To: Q8tfreebe who wrote (54133 ) 8/3/2006 4:45:34 PM From: data_rox Read Replies (2) | Respond to standard WCDMA and CDMA at 850MHz would use close to the same number of base stations....but it's quite possible that the WCDMA base stations being installed are not quite as "boomer" as the CDMA2000 ones designed for Australia, thus the need for more WCDMA.cdg.org the Nortel Networks CDMA Rural Cell can provide a coverage radius up to 180 kilometers under suitable conditions, more than 10 times the range of a typical CDMA base station. Nicknamed "Boomer" Cell, this pioneering technology was first demonstrated in March at Nortel Networks' Wireless Solutions lab in Ottawa, Ontario. Recent field trials with Telstra in Australia have achieved coverage in excess of 120 kilometers on land and 130 kilometers for marine service under typical conditions, using standard CDMA handsets and car kits. "CDMA is achieving coverage at distances just not available from other land-based digital technologies," said Jonathan Marchbank, managing director, mobiles, Telstra. The Nortel Networks "Boomer" Cell can reduce the number of cell sites required to provide rural coverage by as much as 50 percent, making it much more economical for operators to deploy, operate and maintain service for residents and roamers in sparsely populated areas. "We're pushing the envelope to provide the broadest possible coverage, making CDMA an attractive proposition for rural mobile - and potentially fixed - service," said Dave Murashige, vice-president, marketing and product line management, Wireless Solutions, Nortel Networks. With vast rural areas and a well-known native - the kangaroo - nicknamed "boomer" as well, Australia will fittingly see first commercial deployment of the "Boomer" Cell in the fourth quarter of this year as part of a nationwide CDMA network buildout already underway for Telstra. General availability is scheduled for the second quarter of 2000.
