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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Alcatel and Philips announce fastest EDGE end-to-end interoperability
tests
November 20, 2003
Alcatel and Royal Philips Electronics have announced the success of
a series of interoperability tests performed with Alcatel's EDGE-ready
Evolium network solutions (radio access and core) and Philips Nexperia
Cellular System Solution. On show at GSM Americas in the Alcatel booth,
the EDGE video-streaming demonstration (using the FTP File Transfer Protocol)
is set to replicate the results of the tests.
The tests, carried out on a scale 1 reference terminal in November of
this year, achieved a successful uninterrupted download of 30 Mbytes at
220 kbit/s. This is a best-in-class speed achieved in a live EDGE operational
environment, and a major improvement on GPRS performance. This achievement
provides real promise for the rapidly developing mobile multimedia market.
The test results highlight the availability and the reliability of a
complete EDGE end-to-end solution based on both companies' technologies.
This is a pragmatic answer to all mobile operators around the world who
consider introducing EDGE in their mobile networks in order to attract
new subscribers and to generate new revenue streams. These tests also
demonstrate the maturity of the solution to mobile handset manufacturers
willing to rapidly offer competitive EDGE handsets.
All Evolium base stations shipped by Alcatel in 1999 and 2000 include
an option to host plug-and-play EDGE transceivers and since 2001, EDGE
has been an integral part of Alcatel's standard product offering. In addition
all Evolium base stations delivered by Alcatel are fully EDGE-equipped
at no extra cost. This means that all Alcatel GSM/GPRS mobile infrastructure
customers can simply boost their existing network capabilities by upgrading
to EDGE as required.
Built around the Philips Nexperia Cellular Multimedia Baseband chip (PCF5213),
RF Tranceiver (UAA3537), Power Amplifier (BGY284E),, power management
unit (PCF50603) and software package, the Philips' market leading Nexperia
Cellular System Solution supports worldwide GSM roaming as well as GPRS
and EDGE for the unmatched availability of 4 downlink channels and 2 uplink
channels, with protocol stacks fully validated by IOT (Inter-Operability
Tests). This system solution provides handset manufacturers with enhanced
data rates to support the latest multimedia applications (MMS, Java-based
gaming, MP3, Video-MPEG4 and MPEG4 encoding, email, etc).
"With Evolium, Alcatel provides GSM operators with a very efficient
and future-proof solution to seamlessly introduce EDGE as a natural evolution
to existing GSM/GPRS investments," Marc Rouanne, Chief Operating
Officer for Alcatel's mobile activities declared. "And for those
operators eager to take up the challenge of 3G/UMTS, Alcatel considers
EDGE and UMTS as two complementary mobile broadband options. 3G/UMTS best
matches the needs of densely populated urban areas, while EDGE corresponds
to an additional national coverage, thus paving the way for true nation-wide
mobile broadband data services." Rouanne added.
"In line with our Connected Consumer vision, the Nexperia Cellular
System Solution provides handset manufacturers with a flexible, future-proof,
low-risk and cost-effective approach to handset designs," said Peter
Baumgartner, Senior Vice President and General Manager Global Market Segment
Mobile & Personal, Philips Semiconductors.
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