August 2009
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July 2009
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4G mobile broadband could be some way off for UK →
New, fourth-generation (4G) mobile broadband technologies are already in development, but could be delayed in the UK until 2012. That is according to PC Pro, which explained that deployments of Long Term Evolution and other new mobile broadband technologies are already beginning in the US, Europe and China. However, the UK has been slow off the mark and will not be able to participate in any of...
LTE activity gathering pace →
Wireless internet access is going to be a better, richer experience than fixed link access Professor Michael Walker, group R&D director at Vodafone told Wireless 2.0 conference in Bristol, organised by Silicon South-West. “People think wireless can’t compete with fixed link, but it can”, said Walker, pointing out that the 100Mbit/s of FTTH is the same as the theoretical maximum throughput of...
UK 2.6 GHz auction pushed back again, to 2010 →
The UK, once set to be the first European country to auction 2.6 GHz spectrum for ‘4G’ services, is delaying its spectrum sale yet again. In November, regulator Ofcom indicated it hoped to award licenses by mid-2009, and in April it said it promised to hold the auction “as soon as possible”. Now it has “withdrawn” that statement and, in the wake of the new Digital Britain report...
Witness the 4G Wireless Evolution →
One of the most exciting parts of my job is to explore new technologies with my readers and attendees at live events. By now you probably know TMC produces the 4GWE conference in partnership with Crossfire Media — a company where Carl Ford is an integral part of building a number of communications communities. If you aren’t aware of Carl, he is a thought-leader in the telecom space...
On the Road to 4G →
While the top-of-the-line smartphones of today rely on third-generation wireless networks, carriers are looking ahead to 4G networks, which will facilitate even faster data transfers to and from wireless devices. WiMax and LTE are two of the more talked-about technologies, but their development paths are vary and they may end up doing different jobs. Though most major U.S. wireless carriers today...
Bright future of 4G →
So far we came across the term 3G, because it is the latest wireless technology that is in use today in many parts of US as well in many other developed nations. The many analysis going on regarding 3G and its advancement of 4G and 5G between the group of scientists in IEEE communication society. The basic idea behind this 3G is to augment good old TDM voice with broadband data. So far the...
Ease of WiMAX Migration to 4G Technology: Myth or... →
For those accustomed to a wireless interface, WiMAX (News - Alert) has long been the technology providing wireless transmission of data through a variety of transmission modes. Now, as the world of telecommunications is swiftly moving toward Long Term Evolution (LTE (News - Alert)) to adopt 4G mobile communications technology, a perceived battle between WiMAX and LTE could easily emerge.
3G or 4G? Parsing the economics of mobile... →
Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ, NYSE:VOD) is jumping into long-term evolution (LTE), launching its first networks this year, while AT&T (NYSE:T) is taking a little more time, planning its rollout in 2011 and upgrading its 3G network in the interim. In Japan, there’s a similar story. NTT DoCoMo (NYSE:DCM) is as gung ho over LTE as its Verizon, but Softbank Mobile appears to be in no hurry.
Nortel 4G patents may not be worth that much →
Embattled Canadian vendor Nortel may have held on to some of its key LTE patents when it flogged much of its mobile business to Nokia Siemens Networks last month, but there is some debate as to whether that IPR will be the nice little earner Nortel hopes.
UK planning one big 4G spectrum auction in 2010 →
At one point the UK was supposed to be the first European country to auction 2.6 GHz licenses for 4G service, but the plan is once again on hold, according to 4G Trends. Telecoms regulator Ofcom, after delaying the process before, had indicated back in November it was planning to award licenses by mid-2009 and in April said it would try to get the licenses auctioned as soon as possible. Now...
Swiss Road to 4G: Construction Ahead →
In late May, Switzerland’s Federal Communications Commission, or ComCom, renewed the mobile licenses of the nation’s three main operators, Swisscom, Orange and Sunrise, through 2013. In doing so, it laid some groundwork for the migration to 4G services over the next five to 10 years. But questions remain regarding exactly how Switzerland’s move to 4G will proceed. The original licenses, which had...
Rush for 4G drives mobile telco spending →
The race for 4G is pushing up global capital expenditure on mobile communications, according to new research. However, the US economy’s uncertain outlook in 2008 is prompting ABI Research to predict that North America’s mobile capital expenditure will remain flat this year. Advertisement Other regions will increase their capital expenditure commitments for new 2G/3G deployments or...
Complex LTE IPR System →
Progress since 2005 •ETSI has improved visibility of standards essential IPR across its membership •NGMN Ltd has produced indications of the total royalty burden of candidate technologies LTE & WiMAX •Placed IPR royalty rates in the middle of the next generation mobile economy debate •Raised the IPR discussions to the attention of the EU and other regulatory bodies •Built a legally sound...
Ericsson in 4G talks with ME operators →
Ericsson, the Swedish mobile phones and technology services provider, confirmed on Saturday it is negotiating with mobile operators in the Middle East to launch a next generation mobile broadband technology network in the region. 4G, also known as Long-Term Evolution (LTE), will enable operators to offer enhanced wireless broadband services as well as Internet TV, mobile video blogging, on-line...
4G wireless Web in US →
COMCAST Corp, the largest US cable operator, said on Monday it is introducing a wireless service for subscribers to access the Web beyond their homes anywhere within the United States. The so-called fourth-generation (4G) wireless service, is the first execution of a partnership between Comcast, Clearwire Corp and other companies that use the emerging WiMax high-speed mobile technology. Many...
Comcast Deploys WiMax 4G Broadband →
Comcast just became the wireless Internet vendor to beat by offering 4G wireless Internet in Portland, Oregon. Leveraging Clearwire’s WiMax network, this move leaves LTE (Long-Term Evolution), the competing technology, a step behind. The new service, called Comcast High-Speed 2go, offers speeds of up to 4Mbps. The Fast Pack Metro package is aggressively sold at an introductory rate of $49.99 a...
June 2009
46 posts
Yota and Microsoft innovative 4G service receives... →
The device is the first GSM+Mobile WiMAX mobile phone to be launched in Russia and comes installed with Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 software. It will be available to all Yota mobile customers, offering them innovative mobile services with faster connections to the same range of applications that they use on their computers in their homes and offices. The Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards...
Ericsson in 4G talks with ME operators →
Ericsson, the Swedish mobile phones and technology services provider, confirmed on Saturday it is negotiating with mobile operators in the Middle East to launch a next generation mobile broadband technology network in the region. 4G, also known as Long-Term Evolution (LTE), will enable operators to offer enhanced wireless broadband services as well as Internet TV, mobile video blogging, on-line...
Sprint to unveil HTC Hero and Samsung Android 4G... →
The HTC Hero is all over the news and so is Samsung’s upcoming Android 4G phone. Well, the recent rumor in the market is that Sprint is all set to launch these Android powered devices very soon.
Report: The Emerging 4G Wireless Landscape in the... →
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b95f60/the_emerging_4g_wi) has announced the addition of the “The Emerging 4G Wireless Landscape in the U.S. - Operators, Chip Sets, and Consumer Electronics” report to their offering. Popularity of new smartphones such as the iPhone 3GS and the Palm Pre has stimulated growth in consumer uptake of mobile data services. At...
Gasping for air, Nortel to sell off wireless tech →
Nokia Siemens Networks will buy Nortel Networks’ wireless technology business for $650 million. Struggling Nortel, a one-time giant in telecommunications equipment, had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January in hopes of reorganizing. But that is unlikely now. Nokia Siemens said Friday that it will use Nortel’s CDMA and LTE technology to expand its presence in North America. CDMA,...
Intel: 'We're not blinking on Wimax' →
LTE looks set to dominate 4G, but Intel said it’s not backing down on Wimax and that it still has a role to play in mobile broadband development. With most of the world’s cellcos committed to LTE proponents argue that Wimax is a niche player in the 4G story that will never achieve the scale of GSM. “The answer is not in the technology, but the business model and the economies of scale, and Wimax...
WiMax Coming To 6 Million Rural Citizens →
Rural WiMax provider Open Range Communications is reporting that it has signed a contract with Alvarion for the latter firm to provide an expected $100 million in products and services that will deliver WiMax to more than 500 rural communities in 17 states. Announced this week, the service will be rolled out over a five-year period and is targeted to serve as many as 6 million people, who...
Comcast starts up own WiMAX service →
Comcast on Monday marked the launch of its own 4G Internet access in the form of High-Speed 2go [currently a sign-in page]. The service depends on Clearwire’s WiMAX network and supplies peak real-world speeds of about 4Mbps downstream anywhere within the coverage range. Like service from Clearwire or Sprint, it’s not locked to a particular location and can be had either for mobile use...
The Importance of the Mobile Uplink →
The speed at which data can be uploaded over a mobile broadband network will become increasingly important as users gain access to a wider range of wireless applications and devices in the coming years. Executives from U.S. carriers such as Clearwire LLC (Nasdaq: CLWR) and Verizon Wireless have already tacitly acknowledged the importance of the uplink by talking about how...
DoCoMo: 4G data plans first, phones later →
Japan’s main mobile carrier, NTT DoCoMo, will launch 4G / LTE services in the second half of this year. The company will begin its 4G offering with data-only devices – dongles, data cards, etc. – and bring mobile phones online later.
Terrestar Networks 4G Satellite Launch Soon →
TerreStar, a US company, is building the world’s first all IP enabled next generation mobile communications network over an integrated satellite/terrestrial network. TerreStar’s system will occupy two 10MHz segments of spectrum in the 2GHz range throughout North America and Canada.
Clearwire's WiMAX ordained with official Atlanta... →
Sure, Clearwire has actually been running its WiMAX network in Atlanta for six weeks already, but that technicality isn’t stopping the company from deciding now is the time to “launch” the service in the metro area, with an appropriately-sized marketing blitz to boot. Portland travelers already using the service should feel at home now with their own personal 4G network to keep...
It’s time to start the 5G hype →
We in Gartner like watching hype, and one way to look at Gartner hype cycles is as a progression of risk and knowledge. Early in the life-cycle of every new technology there is very little knowledge about it and so massive risk if you were to invest. This lack of knowledge encourages wild ill-informed marketing and speculation, which always makes for good headlines. However as a technology...
Cisco’s take on 4G →
Cisco is predicting that the advent of 4G services will lead to an explosion of new video applications that will transform telecom service providers into what the company is dubbing “experience providers.” Suraj Shetty, the vice president of marketing for the Cisco Worldwide Service Provider Marketing, said during an interview this week that companies’ investments in high-speed wireless broadband...
HSPA as a 4G Network Enabler →
Two of the world’s leading mobile operators recently announced plans to leverage HSPA technology to enhance the mobile broadband performance of their 3G networks so they can delay their LTE trials and deployments until 2011 or 2012. AT&T and Telstra of Australia both claim to already offer the fastest mobile broadband service in their respective markets, and plan to use software upgrades to...
Intel, Globe roll out WiMAX in the Philippines →
Intel Corp. and Globe Telecom have announced the official roll-out of commercial WiMAX services in the country through Globe Broadband. After jointly conducting WiMAX trial deployments in Cavite since 2005, commercial WiMAX services are currently underway, providing broadband access to underserved areas in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
Tecore Supplies GSM Communications Networks to... →
Tecore Networks, a global supplier of multi-technology 2G, 3G and 4G mobile network infrastructure, today announced that it has supplied complete GSM communications systems including core and radio access networks for multiple major military facilities. In collaboration with a Tier 1 defense contractor, Tecore delivered the technology solution as well as devices and ancillary equipment, system...
WiMAX patent alliance welcomes new members →
Building on worldwide 4G WiMAX momentum, Beceem Communications, GCT Semiconductor, Sequans Communications and UQ Communications have joined the Open Patent Alliance (OPA). Formed in June 2008, the OPA is dedicated to offering intellectual property rights (IPR) solutions that support the development and widespread adoption of WiMAX around the globe, further boosting the open industry standard...
How fast will 4G grow? →
As anyone who regularly reads my blog will know I am a fan of the potential of LTE. In terms of speed of growth, my gut feel tells me that it will move on a much faster curve than 3G - but in reality it couldn’t be much slower! A recent report by Pyramid research tells us that LTE will grow at around 400% between 2010 and 2014 - much faster than 3G. To date, 27 mobile operators worldwide...
LTE Is 4G but 3G Still Dominates And Is Growing →
Either through me or others, you probably heard about how the Japanese are living in mobile heaven. Their whole lives revolved around their cell phones. Some folks have more than one in Japan. They watch TV on it. They surf the web on it. They pay for their transportation with their mobile phones. Well, you are saying we do that now, except for the paying for public transportation part. I thought...
Tellabs plans 4G distributed gateways for fall →
Tellabs (NASDAQ: TLAB) is likely to introduce gateways this fall that are designed for the distributed architectures of 4G wireless networks such as LTE, the company said today. “[LTE] is going to move towards a distributed radio network,” Rob Pullen, Tellabs’ chief executive officer, said at an investor conference today. “Everything today is backhauled to some agregation or hubbing point. It’s my...
Myriad of solutions exist for 4G backhaul →
There are no easy answers to the hard questions bandwidth-intensive 3G and 4G backhaul pose for wireless carriers. There are, however, enough possibilities—from packetized bonded copper to cable-proffered fiber links—that mobile carriers should be able to determine an economically and structurally efficient way to move ahead before data traffic congestion causes gridlock.
Video Demand will Push 4G, Cisco Says →
Cisco is predicting that the advent of 4G services will lead to an explosion of new video applications that will transform telecom service providers into what the company is dubbing “experience providers.”
Passing the LTE Test →
Testing equipment vendors are plenty busy with attempting to keep up with the demands of network equipment manufacturers and service providers that are looking to Long Term Evolution (LTE) as the next link in the evolution of 4G buildout. After all, LTE promises a great deal, including the ability to incrementally increase speed and capacity, while harvesting investments in existing technologies,...
Open Patent Alliance Expands 4G WiMAX →
Building on worldwide 4G WiMAX technology momentum, Beceem Communications, GCT Semiconductor, Sequans Communications and UQ Communications have joined the Open Patent Alliance (OPA). Formed in June 2008, the OPA is dedicated to offering intellectual property rights (IPR) solutions that support the development and widespread adoption of WiMAX around the globe, further boosting the open industry...
Sprint: How Soon Is '4G Now'? →
Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) is promising to launch three more of what it calls “4G” markets this summer, piggybacking on the mobile WiMax infrastructure from Clearwire LLC (Nasdaq: CLWR) that the carrier uses to provide the mobile broadband service. A spokeswoman for Sprint emails Unstrung that “4G will be available in Portland, Las Vegas, Atlanta, and other markets this...
T-Mobile tests 4G in Vienna →
T-Mobile Austria is showcasing its new faster mobile broadband service by running a trial 4G / Long Term Evolution (LTE) network at its Vienna Rennweg store. “We present in this showcase two world premieres; for the first time a speed of over 130Mbps over the air interface has been reached, with four modems simultaneously active in a cell”, said T-Mobile. The telco has asked the Austrian...
Evolution of 4G Networks Using Remote Radio Heads →
Distributed base stations with remote radio head (RRH) capability assist mobile operators in resolving cost, performance, and efficiency challenges when deploying new base stations that are rapidly moving toward fully-developed 4G networks. Multi-mode radios capable of operating according to GSM, HSPA, LTE, and WiMAX standards and advanced software configurability are key features in the...
OneFi Ready to Deploy 4G Internet Network... →
OneFi Technology has announced it is now ready to deploy its wireless 4G Networks (4th generation capability). This 4th generation capability is much more robust and has significantly wider range than the 3G networks. The OneFi 4G system can provide Internet connectivity to the vast rural areas in the US and other global areas without proper connectivity capabilities. Company officials inform that...
Where’s WiMAX? : Boy Genius Report →
With rumors of a Sprint-bound tri-mode CDMA/WiFi/WiMAX handset gaining traction, we thought it might be a good time to talk about what is as opposed to what could be. Sure, a tri-mode handset would be amazing but without official word from Sprint it’s still just speculation. 3G is so 2000 and late, Sprint is the only carrier with a live 4G network here in the US… So what’s up? Hit the jump for a...
Signaling latency in UMTS/HSPA and LTE →
I think this is a very good self explanatory picture from a presentation by Qasara. Do check out the 3G4G page for up to date presentations, whitepapers, etc. on LTE/SAE.
WiMAX Chip Companies Ponder the Future of 4G... →
Four leading WiMAX semiconductor companies - Sequans, Beceem, GCT and Wavesat- presented their outlook for 4G networks and related silicon at the May 13th IEEE ComSoc panel session entitled, “Semiconductor Evolution to 4G: Mobile WiMAX, LTE, and other 4G technologies.” This article will summarize that session and include additional comments from other experts on the journey to 4G...
First 4G Phone modem chip by LG →
LG Electronics announced, that it has independently developed the first handset (user equipment) modem chip based on 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology standards. The modem chip can theoretically support wireless download speeds of 100Mbps (megabits per second) and upload speeds of 50Mbps. This represents a significant step toward creating a market-ready 4G phone. The Modem Chip is the...