Global 3G data roaming comes closer
News From now on, all IP Wireless' modems will operate at both 1900MHz and 2010MHz, which the company says will allow someone who subscribes to a UMTS TDD-based wireless broadband service in London to fly to Japan, for example, and still get...
[May 12, 2004, 18:15]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog UMTS-TDD, that's what, which is a 3G standard for pretty dull broadband wireless data networks. There are no UMTS-TDD handsets, there are only big fat old modems. So I fire a note off to the woman who is "PR Counsel for IPWireless" - the company...
[October 24, 2005, 13:05]
Drowning in wireless spaghetti
News There are signs that UMTS-TDD is trying to acquire that name, but as the standard is part of the 3G specification suite this is pure marketing spin. UMTS — Another name for 3GSM (apart from UMTS TDD, which isn't).
[November 1, 2005, 12:00]
Orange trials 3G rival to WiMax
News The mobile firm announced this week that it is trialling IPWireless' UMTS TDD service in France. TDD runs within the 3G, or UMTS, specification. The UMTS TDD alliance claims that UMTS TDD could support download speeds of up to 12Mbps.
[March 31, 2005, 16:50]
The Road to 3G
White Papers Less widely deployed technologies such as cdma2000 1xEV-DV, DECT+, UMTS TDD, and TD-SCDMA are mentioned briefly with limited discussion due to their expected limited use. Technologies including PDC, cdmaOne (IS-95), TDMA (IS-54, IS-136), GSM, GPRS...
[March 23, 2005, 2:00]
IPWireless Case Study: UK Broadband
White Papers UMTS TDD, the member of the 3G family of standards that is optimized for high-speed data, has emerged as the leading global standard that can be used by operators and manufacturers worldwide for mobile broadband.
[July 14, 2005, 0:00]
Mobile operators defensive over 3G auctions
News We have assumed that deployments in the 2500-2690 MHz band [the largest band on offer] will be UMTS FDD, UMTS TDD [both expected evolutions of 3G] or mobile WiMax," said Ofcom. Mobile operators have reacted defensively to the prospect of spectrum...
[December 14, 2006, 12:40]
Vodafone looks to wireless broadband
News With T-Mobile already having rolled out UMTS-TDD and Flash-OFDM in Slovakia, Sarin said Vodafone is looking at the technology but will not necessarily choose to adopt it. Roughly a year after its 3G launch, Vodafone is turning its attention to the...
[November 16, 2005, 8:55]
Could xMax change the world of broadband?
News It does this by using parts of the spectrum with much better long-range and in-building characteristics than the multi-gigahertz bands used by WiMax, 3G and UMTS-TDD — alternative spectrum below 1GHz that, while very desirable, is occupied by...
[November 4, 2005, 11:30]
Super-3G breaks records - and the bank
Leader You can be sure that the coming wireless networks built around UMTS-TDD or the family WiMax will be flat-rate, and the comparison will not be flattering. The Isle of Man is a great place for radio. Isolated by water and puffins, it's a nicely...
[October 21, 2005, 14:25]
Siemens and NEC partner on mobile tech
News It will combine research and development relating to the two major UMTS technologies -- Frequency Division Duplex (FDD), NEC's area of expertise, and Time Division Duplex (TDD), Siemens' speciality. Siemens and NEC have formed a joint venture to...
[November 16, 1999, 12:29]
