May 19, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
Zain Saudi Arabia recently concluded a trial putting an Internet-HSPA (I-HSPA) software upgrade from Nokia Siemens Networks to the test within Zain’s existing radio access network, realizing significantly improved data throughput speeds....
May 18, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
Motorola Inc. has launched an advanced, self-organizing network (SON) that has been designed to help operators reduce the operational expenses from day one of the deployment of their Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network. This 3GPP Release 8 standards-compliant solution includes an improved architecture and leading algorithms that go beyond the specifications in the standards, according to the company. ...
May 11, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
Innovision Research & Technology plc and STMicroelectronics have become sponsor members of the NFC Forum. Meanwhile, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB has upgraded its membership level from associate to principal, and nine organizations have joined as associate and non-profit members....
May 7, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
Clearwire Corp. has announced a major step toward application development for mobile Internet plans with its WiMAX Innovation Network, which initially will cover more than 20 square miles in Silicon Valley and bring 4G wireless service to leading technology companies, including early participants Google Inc. and Intel Corp....
May 6, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
The WiMAX Forum has certified the 2.5-GHz band version of the 500 series of indoor customer premise equipment (CPE) reference designs from the C-DOT Alcatel-Lucent Research Centre (CARC). According to CARC, this Mobile WiMAX certification will ensure interoperability with infrastructure for this category of low-cost CPE, speeding the uptake of wireless broadband services, especially in high-growth economies. ...
May 5, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
Broadcom Corp. has announced that its Bluetooth combo chip technology and associated BTE software have been qualified as compliant with the ratified Bluetooth v3.0 + HS specification. This standard enables the transmission of large files via Bluetooth profiles at speeds up to 24 Mbits/s, which is 10 times faster than the Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR standard. ...
Apr 24, 2009
China Unicom has awarded a commercial W-CDMA contract to Motorola Inc. Under the agreement, Motorola will provide W-CDMA radio access network equipment, packet switched core network (PS core), and 2G/3G interoperability functions that will enable a seamless integration of China Unicom’s GSM and W-CDMA networks. ...
Apr 21, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
VIA Technologies is participating in the Tatung University WiMAX Application Lab project, which brings together industry partners and Taiwan government agencies to build a completely WiMAX covered campus. Indoor and outdoor WiMAX coverage at the university launched today during the school’s “Open House.”...
Apr 17, 2009
The 4Caster C4 convergence encoder and M2 mobile encoder from Envivio Inc. support the proposed ATSC Mobile DTV candidate standard for mobile television broadcast in the U.S. In fact, the company says that multiple vendors will use Envivio products in their demonstrations of complete ATSC Mobile DTV video delivery solutions at NAB 2009, April 18-23 in Las Vegas. ...
Apr 17, 2009
More and more cell phones are incorporating Wi-Fi connectivity. According to a recent ABI Research survey, 44% of the current crop of smart phones currently has built-in Wi-Fi. ABI expects this percentage to grow to 90% by 2014. The study also found that 77% of users of Wi-Fi enabled phones are completely or very satisfied with their device....
Apr 16, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
Telus is building a next-generation wireless network, based on the latest version of High Speed Packet Access (HSPA), in Canada. Telus expects the $700 million investment to ensure an optimal future transition to LTE. ...
Apr 14, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
Showing off the standard’s next-generation wireless broadband capabilities, Motorola deployed a live 700-MHz LTE demonstration network in Las Vegas during the International CTIA Wireless 2009 show. During the LTE Live Drive tour, visitors experienced the real-life performance of LTE in an urban environment....
Apr 13, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
The Femto Forum, 3GPP, and the Broadband Forum have announced that the world’s first femtocell standard has been officially published by 3GPP, paving the way for standardized femtocells to be produced in large volumes and enabling interoperability between different vendors’ access points and femto gateways....
Mar 31, 2009
The top 22 operators worldwide will contribute 2.5 million subscribers to the total number of WiMAX users by the end of 2009—up from 1.24 million today—and close to 4 million by the end of 2010, according to a report from Maravedis titled “The Top 22: Operators Who Will Make or Break WiMAX.” ...
Mar 24, 2009,
MD&D News Staff
With its growing consumer base, China is a ripe target for many telecommunications companies. The large nation faces a number of geographic challenges that make the expansion of wireless services a logical choice—and those consumers are going to want premier services and speed, requiring 3G and the groundwork for 4G. So, China’s telecom industry is turning to Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, and Alcatel-Lucent to implement key components of that infrastructure. ...