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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TIM to launch EGDE in early 2003
November 19, 2003
The Brazilian subsidiary of GSM operator Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM)
plans to launch EDGE high-speed data services in early 2004, TIM Brazil
said in a statement Tuesday.
The nationwide operator has nearly completed its EDGE overlays in the
cities of Sao Paulo and Campinas, in Sao Paulo state, and capital city
Brasilia, and expects to cover Rio de Janeiro before March 31, 2004.
TIM's EDGE deployment will allow it to better compete with Brazil's largest
mobile operator Vivo, which already offers CDMA 1xRTT services, InfoAmericas
telecoms director Jose Otero told BNamericas, adding that Brazil's other
major player, Claro, a subsidiary of Mexico's America Movil, still needs
to migrate most of its network from TDMA technology.
Depending on the handset model, EDGE technology allows data speeds of
between 85 kbps and 220 kbps - on average four times faster than existing
GPRS services, TIM said.
EDGE, which stands for Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution, is sometimes
referred to as 2.75G, because data speeds are higher than GPRS or 2.5G,
but slower than 3G.
Internationally, about 50 operators have already launched EDGE services.
However, the selection of EDGE handsets is still very limited, TIM said,
adding that handset suppliers including Siemens and Sony Ericsson have
committed to releasing new EDGE handsets for early 2004.
Meanwhile, as part of continuing build-out plans, TIM Nordeste has extended
its GSM network to 28 cities in Pernambuco and Ceara states. The company
is also rolling out GSM across Paraíba, Alagoas, Rio Grande do
Norte and Piauí. The company recently said it was slowing down
the build-out pace as it spread the investment out over a longer period
of time, to ease pressure on cash flow.
TIM also announced Tuesday it has launched a messaging service called
VideoMensagem in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, which allows customers
with a Nokia 3650 handset to exchange video messages.
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