AT&T: HSPA will provide 20 Mbps data speeds
Fierce Wireless14th May 2008
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/t-hspa-will-provide-20-m...
During a presentation this morning at Morgan Stanley's 13th Annual Communications Conference in Washington, D.C, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega said that he believes AT&T has a time-to-market advantage over WiMAX with its HSPA technology. De la Vega said that HSPA Release 7 will give the company 7 Mbps to 20 Mbps data speeds within the next two years and the company will only have to deploy a software upgrade. "When people talk about future technologies like WiMAX, they don't realize it doesn't do any good to just have it in the network. They have to have devices, coverage and the entire ecosystem," he said. "We have the best broadband network with the best throughput today. And it will get better in the short term." Of course, the company does plan to migrate to LTE technology in 2010, bringing data speeds of up to 100 Mbps.
Carl-Henric Svanberg states that Ericsson's vision of communications for all is rapidly becoming a reality
Market Wire14th May 2008
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=856161
Today at Ericsson's Capital Markets Day in Stockholm, President and Chief Executive Officer, Carl-Henric Svanberg spoke about Ericsson's position and the company's vision going forward which will increasingly focus on broadband, multimedia services and network transformation. Svanberg said: "We are advancing our vision now that basically anyone who wants a mobile phone will soon be able to have one. We envision an all communicating world where the majority of people everywhere will have access to information and the ability to share it instantly, whenever and wherever they want. We aim to do the same for broadband what we have already done for telephony - make it mobile, available and affordable for the majority of the world's population."
Qualcomm in talks with OEMs to launch Smartphones in India
Asia in Focus14th May 2008
http://uk.quote.com/news/story.action?id=AIF134j5184
Mobile chipset maker company QUALCOMM is in talks with vendors and Original Equipment Manufacturers to launch Smartphones in India at a price tag of Rs 10,000 (US$237.64) by next year. "We are working with our OEMs to bring to market smartphones with full in-built HSDPA (advance version of 3G mobile functions) next year," Qualcomm India and SAARC President Kanwalinder Singh told PTI.
Ericsson, Dell connect on HSPA in nex gen laptops
DMAsia14th May 2008
http://digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=31114
Ericsson and Dell have teamed up to enable international travelers stay connected with Dell's next-generation laptops that will support seamless roaming on tri-band HSPA mobile broadband networks. Dell will offer built-in HSPA mobile broadband modules from Ericsson beginning in the second quarter of 2008. HSPA is a widely deployed mobile broadband technology. Mats Norin, vice president, Mobile Broadband Modules, Ericsson, said, 'Consumers are increasingly utilising notebooks to access the high-capacity services that they have typically experienced only through a wired or Wi-Fi connection. We are excited to work with Dell to give consumers and business users the freedom and flexibility to access internet in the way they want it, wherever they are.'
M1 Selects Huawei to Build Advanced Mobile Network in Singapore
Huawei News14th May 2008
http://www.huawei.com/news/view.do?id=5487&cid=42
Huawei Technologies has announced that it has been chosen by Singapore's MobileOne (M1) to deploy all of the operator's GSM, 3G, HSPA, and LTE systems over the next five years. Under the terms of the contract, Huawei has been given the task of implementing an end-to-end all-IP network to meet M1's future requirements.Significance: The network expansion and update for M1 will deliver higher speeds and better quality of services to the M1 customers and enhance the operator's competitive advantage.
Globacom signs new contract with Alcatel-Lucent for expansion of mobile and fixed networks
Hugin Southern Europe Press Release14th May 2008
http://www.alcatellucent.com/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SP...
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has signed a contract with Globacom (Glo), Nigeria's second largest national operator to extend the network capacity and performance of Globacom's mobile and fixed networks. The project, which is part of the operator's IP network transformation, will enable Globacom to extend the delivery of advanced mobile and triple play services with enhanced quality of service (QoS). The project will enable Globacom to increase its mobile network capacity (including GSM/EDGE and W-CDMA/HSPA technologies) to support up to 35 million subscribers, and to raise its fixed network capacity. The network expansion covers radio access, Mobile NGN core network and microwave transmission, IP/MPLS and optical networking, fixed access networks, intelligent networks and valued-added services, next-generation networks, as well as OSS/Billing.
AT&T Launches Wireless Broadband Service on Cape Cod and The Islands
PR Newswire (U.S.)14th May 2008
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=INROBALL.s...
Today, AT&T Inc. announced the launch of the company's third-generation (3G) high speed wireless network on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, giving consumers and businesses mobile broadband-like speeds and access to the latest interactive voice, video and data applications. Locally, AT&T has expanded its high speed 3G network to 69 cell sites, bringing mobile broadband capability to customers in the following areas: Barnstable County: Barnstable, Brewster, Centerville, Chatham, Cotuit…
RIM unveils first super-3G BlackBerry
ZD Net.co.uk13th May 2008
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,1000000091,39415280,00.ht...
RIM has launched the first of its BlackBerry smartphones to include high-speed HSDPA connectivity. Unveiled on Monday, the BlackBerry Bold — also known as the BlackBerry 9000 — includes not only tri-band HSDPA but also integrated GPS and 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi. It is not the first BlackBerry to use any kind of 3G at all — that honour would go to the 8707v, which came out in 2006 — but such connectivity has been extremely rare in BlackBerry devices since then, with the slower Edge standard being used instead.
Vodafone extends its high-speed mobile broadband
ZDNet UK13th May 2008
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39416124...
A further three million people will be able to access the operator's high-speed mobile broadband coverage as part of a multimillion-pound extension starting this summer. Vodafone is extending its fast mobile broadband coverage to a further three million people this summer as part of a multimillion-pound investment. The extension will cover Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester and Reading and is due to be completed by the autumn. Vodafone's high-speed mobile broadband network has been in place in London and British airports since 2007.
BlackBerry Bold 9000: RIM does HSDPA
C NET12th May 2008
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/0,39029453,49296895,00.htm
We try not to fall in love with products before we've actually held them, but we're finding it difficult to not get a little emotional about RIM's new handset, the BlackBerry Bold 9000.
This seductive device isn't just something to make a business user swoon: it's something all of us will want. HSDPA (3.5G), Wi-Fi and GPS are just a few of its enticing acronyms. Similar to the BlackBerry 8800, the Bold has a full Qwerty keypad and a rollerball so you can flick through your emails or contact list with speed. Combine the keyboard with a large 480x320-pixel display and you've got one hot tamale.
Ericsson Gears Up for HSPA and LTE Deployment in 2.6GHz spectrum
Fox Business11th May 2008
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/telecom/...
Ericsson said that winners of Sweden's 2.6GHz spectrum auction can now look to rapid deployment of advanced mobile networks via its end-to-end HSPA and LTE technology. The auction is the first held in the world to license according to the harmonized band arrangement decision by the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT). Ulf Ewaldsson, Vice President and Head of Product Area Radio at Ericsson, says: "All the pieces of the puzzle are now in place, with harmonized spectrum and licensing all backed by Ericsson products and solutions that support HSPA and LTE on the 2.6GHz band."
Department of Economic Affairs seeks hike in spectrum fee
The Economic Times11th May 2008
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Te...
In what could be a rude shock to telcos, the department of economic affairs (DEA) had told department of telecom (DoT) that the communications ministry's proposed increase in spectrum fee is too low. The DEA has asked DoT to hike the spectrum fee even further and impose flat rates across circles, which is against the current policy where the spectrum fee is based on the quantum of the radio frequencies held by the telco. The DEA has sought that the DoT change spectrum usage charges levied on telecom companies to a fixed percentage of revenues for each category of circles (licensed service areas congruent with metros and states in the case of the major states). At present, the percentage of revenues payable as spectrum usage charges varies with the quantum of spectrum allotted to a telco, regardless of the category of circle in which the telco operates. The basis for allocation of spectrum would continue to be the number of subscribers accumulated by a telco.
Ericsson deploys IMS solution and signs WCDMA/HSPA contract with Brasil Telecom
CNNMoney9th May 2008
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0394...
Ericsson has signed a contract with leading operator Brasil Telecom for a WCDMA/HSPA network and the deployment and systems integration of their IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). The move is set to boost network capacity and manage increased traffic growth, paving the way for the introduction of advanced broadband and multimedia services. Under the contract, Ericsson will be the main supplier for the WCDMA/HSPA radio access network in five Brazilian states and the sole supplier of Brasil Telecom's 2G/3G common core network. As part of the core network, Ericsson's Mobile Packet Backbone Network (Mobile-PBN) solution - from Ericsson's Redback portfolio - will provide telecom-quality IP transport and allow the operator to introduce high-quality multimedia services quickly and reliably. Ericsson will also be responsible for network deployment, systems integration, training and support services.
O2 UK to distribute Novatel Wireless Ovation MC930D USB broadband modem
Trading Markets.com9th May 2008
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/149685...
Novatel Wireless Inc (Nasdaq:NVTL), which provides wireless broadband access solutions for the mobile communications market, reported on 2 May that O2 UK is distributing the Novatel Wireless Ovation MC930D USB broadband modem, as the O2 Mobile Broadband USB Modem. The Ovation MC930D is a modem designed to provide a download speed of 7.2 Mbps and upload speeds of 2.1 Mbps on any HSPDA/HSUPA network supporting the 2100 MHz band. The Ovation MC930D is available through different O2 UK's direct and business sales channels, is optimized for Europe, providing an option for subscribers who need Internet access.
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