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(11) EP 1 808 038 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
09.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/19

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
07.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/10

(21) Application number: 05805662.3

(22) Date of filing: 19.10.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04W 72/00(2009.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2005/011210
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/045499 (04.05.2006 Gazette 2006/18)

(54)

CELLULAR WIDE-AREA RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WITH RELAY-ENHANCED CELLS

ZELLULAR-GROSSFLÄCHEN-FUNKKOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM MIT RELAY-ERWEITERTEN ZELLEN

SYSTEME DE RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS DE ZONE ETENDUE CELLULAIRE AVEC CELLULES A RELAIS AMELIORES


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 20.10.2004 EP 04024930

(43) Date of publication of application:
18.07.2007 Bulletin 2007/29

(73) Proprietor: T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG
53227 Bonn (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Walke, Bernhard, Prof. Dr.-Ing.
    52146 Würselen (DE)
  • Esseling, Norbert, Dr.-Ing.
    53229 Bonn (DE)

(74) Representative: Metz, Siegfried 
Bergstrasse 2
52159 Roetgen
52159 Roetgen (DE)


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