Sprint introduces new 3G/4G mobile broadband plans (USA)

On 11.15.11, In Mobile, By Editor

America based mobile network operator, Sprint, has reportedly launched new 3G and 4G mobile broadband plans, delivering an increased amount of data at lower rates than its rival carriers. According to reports, customers can choose from 6GB of combined on-network 3G/4G data usage for $49.99 per month or 12GB of 3G/4G data usage for $79.99 per month. The new plans reportedly deliver 20 percent more data for the same price as similar plans from Verizon and AT&T.

As per sources, Will Souder, Vice President (Pricing), Sprint has said that the company is committed to delivering exceptional value to its customers, and their new 3G/4G Mobile Broadband plans are the latest example of that. He added that Sprint gives customers more data at lower prices than competitors, so they can do more with their mobile broadband devices on Sprint’s 3G and 4G networks.

Company reports reveal that the $49.99/6GB and $79.99/12GB plans are compatible with all Mobile Broadband devices sold by Sprint, including tablets, dedicated mobile hotspot devices, USB modems, netbooks and notebooks. Further, Sprint is also launching a new plan available for tablets and dedicated mobile hotspot devices priced at $34.99 per month for 3GB of 3G/4G data usage, along with a new plan for tablets priced at $19.99 per month for 1GB of 3G/4G data usage.

 

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NSN boosts network efficiency with Liquid Radio

On 03.22.11, In Mobile, By Editor

NSN has launched a new architecture for mobile networks which enables the company to direct mobile broadband capacity to where it is needed the most. Known as “Liquid Radio”, the approach enables a more economic use of network resources through sharing and redistributing capacity based on user demand. Nokia Siemens Networks has also announced its Flexi Multiradio Antenna System as part of the Liquid Radio architecture.

The company expects to start deploying the new platforms during 2011.

At the heart of Nokia Siemens Networks, Liquid Radio is the ability to respond to the demands of networks with a technique known as baseband pooling. This approach centralizes the resources needed to undertake processing functions common to every base station in a given area. Baseband pooling helps to achieve a more cost efficient sharing of resources over a large geographical area.

Nokia Siemens Networks Flexi Multiradio Antenna System is based on active antenna technology that combines antenna and radio part in one functional enclosure, built with dedicated power amplifiers for each antenna element. The active antenna allows Beamforming - focusing a particular radio connection and directing it to a specific user – as well as handling of multiple technologies in one unit.

Together with other layers of coverage provided by macro, pico and micro site configurations, beamforming allows capacity to be directed exactly where the user requires it, delivering up to 65% capacity gain.

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Ericsson to deploy 4G/LTE mobile broadband to rural US

On 03.22.11, In Mobile, By Editor

Ericsson has signed an LTE network contract with a USA based organization that acts as a trade alliance of smaller regional wireless spectrum holders to build out a LTE based 4G network.

Under the terms of the four-year contract with NetAmerica Alliance, Ericsson will be the sole supplier for the LTE -based radio access network and the core network, based on Evolved Packet Core (EPC) technology. The contract also includes IMS, enabling the deployment of tailor-made applications and systems integration services.

Members of the NetAmerica Alliance run the network in their own territories, but NetAmerica acts as a group buyer on their behalf.

According to Arun Bhikshesvaran, Head of Strategy and Market Development, Ericsson North America, this is a new type of LTE deployment. NetAmerica is making it possible for smaller operators to join together to deliver cost effectively the same mobile broadband services available in major metropolitan areas. The socioeconomic benefits of broadband services in metropolitan areas are well-proven and with applications designed for rural consumers, one can only imagine the extent to which the people and businesses in these markets will become more empowered and more productive as a result of this opportunity.

 

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Vodafone to provide mobile communications at Priego de Cordoba city

On 03.18.11, In Mobile, By Editor

Vodafone has won a contact to provide mobile communications Priego C³rdoba City over the next four years and is also committed to provide mobile broadband to all dependent villages in the municipality.

Under the contract, the company will cover voice and mobile broadband access to high speed. Vodafone will deploy around 135 voice lines, 10 broadband connections and 50 smartphones.

Among the commitments, Vodafone has acquired Priego City Council to continue with the deployment of mobile broadband to provide coverage to dependent villages administratively Priego.

 

 

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NetCom becomes new broadband supplier to NRK (Norway)

On 03.17.11, In Mobile, By Editor

TeliaSonera’s Norwegian subsidiary NetCom has won a contract from The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) to become NRK’s new supplier of voice and mobile broadband.

Covering a period of 4 years, the contract is worth US$10.65 million and includes 3,600 mobile subscriptions, transfer of fixed voice traffic, mobile broadband and several thousands 4G subscriptions.

Over the coming two years, NetCom is planning to invest US$177.61 million on increased network coverage, mobile broadband speed and quality. 4G next generation mobile broadband with speeds of up to 80 Mbps will be launched in large parts of Norway during the period.

 

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AT&T Expands Mobile Broadband Coverage to the Mohawk Valley

On 03.10.11, In Mobile, By Editor

As part of its continuing network investment to support growing demand for advanced mobile devices and applications, AT&T* today announced the activation of new mobile broadband cell sites in Herkimer County running through the Mohawk Valley including Danube, Little Falls, Herkimer, Mohawk, Frankfort and Ilion that will enhance coverage for area residents and businesses. With mobile broadband speeds, AT&T customers can surf the Web, download files faster, and enjoy the very latest interactive mobile applications.

The new cell sites are one part of AT&T’s ongoing efforts to drive investment and innovation to deliver the nation’s best, most advanced mobile broadband experience for customers. With the nation’s fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T provides accelerated mobile data speeds and simultaneous voice and data capabilities.

“Our goal is pretty simple: We want you to have an extraordinary experience when you make a call, check e-mail, download a song or video, surf the Internet or keep your business mobile on your AT&T device,” said Robert Holliday, vice president and general manager, AT&T Upstate/Western New York. “As part of the Mohawk Valley, we’re always looking for new opportunities to provide enhanced coverage to help drive local economic growth and our investment in the local wireless network is just one way to accomplish this.”

AT&T’s mobile broadband network is based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of technologies that includes GSM and UMTS, the most widely used wireless network platforms in the world. AT&T has the best international coverage of any U.S. wireless provider, providing access to voice service in more than 220 countries and data service in more than 200 countries. AT&T also offers voice and data roaming coverage on more than 135 major cruise ships, as well as mobile broadband services in more than 130 countries.

AT&T also operates the nation’s largest Wi-Fi network** with more than 24,000 hotspots in the U.S. and provides access to more than 135,000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn’t count against customers’ monthly data plans.

For more information about AT&T’s coverage in New York State or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer. Using the online tool, AT&T customers can measure quality of coverage from a street address, intersection, ZIP code or even a landmark.

For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

** Largest based on company branded and operated hotspots. Access includes AT&T Wi-Fi Basic. A Wi-Fi enabled device required. Other restrictions apply. See www.attwifi.com for details and locations.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates AT&T operating companies are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation’s fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services. A leader in mobile broadband, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T |DIRECTV brands. The company’s suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising.

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Vodafone plans to invest multi-million Euros for network expansion (Hungary)

On 03.08.11, In Mobile, By Editor

Vodafone Hungary is reportedly planning to invest a ‘nine-digit euro’ sum in its networks. The capital expenditure programme would involve the build out of a 4G mobile network, using elements of the existing 2G/3G infrastructure, as well as the deployment of 400 new base transceiver stations (BTS).

Once completed, the company’s mobile broadband capabilities will be available to 99% of the population and speeds will double.

The cellco’s UK parent Vodafone Group is bankrolling the investment, with equipment set to be supplied by China’s Huawei Technologies.

 

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Mobile broadband positioned to meet unmet demand in Ecuador

On 03.05.11, In Mobile, By Editor

­A new research report has revealed that operators in Ecuador are aggressively expanding their 3.5G HSPA coverage because they are all looking to mobile broadband as a way to sustain future growth.

As per researchers, Ecuador’s telecommunications market is one of extremes. The country’s highly penetrated mobile market boasted a 107% mobile subscription rate at year-end 2010, while the fixed market remains at 14.5% narrowband penetration unfavorably with the Latin American average of 16.7%. Ecuador’s broadband penetration only 2.7%, less than half of the regional average of 7.2%.

They added that though under penetrated fixed, broadband and pay-TV markets might suggest faster growth rates, a sometimes complicated regulatory environment – as evidenced by the 2008 renewal of Porta and Movistar’s cellular licenses – as well as limited competition, will maintain the growth rates at modest levels.

Given Ecuador’s relatively low fixed broadband penetration, operators see mobile broadband as the primary vehicle for meeting unmet demand for broadband connectivity in Ecuador. Due to the limited coverage, low connection speeds and high tariffs researchers believe that mobile operators will take the bulk of the traditionally fixed broadband opportunity in Ecuador. Porta, Movistar and Alegro are all actively pushing their mobile broadband platforms as an alternative to fixed broadband.

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Telekom Deutschland to launch 2 new mobile data tariffs (Germany)

On 03.01.11, In Mobile, By Editor

Telekom Deutschland is all set to expand its mobile broadband tariffs from 5 April this year with two new data tariffs for heavy users.

The tariffs are called Web’n'Walk Connect XL and XXL. The tariffs will offer 10 GB at 21.6 Mbps and 20 GB at 42.2 Mbps for US$75.94 and US$103.58 per month respectively.

After using the included data volumes, the speeds are downgraded to GPRS level until a new month begins. Both tariffs include a USB modem for mobile broadband access and are available as SIM-only tariffs for US$6.91 per month.

 

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Alcatel-Lucent expects LTE in India by 2012

On 02.21.11, In Mobile, By Editor

Alcatel-Lucent is predicting that commercial LTE services will be launched across India by 2012, a development that markets in Western Europe should see as a warning that they are losing ground in the mobile broadband race.

According to Rajeev Singh Molares, President of Alcatel-Lucent’s Asia-Pacific operations, the people that bought [BWA licences] paid enormous amounts of money for them, so they’re going to have to build something with it if they want to see a return.

According to reports, he expects LTE trials to take place in India in the next four to six months. There will be commercial services launching in Q4, or Q1 [next year].

India’s BWA (broadband wireless access) spectrum auction, conducted throughout May and June 2010 raised $8.23 billion, with Infotel Broadband Services winning a nationwide licence with a bid of $2.74 billion. The company was subsequently acquired by Reliance Industries for around $1.06 billion.

Other notable winners from the BWA auction included Aircel, which won licences in eight of India’s 22 telecom service areas; Bharti Airtel, in four areas; and U.S. chip maker Qualcomm, which also picked up licences in four areas.

Singh Molares hinted that developments around LTE in India, as well as China which has designs on exporting its homegrown TD-LTE standard ,could indicate that Western Europe is beginning to lag behind the rest of the world when it comes to the next-generation mobile broadband. Western Europe was the centre of wireless innovation during the 80s and 90s.

However, he pointed out that Silicon Valley has introduced new operating systems and tablet devices to the mobile market, while U.S. operators like Verizon and MetroPCS are busy rolling out LTE coverage.

Europe meanwhile has seen LTE launches across the Nordics, as well as Germany, Austria, Estonia, and Uzbekistan, but other major markets such as France, the U.K., Italy, Spain and Switzerland have yet to auction the necessary spectrum, and the Netherlands has sold LTE airwaves but has yet to see any commercial launches.

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