O2 Germany has chosen Huawei Technologies as one of its partners for the expansion of the O2 mobile network in Ger-many. The agreement includes both the replacement of existing base stations and the planned construction of more than 8,000 base stations by Huawei for GSM and UMTS.
The objective of the partnership is to increase the [...]
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (”Huawei”), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, has deployed a commercial network based on HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) for Claro, a subsidiary of América Móvil, in Brazil.
The HSPA network that Huawei is building will provide wireless residential broadband services to Claro’s customers [...]
China Unicom Ltd, the smaller one of China’s two mobile operators, said on Friday it added 1.63 million users in March and 1.49 million in February.
By last month end, its total subscribers amounted to 167 million, compared with 165 million by the end of February.
Tags: CDMA, China-Mobile, China-Unicom, GSM
Ericsson, the Swedish telecom equipment supplier, has signed GSM expansion framework agreement with two leading Chinese mobile operators, China Mobile and China Unicom, valued at US$1.3 billion and US$140 million respectively, sources reported.
Under the agreement, Ericsson will assist China Mobile to expand GSM/GPRS coverage and capacity in 19 regions across China by supplying core and [...]
The telecom industry restructuring plan is expected to be announced within the first half of the year, for implementation after the Olympic Games in August, the official Shanghai Securities News reported, citing sources close to the matter.
Regulators will also announce changes in the senior management of China’s four main telecom firms at that time.
Tags: CDMA, [...]
China’s plans to license 3G networks - widely expected to accompany a complete shakeup of the local market, are likely to be delayed for a couple of years an Ernst & Young partner was quoted as saying in a local newspaper.
Jonathan Dharmapalan, partner and head of Ernst & Young’s global telecommunications centre in Beijing told [...]
