www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Polkomtel, the Polish mobile operator, has reportedly acquired Nordisk Polska from its shareholders NFI Midas and Roman Karosik for a price of PLN 11.795 million. Nordisk Polska offer wireless services in the 420 MHz band using CDMA2000 technology and holds 95 licences across Poland. The CDMA service provider also intends to expand its network using equipment of undisclosed Chinese manufacturer. The Polish company is part of Nordic group Nordisk Mobiltelefon, which went bankrupt earlier this year.
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On 06.24.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: LG is entering the Chinese mobile market with two new handsets, namely LG KT878 and LG KV920, offered by China Mobile and China Telecom respectively.
KT878 is a TD-SCDMA smartphone that operates on Windows Mobile 6.1 and features a 3 inch WVGA touchscreen display, a 5MP camera, Bluetooth, music player, FM radio and microSD card support.
The second phone, LG KV920, is a CDMA2000 handset and features two WQVGA displays, a QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth, music player and a 3MP camera.
On 05.12.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Velcom, the Belorussian mobile operator, has inked an exclusive agreement with Belcel to roll out broadband internet access services based on CDMA2000 technology (EV-DO Rev. A). At present Velcom’s network is capable of providing data transfer speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps. Velcom and Belcel have concluded a number of arrangements on development, service and support of the network. To start with, Velcom will offer its CDMA2000 services to corporate subscribers. The cost of a package for business subscribers starts from BYR 50,000 per month for 1 GB. At a later stage, the operator is also going to offer 3G internet packages to residential subscribers.
On 04.30.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Mundo Startel, the Angolian telco, a part of Telecom Namibia, intends to make an investment of nearly USD55 million to install 100,000 wireless in the local loop (WiLL) telephone lines providing voice, data and internet services in the capital and other areas as a part of its expansion project in the medium- to long-term.
Mundo also plans to construct a fixed-wireless network based on CDMA2000 access technology.
On 01.27.09, In Mobile, By Editor
Gicell Wireless, Nigeria, plans to launch its mobile network with the lowest call tariffs in the country. According to CEO Malam Usman Abubakar Gumi, the upcoming CDMA2000 in the 450 MHz band will roll out in February, with a coverage over five states. Gicell gets its financial backing from World Bank and its aim is to expand its coverage across the nation at a fast pace. The company has been designated a universal access service provider, focussing its services to un-served and under-served areas in Nigeria.
Gicell gets financial grant of USD 5 million from the World Bank for the project, and local banks, corporate groups and individual investors are also partly funding the project.
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On 11.21.08, In Mobile, By Editor
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) announced that subscribers to the CDMA family of technologies are at 475 million worldwide, continuing a growth trend toward half a billion subscribers fueled by rapid growth in both developed and emerging markets. The CDMA2000(r) subscriber base added 13 million users during the third quarter of 2008 to exceed 463 million, while CDMA2000 1xEV-DO grew by 5 million net subscribers to more than 105 million users.
CDMA2000 subscriptions grew at pace of 15.7 percent between September 2007 and September 2008. Asia Pacific accounts for almost 53 percent of the global CDMA market, adding more than 47.2 million new CDMA2000 subscribers during the same period. North America (including the U.S. and Canada) saw an addition of 16 million new CDMA2000 users over the year and, with over 145 million subscribers, CDMA now accounts for more than 52 percent of the wireless market in the region. Europe, the Middle East and Africa continues to be the most rapidly-growing region for CDMA, adding more than 14 million
CDMA2000 subscribers in the past year representing a 125 percent growth rate. This is a strong testimonial to the value of CDMA2000 and its growth in emerging markets underserved by wireline voice and data services.
“CDMA continues to grow at a consistent and healthy pace around the world, particularly in emerging markets that are seeing the value proposition that CDMA2000 services provide,” said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG. “Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia are seeing impressive demand for EV-DO, as economies of scale enable the delivery of more affordable mobile broadband services. We expect to see similar uptake in China and India as operators begin offering EV-DO Rev. A services in early 2009.”
CDMA operators worldwide added over 22 million EV-DO users from September 2007 to September 2008, representing a 27 percent annual increase. With more than 105 million subscribers, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO is the leading mobile broadband technology worldwide, with 124 operators in 62 countries offering high-speed CDMA services. 48 of these operators have deployed CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A networks to offer advanced mobile broadband services, and another 35 operators are in the process of deploying the industry-leading solution to receive the substantial revenue being generated by most current Rev. A operators. Europe, the Middle East and Africa saw an increase of almost 3 million EV-DO subscribers, a dramatic rise from less than 1 million subscribers a year ago. North American operators continued impressive gains with more than 15 million subscribers at a 36 percent growth rate, while Asia Pacific users increased by 12 percent.
CDMA2000 is the most widely deployed 3G technology, with 277 operators in 102 countries and territories serving more than 463 million subscribers. Counting 2G cdmaOne(tm) subscribers, there are 475 million CDMA users worldwide. CDMA2000 has become the technology of choice for developed and emerging market operators, and is deployable in the 450, 700, 800, 1700, 1900, AWS and 2100 MHz bands. More than 2,050 CDMA2000 devices from over 110 suppliers have been introduced to the market, including more than 526 Rel. 0 and 95 Rev. A devices on 105 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rel. 0 and 48 Rev. A systems.
About CDG
The CDMA Development Group is a trade association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of CDMA2000 technologies. The more than 140 member companies of the CDG include many of the world’s largest wireless carriers and equipment manufacturers. The primary activities of the CDG include development of CDMA2000 features and services, public relations, education and seminars, regulatory affairs and international support. Currently, there are more than 500 individuals working within various CDG subcommittees on CDMA2000-related matters.
For more information please visit www.cdg.org
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Wireless Federation is an industry research conglomerate headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The mandate of the Wireless Federation is to provide its members and customers industry knowledge that can further enhance their understanding of the wireless industry. Wireless Federation conducts bespoke research and produces boxed reports in collabaration with Industry Bodies, Telecom Operators for Issues that revolve around ARPU, CHURN and Loyalty.
They have been associated with more than 225 mobile operators globally to set their Pricing/ Tariff Strategies, Go-To-Market Strategies for Mobile Advertising, Mobile Payments, Cutting VAS among others amongst 59 countries globally.
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On 11.21.08, In Mobile, By Editor
PCCW has launched it CDMA2000-based mobile service in Hong Kong, reports The Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA). In a statement the telecoms regulator said, ‘This is the fifth 3G mobile network in Hong Kong , in addition to the four W-CDMA networks licensed in 2001. At service launch, the new network offers high speed data and voice services conforming to the CDMA2000 standard in the ‘golden bowl’ areas covering the Kowloon peninsula and the northern part of Hong Kong Island. The service coverage will be further extended to cover places such as the airport, Mass Transit Railway stations, the road tunnels and border control points.’
On 09.03.07, In Mobile, By Editor
Telkom Indonesia has awarded a CDMA2000 network expansion contract to ZTE of China. Under the deal, the vendor will expand network coverage to four major cities in the eastern part of Sulawesi, Indonesia. No financial terms were disclosed. Telkom and ZTE previously partnered in August 2004 when the Chinese firm supplied optical fibre products for the telco’s national backbone network transmission project.
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On 09.03.07, In Mobile, By Editor
The Hong Kong regulator has invited bids for CDMA2000 radio spectrum from new entrants and existing licensees. One licence will be issued for the provision of CDMA2000 services starting from 20 November 2008 with a bandwidth of 7.5 MHz x 2 in the 850 MHz band. The use of this radio spectrum will be subject to a one-off lump sum payment of SUF, the amount of which is to be determined in the auction exercise, the OFTA said. The government has set the reserve price at HKD 76 million and the auction will be held in late October or early November.
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On 09.02.07, In Mobile, By Editor
Telkom South Africa is to invest around USD1 billion in the expansion of the network of Multilinks, its Nigerian subsidiary, over the next five years. Telkom acquired Multilinks Nigeria, holder of a national unified access licence, earlier this year for USD280 million. Multilinks’ CEO, Justina Ramayia, said that his firm has begun an aggressive rollout program to increase network capacity and achieve coverage of all 36 states in the next five years. At present the CDMA2000 1x wireless in the local loop (WiLL) operator has infrastructure covering six states, including Lagos and Federal Capital Abuja. The expansion will see Multilinks’ network extended north to Kano and east to Benin City in Edo State within twelve months, said Ramayia, adding that with the new investment planned, the firm would ultimately achieve network coverage of 80% of the population with CDMA 2000 1xEV-DO Rev A technology.
Multilinks began operations as a fixed-wireless public telephony operator (PTO) in 1996. It acquired a unified access service licence last year, allowing it to provide fixed, mobile, data, long-distance and international services throughout Nigeria. South African national PTO Telkom was formed in September 1991 and is the largest communications services provider on the African continent, based on turnover and assets. It is 38%-owned by the South African government.
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