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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3G Americas' Paper Explores GSM 850 and the Momentum of EDGE
November 19, 2003
GSM, the world's leading mobile technology, is also fast on its way to
becoming the top technology in the Americas. The latest white paper from
3G Americas entitled Wireless Trends in the Americas: The Proliferation
of GSM 850 MHz and EDGE explores the reasons behind GSM's extraordinary
success in the Americas including the important role played by the introduction
of GSM 850 MHz equipment and the role of EDGE in the migration to next
generation services.
Chris Pearson, co-author of the paper and Executive Vice President of
3G Americas commented, "There are 57 operators in the U.S. and Canada
that have adopted GSM. Additionally, 84 operators in 45 countries in Latin
America & Caribbean have chosen GSM." Pearson added, "Though GSM entered
the Americas region later than other wireless technologies, operators
have valued the many technical and business attributes of the technology
and are now reaping the benefits of subscriber growth. GSM 850 has become
prolific in the Americas, with 36 deployments completed or underway in
the past twelve months."
The paper explores the growth of GSM in the Americas along with the simultaneous
explosive uptake of EDGE by operators in Europe, Asia, the Middle East
and the Americas. Erasmo Rojas, Director for Latin America and the Caribbean
for 3G Americas and co-author of the paper commented further, "GSM is
the ideal technology for the Latin America and Caribbean region which
is characterized by the high elasticity of its customers. GSM provides
the cost benefits due to economies of scale that may be handed down from
operator to customer, the variety of terminals across all price levels
for a market dominated by 80% prepaid customers, and also the availability
of innovative applications and services to make GSM the number one technology
selected by new customers throughout the Americas. The paper is rich with
examples of success stories in the wireless market by GSM operators in
Latin America and the Caribbean."
With GSM/GPRS in place, the Western Hemisphere is primed for the next
generation step -- the deployment of EDGE. Pearson stated, "In recent
months, the industry has witnessed a substantial increase of EDGE contracts
awarded worldwide as well as the first EDGE commercial launches in the
U.S. by Cingular Wireless, and others in Hong Kong, Thailand, Finland,
Chile and the Philippines. On November 18, 2003, AT&T Wireless began offering
EDGE services nationwide -- the fastest national mobile wireless data
service in North America -- to a coverage area representing approximately
215 million people and with average data speeds nearly twice as fast as
other national mobile wireless networks and up to three times faster than
traditional wired dial-up services." Pearson concluded, "EDGE now reaches
across North America and is spreading worldwide -- demystifying the notion
held by some that EDGE was merely a technology for the Americas."
Conclusions of the paper include:
- 850 MHz spectrum has become a core spectrum band for GSM in the Americas.
- The intrinsic attributes of GSM translate into lower Capital Expenditures
for operators.
- The global adoption of EDGE has been driven by the deployment of EDGE
as the next step in the GSM evolution to UMTS; as a technically robust
stand-alone 3G technology; and as a technology complementary to UMTS.
- Benefits of EDGE include backwards compatibility with GSM/GPRS networks,
more efficiency in spectrum capacity utilization, increased data throughputs,
a plethora of content-rich applications, and low costs associated with
the economies of scale associated with the GSM family of technologies.
The entire Wireless Trends in the Americas: The Proliferation of GSM
850 MHz and EDGE white paper is available for free download in English,
Spanish and Portuguese, from the 3G Americas' website: http://www.3gamericas.org.
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