Hutchison 3G Austria is modernizing its radio access network to be ready for HSPA+ and the next generation of mobile broadband, or LTE. At the same time this step will allow the operator to halve the energy consumption of its base stations. Nokia Siemens Networks will undertake this upgrade starting in autumn 2009.
“The demand for [...]
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Russian mobile operator MegaFon, announced Finland-based equipment vendor Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) as the winner of its tender for the right to supply and construct 3G networks for MegaFon. NSN is said to supply at least 60% of 3G node-B base stations for the operator’s upcoming network expansion.
Five firms, NSN, Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson and ZTE, [...]
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The European Commission, EU, will make an investment of nearly EUR 18 million in research to boost LTE – 4G mobile networks. The funding will be used for research on the enhanced version of LTE, LTE Advanced. In countries like Finland, Germany, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the UK LTE trials are going on. The [...]
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: According to a recent survey by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD), the mobile susbcribers in Netherlands enjoy the cheapest mobile tariffs across the world. The survey compared the cost for an average user (780 phone calls, 600 text messages and eight multi-media messages) in 30 countries in August’08 and found prices [...]
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Nokia, the Finnish handset manufacturer has posted a 66% drop in its quaterly net profits. The net profits for the manufacturer dipped to 380 million euros (535 million dollars) driven by fall in handset sales and lower prices. “Competition remains intense,” chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said in a statement. “But demand in the overall [...]
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Elisa, the Finnish mobile operator, has posted higher Q2 earnings in line with the anticipations, driven by tighter cost controls, and repeated its outlook for 2009.
EBITDA rose by 7% on a yearly basis to 116 million euros ($163.5 million). Net sales dipped by 5% to 355 million euros.
“Elisa will determinedly continue to stimulate demand [...]
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Megafon has introduced a roaming promotion dubbed as Half-price roaming for subscribers going on holidays. From the 1st of July till the 30th of September, 2009 MegaFon subscribers can use a special offer “Half-price roaming” allowing to make calls twice cheaper in a number of countries of mass tourism. Subscribers can make calls to [...]
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: TeliaSonera Finland and Nokia Siemens Networks have signed a contract on the deployment of a 3G radio network on the 900 MHz frequency. The new network will extend TeliaSonera Finland’s 3G coverage in a cost efficient way. It will enable mobile broadband services in the remote areas of the country and help further increase [...]
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: DNA, the Finnish mobile operator has expanded its 3G network to 20 new municipalities in April – May, taking its total 3G coverage locations to 250. The latest 3G expansions were implemented using 900 MHz network technology, which is suitable for sparsely populated areas. Within DNA’s 3G network, the maximum speed for data subscription [...]
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