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Ericsson make a move to expand WCDMA/HSPA network in 900MHz band (Iceland)

  • August 14th, 2008
  • 11:20 am

For the expansion of its WCDMA/HSPA network into the 900 MHz band, Ericsson has won the contract from Icelandic operator Siminn. This enables Siminn to deliver enhanced mobile data services to remote areas across Iceland. This is a two year agreement, under which Ericsson will be the sole supplier of WCDMA / HSPA radio access equipment and the GSM / WCDMA common core network. Ericsson will also expand Siminn’s GSM network, upgrade its software and deliver professional services including deployment and systems integration.

Slovenia gets three binding bids for Telekom (Slovenia)

  • January 7th, 2008
  • 3:00 pm

The Slovenian government has received three binding bids in the second round of the sale of 49.13 percent of Telekom Slovenije, according to local daily Dnevnik. The three bids came from Iceland’s Skipti, Magyar Telekom and a consortium of Bain Capital and Axos Capital. Croatia’s T-HT withdrew from the tender, and Australia’s Macquarie Bank failed to submit a bid. The Privatisation Commission decided that bidders have until 15 January to submit completed bids.

   

Alcatel deploys submarine cable network for Tele Greenland (Greenland)

  • December 10th, 2007
  • 2:22 pm

Alcatel-Lucent has signed a EUR 90 million contract with telecommunication services provider Tele Greenland to deploy a 4,600 km submarine cable network linking Greenland to Iceland and Canada. The new cable network, called Greenland Connect, is expected to provide international and domestic connectivity to provide bandwidth requirements for applications including video, data and other multimedia services for Tele Greenland’s users. The project should be completed before the winter season of 2008. The Greenland Connect network will consist of two main sections and the first section will span 2,500 kilometres from Nuuk in Greenland to Milton in Newfoundland and the second will link Nuuk and Qaqortoq to Landeyarsandur in Iceland over 2,100 km. Each of the trunk cables will be equipped with branching units allowing for future connections north of Nuuk and also for a direct connection from Newfoundland to Iceland. Greenland Connect will offer an ultimate capacity of up to 96 x 10 Gbps. Tele Greenland will also be able to further enhance its offering for voice and data network hubs, call centres and advanced multimedia applications for maritime safety and emergency communications.

   

Vodafone Iceland selects Zhone MSAP (Iceland)

  • September 20th, 2007
  • 1:43 pm

US-based vendor Zhone Technologies has been chosen by telco Vodafone Iceland, to provide its ‘MALC’ multi-service access platform (MSAP), which will help the operator deliver voice and data over copper or fibre access lines and introduce new services such as internet TV (IPTV).

Vodafone Iceland (formerly Og Vodafone) is Iceland’s alternative telecoms operator and competes in a duopoly in the fixed, wireless and broadband arenas with incumbent Iceland Telecom (Siminn). It operates its own network in Reykjavik, and leases lines from Siminn to provide services to customers in other areas. At the end of June 2007, Vodafone Iceland had an estimated mobile subscriber base of 101,000, approximately half that of Siminn.

   
 

 

 

 

Siminn launches 3G services (Iceland)

  • September 12th, 2007
  • 3:19 pm

Icelandic operator Siminn has started services on its 3G network. Coverage is currently available only in the capital city area. Siminn aims to cover 60 percent of the population in the rest of the country within the next two and a half years.

   

Siminn launches 3G (Iceland)

  • September 10th, 2007
  • 2:31 pm

Icelandic fixed and mobile telco Siminn has launched the country’s first 3G network to the capital, Rejavik. Siminn aims to have the network reach at least 60% of the Icelandic population over the next two and a half years.

Ericsson was selected on a turnkey basis to plan, deploy and integrate the W-CDMA/HSPA network. Under the terms of the contract, Ericsson was the sole supplier of the 3G radio and core network, as well as transmission equipment. The deal also included network design, deployment and integration services, network review and knowledge transfer.

   
 

Europe-wide children’s survey shows need for internet safety (UK)

  • August 13th, 2007
  • 11:54 am

A Europe-wide survey of children has confirmed the need for proactive online media education, says the European Commission. Eurobarometer, the Commission’s research unit, interviewed 9-10-year-olds and 12-14-year-olds from all 27 EU-member states plus Norway and Iceland. Researchers asked children about their use of online technologies and how they would react to problems and risks when using the internet and mobile phones. Overall children are aware of risks from the internet and mobile phones – security, viruses, access to unwanted content, identity theft and potentially dangerous contact with strangers. However, some children admitted having taken risks online, including arranging to meet strangers, and said their parents would be the last people they would contact in case of worries online. The Commission said the survey would help it “refine” the EU’s Safer Internet programme.

   

Hibernia Atlantic to construct new submarine cable connecting Iceland to North America and Europe(Iceland)

  • August 9th, 2007
  • 2:47 pm

Hibernia Atlantic has announced a plan to construct a new submarine fibre-optic cable system connecting Iceland to its northern Atlantic submarine cable system. Hibernia Atlantic will deploy a branching unit off its existing northern cable, giving Iceland direct connectivity to North America, Ireland, London, Amsterdam and the rest of continental Europe. The new cable link will provide connectivity to Iceland at 192×10Gbps Ethernet wavelengths, the only one of its kind in the region. This allows for communications traffic from Iceland to go either east or west, with direct access to 42 cities and 52 network points of presence (PoPs) and the ability to steer traffic around major metropolitan areas and bypass traditional backhaul routes. Hibernia Atlantic projects the system will become fully operational for customer traffic in the autumn of 2008.

   
 

 

Ericsson wins W-CDMA/HSPA contract with Síminn in Iceland

  • April 2nd, 2007
  • 4:23 pm

Telegeography writes…Síminn, Iceland’s largest telco, has awarded Ericsson a turnkey contract to plan, deploy and integrate its W-CDMA/HSPA network. Under the contract, Ericsson will be the sole supplier of a W-CDMA/HSPA radio and core network, as well as transmission equipment. The deal also includes network design, deployment and integration services, network review and knowledge transfer.

 

 

Iceland opens tender for 2 GSM licences

  • February 12th, 2007
  • 6:21 am

Telecompaper writes…Iceland’s Post and Telecom Administration has released details on the planned tender of two GSM licences. The nationwide, ten-year licences will include two times 7.4 Mhz, in the respective bands 1751.1-1758.5 MHz / 1846.1-1853.5 MHz and 1758.7-1766.1 MHz / 1853.7-1861.1 MHz. Applications for the tender are due 3 April. Winners will need to provide coverage for at least 40 percent of the population with 18 months and 60 percent within three years. Preference will be given to applicants promising the broadest coverage in the shortest time from launch, followed by details on expected services and service pricing.