Archive for the ‘Wireless Networks’ Category
Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Telekom Kenya and Ericsson Kenya recently announced plans to build a 3G wireless network in East Africa.
Ericsson was hired to build and maintain the network while Telekom Kenya recruits and provides training
to their technical staff.
The project is expected to cost around $145 million dollars to start. Over the ...
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
Tracfone prepaid cards are one way of keeping your cell phone bill under control. Tracfones are a great alternative for someone that would like the convenience of a mobile phone without the hassle of a long standing mobile contract or having their credit checked.
Tracfone Prepaid cards work exclusively with ...
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Verizon Wireless recently announced the addition of a new cell site to service Erie County, New York.
The new site improves coverage and capacity along Route 5 from North Creek Road to Sturgeon Point Road, and along Old Lakeshore Road from Sweetland Road to Putnam Drive.
This means that Verizon Wireless ...
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Monday, January 7th, 2008
Panasonic is debuting their newest technology, the Link To Cell KX-TH1211 at the Consumer Electronics Show, kicking off today in Las Vegas.
The Link To Cell KX-TH1211 is a different kind of mobile accessory for the home.The Link To Cell seamlessly connects a Bluetooth enabled cell phone to cordless handsets ...
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Sunday, January 6th, 2008
Motorola recently announced that they've won a $150 million dollar contract with Mobily to expand their GSM network/ coverage in the Northwest and Southwest regions of Saudi Arabia.
"This latest contract recognizes Mobily's confidence in Motorola's GSM solutions to meet the customer's evolving feature, performance and network reliability requirements. Furthermore, this ...
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
If you live in Florida, Sprint has been working as hard as Santa to keep you connected.
This year the company has added more than 470 cell sites to provide the coverage and capacity that you need to stay in touch with your Email, the internet and most importantly, your family ...
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
Motorola recently announced that they've been selected to deploy a WiMAX 802.16e-2005 network in Pakistan. They are working with Mobilink (an Orascom Telecom Company), a long standing customer of theirs to bring WiMax to the region.
Under the terms of the agreement, Motorola will design, plan, deploy and optimize ...
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Friday, November 30th, 2007
It's been getting progressively obvious that Google plans on being an ever-larger player in the mobile industry. Now, the company has will be announcing their plans on bidding on mobile airwaves, to ensure their status as a mobile carrier.
Google Inc was set to announce on Friday it will bid ...
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Monday, November 26th, 2007
Wireless networks are getting bigger everyday and Motorola has been selected to expand and enhance the GSM/Edge network expansion in Nigeria. The deal is worth $70 million dollars.
"Celtel's aggressive growth strategy, rapid expansion and strong focus on quality make it imperative for us to work with a vendor ...
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Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Sprint Nextel and Clearwire recently mutually agreed to terminate their deal (with a letter of intent signed in July 2007) to build WiMax networks. The two companies stated that they couldn't come to a final agreement on the terms of the transaction.
Although this didn't pan out for them, Sprint ...
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