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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Vodafone Australia Mulls 3G Options
November 10, 2003 - source: BWCS
Vodafone Australia is on the verge of announcing its timetable and strategy
for 3G services. It is expected that Australia’s third largest mobile
operator will announce a two-stage 3G rollout which focuses on covering
major cities and towns by the end of 2005 and then extending service to
rural areas after that. Vodafone is reported to be willing to spend hundreds
of millions of dollars on launching W-CDMA services in Australia.
However Vodafone is keen, if possible, to minimise the cost of its W-CDMA
deployment by exploring network-sharing strategies with other telcos.
Since September it has been trialling a shared infrastructure approach
with Telstra Wholesale in the Victoria and the incumbent telco currently
looks to be its most likely partner. Vodafone has set a self-imposed deadline
of the end of this month to nail down a network-sharing partnership, otherwise
it will press ahead with its 3G rollout alone.
Meanwhile, in an effort to slash its operational costs by 50% over the
next two years, Vodafone Australia has announced a wide-ranging outsourcing
strategy covering most of its IT and property operations. The company
has selected AAP Communications and TCI to manage the expansion, upgrade
and maintenance of its base station infrastructure. IBM and Hewlett Packard
will manage Vodafone’s IT applications and platforms and all property
and facilities management functions will pass to Five D.
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