Vodafone Portugal Tests Mobile Downloads at 16 Mbps February 6, 2009
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Vodafone Portugal this morning initiated in Lisbon the first data session using the new HSPA+ 64QAM technology which makes it possible to use Mobile Broadband at a theoretical maximum download speed of 21.6 Mbps.The tests were carried out under real conditions on the Vodafone Portugal network in partnership with Ericsson, and real download peaks of 16 Mbps were achieved.These tests were carried out following those made in January by the Vodafone Group using the same technology.Vodafone Portugal is expecting to launch commercial HSPA+ Internet offers in 2009, as soon as compatible data devices come onto the market.
HSPA+ is the next step in the development of 3G/HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access) technology and uses the latest 64QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) modulation techniques. Vodafone estimates that the speeds achieved using HSPA+ technology could be increased even further with the MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) functionality which uses multiple antennas on base stations and data devices and supports a theoretical maximum speed of 28.8 Mbps.
Portuguese Telecoms Company Competes for Third Mobile License in Mozambique December 30, 2008
Posted by aikservices in mCel, Mobile, Mozambique, Portugal, Portugal Telecom, Telecom, Vodacom, Wireless.Tags: mCel, Mobile, Mozambique, Portugal, Portugal Telecom, Telecom, Vodacom, Wireless
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Portugal’s leading telecommunication company (PT) has said it plans to bid for Mozambique’s international tender in 2009 for the third mobile telephony license in Mozambique.PT chief executiv e Zeinal Bava told reporters in Maputo Friday during a visit that his company has plans to expand into Mozambique.The Mozambican authorities viewed PT’s interest in a favourable light, therefore we will be competing when the tender is finally launched, he said.PT said it is preparing to launch Internet Service Provider Sapo Mozambique and will provide 1,000 Magalhaes computers to Mozambican schools.Mozambique will launch an international tender for a third mobile telephone licence in the first half of 2009 as it tries to boost access to communications.
Two mobile telephone firms already operate networks in Mozambique. They are the state-controlled mCel and South Africa’s Vodacom, in which Vodafone is buying a majority stake.Vodacom Mozambique has about 1.3 million subscribers, after paying about $15 million for a licence to enter the country five yeas ago. mCel, which was established in 1997, says it has 3.5 million clients. Mozambique has given approval for the regulator, the Institute of Mozambique Telecommunications (INCM), to propose legislation for a third licence.
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