Vodacom upgrades network

[aott]

Vodacom upgrades network

Vodacom has started replacing its Motorola and Siemens network with Alcatel and Huawei gear.

 

[caspa]

If only they would downgrade prices...

 

[ad_oz]

Sounds like a pre-emptive excuse for imminent network failures.

 

[JK8]

Ouch poor Siemens and Moto!

 

[icyrus]

Why Alcatel and Huawei instead of Moto and Siemens? Pure price or is there a technical advantage?

 

[JK8]

Why Alcatel and Huawei instead of Moto and Siemens? Pure price or is there a technical advantage?

Well Moto is just behind in terms of technology they dieing slowly in the GSM world. I did read somewhere that they making a comeback but doubt Vodacom should care about them now.
Siemens joined forces with Nokia and now they NokiaSiemens... they should be upto date by now but im not sure how trusted their technology is.... they have brilliant new products like prioritizing data for users to decrease latency upto 80% but its not in production as yet...

Hauwei and Alcatel are doing well atm. It will be easier for the network to bully them and control their license and servicing agreements.

I still say Ericsson would be the best.... bu thats just my opinion!

 

[SUPERMAN89]

So in other words,we are going get better coverage,better data speed and quality by 2011....uhm lets just hope

 

[vodacom3g]

So in other words,we are going get better coverage,better data speed and quality by 2011....

Pretty much, but it's already happening and will be completed over the next number of months.

I won't be surprised if there are a few hiccups in switching over. It's never easy to work on a live network. (When last did you replace the rings on your car while the engine is running? )

But the end result will be better coverage, latency, reliability and bigger speeds, right up to LTE.

Actually now that I think about it, the site that covers me was supposed to switch over last night.

/truddles of to do some tests.....

 

[Nod]

Huawei is known to copy other companies products, and then sell it as their own. They have 1000's of programmers to fix any bugs and to customize the software. With no real R&D costs they can undercut most providers.

NSN is the leader worldwide with LTE (4G), and do have running networks with that technology.

Vodacom's decision is not entirely based on any technical reasons, more on politics, as they had been burned by Nokia in the past when they bought Nokia equipment and Nokia left the country shortly after.

 

[Grouter]

When last did you replace the rings on your car while the engine is running? )

Real men do that s**t all the time

 

[chubster]

And the fact to skip the royalties they have to pay to use Nokia Siemens. Anyone working with Siemens' data... eish

 

[vodacom3g]

Real men do that s**t all the time

Yes, but can you do it through the exhaust?

 

[SUPERMAN89]

Pretty much, but it's already happening and will be completed over the next number of months.

I won't be surprised if there are a few hiccups in switching over. It's never easy to work on a live network. (When last did you replace the rings on your car while the engine is running? )

But the end result will be better coverage, latency, reliability and bigger speeds, right up to LTE.

Actually now that I think about it, the site that covers me was supposed to switch over last night.

/truddles of to do some tests.....

hiccups as in data or voice or both (best to be prepared)

 

[Grouter]

Yes, but can you do it through the exhaust?

Well, I've tried amateur gynaecology at home, so, yeah, why not? I'll give it a go and report back...

 

[Rouxenator]

While Vodacom subscribers [-]should[/-] want to see improvement in [-]service levels, reliability and latency[/-] pricing [-]with these upgrades, there may initially be slight hiccups with the network upgrade and optimisation.[/-] This [-]should[/-] is however not [-]be[/-] a long term concern according to Vodacom.

...When last did you replace the rings on your car while the engine is running? )...

When last did you pay R2 per meter when you drive you car?

 

[vodacom3g]

While Vodacom subscribers [-]should[/-] want to see improvement in [-]service levels, reliability and latency[/-] pricing [-]with these upgrades, there may initially be slight hiccups with the network upgrade and optimisation.[/-] This [-]should[/-] is however not [-]be[/-] a long term concern according to Vodacom.



When last did you pay R2 per meter when you drive you car?

I've got a old Series-3 Landrover. I do it all the time.

 

[Lydon]

Sounds like a pre-emptive excuse for imminent network failures.

The constant negativity on this site is starting to piss me off.

 

[ad_oz]

The constant negativity on this site is starting to piss me off.

Can you think of a reason why people might be negative?

 

[Rouxenator]

I've got a old Series-3 Landrover. I do it all the time.

I know those! Yet there are cars on the market that have much better consumption.

In the mobile data space we are stuck with these V8 Series-3 Landrover costs eventhough most of the time we get performance between Bantam Bakkie and RAV4

 

[rpm]

Sounds like a pre-emptive excuse for imminent network failures.

This is really not a well thought through statement. Vodacom is spending millions – if not billions – on the rollout. I doubt that their aim with this investment is to get an excuse for network downtime which in turn again will cost them a great deal of money.

This upgrade decision must have been a very costly decision, and Vodacom should be commended to ensure that they have vendor partners which can ensure their future technology needs and bring better quality offerings to the market.