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Mobile M2M connections on the up

News U is for UMTS Berg Insight said GSM and legacy technologies currently dominate the market, accounting for about 71 per cent of the total number of active connections at the end of 2007. Click on the links below to find out more…

Tags: ecall, telematics, m2m

[06 May 2008]

The Role of RADIUS/AAA in GSM Wireless Data Networks GPRS, EDGE, UMTS

whitepaper GSM wireless operators worldwide are racing to deploy packet data networking capabilities on top of their existing circuit switched cellular networks. This paper will discuss in detail the role of an AAA solution on the next-generation networks.

Tags: gsm

[14 Apr 2008]

WiMax to pip LTE 3G at the post?

News U is for UMTS LTE is touted as the successor to the existing UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) 3G technology, capable of supporting significantly faster data rates. Comparing the two competing technologies to another pair of...

Tags: 4g, 3g, wimax

[11 Apr 2008]

Seamless Roaming: Advantages to Mobile Operators and Their Subscribers

whitepaper Seamless roaming enables a mobile operator's data subscribers to remain continuously connected as they cross network boundaries and use different radio access networks, including Wi-Fi, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Code Division Multiple...

Tags: operator, radio, wi fi, packet

[11 Apr 2008]

The Road to 3G

whitepaper Technologies including PDC, cdmaOne (IS-95), TDMA (IS-54, IS-136), GSM, GPRS, EDGE, cdma2000 (IS-2000), cdma2000 1xEV-DO (IS-856), and W-CDMA (UMTS FDD) are discussed. Less widely deployed technologies such as cdma2000 1xEV-DV, DECT+, UMTS TDD, and...

Tags: mobile - wireless communications, discussion, high level, path

[10 Apr 2008]

Dongle mania to kill off wi-fi hotspots?

News U is for UMTS According to the GSM/3G supplier forum, the Global mobile Suppliers Association, there are currently 185 commercial HSDPA networks in 80 countries. It said subscriber numbers are set to "accelerate dramatically", reaching 144 million...

Tags: data card, wi-fi, mobile broadband

[28 Mar 2008]

Integrating UltraCMOS Designs in GSM Front Ends

whitepaper Also worth mentioning is integration of other standards, such as UMTS, into GSM handsets for next generation "World Phone" applications that will likely be handled through additional switched paths. As GSM phones represent over 60% of worldwide...

Tags: switched, switching, article, address

[23 Jan 2008]

3.5G network growth ramping up

News U is for UMTS The number of commercial HSDPA networks launched worldwide grew by 69 per cent last year, according to a survey by the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) - a GSM/3G supplier association.

Tags: hspa, hsdpa, mobile wimax, 3.5g

[09 Jan 2008]

IMS Primer: Enabling Enhanced Service Delivery

whitepaper The IMS offers Service Providers a complete access independence because it can support IP to IP session over wireline IP, 802.11, 802.15, CDMA, and packet data over GSM/EDGE/UMTS. The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), defined by 3GPP and 3GPP2...

Tags: ip technologies

[07 Jan 2008]

The Time Division Duplex: Mode in the UMTS

whitepaper The UMTS, as defined by the 3GPP, is based on evolved GSM core networks and the terrestrial radio access technology, supported by these networks. The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) is a standardization body for 3G mobile radio systems...

Tags: mobile - wireless communications

[07 Jan 2008]

UK in-flight calls get green light

News U is for UMTS The European air-safety body gave the green light for airborne GSM equipment to be fitted by airlines to give passengers in-flight mobile phone use this year. The proposed system includes an on-board base station which connects to a...

Tags: ofcom, in-flight, mobile

[18 Oct 2007]

How Do UMTS, UICC, USIM and USAT-(I) Fit Together?

whitepaper GSM has become a wide spread standard for wireless communication in many countries around the world. This brief whitepaper tries to put some of the currently used key terms of the new generation of smart cards (relating to the so-called 3G services...

Tags: gsm, generation, third generation, word

[17 Sep 2007]

Why Nortel for Fixed Mobile Convergence?

whitepaper The rapid growth of WLAN deployments in enterprises, hotspots and homes; the improving ability of WLAN access to provide high-quality voice service; and the introduction of dual-mode handsets that can support both cellular (GSM, UMTS or CDMA) and...

Tags: voip - ip telephony, wlan, voice, creating

[15 Sep 2007]

GSM Spectral Efficiency

whitepaper The company can see operators needing to squeeze out 5x2 MHz of their GSM spectrum to offer UMTS/ HSDPA service. The deployment of mobile broadband technology in the same licensed radio frequency band as that used for the GSM technology requires...

Tags: spectrum, gsm, radio, mobile broadband

[20 Aug 2007]

Mobile broadband to be an HSPA affair

News There are currently around five million HSPA subscribers worldwide, according to international 3G advocate the UMTS Forum. U is for UMTS It is out there, it's available and it is also a software upgrade from the existing 3G/GSM networks, whereas...

Tags: wimax, mobile wimax, hspa, mobile broadband

[08 Aug 2007]

SIM Authentication for Secure WLAN Access

whitepaper Together with a Combo Card for GSM / GPRS (or UMTS) and WLAN, GSM network operators can offer their customers the perfect solution for achieving mobile access to the internet. SIM-based WLAN authentication provides secure and fast access to the...

Tags: wlan, operators, gsm, authentication

[07 Aug 2007]

Charging and Billing Models for GSM and Future Mobile Internet Services

whitepaper This paper describes the evolution of the Global System for Mobile (GSM) telephone networks and future mobile Internet services, via 2G with General Purpose Radio Service (GPRS) and 3G with Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS).

Tags: tcp ip, converging, radio, medium

[26 Jul 2007]

Satellite Backhaul Optimization for GSM and UMTS With Cisco RAN Optimization Solution

whitepaper Satellite backhaul links can be expensive, for both Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) networks and Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service (UMTS) networks in remote regions. The Cisco RAN Optimization solution allows wireless mobile...

Tags: optimization, links, satellite, operators

[09 Jul 2007]

In-flight mobile gets air-safety green light

News U is for UMTS The European air-safety body has given the green light for airborne GSM equipment to be fitted by airlines planning to allow passengers to use mobile phones in-flight. Air France will now be the first airline to install the GSM...

Tags: ryanair, bmi, air france, onair

[19 Jun 2007]

Emirates joins in-flight mobile gang

News Aeromobile has said that GPRS will be supported shortly - good news for BlackBerry users - as well as wi-fi, CDMA and the UMTS variant of 3G. The airline has signed a deal with Aeromobile to offer users mile-high GSM connectivity, enabling...

Tags: emirates, plane, airline, gsm

[09 Nov 2006]

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