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Other 3G News
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
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Nokia launches 3G network sharing
date: May 23, 2001 - source: 
Nokia
Nokia today launched a Multi-Operator Radio Access Network enabling 3G
network sharing by several operators while still retaining control over
their individual licensed frequencies, radio cells, and services.
Thus operators can enjoy the advantages of network sharing and provide
their own service portfolio to their subscribers at the same time. In
addition, the Nokia solution will enable operators to provide cost-effective
3G services in areas where traffic will be initially low.
Sharing Radio Access Network elements and all related equipment between
two operators, together with site sharing, can bring savings of up to
40 per cent of the Radio Access Network capital and operational expenditures.
This is important in the initial coverage building phase of 3G networks
as investment in coverage is substantial where the early traffic and revenues
are not in balance to begin with. Nokia expects this could boost network
building through enabling savings to the mobile infrastructure industry,
operators and future subscribers alike.
The Nokia Multi-Operator RAN feature is a special functionality for a
standard Nokia WCDMA Radio Access Network. It enables two or more operators
to build radio access coverage by sharing individual network elements
like Radio Network Controllers (RNC) and Base Stations. However, the feature
still allows operators to offer dedicated services over their own licensed
frequencies.
As operators use their own frequencies, they also have their own Mobile
Network Codes, which RNC uses to route traffic to the right core network,
which - like all services - are operator specific. Nokia Multi-Operator
RAN is compliant with 3GPP release 99 standard and provides open interfaces.
"Network sharing by two competing operators is not a joint strategy, but
only a temporary cost cutting measure", adds Jarmo Leivo, "Nokia Multi-Operator
RAN is very flexible as it enables network sharing on a base station by
base station basis. When RAN sharing is terminated on a site, the shared
base station will be taken in use solely by one of the operators and another
dedicated base station will be installed for the other."
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