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NewsReport: Bulk of capital spending finally shifts to 3G
A new report from Heavy Reading says mobile operators are finally shifting their infrastructure capital spending away from GSM/EDGE and toward WCDMA/HSPA. The report says Western European operators Read more...
Is China finally ready for 3G?
Could it really be true? China reportedly is ready to issue 3G licenses after six years of promises and delays. While announcing it plans to restructure China's telecom service providers, China's Read more...
Alcatel-Lucent's CDMA business declines in 1Q
Alcatel-Lucent's mainstay CDMA business is on the decline, the company reported. That decline and the faltering economy resulted in a 6.5 percent decline in wireless network sales year-over-year, Read more...
Vendors work to speed up existing data technology
With all the hoopla surrounding WiMAX and LTE as the future at this week's CTIA 2008 show in Las Vegas, vendors don't want us to forget HSPA and even EDGE. Ericsson plans to demonstrate downlink Read more...
Ericsson pushes data limits on HSPA
Ericsson is pushing the limits on 3G High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA). During CTIA Wireless 2008 this week, the vendor plans to demonstrate downlink speeds of 42 Mb/s over a 5-megahertz channel using Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Ericsson to supply HSDPA network to VimpelCom; 22 bidders still active in Italian WiMAX auction; and much more...
> Ericsson will supply a WCDMA/HSDPA network to Russian operator VimpelCom. Article > Italy's Communications Ministry said that 22 Read more...
GSM Association aims to create one big happy family
Remember those good old days when the CDMA Development Group and the GSM Association were at war over 3G? The CDMA camp favored CDMA2000, while the GSM camp wouldn't budge from W-CDMA. It was a big Read more...
AT&T extends 3G deployments, backs LTE for 4G
AT&T announced plans to extend its deployment of 3G in the U.S. The WCDMA/HSDPA operator said its 2008 deployment plans include building out service to more than 80 additional cities, which will Read more...
ALSO NOTED: LTE approved by 3GPP; Soma will build a mobile WiMAX network in India; and much more...
> 3GPP approved LTE. Article > American Airlines is testing AirCell's in-flight wireless broadband Read more...
'4G' standards jockey for position
The International Telecommunication Union hasn't officially sanctioned 4G standards yet but chances are they will be based on OFDMA technology and they'll be Long Term Evolution (LTE), the migration Read more...
| Press ReleasesAlcatel-Lucent's statement Paris, October 5, 2007 —Following today's stories in the media, Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU), would like to state that: “We continue to be a Read more... Ericsson pioneers WCDMA/HSPA ecosystem pilot in rural India |