Singtel will join ZTE for Long Term Evolution trials (Philippines)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: For carrying out Long Term Evolution (LTE) trials in the Philippines, ZTE Corp, a Chinese equipment vendor has planned to work with Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) affiliate, Globe Telecom.
The intention behind the tie up is to develop strategic management of the network as well as long-term planning for LTE network infrastructure projects. A trail will be conducted in the early 2010 for six to nine month in order to assess market demand for broadband access services.

Earlier, SingTel announced it wanted to conduct regional trials of LTE technology in Australia, Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore in collaboration with Telkomsel, Optus, and Globe Telecom. Through this step the company hopes its regional partners and joint ventures will better understand the approach and strategy behind the adoption of LTE in the regional markets.

The trail also aims at wide range of scenarios, including different urban environments and frequency bands.

Orange France selects Sierra Wireless AirCard(R) 850 PC Card to provide access to new HSDPA network

AirCard 850 Mobile PC Card offers mobile professionals high-speed mobile data access that delivers on the promise of 3G networks

VANCOUVER, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR – TSX: SW) today announced that Orange France has selected the Sierra Wireless AirCard® 850 Mobile PC Card for use on the company’s newly unveiled HSDPA network in France, called 3G+. The AirCard 850, combined with a notebook computer and connected to Orange France’s new HSDPA network, offers mobile professionals mobile broadband access to their email, the Internet, and online applications at average speeds of 1 megabit per second (Mbps) with bursts of up to 1.8 Mbps. The faster data speeds offered by HSDPA technology enable fast transfer of large files and multimedia applications such as streaming video. The AirCard 850 is available with Orange Business Everywhere service through the company’s business channels and online.

Sierra Wireless is committed to providing Orange with proven, reliable wireless products to support the company’s HSDPA network deployment,” said Jim Lahey, Vice President, EMEA for Sierra Wireless. “The availability of the AirCard 850 from Orange France delivers the benefits of truly mobile broadband access to professionals who rely on their ability to get the information they need, whenever and wherever they need it.”

The AirCard 850 is a 3G wireless WAN Type II PC Card with a slim, unextended design, allowing users to conveniently store the card inside the laptop with the antenna attached. Fully functional on HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, and GPRS networks, the AirCard 850 utilizes the 2100 MHz UMTS frequency band common to European UMTS networks, offering average data rates of 800 kbps to 1.3 Mbps, with bursts up to 1.8 Mbps on the Orange 3G+ network. In areas where HSDPA or UMTS network coverage is not available, these cards will connect to EDGE and GSM/GPRS networks and enable international roaming on all four frequency bands (850, 900, 1800, and 1900 MHz) used worldwide.

Source- http://biz.yahoo.com

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