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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Thailand AIS awards Nokia deal to roll out EDGE Networks
October 15, 2003
Thailand's mobile operator, AIS and Nokia signed a USD23 million agreement
for the expansion of GSM/GPRS and rollout of EDGE networks in the Northern,
Central and Southern regions of Thailand.
The deal covers the immediate delivery of equipment and services required
for the increasing GSM/GPRS traffic and the activation of EDGE in non-voice
strategic cities such as Chiangmai and Phuket.
"With EDGE, AIS will be able to offer our 12 million subscribers
higher quality network services. Following AIS commercial EDGE launch
in Thailand's main cities at the end of the year, AIS mobile subscribers
can look forward to mobile data and multimedia services such as video
streaming, Internet browsing, email and corporate data access," says
Ms.Yingluck Shinawatra, President AIS
"Nokia, our long-term vendor, has demonstrated their expertise and
commitment to support us with professional services to integrate seamlessly
with our existing network enabling a smooth migration path to 3G mobile
services," adds Shinawatra.
In addition to the delivery of Nokia EDGE-capable base stations, such
as the Nokia UltraSite and Nokia MetroSite, the deal includes services
such as project management, implementation and network maintenance services.
The contract also includes a significant expansion of AIS' GPRS packet
core by Nokia to support the expected increase in data traffic to come
with EDGE services. AIS mobile subscribers using current GPRS services
can experience up to three times faster speeds with EDGE.
"Nokia is happy to continue it's close cooperation with AIS in making
advanced mobile services available to the Thai market. This deal reinforces
the commitment of both Nokia and AIS to drive the adoption and take-off
of mobile data and non-voice services," says Somchai Thamsirisup,
Account Director, AIS, Nokia.
Nokia has been working with AIS since the early 1990s, providing turnkey
services for the operator's GSM infrastructure.
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3G Motorola A920
