African & Middle East Telecoms News AFRICAN RESEARCH STUDIES Directory of Africa & Middle East Mobile Network Operators The Middle Eastern Mobile Market: Trends & Forecasts 2007-2012 Middle East & Africa TV (4th edition) The MVNO Directory African Telecoms Reports - Afghanistan - Algeria - Angola - Benin - Botswana - Burkina Faso - Cameroon - Chad - Cote d'lvoire - Congo - Egypt - Ethiopia - Gambia - Ghana - Kenya - Lesotho - Madagascar - Malawi - Maldives - Mauritius - Morocco - Mozambique - Namibia - Nigeria - Senegal - South Africa - Sudan - Suriname - Swaziland - Tanzania - Uganda - Zambia - Zimbabwe Middle East Telecoms Reports - Bahrain - Egypt - Iran - Iraq - Israel - Jordan - Kuwait - Lebanon - Libya - Oman - Qatar - Saudi Arabian - Syrian - Middle East - Turkey - UAE - Yemen Eastern Europe Telecom News Questions Briefings Subscriber's Area Archive Password Registration Administration Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy	Press Release: Ericsson expands WCDMA/HSPA network in Japan Press Release News Article  December 2006 21.12.2006  Ericsson and Softbank Mobile Corp have signed a contract for the expanded deployment of the latest high-capacity HSPA equipment in Japan. This contract will upgrade Softbank's existing network to a future-proof mobile broadband network.