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  • Yota - the first mobile WiMAX network in Russia

    Ltd. "Skartel" announces the launch of a test operation of a network of mobile broadband access for Mobile WiMAX technology under the brand Yota. Network now provides coverage within the Garden Ring in Moscow and Petrograd Vasileostrovskogo areas of St. Petersburg, as well as the fragmentary coverage in several other areas of the two capitals. By the end of 2008 the company plans to ensure full coverage of these cities and some adjacent areas in the region in the direction of the main radial. The company "Skartel" installed 150 base stations in Moscow and 80 in St. Petersburg, working in the range of 2.5 - 2.7 GHz. In total, the project of establishing the first Mobile WiMAX network in Russia until the end of 2008 in both capitals will be installed 1000 stations, each of which will be connected to the company's own transport network at a speed not lower than 200 MB / sec. All this allows data transmission rate to one user device up to 10 MB / sec. Investment in infrastructure and equipment brought from the fund Telconet Capital Limited Partnership; a total of the draft invested $ 300 million, now mastered more than $ 200 million The contract to supply equipment for the construction of a network concluded with one of the world's leading manufacturers of telecommunications systems - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. "It seems that we already live in the future: what still seemed fiction yesterday, today you can see with your own eyes in Russia. In the two capitals began work full network of mobile WiMAX - Yota, network generation 4G ". To date, Yota - not only the largest in Russia, but also one of the world's largest networks Mobile WiMAX ", - commented Dr. Hyun Song, vice-president of Samsung Electronics. At the time of launch the network on the market will be presented three types of user devices from Yota: USB-modems Samsung and ASUS, Express card ASUS and multi mobile WiMAX Wi-Fi center ASUS, which, in addition to WiMAX is a point of access Wi-Fi, as well as the ability wired Ethernet connectivity devices and two conventional telephone or fax machines. In USB-modems and Express card embedded software Yota Access, necessary to connect to the network. The devices for sale in retail trade network in November this year .

  • TNT!! - It's Dyn-O-mite! Kyocera's Newest Handset to Join Virgin Mobile USA's No-Contract Lineup Perfect for Talkers 'n Texters Alike

    Affordable New Flip Phone Joins Stable of 2008 Handset All-Stars WARREN, N.J. and SAN DIEGO, /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- These days it's hard to get anything -- from a pizza pie to petroleum at the pump -- for just 20 bucks. Virgin Mobile USA is about to change all that with the introduction of its newest handset, the TNT! by Kyocera Wireless. A stylish Talk N' Text (get it?) phone in a flip form factor, the TNT! is perfect for consumers who like the simple things in phones. The TNT! is now available at major retailers nationwide including Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy and Radio Shack, and will be available at http://www.virginmobileusa.com/ beginning August 20. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070613/VIRGINMOBILE) The TNT! has a soft-to-the-touch feel but also conveys style and a sense of durability, a perfect on-the-go accessory, all at the powerful price point of $20. According to Matias Monges, Virgin Mobile USA's director of mobile devices, the TNT! is designed for consumers who need a reliable and attractive phone, without blowing up their wallets. "At Virgin Mobile USA we are committed to giving our customers value, service and choice they can't find anywhere else. The TNT! is a perfect embodiment of that philosophy, and shows that we can deliver it all -- from robust gear like the Wild Card from Kyocera to less expensive devices that still excel at getting the job done with style." This affordable mobile phone brings yet another cost-effective and attractive product to Virgin Mobile USA's lineup, again offering customers a desirable handset that comes with flexible monthly plans and no annual contract. Virgin Mobile USA customers have access to a variety of calling and messaging plans without annual contracts, including the recently introduced Totally Unlimited voice plan that provides unlimited calling for $79.99 without roaming charges, activation fees or a two-year commitment. "When it comes to style, features and performance, people are getting more than their money's worth with the TNT!" said Tom Maguire, divisional vice president of global marketing at Kyocera Wireless Corp. "Virgin Mobile USA's commitment to providing its customers incredible value extends beyond just its service plans and into its handset lineup as well. The TNT! is the latest in a long line of Kyocera phones at Virgin Mobile that deliver on this promise." Here are a few features of the TNT! handset: -- Sleek and small, this flip phone measures 3.5" x 1.8" x 0.6" -- all at less than 3 ounces and about the size of half a candy bar, the phone fits perfectly in the palm of the hand. -- Designed by Kyocera Wireless and includes an external display with illuminating external caller ID -- Comes preloaded with an array of playful games, along with downloadable animated and Real Music ringtones. -- Sports the powerful Virgin Mobile USA user interface and Virgin XL, which means it works as great as it looks. -- Up to 200 minutes of talk time and 5 days of standby time on a single charge, plus room for 250 contacts ensures you'll be as connected as you can possibly need to be. About Kyocera Wireless Corp. Kyocera Wireless Corp. is a leading supplier of innovative, feature-rich wireless devices and accessories for customers worldwide. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyocera International Inc., which acquired QUALCOMM Incorporated's consumer wireless phone business in...

  • Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile teams up with Garmin to launch GPS service

    Taiwan Mobile (TWM) launched a customized GPS service in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Garmin on August 11. For a one off payment of NT$1,200 (US$38.5) or 13 monthly payments of NT$100, TWM's mobile subscribers will be able access to the GPS service on more than 70 handsets. TWM aims to boost the revenues generated by mobile value-added services to 10% of its total revenues by year-end 2008 compared to 9% currently, the Chinese-language Commercial Times quoted TWM sources as indicating. In other news, sources from Taiwan's handset industry indicated that Garmin and TWM may extend their current cooperation to include Garmin's forthcoming Nuvifone GPS-enabled phone. Garmin's sales and marketing director for Asia Pacific Tone An, while confirming that Garmin will launch the Nuvifone handsets in the first half of 2009, said that the company is currently in talks with a number of telecom operators regarding the handset. source

  • Spice Mobiles Launches Gaming Phone

    Spice Mobiles is launching Spice X-1, its mobile gaming phone, that comes with a dedicated gaming console and is pre-loaded with a variety of games. Users can either connect the gaming console to the phone to play or use the phone's dedicated gaming keys. The 2.4-inch display has auto rotate feature and the phone features a 2-GB expandable memory card slot. The phone is equipped with Yamaha-amplified 3-D surround-sound, a 2 MP camera, FM radio with Record-and-Play feature and stereo Bluetooth. The Spice X-1 comes pre-loaded with an Opera mini-web browser and WAP/MMS/GPRS features and costs Rs. 8,899. source

  • China Mobile to offer subsidization to promote TD-SCDMA

    China Mobile Communications, viewing that sales of TD-SCDMA (China-developed 3G standard) handsets have fallen short of expectations, has decided to subsidize purchases of such handsets in an attempt to improve the expected sales opportunities prior to and during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, according to industry sources in Taiwan. China Mobile launched TD-SCDMA trial operations in early April 2008 and attracted 52,000 TD-SCDMA subscribers as of July 1, the sources cited China Mobile's statistics as saying. However, only 8,000 were substantial subscribers whereas the remaining majority were trial users provided by China Mobile with SIM (subscriber identity module) cards, TD-SCDMA handsets and subsidies for communication charges, the sources pointed out. The 8,000 subscribers had purchased only 4,000 TD-SCDMA handsets in total, the sources indicated. For its sales promotion, China Mobile will thus subsidize purchases of TD-SCDMA handsets by 1,000-1,500 yuan (US$146-219) per handset, approximately 60% of the purchase prices, the sources indicated. In addition, China Mobile will absorb charges on TD-SCDMA subscribers' use of certain communication services during the Olympic Games, the sources noted. Following the first procurement of TD-SCDMA handsets at 60,000 units, China Mobile recently finished a second procurement of 200,000 handsets and may additionally order 40,000 TD-SCDMA plus CMMB (China mobile multimedia broadcasting) – the China-developed mobile TV standard – dual-mode handsets, the sources pointed out. China-based makers/vendors, including ZTE, Postcom, Amoi and Hisense, together landed orders for 170,000 handsets and international vendors including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Motorola accounted for the remaining 30,000 units, the sources indicated. Taiwan-based Dopod offered its S700 to win a small order for 3,000 handsets, the sources noted. In comparison with the situation that CDMA2000 1x EV-D attracted four million subscribers in its operation for the initial year and WCDMA reached three million subscribers also in the first year, Taiwan-based handset makers are dubious of the prospect of TS-SCDMA, the sources pointed out. source

  • South Korea-based KTF reportedly interested in investing in Vibo Telecom

    Korea Telecom Freetel (KTF), the second largest mobile telecom carrier in South Korea, on July 7 had its representatives talk with Vibo Telecom, an operator of 3G mobile communication services in Taiwan, signaling that KTF is interested in taking a stake in Vibo, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Vibo completed raising additional paid-in capital of NT$5.0 billion from domestic investors in late June 2008, with two existing major shareholders Compal Electronics and Kinpo Electronics equally sharing the amount, the sources indicated. Vibo plans to further add NT$4.0 billion to its paid-in capital by the end of this year through attracting foreign investors, and has been negotiating with a few targets, including KTF, the sources pointed out. source

  • Zyxel expected to land WiMAX CPE orders from Pakistan Mobilink

    Zyxel Communications is likely to land orders for WiMAX CPE (customer premise equipment) products from Pakistan service operator Mobilink at the ongoing CommunicAsia 2008 expo in Singapore, according to industrial sources participating in the event. The chance is high for Zyxel to secure the orders from Mobilink because Zyxel's WiMAX CPE products have passed the interoperability tests with WiMAX base stations coming from Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola, Samsung Electronics and Nortel Networks, the sources indicated. If the orders are finalized, Zyxel is expected to begin shipping WiMAX CPE products to Mobilink in the fourth quarter of this year with shipment volumes likely to reach 30,000-50,000 units, the sources noted. In addition to WiMAX products, Zyxel is also exhibiting its VoIP and WLAN solutions as well as central office equipment at CommunicAsia, according to company sources. Zyxel highlights its products at CommunicAsia 2008 Photo: Daniel Shen, Digitimes, June 2008 source

  • Huawei Helps PCCW Deploy Hong Kong's First CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A Network

    Hong Kong, 5 June 2008] Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei"), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, has announced that it has been selected by PCCW, Hong Kong's leading telecommunication provider, to help deploy Hong Kong's first CDMA2000 1X/1xEV-DO Rev. A Network. This means that travelers to the city will be able to roam on PCCW's network and experience seamless CDMA roaming and mobile data services. Under the terms of agreement, Huawei will provide its fourth generation CDMA Base Transceiver Station (BTS) solution to help PCCW construct a CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A network. Huawei's fourth generation BTS features multi-standard convergence, high integration, All-IP, energy conservation & environmental protection, and fully meets PCCW's business requirement for long-term development as it reduces the operator's operational costs and ensures it can evolve smoothly beyond 3G in the future. "We are delighted that PCCW has chosen to use our fourth generation BTS products," said Mr. Zhao Ming, Vice President of Wireless Product Line, Huawei Technologies. "Operators nowadays are increasingly looking for long-term partners who are able to help them build their future-oriented CDMA networks. Huawei has a great deal of experience in developing CDMA technologies and is committed to providing mobile operators with customized solutions under the concept ‘Green, Convergence, Broadband and Evolution'." As of March 2008, Huawei has won 84 EV-DO commercial contracts and has served leading CDMA operators such as China Unicom, Leap in North America, Reliance and TATA in India, and Telkom in Indonesia.

  • 3G Spectrum Refarming Needed to Manage the Costs of Customer Expectations

    In recent years WCDMA subscriptions have grown apace: from 18 million at the end of 2004 to 170 million at the end of 2007. ABI Research forecasts that figure to rise to 740 million by the end of 2013. “WCDMA is on its way towards proven success,” says Jake Saunders, ABI Research vice president, “but there are still challenges and hurdles to overcome. In particular, operators find that expanding WCDMA coverage in the 2100 MHz band into low-density urban and rural areas is very costly in the current competitive environment.” Spectrum refarming poses challenges for operators and regulators: Existing GSM 900 MHz infrastructure can introduce interference into UMTS 900 MHz networks, so guard band and transitional zones may be needed; Operators may need to carefully manage voice and data traffic loads between the 900 and 2100 MHz bands to ensure there are no dropped connections resulting in loss of revenue; Not all operators have 900 MHz spectrum; therefore refarming of GSM spectrum bands that are coming to the end of their license terms is needed to ensure that they are allocated to everyone fairly. Some of the benefits of spectrum refarming are: Radio wave propagation loss is less, so fewer base stations are required; Improved in-building penetration: over 70% of phone calls are now made indoors; Greater likelihood of rural coverage. Rural communities do not want to be separated by the “3G Divide.” National and regional regulators and standards bodies are acting to modify mobile phone service legislation to allow the deployment of WCDMA access in the 900 MHz band. WCDMA has achieved a reasonable foothold in most markets, but the economics of deployment need to be addressed. Competition and lower than expected returns on investment are decelerating the rate of additional coverage. “Operators are trying to evolve their services to meet the needs of their customers, both corporate and consumer,” adds senior analyst Nadine Manjaro. “Market conditions, and the nature and range of services that operators thought they would be offering to their 3G customers, have changed as well. Deploying WCDMA in the 900 MHz band helps operators to be more versatile.”

  • Huawei Implements RBT Platform Modernization Project For Ukrainian National Operator

    [Kyiv, Ukraine--08 May 2008] Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.("Huawei"), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, has announced that it will replace the present Ring Back Tone (RBT) platform used by mobile services operator, "life:)", in the Ukraine with its new proprietary Caller Ring Back Tone (CRBT) platform. Huawei's RBT system, which was selected to meet the growing GSM subscribers and traffic growth on the operator's network, will be the second CRBT solution deployed in Ukraine. In 2007, Huawei carried out a similar project for MTS Company. "RBT is a major value-added service for us," said Mehmet Gokhan Koc, Head of the VAS Division of "life:)". "Having the right partner that can provide us with modern solutions is very important because it results in an increase of the service's profitability and enhances our competitive advantages in music content sales. Huawei has a wealth of experience in the sphere of RBT and we expect that after the deployment of this new platform our RBT service will experience further growth in the quantity of subscribers." "Huawei is a world-leader in providing RBT solutions," added Wei Feng, General Director of Ukraine Representative Office, Huawei. "We are committed to providing reliable and modernized RTB solutions to help our customers all over the world." About "life:)" "life:)" is the third biggest national mobile services operator of Ukraine, serving 8.8 million subscribers (at the end of 2007). "life:)" network covers the territory where 91% of population lives. "life:)" provides roaming opportunities in 193 countries via more than 500 roaming partners. The operator was the first in the market to introduce EDGE technology and today "life:)" offers large EDGE coverage – 44% of the current network's sites support EDGE. "life:)" offers high quality mobile services for all segments of the Ukrainian society. More than 470 "life:)" customer care centers and exclusive sales points operate in 165 cities of the country. In addition to that, "life:)" subscribers can order "life:)" services through 34 600 non-exclusive shops.

  • Huawei Deploys NG-WDM backbone network for Magyar Telekom

    Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei"), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, has announced that it has installed a 2,700km-long optical NG-WDM (Next Generation-Wavelength Division Multiplexing) backbone network for Magyar Telekom in Hungary in just three months. The backbone, which covers all of the country including the capital city Budapest, is based on Huawei's award winning OTN/ASON-based WDM platform and enables Magyar Telekom to migrate from providing traditional voice-oriented services through its previous DWDM system to providing next generation data-oriented services to its customers. The network's qualities: high-reliability, efficient bandwidth provisioning and long-distance optical transmission capabilities have been designed to reduce the CAPEX and OPEX for the operator while increasing transmission bandwidth to 10Gb/s per channel which can be quadrupled to 40Gb/s per channel. This means that Magyar Telekom will be able to provide fast, next-generation services, such as 3G mobile, IPTV and HDTV to its customers in the future. "I am very pleased to have had the opportunity to work with Huawei," said Thomas Bertram, CTO of Magyar Telekom Fixed Network. "I am confident that the application of this new technology will enable us to offer our customers the next-generation services that they desire." "I am delighted to say that we have managed to deploy a NG-WDM network for Magyar Telekom," added Wan Zhi, managing director of Huawei Hungary. "As a company, we remain committed to helping Magyar Telekom provide its customers with the best services both now and in the future." About Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC Magyar Telekom is the principal provider of telecom services in Hungary. It provides a broad range of services including wireline telephony, data transmission, value-added services, and is Hungary's largest mobile carrier and leading Internet service provider. Magyar Telekom's majority shareholder (59.2%) is Deutsche Telekom AG. Magyar Telekom holds a majority stake in MakTel, the largest telecom operator of Macedonia and in Crnogorski Telekom, Montenegro's largest telecom operator.

  • The 3G MTV Mobile Phone Launched with an Exclusive Offer From SFR

    PARIS, (BSW) - Regulatory News: ModeLabs Group (Paris: MDL), the customized design manufacturer, announces the commercial launch of the new MTV3.3 mobile on April 23. The first music channel 3G mobile will be accompanied by the MTV SERIES range of limited-time offers from SFR. SFR and MTV with ModeLabs Group have joined forces to create a new mobile offer intended mainly for young users. The offer features four new limited-time plans, with no risk of surcharges, plus exclusive access to all of MTV for this ModeLabs-designed product. With the MTV 3.3, MTV makes it easier to access the channel's content in mobile mode and is boosting its multi-channel distribution strategy. It is also consolidating its already close relationship with its customers. Available on April 23 at a price of EUR 49 from all SFR stores and major retail outlets, this red 3G slider mobile is Bluetooth(TM)- enabled, features a 2.2" high-resolution screen, a 2 mega pixel camera and a video/audio player and recorder compatible with AAC and MP3 formats. Embedded MTV content is also available, from videos and logos to exclusive wallpaper, original ringtones created by DJ Cut Killer and the MTV Cribs mobile game. Finally, the HotScan application provides permanent access to MTV news videos. Especially for mobile music addicts, MTV and SFR stores are also offering a stereo MTV Bluetooth(TM) kit, also developed by ModeLabs Technologies. This 2-in-1 headset and the MTV3.3 mobile are the perfect combination of elegant design and top-quality sound. Featuring Surround Sound System (SRS) technology, it includes six different music moods: Pop, Rock, Truebass, Jazz, Classic and Basic. With the launch of a complete mobile telephony offer combining the MTV3.3 mobile and the MTV Bluetooth(TM) stereo kit, ModeLabs Conception meets the demands of operators aiming at the development of made-to-measure products according to different consumer profiles. About MTV NETWORKS FRANCE MTV, the original music channel, is the world's leading music channel today and the number one music channel in France for the 15-24 year old age group. It is broadcast into more than 8,500,000 households through cable/CANALSAT/TPS/ADSL. MTV BASE is the "Hip Hop R&B" channel available to more than 5,000,000 households through cable/CANALSAT/TPS/CANALSAT DSL/TPSL. MTV PULSE is the "Rock" channel available to more than 5,000,000 households through cable/CANALSAT/TPS/CANALSAT DSL/TPSL. MTV IDOL is the...
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