China Mobile’s 4G Network Good News for Apple, Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson

The world’s largest wireless carrier, China Mobile Ltd., reportedly has awarded initial contracts for the build-out of China’s first 4G wireless network. This is especially good news for Apple Inc., which has been trying to reach an agreement with the Chinese carrier to offer the iPhone to China Mobile’s customers.

Time:2013-08-27

Orange launches 3G+, 4G in Rodrigues; satellite bandwidth upgrade project on track

Mauritius Telecom’s mobile unit Cellplus Mobile Communications (Orange) has launched 3G+ and 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) services in the island of Rodrigues, an autonomous outer island under the dependency of the Republic of Mauritius. According to a press release, Mauritius Telecom has built ten 3G+/HSDPA-enabled base stations which provide island-wide coverage, while the LTE network is available solely in the capital Port Mathurin. The company has also upgraded its 2G infrastructure on the island.

Time:2013-08-27

What would persuade you to switch to LTE?

LTE is a subject that crops up regularly in our news coverage, for obvious reasons: it's the next development in mobile broadband networks that is set to bring about a raft of changes for both users and operators. Those of you in the United States can smugly bask in the knowledge that LTE is already part of your lives, but for those of us in Old Europe, it's still very much early days.

Time:2013-08-27

More than ten companies interested in Honduras’ 4G LTE auction

Ricardo Cardona, the president of Honduran telecoms regulator the National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel), has announced that at least ten foreign companies will compete in the country’s forthcoming auction for Long Term Evolution (LTE)-suitable spectrum this August.

Time:2013-08-22

China expects nationwide broadband by 2020

China will strive to complete broadband coverage of both urban and rural areas by 2020, The State Council, China's cabinet, announced Saturday.

Time:2013-08-21

China aims to complete FFTB/FTTH construction in cities by 2015

On August 17, the State Council announced the notification of “Broadband China” strategy and its implementation program to strengthen the strategic guide and system deployment. It aims at promoting the development of national broadband infrastructure.

Time:2013-08-20

North America, 100G push optical equipment market up 27% QoQ

Market research firm Infonetics Research released vendor market share and preliminary analysis from its 2nd quarter 2013 (2Q13) Optical Network Hardware report. (Full report will be published August 23.)

Time:2013-08-20

China Mobile will sharply reduce 2G investment next year

During yesterday’s interim results conference, Liu Aili, deputy general manager of China Mobile, said that China Mobile has the confidence to reach a goal of CNY 41.7 billion in 4G investments this year. Material indicates that capital expenditure will maily be used for carrying four networks synergia strategy (2G/3G/WLAN/4G) and improving the capacity of transmission network,as well as developing mobile internet and the internet of things, etc.

Time:2013-08-16

China telcos to invest $3.7B in IT

China's telecommunications IT solutions market is expected to jump from 13.9 billion yuan (US$2.2 billion) last year to 22.8 billion yuan (US$3.7 billion).

Time:2013-08-12

Service Provider Core Router Market to Experience Strong Demand in 2014 and 2015

According to a newly published report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, the Service Provider Core Router market will see an uptick in growth in 2014 and 2015 as service providers upgrade Internet backbone networks with recently-introduced core routers. Advancements in technology will increase core router capacities by up to four times compared to previous generations. These new products are expected to drive the Service Provider Core Router market to near double-digit growth over each of the next three years, rebounding from the 10 percent decline in 2012.

Time:2013-08-09

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