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BSNL huge GSM contract status
Ericsson and Nokia were the lowest bidders among the five vendors shortlisted for the $5bn GSM mobile network expansion contracts. Siemens will be part of Nokia contract, when they merge. Motorola and ZTE were dropped from the process of selection for...
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WiMAX World wrap up
WiMAX World was held in Boston last week. It is a good occasion to review top vendor's offerings. Alvarion introduced a “low-cost” WiMAX system in the 3.5GHz and 5.8GHz frequency bands, with built-in WiFi connectivity. Nortel unveiled its mobile WiMAX...
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Qualcomm, Broadcom patent dispute
Their dispute last for months and is not finished. The case is raised by Broadcom saying that Qualcomm infringe three Broadcom patents. Last ruling decided that Qualcomm did infringe on one of the three Broadcom patents, but Qualcomm says the patent is...
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European ICT market growing
According to EITO, the European information technology and telecommunications (ICT) market should rise 3% in 2006 to €644bn. Information technology market should grow 3.8% to €305bn, while the telecom market is to increase by 2.5% to €339bn. 2007 forecast...
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Nokia is also preparing the future
We could not imagine that Nokia is not focused on the future mobile network generation. According to the company, 3G technology evolution should be standardized by the end of next year, and Nokia forecasts that its commerial solution should be available...
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3G-smartphone project
Nokia, Symbian, Freescale and Elektrobit have announced in February a joint project to develop a smartphone for fast 3G networks. The project is on schedule, seems significant to all parties, and could be finished next year. The group has confirmed that...
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Undo and re-do
Could be the moto in the current telecom industry. Split then consolidate is another version already used; remember the mobile industry few years ago, and now the race to re-consolidate fixed and mobile businesses. But this memo is not is not on operators...
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France Télécom renews its offers
FT needs to react when 1m subscribers are leaving the operator and when French rivals are offering unbundled triple-play services. The first step of its strategy is a FMC offer, called Unik, we announced two weks ago. The second step is to revamp its...
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Brazil mobile coverage
Brazil is not the only country with limited mobile coverage, as mobile operators do not deploy their networks in areas they do not consider as profitable for the business. According to a study made by Telebrasil, more than 80% of the Brazilian population...
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Entertainment Microsoft strategy
Microsoft is interested in the online video market. It is not a scoop, as Microsoft has tried for a while to enter the market. But Microsoft is Microsoft and does not want a me-too strategy, duplicating the business model of video-sharing sites such as...
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MVNO news
On one side, market research firms, such as IDC, said that in Europe, MVNO subscribers should reach 47m in 2009, from 13m in 2005, accounting for just below 9% of the mobile market. This success should attract new operators, and among the new comers are...
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Orange unveils FMC plan
Orange is launching a fixed-mobile convergence offer, called Unik or Unique, and aimed at providing a single phone handset for both mobile(GSM) and home fixed-line communications (using UMA technology). The service will start on Oct. 5 in France, on Oct...
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AMPU continues to decline in WE
To analyze mobile operator performance, many analysts use the average revenue per user (ARPU), but this ratio is far from reflecting its execution performance. So, the average margin per user (AMPU) is now preferred. Strategy Analytics reports that AMPU...
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China to help its telecom industry
China to help its telecom industry China has decided to offer financial support to six Chinese companies, all involved with TD-SCDMA : ZTE Communications, ZTE Software Technology, ChinaFairnews.com, Huawei Technologies, Vimicro and Bird. In addition,...
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Mobile phone makers do not agree on 3G future
Mobile phone makers do not agree on 3G future If main vendors agree that the 3G handset market would grow in 2006, driven by the number of new networks built and increased coverage, they likely differ on its growth pace. For Nokia, the market leader,...
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Galileo in orbit
Galileo The big day is coming for Galileo, Europe's controversial €3.2bn satellite navigation system, with the first test satellite to be launched just after Xmas. Two test-bed satellites will secure the system's frequencies and trial new technology:...
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ADSL
ADSL According to Point Topic, the world installed base of DSL lines grew by over 9% in 3Q05 to pass 125m by 30 September, and could be 137m by the end of the year. MEA (Middle East and Africa) is now the fastest growing region with about 20% in 3Q. Latin...
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FTTH in Europe
FTTH in Europe According to Point Topic, there were as many as 16,4m fiber to the home/curb connections worldwide, of which about 750k in Western Europe. The majority of FTTH connections in WE is made by two operators: FastWeb (Italy) and Bredbandsbolaget...
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Market researches - 24/12/05
- Alcatel reinforced its #2 position in the worldwide Multiservice Wide Area Network (MSWAN) market with 26% market share (+3 points) in 3Q05. - IDC forecasts double-digit (10,5%) PC market growth in 2006, and boosting growth to 15.8% in 2005. - According...
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Mobile infra market
Mobile infra market The 3G WCDMA market is one of the busiest today in the world. First because it is a new technology and needs building a new network (radio and core), secondly because operators and vendors invested a lot in the technology and need...
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IDC forecasts PC market growth in 2006
IDC forecasts PC market growth in 2006 Low-cost and portable PCs will drive double-digit growth of the personal computer market in 2006. After 17% growth rate in 3Q05, and an expected 15% in 4Q05, annual growth rate this year should reach almost 16%....
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Will telcos control content?
Will telcos control content? Telcos are everywhere refocusing on higher-growth telecoms services such as broadband and TV to offset the decline in traditional fixed-line voice traffic. Up to now, telcos were likely making deals with broadcasters or content...
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Nortel in the GPON game?
Nortel in the GPON game? Nortel has responded to the major GPON request for proposals (RFP) from three major RBOCs (Verizon, Bellsouth and AT&T). What does it means as Nortel gave up the access market in 2001 (selling its access assets at the beginning...
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40 seconds to read the message
40 seconds to read the message James Bond has attracted initiates (remember “Mission Impossible” movie). A UK company (of course), called Staellium, has launched self-destruct message service. After 40 sec., StealthText causes messages to be deleted from...
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2006 Pulver Predictions
2006 Pulver Predictions Pulver predictions are always an event, and I will suggest you visit his blog related to his latest thoughts. http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/003392.html Let me try to sum up: Broadband penetration will continue to snowball...