US
: The Global UMTS TDD Alliance, the industry association that supports
ITU standard UMTS TDD operators and vendors worldwide, has recently
added Sprint from the US, T-Mobile Czech Republic, and Maxis from
Malaysia to its membership. The addition of these new members to the
international UMTS TDD community is proof of the growing worldwide
momentum of this broadband wireless technology.
Over the past
two years, the Global UMTS TDD Alliance has supported over 50 members
as they build profitable broadband wireless networks and carrier-quality
broadband wireless products. The commercial success of many members
has accelerated the adoption of UMTS TDD as the preferred choice of
network operators and wireless carriers to deliver wide-area wireless
broadband and other high-speed packet based services.
"As the number
one mobile operator the Czech Republic and a member of the global
UMTS TDD community, T-Mobile CZ is proud to have pioneered this innovative
solution in the Czech Republic," said Roland Mahler, the Managing
Director of T-Mobile CZ.
"The Alliance's
growth is a testament to the global momentum of UMTS TDD and the overall
interest in next generation wireless broadband," said Liz Kerton,
executive director of the Alliance. "We're thrilled to have these
industry leaders involved in developing the ecosystem for the fastest
and highest capacity mobile platform in the world."
Alliance members
represent the world's most experienced, most active broadband wireless
operators, vendors, and customers. UMTS TDD networks now cover over
20 million people in 22 countries - delivering Megabytes of data,
wirelessly and fast, to paying customers. This is one reason that
new members, such as T-Mobile CZ and Sprint, join the Alliance - to
learn from each other, share best practices, and improve their own
broadband wireless businesses.
Fourth Global
UMTS TDD Alliance Summit
Members will meet at the Fourth Global UMTS TDD Alliance Summit in
Auckland, New Zealand from November 9-11. Hosted by Woosh Wireless,
a cutting-edge UMTS TDD operator who has offered mobile broadband
wireless for years for less than US $30/mo, this Summit has a powerful
speaker lineup. Members will hear about the UMTS TDD networks of Sprint
(USA), T-Mobile (Czech Republic), IPMobile (Japan), Vimplecom (Russia),
UKBroadband (UK), Accelerated Wireless (Sweden), and Woosh (New Zealand).
Members will also learn about developments in TDD products and services
- including new CPE devices, TDD gateways, and wireless VoIP services
- which are available commercially on the Woosh network.