Hutchison 3G Austria modernizes its network for HSPA+ and LTE

On 10.02.09, In Mobile, By Editor

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…)

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Telefonica reveals plans to test LTE in UK, Spain, Germany, the Czech Republic, Brazil and Argentina.

On 10.02.09, In Mobile, By admin
O2 has revealed plans to test long-term evolution (LTE) of 3G technology in the UK within the next few months.
Telefónica announced this week that it will do trials of the Long Term Evolution of 3G networks (LTE) within the next few months across UK, Spain, Germany, the Czech Republic, Brazil and Argentina.
Telefonica’s O2 in the UK will be the first operator in the UK to carry out LTE trials. T-Mobile, Vodafone and Orange are all expected to follow O2’s lead in the future.
Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Huawei, NEC, Nokia Siemens Networks and ZTE are supporting Telefonica’s initial technology trials, though it is still open to working with other suppliers.
LTE will allow Telefónica to offer its customers peak mobile broadband speeds of up to 340Mbps ‘in ideal conditions’ and will also deliver more flexible use of its spectrum as well as boost network capacity.

O2 has revealed plans to test long-term evolution (LTE) of 3G technology in the UK within the next few months.

Telefónica announced this week that it will do trials of the Long Term Evolution of 3G networks (LTE) within the next few months across UK, Spain, Germany, the Czech Republic, Brazil and Argentina.

Telefonica’s O2 in the UK will be the first operator in the UK to carry out LTE trials. T-Mobile, Vodafone and Orange are all expected to follow O2’s lead in the future.

Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Huawei, NEC, Nokia Siemens Networks and ZTE are supporting Telefonica’s initial technology trials, though it is still open to working with other suppliers.

LTE will allow Telefónica to offer its customers peak mobile broadband speeds of up to 340Mbps ‘in ideal conditions’ and will also deliver more flexible use of its spectrum as well as boost network capacity.

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T-Mobile myTouch 3G to launch with GPS navigation from TeleNav (USA)

On 08.04.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: TeleNav announced today that TeleNav GPS Navigator will be one of the first turn-by-turn GPS navigation services available to run on the T-Mobile® myTouch(TM) 3G with Google. TeleNav GPS Navigator will be available for a free 30-day trial beginning tomorrow, August 5, when the device goes on sale in retail stores and online. To sign up for the free trial, T-Mobile myTouch 3G customers should visit TeleNav’s website.

“TeleNav GPS Navigator on the myTouch 3G turns the phone into a powerful GPS device,” said Sal Dhanani, TeleNav’s co-founder and executive director of marketing. “We invite all myTouch 3G customers to take advantage of the free trial and let us know what they think.”

TeleNav GPS Navigator on the T-Mobile myTouch 3G includes full-color 3D moving maps along with voice and on-screen turn-by-turn driving directions. Navigation is available in both landscape and portrait mode. If drivers miss a turn, they will automatically be rerouted. TeleNav GPS Navigator also includes speech recognition for both address entry and business search. On the T-Mobile myTouch 3G, customers simply press one button and say the name of a business or the address and TeleNav GPS Navigator will provide directions. Subscribers can also preplan trips online by accessing their account through My TeleNav. TeleNav GPS Navigator includes listings of more than 10 million businesses and services, including restaurants, hotels, shopping malls and movie theaters — providing users access to restaurant ratings and reviews as well as phone numbers for business listings.

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Telcel Churn drops to 3.1% (Mexico)

On 05.01.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Telcel, Mexican mobile operator, a unit of America Movil, has gained 1.2 million in Q1 this year. The operator ended March with a subscriber base of 57.5 million, up 2.1% from 56.3 million at 31 December 2008. At the end of this quarter, prepaid subscribers reached 53.1 and 4.1 million postpaid. Revenues had reached MXN 33.6 billion in the period, rose 4.3% in comparison to the same period a year earlier. Service Revenues has grown almost twice as fast, namely by 8.3%, augmented by data revenues.

The company reported EBITDA of MXN 18.6 billion, up 11.1 percent year-on-year from MXN 16.7 billion in the same period last year. EBITDA margin mounted 3.4 percentage points to 55% at end-March. The operator’s EBIT grew 11.3 percent to MXN 16.37 billion versus MXN 14.71 billion in the year-ago quarter. ARPU stands at MXN 168, down 3.4%. Churn dropped to 3.1% from 3.4% in the same period a year earlier.

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Econet Wireless launches mobile operations in Burundi

On 03.31.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation,com/news: Econet Wireless has commenced its mobile operations in Burundi, as it connects its subscribers for a one-month network testing, which will take place in 16 provinces. According to Econet Burundi MD Darlington Mandivenga, during the first one month of testing, the subscribers will be connected to test the voice quality and network coverage. He further said that the Econet has “hundreds of thousands” of customers on it waiting list.
At present, Telcel is the leading mobile operator in the nation operating under the brand name Ucom followed by Onamob and Africell, now rebranded as Tempo.
Yanick Mugisha, the brand manager at Econet reportedly said that the operator’s plan was to have a subscriber base of 100,000 in the first month.
The SMS interconnection agreement inked by Econet with other operators will prove to be a decisive factor for the operator, enabling the subscribers to send SMS to the subscribers of other mobile operator. The operator hopes to achieve 94% of the coverage by the time it launches its network in a month’s time.

   

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Telcel partners with Banamex to launch SMS-Mobile Banking (Mexico)

On 02.12.09, In Mobile, By Editor

Telcel teams up with financial institution Banamex, a unit of US Citigroup, to instigate an SMS-based mobile banking service. To avail this service, Telecel subscribers have to change their SIM card with a special card with security settings available at Banamex branches. The subscribers have to link their phone numbers to their Banamex credit card account, and request account information, make credit card payments and pay phone and electricity bills via SMS. The limit for each transaction has been set at MXN 6 million (EUR 320). Telcel’s Director of Value Added Services Marcos Quatorze, said, Telcel’s parent company America Movil forecasts that almost 2.9 % of its overall mobile user base in Latin America will use mobile banking services by 2010, a figure expected to increase to 9 percent by 2012.

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Iusacell plans an investment of $400 Mn for GSM network development (Mexico)

On 01.08.09, In Mobile, By Editor

Iusacell is reportedly planning to invest around USD 400 million this year to build a GSM network, alongside its existing CDMA network. The parallel  network based on different platform is anticipated to enhance Iusacell’s presence on the prepaid mobile market segment.
More than 90% of the total subscribers are prepaid and over 92 percent of the overall mobile base uses GSM services. Another contender in Mexico mobile market, Nextel Mexico, is also deeming to adopt new platforms such as GSM or CDMA.
According to Gustavo Cantu, Vice President of new business development at Nextel, the adoption of new platforms will largely depend on new blocks of radio spectrum coming available.
Iusacell caters 5% of the total population, had around 4.71 million subscribers at the end of the third quarter of 2008, being the only company in Mexico which operates a CDMA platform. Nextel, which leverages iDen technology, had a subscriber base around 2.58 million in the same period, covering 3 % of the market.
Using GSM networks, Telcel and Telefonica served 54.38 million and 14.66 million subscribers at end-September 2008, according to the recent data.
   

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Telefonica looses 26,357 subscribers driven by NP (Mexico)

On 12.18.08, In Mobile, By Editor

With the launch of number portability (NP) in Mexico, Telcel has reportedly won around 30,742 ported subscribers. Iusacell lost 27 ported clients. According to the statistics, Telefonica Mexico lost nearly 26,357 ported users in the same period, while Unefon lost some 4,442 ported users.

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Movistar to roll out 3.5G network commercially in 8 cities on 20 November (Mexico)

On 11.18.08, In Mobile, By Editor

Telefonica Moviles Mexico (Movistar) reportedly has instigated its  3.5G network in eight cities. The service is supposed to be available commercially on 20 November. Mexico city, is just one city which is not covered under this network as it awaits the allocation of additional spectrum.  The allocation of the spectrum is not expected until 2009. Movistar claims 19.2% of the market at June 2008 and is trailing behind its rival Telcel  which held 71.9% in the same period, according to a recent data.

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Tigo plans 3G expansion (Bolivia)

On 10.20.08, In Mobile, By Editor

Telcel, brand name Tigo, Bolivia, plans a 3G expansion to a ‘group of important cities in the country’. The cities to be covered haven.t been decided yet, though the operator is in the final stages of the expansion plan.

   

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