Posts Tagged ‘UMA’
UMA update: handsets and femtocells hinder success
The industry continues to debate about whether mobile operators should use UMA or femtocells to offer homezone services. Both UMA and femtocells bring the same benefits to the mobile operator, and ultimately there is little difference to the end user. ( http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=126273&rt=UMA-update-handsets-and-femtocells-hinder-success.html ) Highlights One common theme among…
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BlackBerry Gets a Bold Refresh with Wi-Fi Calling (jkOnTheRun)
Research in Motion today makes the next BlackBerry Bold version official. The Blackberry Bold 9700 runs OS 5.0, keeps the stunning 360 x 480 display, adds touch-sensitive trackpad and supports calls over Wi-Fi. Some folks have said this is the first BlackBerry with the Wi-Fi calling using UMA, or Unlicensed Mobile Access. But I seem [...]
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FMC and femtocell equipment forecast to hit $7.4 billion in 2013 (3wan.net)
[marketwire] Market research firm Infonetics Research released the second edition of its biannual FMC and Femtocell Equipment, Phones, and Subscribers report. “So far, we have found no evidence of the economic downturn having a major impact on the pace of FMC rollouts, and it has had only a mild effect on the femtocell space. In the first half of 2009, we saw unabated UMA rollouts at T-Mobile…
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MTN Uganda subscribers to pay 9% more to make calls
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The subscribers of MTN Uganda will have to pay 9% more for making calls. The new mobile prepaid tariffs inclusive of tax, a top executive said, were necessary because of the increasing operating cost pressures. The callers on PayGo Standard, YelloMax, YelloGo, Yellopersecond, MTN Latechat and MTNZone are affected.
Chief executive officer Themba Khumalo said, [...]
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Vodafone & O2 UK plan to make it big with mobile advertising
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Vodafone and O2 have announced their separate plans to establish and develop mobile advertising. Both the British operators are likely to use their already locally targeted campaigns and offer advertisers further opportunities to reach wider audiences for effective promotions. O2 has launched a new initiative which promotes Fitness First, uses location specific text messages. [...]
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MTN Ghana widens its 3.5G services
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: MTN Ghana has widened its 3.5G network to Kumasi, a week after the official launch of services in Accra. The 3.5G network will allow the subscribers to experience a variety of services such as video calls and messaging, multimedia services such as video streaming, games, music videos, sports and news, and high-speed internet access.
The [...]
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Vivacell introduces 3G network in Armenia
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Vivacell, mobile operator in Armenia has introduced the VivaCell-MTS 3G network. The 3G UMTS/HSPA network will provide mobile broadband technology to the VivaCell subscribers. Presently, Yerevan, Gyumri and Vanadzor are provided with 3G coverage.
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Will Skype on iPhone undermine the need for femtocells?
Femtocell News writes…
Skype launched an iPhone application today which lets you make
and receive Skype calls over WiFi (but not cellular). We have often
compared femtocells with UMA, which can also be used to send
cellular mobile phone calls over WiFi. Both femtocells and UMA must be
provided and managed by your mobile phone network…
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Saudi Telecom offers notification service ‘Mawjood AL-Hatif’ (Saudi Arabia)
Femtocell News writes…
www.WireleeFederatio.com/news: Saudi Telecom has introduced Mawjood AL-Hatif service that allows Al-Hatif subscribers to receive a notification SMS of any missed call as well as busy line to one or two Jawwel numbers. The subscriber will get the detailed information comprising of the time, date, and caller name through the notification SMS. This service is available [...]
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Six Questions for Enterprise IT departments deploying femtocells
Femtocell News writes…
What do enterprise IT department managers think about deploying femtocells? How does this compare with using a Wi-iFi based scheme such as UMA? We’ve been discussing this with a Telecom Services Planner at a medium sized US company, who is also an enthusiast for UMA. Network security, handset choice, provisioning…
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MIC acquires partners’ shares in JVs for $60Mn (Guatemala, Chad)
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Millicom International Cellular, the telecom firm, has completed the purchase of remaining shares in its two joint ventures Navega in Central America and the business in Chad for a total of $60 million. A MIC’s Guatemala operation, Comcel, now owns 100% stake in Navega, the fibre optic backbone of mobile operations for MIC in [...]
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The predictable irrationality of free femtocells
There’s an excellent marketing book which documents theories
and experiments to prove the irrationality in human behaviour. Some of
these concepts could easily be applied to how femtocells are priced and
marketed – and also explain some of the feedback and (dare I
say) hostility to some pricing models. Let me explain what…
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Femtocell – a Revolutionary Residential Gateway for Fixed-Mobile Substitution (ICT News)
Much has been said about femtocells in recent times. Frost & Sullivan senior industry analyst M. Kumaresan believes that femtocells have the potential to revolutionize 3G services by enhancing user experience within an indoor environment, while serving as a major revenue proposition for mobile operators. “Femtocells can enhance fixed-mobile substitution (FMS), enabling carriers to provide cheaper…
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Deutsche Telekom to combine fixed-mobile operations (Germany)
German telco, Deutsche Telekom, reportedly to place fixed and mobile operations into single management board section. The supervisory board will vote on the move, according to a report. One board member will now be responsible for the German fixed-line and mobile businesses. The restructuring accompanies the presumably certain appointment of board member Timotheus Hoettges to [...]
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Femtocell Interview with Lauren Town Marketing Director Orange Unik
Orange/France Telecom is a leading proponent of UMA, which uses special
dual-mode cellular/WiFi phones to make and receive calls over WiFi as
well as the outdoor cellular network. Lauren believes UMA offers many
of the same customer benefits as femtocells, and provides insights into
what types of customers have bought UMA, how they…
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Study: Femtocells set to revolutionise Malaysian 3G – NetworkWorld.com
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Study: Femtocells set to revolutionise Malaysian 3G
NetworkWorld.com, MA By Avantikumar , MIS Asia , 02/23/2009 Femtocells are set to revolutionise 3G services in Malaysia, according to a new study by analyst firm Frost & Sullivan. Frost & Sullivan Malaysia senior industry analyst M. Kumaresan said a new study– Femtocells … |
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Sprint the LEC? Maybe With WiMAX – xchange Magazine
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Sprint the LEC? Maybe With WiMAX
xchange Magazine, AZ - As in, Sprint is considering getting back into the fixed broadband game, using WiMAX to do it. Even though there are plenty of people moving to … |
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Femtocell – a Revolutionary Residential Gateway for Fixed-Mobile … – PR Newswire (press release)
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Femtocell – a Revolutionary Residential Gateway for Fixed-Mobile …
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 12 /PRNewswire/ — Much has been said about femtocells in recent times. Frost & Sullivan senior industry analyst M. Kumaresan believes that femtocells have … |
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T-Mobile announces large-scale seamless UMA service for enterprise … – Mobile Burn
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T-Mobile announces large-scale seamless UMA service for enterprise …
Mobile Burn, PA - T-Mobile will team up with enterprise wireless LAN vendor Meru Networks to bring fixed-mobile convergence to business customers that will allow compatible … |
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According to In-Stat, Femtocells May Be Tough Sell to Consumers – SYS-CON Media
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According to In-Stat, Femtocells May Be Tough Sell to Consumers
SYS-CON Media, NJ - The growing number of Wi-Fi cellular phones means the cost of the femtocell alternative, calling on a SIP phone or via UMA, is getting cheaper. … |
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Wi-Fi roaming: US T-Mobile gets it, BT drops it – Register
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Wi-Fi roaming: US T-Mobile gets it, BT drops it
Register, UK - Verizon, meanwhile, has announced it is going the Femtocell route already explored by Sprint. Femtocells use cellular technology and thus work with every … |
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