Qualcomm and Teleepoch
Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October
6, 2007
MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband
Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6,
2007
Brazilian government to
publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007
KTF 3G service suffers
from technical problems, October 6, 2007
Argentina’s Personal
lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007
Russia has it's first 3G
network, October 6, 2007
AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent
as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007
Enea Extends License Agreement
with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007
LG to unveil premium handsets
in Brazil, October 2, 2007
KTF 3G subscribers doubled
in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007
3G policy in India will
be non-uniform, October 2, 2007
- previous news
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Vendors can make more revenue from selling WCDMA than cdma2000 networks
August 14, 2003
Wireless infrastructure vendors don't want to give the impression that
if their customers have to ask the price of their products and services,
they can't afford them. Then again, in the world of WCDMA and CDMA2000
network equipment, the companies selling the smaller amount of gear won't
suffer too much in the revenue area because they're also selling the more
expensive of the technologies.
Ericsson maintains its hold on the top spot in wireless infrastructure
revenues because it's the leading provider of WCDMA, which is the 3G flavor
most GSM operators will use. It's also the more expensive of the choices.
So, while fewer WCDMA builds are underway than CDMA2000, Ericsson and
other companies offering WCDMA network products are generating just about
as much revenues for next-generation projects as are their CDMA2000 competitors.
"It is much more expensive to rollout the WCDMA network," says Charles
Ufongene, a senior infrastructure market analyst for competitive-intelligence
firm Telecom Trends International. "While there is a much larger number
of CDMA2000 networks, the fewer number in terms of WCDMA sort of compensates
because of the much higher costs of rolling out these networks."
Nortel Networks is right behind Ericsson as No.2 in infrastructure revenues.
Like Ericsson, Nortel is strong in one next-gen market, but it's the opposite
market. Given the greater activity in CDMA2000 gear sales, where Nortel
trails on Lucent Technologies, and the higher prices for W-CDMA sales,
which is in Ericsson's favor, the two companies are likely to maintain
their network equipment rankings.
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3G Motorola A920
