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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CDMA2000 ‘Data-Only’ is superior to WCDMA and Wi-Fi - report
November 18, 2003
Wireless CDMA2000 1xEV-DO (Data Only) technology has significant advantages
over WCDMA, the dominant UMTS technology. EV-DO requires less clear spectrum
to deploy, currently delivers higher average and peak throughput, and
is less expensive. That is one of the major conclusions of a new research
report, "CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Opportunities, Challenges & Competitive Strategies",
now available from Alexander Resources.
The report also concluded that Wi-Fi hotspot services will not eliminate
the need for 3G wireless technologies such as CDMA2000 1xEV-DO and that
the business case for Wi-Fi hotspots as a substitute for 3G is flawed.
Wi-Fi hotspots are best suited to serving notebook PC users in select
airport, hotel, and restaurant locations.
Additionally, delays in deployment and acceptance of WCDMA phones and
networks presents a significant window of opportunity for carriers deploying
EV-DO. However, wireless carriers may be in danger of missing the time-to-market,
cost, and performance advantages offered by EV-DO by not accelerating
deployment of this technology in their networks.
Additional conclusions found in this new report include:
- EV-DO frees carriers from the false dilemma of charging data users
for the equivalent voice resources consumed. Using dedicated bandwidth,
carriers can develop mobile data as an independent business.
- Many CDMA2000 carriers look at EV-DO as a competitive insurance policy
should WCDMA start to take off. Because EV-DO can handoff to CDMA20001x,
it can be deployed by carriers where needed to meet customer needs and
competitive requirements – avoiding WCDMA’s large-scale deployment requirements.
- The success of EV-DO will reduce future demand for current CDMA ‘data-voice’
(EV-DV). The latter will mainly be relegated to carriers with insufficient
spectrum.
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3G Motorola A920
