SmarTone-Vodafone Selects Ericsson for HSPA/MBMS in Hong Kong

Hong Kong's SmarTone-Vodafone has named Ericsson as the sole supplier for HSPA network enhancements. Under the three-year agreement, Ericsson will be the sole supplier of a HSPA-enabled radio access network, including Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS), a functionality that enables mobile-TV services to be broadcast. The deal also includes a fully IP-based core network, including IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), Ericsson's Mobile Softswitch Solution, and Redback's SmartEdge routers. The network enhancements will allow SmarTone-Vodafone...

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Craig Wireless selects Alcatel-Lucent for WiMAX in Palm Springs

Craig Wireless has chosen Alcatel-Lucent to build a new 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) WiMAX network in Palm Springs, California. Alcatel-Lucent will provide its end-to-end WiMAX Rev-e solution, including base stations, wireless access controllers and an operation and maintenance center (OMC). Alcatel-Lucent also will provide network design, planning, installation and optimization for end-to-end integration of the network, which will operate in the 2.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum band.Alcatel-Lucent said this is the first commercial deployment of its WiMAX...

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Comcast Launches 50/5 Mbps Internet Service Using DOCSIS 3.0

Comcast launched "wideband" Internet service at up to 50 Mbps downstream and 5 Mbps upstream in its first market -- the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. The service leverages DOCSIS 3.0 technology. Comcast said it expects to deliver even faster speeds of up to 100 Mbps to its customers over the next two years with the capability of delivering higher speeds of 160 Mbps or more in the future.The new 50 Mbps / 5 Mbps speed tier will be offered at $149.95 per month.The company is boosting its other speed tiers as well. Comcast will nearly triple...

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CWA and German Union to Represent T-Mobile Workers in US and Europe

The Communications Workers of America and ver.di, Germany's largest union, have established a union to unite and represent workers in the U.S. and Europe. The new T-Union, which is a joint affiliate of both organizations, will support T-Mobile workers who want a union voice and collective bargaining rights in the United States and other countries, and German union members who work for T-Mobile in the U.S. CWA President Larry Cohen said the new union...

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AT&T Offers GigE VoIP Interface for Wholesale Customers

AT&T announced the availability of a Gigabit Ethernet interface for its AT&T Voice Over IP Connect Service (AVOICS) and the AT&T BusinessDirect portal for AT&T Global Hubbing IP Access (GHIA) customers. The AVOICS Gigabit Ethernet connectivity interface enables customers to interconnect with the AT&T network more efficiently and at higher capacity.AVOICS is the flagship wholesale VoIP offered to U.S. service providers that require IP-based connectivity to AT&T's global IP network for long distance call termination. Customers...

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AT&T Wins Global Managed Service Deal with Shell

Royal Dutch Shell has selected AT&T to be its global provider of advanced communications services. The five year agreement, estimated to be worth $1.6 billion, calls for AT&T to provide, manage and maintain Shell's worldwide communications infrastructure while also managing the company's global mobility needs. Under the contract, AT&T will provide managed network services to Shell and its subsidiary companies in more than 100 countries. AT&T will deliver wide area and local area networks, voice services (including IP telephony),...

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T-Systems Wins Outsourcing Contract with Royal Dutch Shell

T-Systems, Deutsche Telekom's enterprise customer unit, was awarded a multi-sourcing contract by Royal Dutch Shell valued at approximately EUR 1 billion. Under the initial five-year agreement, T-Systems will take over the infrastructure and IT professionals of Shell's global data centers, including three centers in the Netherlands and one each in the U.S. and Malaysia.T-Systems said the deal confirms its position as a leading network-centric information and communications technology (ICT) provider for Corporate Europe. http://www.t-systems....

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Qualcomm's New 700 MHz Licenses to Double its FLO TV Spectrum

In the FCC's recent 700 MHz spectrum auction, Qualcomm won eight licenses at a total cost of $558.1 million. Specifically, Qualcomm purchased licenses in the E block covering the Boston, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia and San Francisco Economic Area regions. These licenses double Qualcomm's 700 MHz spectrum holdings throughout a footprint of more than 68 million people in 28 individual markets for MediaFLO USA's "FLO TV" service (21 of...

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AT&T Comments on Recent Spectrum Purchase in FCC Auction

AT&T said its successful bids for prime B Block spectrum in the recent FCC auction, combined with its acquisition of Aloha Partners, gives its a leading spectrum position in the United States to further enhance the quality and reliability of existing wireless broadband and voice services while setting the foundation for future 4G services.With the final award of the auctioned B Block spectrum, AT&T's 700 MHz spectrum will cover 100 percent...

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Sprint Licenses Visual Voicemail Patents from Klausner

Sprint Nextel has licensed patents from Klausner Technologies for its new Sprint Visual Voicemail service. The patent license also covers the new Samsung Instinct cell phone, which includes the Visual Voicemail feature, that Sprint will offer. Sprint Nextel is the seventh company to date to license the Klausner visual voicemail patents. Other licensees include ISP's such as Time Warner's AOL , VoIP providers such as Vonage, and ASP's such as Simulscribe and Simulsays for Blackberry.Sprint was not a defendant in the pending patent infringement lawsuit...

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