Uplink Power Control Calculation in LTE
Transmit power of PUSCH in subframe i is defined by PPUSCH (i) = min{PMAX,10 log10 (MPUSCH (i)) + PO_PUSCH ( j) +α ( j) ⋅ PL + ΔTF (i) +…
Android Marks 4th Anniversary with 75% Market Share in Q3
The Android smartphone operating system was found on three out of every four smartphones shipped during the third quarter of 2012. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), total Android smartphone…
Eircom Going to Cut 2,000 Jobs in Ireland
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Feature for feature, the iPad mini mainly bests its rivals in the 7-inch tablet market, but it does so at a price that’s 65 percent higher than those competitors. The…
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Apple and Samsung Get Sales Bans in South Korea
Two Major Mobile Product Company ban on sales by A South Korean court after it ruled that each company had infringed each other’s patents. The Seoul Central Court has imposed a…
Apple Confirms Announcement for iPhone 5 Next Week
In the past few weeks, pretty convincing photos of the rumored iPhone 5 have flooded the Internets, which is surprising since Apple used to be able to keep a tight…
T-Mobile USA Deal with Crown Castle about $2.4 Billion Towers
T-Mobile USA has signed a US$2.4 billion deal with Crown Castle that lets the towers operator have sole rights to use and lease out 6,400 of T-Mobile’s towers for the…