1. Commercial launch of UMTS system upgrades
1.1 UMTS market in France
Since the launch of UMTS in France by SFR and Orange France at the end of 2004, the audiovisual and telecoms ecosystem has undergone upheaval at regulatory level, notably with the release of new frequencies from the digital dividend, but also with the arrival of smartphones, touch phones, mini-PCs and tablets, which have been massively adopted by the general public. As a result, applications embedded in cell phones have become the norm, thanks to the many online stores available (applications stores ), at any time (anytime ), from anywhere (anywhere ), for free or for a few euros. With new uses linked to the mobile Internet, which for the first time provides services worthy of a personal computer in a mobile situation, data traffic has exploded, leading to...
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Commercial launch of UMTS system upgrades
UMTS system: from Release 99 to Release 6
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Standards and norms
3GPP – UMTS system (including HSPA+)
- 3GPP, partnership project for a 3rd generation mobile radio network http://www.3gpp.org - 3GPP -
- Overview of 3GPP Release 99. Summary of all Release 99 features, 3GPP http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Information/WORK_PLAN/Description_Releases/ - 3GPP-R99 - 02-10
- Overview of 3GPP Release 4. Summary of all Release 4 features, 3GPP http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Information/WORK_PLAN/Description_Releases/...
Regulations
ARCEP
[ARCEP] ARCEP, Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes (French regulatory authority for electronic communications and postal services) http://www.arcep.fr
[ARCEP-900-1800-2100] "Consultation publique sur la réutilisation des fréquences 900 et 1800 MHz pour la 3G et sur la quatrième licence...
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Documentation – Training – Seminar (non-exhaustive list)
3G Americas/4G Americas
[3GAM] 3G Americas, a forum to promote UMTS technologies on the American continent http://www.3gamericas.org
[RYSAVY-MBB-07] "EDGE, HSPA and LTE – The mobile broadband advantage", Rysavy Research/3G Americas
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