Ericsson deploys CDMA450 network in Scandinavia
Ericsson has successfully deployed the first commercial CDMA 450MHz EVDO Rev B network in Scandinavia with Net1 / ice.net. Net1 operates an existing 450MHz data network across rural Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
With CDMA EVDO Rev B, users can achieve higher data rates with download speed of up to 9.3 Mbits per second and upload speed of up to 5.4 Mbits per second.
According to Net1 COO, G¶sta Kallner, they are very pleased with this development on their CDMA 450MHz network. Now, they can enhance their mobile broadband service offerings to their customer base in Scandinavia.
No further details were provided by the company.
Cellular M2M Connections Will Show stable increase to beat 297 Million in 2015
Cellular M2M (machine-to-machine) connections continue to show stable growth, and are anticipated to beat 297 million in 2015.
As per the latest update of ABI Research’s forecasts, the 2009 forecast of about 225 million connections by 2014 has also been raised to 232.5 million.
Within this global representation, however, are many regional differences. Europe continues to account for the largest regional share with 110 million connections in 2015; North America will rank second with 79 million and the Asia-Pacific region third with almost 66 million.
According to ABI Research practice director Sam Lucero, the major world regions show different drivers for cellular M2M markets. The European market is the most diversified and has the most mature deployments. In North America the focus has traditionally been more on telematics, although M2M is now growing strongly in other areas including smart energy. Both telematics and energy are providing impetus in Asia-Pac, but the markets are less mature, outside of key countries such as Japan.
The major operators providing M2M in Asia are NTT DoCoMo in Japan, Korea Telecom, and China Mobile, which recently announced that it is serving five million M2M connections. In Europe, important providers include Telefonica in Spain, Telenor (Scandinavia), Orange Business Services (part of France Telecom), and Vodafone.
The four major cellular operators in North America, Verizon Wireless (which operates GM’s OnStar service), AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile are all offering M2M, in addition to alternative providers such as Kore Telematics and Numerex.
Some business model and operational differences exist, too: European providers tend not only to set up different M2M business units, but to supply those units with their own M2M-specific infrastructure. And they’re more oriented towards providing value-added services in addition to basic M2M connectivity. North American operator M2M business units, in contrast, tend to use the operators’ main networks for M2M.
Telenor concerned over lack of spectrum (India)
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Claiming it as the largest single day launch in telecom history, Uninor, Telenor’s Indian unit launched its GSM network covering nearly 600 million people. But at the same time, the company also expressed its
concerns over the lack of spectrum.
The company said that when they got the license, they were said to be given extra spectrum after reaching certain subscribers level. Two third of Uninor is owned by Scandinavia’s Telenor while the rest is owned by India’s Unitech Group.
The company plans to cover 22 telecom circles in India in which eight circles will be covered in this month while five will be covered early next year. Instead of offering per second billing, Uninor has offered 25 paise per minute tariff for local calls, and 49 paise for STD.
Ericsson Bags $550 China Mobile Contracts, Emerges as Nokia Challenger
Move over Nokia, here comes Ericsson. Nokia (News – Alert) may believe that “Ni hao Wo-duh ming-d’zih Nokia (Hello, my name is Nokia)” has become a catch phrase in China, but Scandinavian competitor Ericsson (News – Alert) is quietly making as much headway in the world’s most populous country. The Swedish company today announced that it has bagged contracts worth $550 million with China Mobile during the first half of 2006. In a statement, Ericsson said the GSM expansion contracts include projects in 17 regions of
China. Ericsson has already started deliveries of network equipment which it claims will be able to support nearly 200 million subscribers across the 17 regions. Under the contracts, Ericsson will provide China Mobile with core and radio networks, together with related technical support and services. It will also deploy its Mobile Softswitch Solution in the contracted regions.
The statement said the expansion projects will not only allow China Mobile to boost network capacity while enhancing operational efficiency and cutting costs, but will also pave the road for future network evolution.
Mats Olsson, president of Ericsson Greater China, said: “We are very proud to be selected by China Mobile, once again, to expand its networks. China Mobile also recently named us ‘Best Partner of China Mobile GSM Target Network Upgrade Project’.” Olsson continued: “This is a clear recognition of not only our advanced technologies and solutions, but more importantly our efficient engagement with China Mobile. The expansion contracts are yet another demonstration of our commitment and capabilities in helping our customer achieve sustained business growth.” Ericsson first entered
China in 1987 when it deployed the first analog mobile communications systems in
Guangdong and
Hebei provinces. It has since become China Mobile’s long-term strategic partner in providing technology, solutions and expertise for advanced voice, data and multimedia services.
China is the world’s fastest growing telecom market. The country’s telecom market has opened up since it joined the World Trade Organization. It has more than 400 million cell phone subscribers and about 100 million mobile phones have sold in the past year. The number of subscribers is expected to rise to at least 600 million within the next three years.
Finland’s Nokia also has made quite a splash in the country, bagging major GSM and GRPS contracts despite legal problems over trademark infringements. Now, Ericsson appears to have become a major challenger.
In late July, Nokia signed an agreement with Hunan Mobile Communication Co., a local arm of China Mobile in
Hunan province, for GSM expansion.
Under the terms of the agreement, Nokia will provide Hunan Mobile Communication with a mobile softSwitch system and services-including network integration, trial operation, and training that will cover the four major cities of
Hunan
Province. Earlier in July, Nokia also signed a $150 million contract to expand GSM and GPRS networks for Henan Mobile in
Henan province. The proposed expansion is meant to significantly increase network coverage and capacity for mobile phones in the province’s rural areas. Nokia said it is deploying its NetAct network and service management system in
Henan. Under the contract, Nokia will also provide network planning, implementation, commissioning, training and care services.The company said it will start deliveries immediately and the network would be operational by the end of September.
Source- http://ipcommunications.tmcnet.com
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