W-CDMA

Motorola to roll out Android smartphones in China

On 03.12.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Android smartphones incorporated with the Bing search engine will be rolled out by US vendor Motorola in China by the end of this month. Bing search and map functions will be added by Motorola to its Android-powered smartphones, as part of a global alliance just signed with Microsoft. A new widget that also includes the Microsoft search engine along with a pre-loaded Bing bookmark on its mobile browsers will be included by the company.

A new feature on the Android handsets for China was announced by the company in the month of January in the wake of the Google-Chinese censorship debacle. The new article would have enabled the users to select their own search provider, including local search champion Baidu.

The first customized Android device supporting Wi-Fi and WAPI, the Motorola XT701 was launched by W-CDMA operator China Unicom earlier this week.

Orange Jordan to launch first 3G network

On 03.05.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The 3G network launched by Orange Jordan is expected to cover some two million Jordanians by the end of the summer. The rolling out of W-CDMA network will be conducted in three phases.

In the first phase roll out, west Amman, Irbid and Zarqa will be covered. The second phase will be carried out in April and it will be expanded over the entire capital and Aqaba while in the third phase due by summer 2010, most urban locations will be covered. After the roll out, 70% of populated areas will receive the service, equivalent to around two million people.

JOD50 million (USD70 million) license for the introduction of 3G services had been granted to Orange by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) in August last year. A year of exclusivity will be enjoyed by the company after which, on agreeing to the same license conditions, other mobile operators will be allowed to introduce 3G services.

Tagged with: 3G • Africa • CDMA • operator • Orange • Orange Jordan • Telecommunications Regulatory Commission • W-CDMA

Huawei E398 modem to be first launched by Tele2, Telenor Sweden

On 02.18.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Triple-mode Huawei E398 modem, the first LTE wireless modem compatible with LTE, W-CDMA/HSPA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks will be launched over Net4Mobility, a joint infrastructure venture between Tele2 and Telenor Sweden.

The modem is based on Qualcomm’s MDM9200 chipset and it will support multiple LTE frequency bands.

Chinese technology provider has been selected by the Swedish network operator to develop its nationwide LTE network, including the supply of infrastructure and terminal solutions.

Tagged with: CDMA • Europe • GPRS • GSM • GSM/GPRS • Huawei • Launch • operator • Qualcomm • Sweden • Tele2 • Telenor • Telenor Sweden • W-CDMA

China Unicom enters 3G price war

On 01.14.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Slashing the tariffs of the three-month-old W-CDMA service has been planned by China Unicom to add fuel to the already ignited 3G price war in China. From February 1, packages like 36 Yuan ($5.27) for 300MB of data and 50 minutes of voice calls a month will be made available to the customers.

30MB of data, 78 texts, 10 video calls and 200 voice minutes will be offered in another new plan for 56 Yuan a month. The company also aims to wrap up its three-year TD-SCDMA network rollout plan a year ahead of schedule.

Unicom had around 3 million WCDMA users and 10 million 3G customers. Due to the launch of its Apple’s iPhone on October 30, more 3G customers than 2G users were added by Unicom.

Tagged with: 2G • 3G • Apple • ASIA • China • China Unicom • iPhone • TD-SCDMA • W-CDMA

8-Band Power Amplifier developed by DoCoMo

On 01.11.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A prototype multi-band power amplifier accommodating eight frequency bands between 700 MHz and 2.5 GHz has been developed by Japan’s DoCoMo. The amplifier will pave the way for all in one, lightweight mobile phones capable of standalone wireless communications of different standards, including the forthcoming LTE standard as well as existing W-CDMA and GSM.

A separate single-band amplifier for each band will increase the size of the phone to accommodate new frequency bands for LTE services being launched in markets worldwide. The gain and output power of DoCoMo’s new amplifier is equivalent to conventional single-band amplifiers.

It employs matching circuits whose frequency characteristics are controlled by multiple semiconductor switches according to the required frequency band and hence enables 8- band operation. Power amplifiers are used in mobile phones to increase signal power up to levels required for wireless communication.

Tagged with: amplifier • ASIA • DoCoMo • GSM • Japan • LTE • W-CDMA

LTE roll out started by Japan’s DoCoMo

On 12.19.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, announced that it has begun the deployment of new W-CDMA base stations equipped with newly developed Remote Radio Equipment (RRE)
units. Besides, the operator is also preparing for the launch of ultra-high speed Long Term Evolution (LTE) services.

The company is planning to launch the 4G mobile network in December 2010 using the 2GHz band. RREs enable a single larger base station to cover a wider area by utilising extensions via fibre-optic cabling from major base stations situated in other locations. This is very different from BTSs that are equipped with an antenna and switching equipment in a single location.

BTS which are equipped with RRE comprise a master unit (slave station) for signal processing and maintenance functions and the RRE for modulating and demodulating both W-CDMA and LTE signals transmitted and received via antenna.

Tagged with: 2G • 4G • ASIA • BTS • Japan • LTE • NTT DoCoMo • operator • RREs • W-CDMA

Telekom Networks Malawi’s launches W-CDMA network

On 12.19.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Telekom Networks Malawi’s (TNM) subscribers can now access services such as video calling, mobile TV and high speed internet offering download speeds of up to 3.6Mbps as the Malawian telecoms operator has launched its W-CDMA/HSDPA network.

Initially the service will be available only to the post-paid subscribers but pre-paid customers will soon have access to the service. According to Charles Kamoto, head of TNM’s Commercial Services division, 3.5G technology is launched in order to provide top-notch services to its customers in Malawi.

With a market share of 32% till September 30 2009, TNM is Malawi’s second largest cellco by subscribers. Zain Malawi is the only competitor of the company with 68% share of customers.

Tagged with: 3.5G • 5g • Africa • HSDPA • Malawi • operator • W-CDMA • Zain Malawi

Myanmar to get 150,000 new CDMA lines

On 12.10.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: 150,000 additional CDMA-based limited mobility wireless phone connections will be deployed by state-run telco Myanma Posts and Telecommunications in two major cities of Myanmar namely Yangon and
Mandalay.

The existing CDMA networks will be expanded by 100,000 and 50,000 lines in Yaragon and Mandalay respectively. The process will cost around USD500 per new connection and it will use 800MHz equipment.

Active CDMA lines in Myanmar were 205,000 at the beginning of the year, against 375,000 GSM mobile users. The company is also planning to introduce video calling and other 3G applications over a planned W-CDMA mobile network.

Tagged with: 3G • ASIA • GSM • Mandalay • Myanma Posts and Telecommunications • Myanmar • W-CDMA • Yaragon

Azerfon plans to launch its 3G services in Azerbaijan by year- end

On 12.07.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Azeri mobile operator Azerfon will launch its 3G services by the end of 2009.

According to the general director of the company, Guido Helbich, the tests of the W-CDMA/HSPA network will be completed within 2 weeks after which the service will be made commercially available in the autonomous republic of Nakhchivan, Baku and Absheron. There are plans to extend the service in other regions too.

USD20 million has been invested so far by the telco in its 3 G network. Azerfon was awarded a 3 G license by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies, for AZN11, 000 (USD13,600), early this month.

Tagged with: 3G Service • Absheron • Africa • autonomous republic • Azerbaijan • Azerfon • Azeri • baku • CDMA • License • Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies • nakhchivan • operator • W-CDMA

Maxis to invest MYR1.6 Bn for network upgradations (Malaysia)

On 09.13.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Maxis Communications, the Malaysian mobile network operator is planning to invest MYR1.6 billion (USD458 million) for upgrading its infrastructure. According to Mohamed Fitri Abdullah, VP,Maxis’ Enterprise and Career Business Division, the proposed upgrades will be designed to accommodate the rapid uptake of data-centric devices. According to a report, the cellco’s W-CDMA network, launched in May 2005, had covered approximately 65% of the population at the end of 2008.

Abdullah also said that the company was delisted from Malaysia in July 2007. ‘We will make a special announcement on that,’he added.

Maxis Communications, the Malaysian mobile network operator is planning to invest MYR1.6 billion (USD458 million) for upgrading its infrastructure. According to Mohamed Fitri Abdullah, VP,Maxis’ Enterprise and Career Business Division, the proposed upgrades will be designed to accommodate the rapid uptake of data-centric devices. According to a report, the cellco’s W-CDMA network, launched in May 2005, had covered approximately 65% of the population at the end of 2008.

Abdullah also said that the company was delisted from Malaysia in July 2007.‘We will make a special announcement on that,’he added.

Tagged with: Infrastructure • Malaysia • Maxis • mobile network operator • W-CDMA

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