TeliaSonera inks LTE deal with Huawei for Norwegian ops January 16, 2009
Posted by aikservices in Ericsson, Huawei, Mobile, Norway, Telecom, TeliaSonera, Wireless.Tags: Ericsson, Huawei, Mobile, Norway, Telecom, TeliaSonera, Wireless
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Hot on the heels of its announcement of a contract for Long Term Evolution (LTE) services in Sweden with Ericsson, TeliaSonera has revealed that it has inked a similar deal with Chinese hardware vendor Huawei for its Norwegian operations. TeliaSonera has contracted Huawei to provide a commercial LTE network in Oslo, and the vendor will provide an end-to-end LTE solution, including base stations, core network and operating support system. Huawei will also provide services including network design, implementation, systems integration and support. TeliaSonera claims the new infrastructure will allow it to offer the fastest mobile broadband speeds in the country, with commercial launch expected in 2010. No financial details of the deal have been revealed.
Thai TAC selects NSN and Huawei for 3G network infrastructure January 12, 2009
Posted by aikservices in 3G, Huawei, Mobile, NSN, Telecom, Wireless.Tags: 3G, Huawei, Mobile, NSN, Telecom, Wireless
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Thai TAC selects NSN and Huawei Technologies to supply infrastructure for 3G network. The two equipment manufacturers will upgrade the Thai operator’s existing network in order to offer 3G services. Tac which had earlier announced to invest $144 million for its 3G network upgradation will launch in Q2′09. Though analysts predict a delay in the planned launch may affect telco’s operations negatively.
StarHub begins mobile broadband upgrade following success of HSPA+ trial January 9, 2009
Posted by aikservices in Huawei, Mobile, Singapore, StarHub, Telecom, Wireless.Tags: Huawei, Mobile, Singapore, StarHub, Telecom, Wireless
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Singaporean mobile operator StarHub announced that, together with technology partner Huawei, it has begun the upgrade of its mobile broadband network to HSPA Plus (HSPA+) technology, following a successful live demonstration of its capability to deliver 21Mbps on the downlink. The download connection is 1.5 times higher than its current capacity of 14.4Mbps. StarHub added that the latest development is in addition to its increased uplink network capacity to 5.76Mbps nationwide. The cellco says that its mobile broadband network will be fully upgraded to HSPA+ ready for commercial rollout nationwide by Q2 2009.
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