SAN JOSE, Calif.-Sprint Nextel Corp. recently joined the Global UMTS TDD Alliance, which is spearheaded by IPWireless Inc. Other companies joining the UMTS TDD Alliance include T-Mobile Czech Republic, which launched a UMTS TDD network in parts of the Czech Republic last month, and...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Post-och telestyrelsen, the Swedish National Post and Telecom Agency, said that in order to ensure that there are no adverse effects for Swedish consumers, it has decided not to allow third-generation operators Hi3G, Tele 2/Telia and Vodafone Group plc to roll out CDMA...
VILNIUS, Lithuania-Lithuanian operator Nelte launched a broadband access network based on third-generation UMTS TDD technology. Deployments have already begun in Vilnius and are scheduled to expand to other major cities in the future.
CHINAAlcatel Corp. deployed its Mobile Next Generation Network in China for Zhejiang Mobile, a subsidiary of China Mobile. Alcatel said its Mobile NGN was implemented by its Chinese company, Alcatel Shanghai Bell, and will help Zhejiang Mobile improve quality of service and reduce network...
Slovakia and neighboring Czech Republic are set to get a taste of high-speed broadband wireless access via a trio of deployments taking place across the region. Orange S.A plans to launch a UMTS TDD trial and a HSDPA mobile Internet trial in the coming...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. inched ahead with its planned launch of third-generation services, upgrading its UMTS networks in Seattle, Phoenix and Dallas to higher-speed HSDPA capabilities. Cingular noted it is the first carrier in the world to commercially launch a HSDPA network. The upgrades were...
PARIS-France Telecom announced an agreement with all the minority shareholders in Orange Slovakia to acquire their shares for a total $628 million, giving France Telecom full control of the mobile carrier. Following the transaction, to be paid before the end of the year, France...
PRAGUE, Czech Republic-A T-Mobile International AG subsidiary is launching "Internet 4G," saying the next-generation wireless broadband access service is fast enough to allow subscribers to let go of their fixed-line access. T-Mobile Czech Republic said it will demonstrate during launch events this week how...
BRATISLAVA, Slovak Republic-IP Wireless Inc. announced European carrier Orange S.A will launch its "super-speed" UMTS TDD and HSDPA mobile Internet service in the coming months in the Slovak Republic. "Both alternatives have their advantages," said Dana Prekopova, technical director at Orange. "They enable high...
Lucent Technologies Inc. and L.M. Ericsson said they have upgraded three of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s UMTS networks with higher-speed HSDPA capabilities. Lucent said it installed the upgrades on Cingular's network in Seattle and Phoenix, while Ericsson said it performed the enhancements in the Dallas/Fort...
BEAVERTON, Ore.-Tektronix Inc. announced the latest addition to its family of test products, launching its portable 3G troubleshooting and network optimization solution, the PC-based NSA 18, a next-generation UMTS UTRAN protocol analysis platform that enables deployments of triple play services over UMTS radio access...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. appears set to make good on its claims to turn on high-speed UMTS/HSDPA services in more than a dozen markets by the end of the year. The carrier released initial UMTS/HSDPA launch plans on an internal Web site, showing 18 markets...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communication allocated the 2010-2025 MHz band for UMTS TDD wireless broadband networks, according to the Global UMTS TDD Alliance. The ministry awarded a nationwide license in the band to SkyWeb, which expects to deploy a UMTS...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. appears set to make good on its claims to launch high-speed UMTS/HSDPA services in more than a dozen markets by the end of the year. The carrier released initial UMTS/HSDPA launch plans on an internal Web site that shows the carrier...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communication allocated the 2010-2025 MHz band for UMTS TDD wireless broadband networks, according to the Global UMTS TDD Alliance.The ministry awarded a nationwide license in the band to SkyWeb, which expects to deploy a UMTS TDD...
BEAVERTON, Ore.-Tektronix Inc. announced the latest addition to its family of test products, launching its portable third-generation troubleshooting and network optimization solution, the PC-based NSA 18, a next-generation UMTS UTRAN protocol analysis platform that enables deployments of triple play services over UMTS radio access...
SEOUL, Korea-SK Telecom, Korea's largest mobile services provider, selected LG Electronics Co. Ltd. and Nortel Networks Ltd. to provide equipment to support new high-speed wireless broadband services throughout southern Korea. SK Telecom's commercial launch of UMTS services in Pusan, Korea's second-largest city, and the...
SAN FRANCISCO-Following years of delays, Nokia Corp. finally is set to launch its 9300 device running Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry software in the United States. The device will be available exclusively through Cingular Wireless L.L.C. beginning in November. Cingular, which reportedly serves more...
SAN FRANCISCO-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. provided another round of updates on the progress it is making in integrating the former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. operations. An executive Wednesday said the integration is still on track to be completed in 2007."We are entering into the most...
SAN BRUNO, Calif.-IPWireless Inc. debuted its UMTS RailLink, offering high-speed broadband connectivity and Wi-Fi access on fast-moving trains.IPWireless said that during a 24-mile demonstration in Europe, its UMTS RailLink delivered uninterrupted megabit-plus access on a train travelling across several cell sites at more than...
BOSTON-Convergin unveiled its core network convergence solution that provides mobile capabilities for softswitch-based networks.The Accolade core WCS platform creates a unified fixed and mobile core switching solution by interworking with wireline softswitches, said the company. Wireless and wireline carriers can leverage a softswitch-based packet...
Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a deal with Samsung Telecommunications America L.L.P. to jointly test network equipment based on the 802.16e WiMAX standard using Sprint Nextel's 2.5 GHz spectrum. The companies said the agreement will involve testing prototype terminals and core network equipment designed to...
U.S. wireless carriers ultimately want to get every American on their networks. In this utopian dream, everybody would be a paying customer. Subscribers would make all their voice calls from their mobile phones, they would gobble up services like downloadable music and mobile TV,...
Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a deal with Samsung Telecommunications America LLP to jointly test network equipment based on the 802.16e WiMAX standard using Sprint Nextel's 2.5 GHz spectrum. The companies said the agreement will involve testing prototype terminals and supporting core network equipment designed...
