 | Issue: | Global-ICT 2004 |
| Article no.: | 2 | |
| Topic: | Global Access to Information and Communication | |
| Author: | Mr. HŒkan Samuelsson | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
| Organisation: | Avitec AB | |
| PDF size: | 228KB |
About author
Mr. HŒkan Samuelsson is the Managing Director of Avitec AB. A true entrepreneur and radio amateur, Mr. Samuelsson founded Avitec AB, the world’s first repeater manufacturing company, almost 20 years ago based upon his development of the first analogue repeater for the Swedish Police Force. Since then, Mr. Samuelsson and his company have won other major contracts including the Stockholm Metro and GSM-R tunnel projects for the Swedish Railway Authorities. Mr. Samuelsson’s innovative Frequency Translating Repeater has proven the value of repeaters for cost-effective coverage in GSM and EDGE Networks.
Article abstract
Mobile operators around the world are struggling with the investments needed to roll out nationwide third generation (3G) data communications networks within the deadlines set by regulators. These networks will permit cell phone users to access the Internet and a host of other data based services. They need, simultaneously, to provide enough radio coverage to comply with their regulatory obligations and keep their investments to a minimum. EDGE technology, together with frequency translating repeaters, provides a low cost, high coverage, solution.
Full Article
During the past ten years, the ability to communicate “from anywhere at any time” has become vital to most businesses. To stay competitive, it has become increasingly important to keep up with the latest applications of communications technology and continually increase the efficiency of corporate communications. To bring all the world’s peoples into the fold of the Information Society, the technology upon which it is based must be made affordable to operators throughout the world and, consequently, to their users. The economic growth of a region or a country, the growth of its business sector, depends upon making the right technology available.
