from the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Ericsson to divest its TEMS-branded products business to Ascom
Ericsson has entered into an agreement to divest its TEMS-branded products business, consisting of tools for air interface monitoring and radio network planning, to Ascom. The agreement involves the transfer of about 300 employees of which around 180 are based in Sweden. The transaction is expected to close in June this year. Ericsson said that [...]
Ericsson, Mobilkom Austria launch HSPA Evolution
Mobilkom Austria has commercially activated mobile broadband services powered by HSPA Evolution, Ericsson’s latest high-speed broadband access technology. HSPA Evolution, commercially marketed as HSPA+ by Mobilkom Austria, is aimed at boosting network capacity and enabling peak data rates of up to 21Mbps. The network upgrade is expected to allow the customers of Mobilkom Austria to [...]
