MobilenniuM Express
3G Industry news from the UMTS Forum
21 September 2007
Ericsson has upgraded 3's network with enhanced mobile broadband services with downlink speeds up to 7.2Mbps and uplink speeds of 1.4Mbps. The "turbocharged" network is live in major Swedish cities from today.
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, announced that it has been awarded a UMTS /HSPA contract by PTK Centertel, Orange Poland. This contract reaffirms Huawei's position as a significant 3G supplier to PTK Centertel, with a 50 percent share of the operator's UTRAN (UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network).
Vodafone has launched a new version of its Vodafone Mobile Connect Card with upload speeds of up to 1.4 Mbps, four times faster than the upload speeds currently available on mobile networks. This launch makes Vodafone the first Portuguese operator to offer its customers terminals that support HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) technology, a natural evolution of the 3G Mobile Broadband network.
Ericsson has launched the Gramjyoti Rural Broadband Project, an initiative to introduce benefits of WCDMA/HSPA technology in rural India and connect communities to high-speed internet services for the first time. The trial project was launched in early September and will showcase the benefits of mobile broadband applications across 18 villages and 15 towns close to Chennai, in the state of Tamil Nadu.
AT&T Inc. and Nokia today announced the immediate availability of the Nokia 6555 mobile phone, a new handset that has been engineered to take advantage of AT&T's high speed 3G network and innovative wireless services.
Kentrox, a leading manufacturer of infrastructure solutions, extends its line of wireless devices with the W1120 Wireless WAN Gateway for accessing wireless data services. The W1120 enables service providers and enterprises to increasingly use cellular technology for a wide range of networking applications.
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