Telenet & KDG to implement DOSCIS 3.0
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: With the aim to raise maximum broadband internet download speeds to 100Mbps, Cable operators Telenet of Belgium and Germany’s Kabel Deutschland (KDG) have both announced the implementation of the DOSCIS 3.0 standard.
‘Telenet FiberNet’ 100Mbps high speed internet from mid-March at EUR99 (USD135) a month will be launched by the Belgian company across its entire network.
Initially, KDG will offer new service in Hamburg, but plans to expand the offering to the cities of Munich, Berlin and Hanover within six months. Two packages bundling internet and telephony services with unlimited calling to domestic fixed line customers are the two options provided to the subscribers.
Hutchison 3G Austria modernizes its network for HSPA+ and LTE
Hutchison 3G Austria is modernizing its radio access network to be ready for HSPA+ and the next generation of mobile broadband, or LTE. At the same time this step will allow the operator to halve the energy consumption of its base stations. Nokia Siemens Networks will undertake this upgrade starting in autumn 2009.
The demand for increased mobile broadband capacity and throughput in Austria is reflected in the increasing usage of data cards and mobile services like Mobile TV, video download or video sharing,†said Berthold Thoma, CEO of Hutchison 3G Austria. Mobile broadband is also one of the most pragmatic solutions to bridging the digital gap between cities and rural areas. For rural areas, mobile broadband coverage is simply less expensive and faster to deploy than fiber to the home†solutions. We hope that with our nationwide coverage we will contribute significantly to this end.†(more…)
