Global mobile connections to accelerate to 5 billion by 2010
Industry surpasses 4 billion connections, GSM accounting for over 80%
StarHub launches Singapore’s first HSPA network
Singapore operators look to high-speed mobile data services to sustain growth
Canada’s Bell goes live with rival HSPA network
Canada’s number-two mobile operator Bell is to switch on its new HSPA network tomorrow (4 November), several months ahead of schedule.
DiGi launches Malaysia’s third HSPA network
Malaysia’s third-largest mobile operator, DiGi, has launched its HSPA network, becoming the last major mobile operator in the country to do so.
mobilkom launches Europe’s first HSPA network
mobilkom austria, the country’s largest mobile operator, has become the first in Europe to commercially launch HSPA+.
CSL launches SDR-based HSPA network
Unstrung notes that ZTE and Hong Kong operator CSL have announced the availability of the world’s first SDR-based HSPA+ all-IP commercial network.
Ericsson claims HSPA world record
Ericsson says it will this week break its own HSPA world record with the world’s first demonstration of HSPA multi-carrier MIMO technology, providing peak downlink data rates of 56Mb/s, at the CTIA Wireless exhibition. HSPA multi-carrier technology with MIMO, which is currently being standardised, is scheduled for commercial deployment in 2010.
TeleGeography, citing a report in The Edge Daily, notes that Malaysian operator DiGi will set aside up to MYR150 million (US$42.4 million) of its total capital expenditure over the next three years for investment in its HSPA network and services in the Sabah and Penang regions.
HSPA Mobile Broadband Technology enjoys Strong Traction amongst Global Enterprises
A survey* commissioned by the GSMA of 1000 enterprises across the US, Europe and Asia Pacific has revealed that HSPA Mobile Broadband technology is growing in popularity amongst global IT decision makers.
Survey: Enterprise embracing mobile broadband
A new survey commissioned by the GSMA has highlighted the growing role played by HSPA-based mobile broadband in enterprise connectivity.
