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The last few months press releases are listed here, all others archived at 3G Search.
3G Home 33G Press December 3G Press January 3G Press February 3G Press March
| Vodafone Launch 3G |
| The 3G service, which is initially being opened to a number of key business partners, provides superior data speeds of up to 144kbps, which will enable faster downloads and enhanced voice capacity. |
| Wireless Traffic Application for P800 Smartphone |
| Integrated Mobile Technologies, specialists in business lifestyle products for mobile handsets, announced today the launch of Traffic-i, a service that provides up-to-the minute, visual traffic information on the Sony Ericsson P800. |
| TI Technology Deployed In TD-SCDMA |
| Utilizing the TMS320C6416 DSPs, the industry's highest performance DSP designed for digital baseband processing, TI helps to reduce costs for carriers by offering a smooth migration from 2G to 3G. |
| 3G Base Station Market Growing |
| The market for wireless infrastructure has been under constant pressure to adapt to new markets, technologies, and changing standards. The base station plays a key role in these cellular networks, and is under extreme pricing pressure and market competitiveness. |
| Best Record for EGPRS Test Cases |
| Racal Instruments has now delivered 145 test cases to a major mobile manufacturer and now has 98% of the entire EGPRS 3GPP test case list delivered, debugged and verified against the most advanced EGPRS mobile phones in development. |
| Wristwatch Wireless Phone On-Sale |
| The wrist watch costs 37,000 yen (excluding tax) and comes with a standard accessory kit including battery charger, cushioned pad and adjustable wrist band. An optional cable (SI1001) that connects the WRISTOMO with a PC to exchange data costs 6,200 yen (excluding tax). |
| 3G Urgency In Hungary |
| Ericsson Hungary head Staffan Pehrson on the importance of research, the urgency of starting 3G, and why the local firm will not fall victim to a global downsizing. |
| 3G Network Launched In Luxembourg |
| Tele2 AB announced that Tele2’s mobile operator in Luxembourg, Tango, has launched its 3G (UMTS) network. Tango is the largest mobile provider in Luxembourg and Tele2 was awarded a UMTS license in Luxembourg in May 2002. |
| 3G Network Sharing in UK |
| T-Mobile and O2 have agreed to share their 3G network infrastructure such as 3G masts, power provision and base stations. This has been ratified by the EU Commission today. The ratification of the agreement by the European Commission opens the floodgates for other similar network sharing arrangements in Europe. |
| 10 Million Camera Phones in 11 Months |
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it has sold more than 10 million camera phones since launching the first model, the SH251i, on June 1, 2002. The phones transmit photos via the i-shot™ photo messaging service available on DoCoMo's PDC network. |
| 3G World Congress Cancelled |
| IIR, the conference event organiser, is concerned with the current SARS situation in Hong Kong. Altough the situation could improve over the next few weeks, IIR felt it prudent to postpone the 3G World Congress that was scheduled for 9 – 13 June. |
| 3G Success In Italy |
| By the end of 2003, H3G Italy is expected to make Euro 200M says Vincenzo Novari - Head of H3G. |
| 3G Mast Fight |
| Hutchison 3G and Vodafone face more residents objecting to the erection of 3G masts. This time in Lewisham, UK. The residents have won backing from Lewisham Coucil's planning department who object to two new masts in the sub-distric of Ladwell. |
| South Park Goes Wireless |
| -FUSIO announced that it has secured the licence for COMEDY CENTRAL's hit animated series, South Park. |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Comes To Bismark |
| Monet Mobile Networks, a high-speed wireless Internet service provider, announced the availability of Monet Broadband, a high-speed, mobile Internet service in Bismarck, N.D. |
| MMS via GPRS in Western Europe and U.S. |
| Telia's mobile customers first in world to be able to use MMS via GPRS throughout Western Europe and the U.S. |
| 3G Video Conferencing Platform |
| The solution also translates between a wide variety of video signaling protocols, enabling IT managers to integrate WM end points into a larger videoconferencing network that might include end points that use IP (H.323), legacy ISDN (H.320), and/or emerging 3G video phones (3G-324M). |
| Hutchison 3G Austria Starts Proceedings |
| fter 9 months of fruitless negotiations to derive a solution for implementing Mobile Number Portability (MNP), Hutchison 3G is initiating a proceeding with the Austrian regulatory authority against T-Mobile, One, Telering, Telekom Austria and UTA. |
| 3G Order Management |
| Software vendors see an opportunity to sell CSPs order-management systems for new service offerings, including IP data, long distance, VoIP, and 2.5G and 3G wireless data services. |
| Kyocera Offer Feature Rich BREW Wireless |
| Kyocera will offer versions of its Phantom, Blade and Rave Series phones that support BREW 2.0 to carriers who wish to extend their BREW-based content offerings to the mass-market segment of wireless customers. |
| 3G Base Station Advance |
| WiseBand Communications Ltd., a leading innovator in the field of RF power amplifier linearization technology, announced the introduction of Wise-DPD, a breakthrough linearization technology for multi-carrier power amplifiers (MCPA) for UMTS/CDMA2000 base-stations. |
| 3G Voice Call Proves Software-Defined Basestation |
| he call is fully compliant to 3GPP standards and test cases as an end-to-end WCDMA FDD voice call. It was made from a standard Ubinetics Test Mobile (TM100) to a Node B basestation implemented on picoArrays, to a controller and core network. |
| 4G Wireless in 2007 |
| An alliance has been formed between Samsung Electronics and Nokia to nurture a standard for 4G. The year being branded for a full 4G trial to kick off in the Far East is 2007. |
| 3G Billing Warning |
| Surging data processing demands caused by the complexities and volume of billing for 3G and GPRS mobile services will increase three-fold as they become mainstream across. |
| 3GPP Wideband Speech Coding |
| Nokia announced its latest contribution to CDMA technology as its proposal for standardizing a CDMA2000 wideband speech codec was selected by the 3GPP2 from a field of five competing proposals. |
| Access MMS Software For China |
| ACCESS announced that seven mobile phone manufacturers including Sanyo, Motorola, Hisense and Haier, launched sales in China this month of handsets embedded with ACCESS' multimedia messaging software. |
| Hungering For Advance Wireless Services |
| The latest research Strand Consult has done, including interviews with both leading content providers and WASP's (Wireless Application Service Providers) shows that mobile customers who have already invested in the latest multimedia mobile handsets are now starting to demand more advanced services. |
| 3G - Pornography's Next Crusade |
| The adult entertainment industry has to be one of the most odd businesses in the world. It is all about one of the most natural things in the world between being born and dying yet practically no one wants to admit having any knowledge of ever having been near it and to top it all someone is spending 10's of billions of Euros a year on it. |
| Hutchison 3G Backed Up |
| Hutchison Whampoa confirmed Friday it fund the shortfall in Hutchison 3G's UK operation as KPN Mobile refuse to provide the funds. |
| Sharp Supply GSM Wireless Phones To China |
| Sharp Corporation has signed an agreement with Datang Telecom, a major Chinese manufacturer of communications equipment, to supply camera-equipped GSM mobile phones to the Chinese market. |
| Micro Browser For i-Mode Wireless Handset |
| ACCESS announced that its micro-browser Compact NetFront TM Plus will be deployed in the latest mobile handset manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric. |
| New 3G Mobile Phone |
| The A5305K comes in a stylish, innovative design, providing a new feel for users. Unlike conventional clamshell-type handsets, the main display side slides back and forth and can swivel 180 degrees. |
| Ready To Customize 3G Smartphone |
| ymbian OS™ has been seamlessly integrated into Motorola's i.Smart reference design for consumer-driven GPRS products operating on the i.250 2.5G platform and its i.300 Innovative Convergence™ platform for 3G networks. |
| Video Streaming Service for 3G FOMA Phones |
| NTT DoCoMo and its eight subsidiaries announced that they will launch V-Live™ service for videophones beginning May 1, 2003. M-Stage V-Live is a one-to-many video streaming service that enables users to download or stream a variety of live and archived content via 64 Kbps circuit-switched wireless transmission. |
| New Wireless Video Phone For J-Phone |
| J-PHONE Co., Ltd. announced it will launch the J-SH53 by Sharp, which comes with a built-in CCD mobile camera capable of photographing 1 million effective pixels for high-quality pictures. Scheduled to go on sale after late May 2003, the J-SH53 is also Movie Sha-mail (video messaging) compatible. |
| MPEG-4 Video for 2.5G and 3G Wireless Applications |
| Morpho Technologies continues to redefine the Digital Signal Processor with the demonstration of its 100 percent software MPEG-4 video codec for 2.5G and 3G Wireless multimedia applications at the Embedded Systems Conference, April 23rd through 26th, 2003. |
| £200 Million 3G Funding |
| NTT DoCoMo announced that after careful consideration of the necessity of a funding request from Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Limited ("H3G UK"), in which it holds a 20% equity interest, the loan conditions proposed by H3G UK |
| Sharp 3G FOMA Handset Investment |
| NTT DoCoMo that the company will invest in the development of 3G mobile phones being manufactured by Sharp Corporation. The move is part of a strategy to promote the rapid development of FOMA phone technology and stimulate market demand for FOMA services. |
| International 3G Agreement |
| Hutchison Whampoa Limited and NTT DoCoMo announced an agreement to co-operate in the development and promotion of third-generation mobile multimedia and communications services on an international basis. |
| 3G Processor Shipping |
| Innovics Wireless announced that its IW7500 CondorTM SoC, the first device in a range of diversity-equipped baseband processing solutions for 3G wireless systems, is now shipping in commercial sample quantities. |
| Siemens 3G Phones Hit Europe |
| 3G terminals to be available in selected A1 Shops - Data transmission and video streaming up to 384 kbit/s - Simple and transparent rates: GSM/GPRS rates will apply for 3G - Cost of video via mobile phone: beginning at 50 cents per clip. |
| First 1xEV-DV Test Solution for 3G Chipset Designers |
| Agilent Technologies introduced the industry's first 1xEV-DV (1x evolution -- data and voice) testing solution for designers of dual-mode chipsets for 1xEV-DV and cdma2000 3G technologies. |
| 3G W-CDMA Link Up In ASIA |
| NTT DoCoMo announced an agreement with Singapore Telecom Mobile Pte Ltd (SingTel Mobile) to collaborate in relation to the field of 3G mobile multimedia services based on W-CDMA technology. |
| 3G Player Secures $10 Million Funding |
| Dilithium Networks announced that it has closed $10M in Series B funding. Motorola, Inc., through Motorola Ventures its venture capital arm, and JAFCO Asia |
| NEC Completes 1st Stage Of 3G Network |
| NEC and Siemens Information and Communication Mobile (Siemens mobile) have completed the first phase of Europe’s first commercial 3G radio network for Hutchison 3G UK, trading as 3. |
| 3G Debt Worries |
| The survey, conducted amongst finance directors and heads of credit management from leading communications companies around the world, identified seven key problem areas for debt management as a result of 3G services that were ranked in order |
| Sex Is Not Killer Wireless Application |
| Adult community services, such as those recently announced by AT&T Wireless and Match.com, will ramp up quickly, boosted by the growth of the camera and videophone markets. |
| Wireless Operators Storm Market with Commercial Location-Based Services |
| truggling to remain profitable amid price competition and falling average revenue per user (ARPU), mobile operators are gearing up for the roll-out of 'Next Generation' commercial Location-based Services (LBS) to create new revenue streams, build subscriber bases and reduce customer churn. |
| BREW Wireless Event |
| The conference provides a networking forum for attendees as well as opportunities to learn from general session, technical and business tracks dedicated to sharing knowledge and expert resources on QUALCOMM's Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless(TM) (BREW) platform. |
| SIP Developer Toolkit to Build New IP Phone |
| RADVISION announced that SANYO Multimedia Tottori has chosen its award winning SIP Developer Toolkit for the development of its new SIP-based IP telephone. |
| Imaging Module Incorporated into 3G Handset |
| Pictos Technologies announced that Motorola has incorporated Pictos' VGA complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) camera phone module technology as an accessory to its A830 handset. |
| 3G "Future Proof" Test Equipment |
| Continuous evolution of industry standards and limited capital expenditure budgets in the wireless communication market have impelled the development of modular and upgradable test devices. |
| Porn A Poor Wireless Earner |
| Speculation as to the potential offered by wireless adult services is often based on the premise that fixed Internet pornography providers are raking it in. Strategy Analytics disputes the often cited figure for global adult entertainment revenues of US$20B, and believes this figure is actually closer to the $4 billion mark, of which only around $500 million will be generated on-line. |
| Wardrobe Matching Mobiles |
| Imagine
being able to personalise your mobile phone or PDA to complement your
wardrobe. Consumers around the world will be able to do just that, thanks
to the EXO* overmolding system from Inclosia* Solutions. |
| 3G Debt Management Concerns |
| The survey, conducted amongst finance directors and heads of credit management from leading communications companies around the world, identified seven key problem areas for debt management as a result of 3G services |
| 3G Rollout Delays |
| Twelve people died in Hong Kong last Saturday alone from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS virus. This was a record for a single day, and officials said the disease threatened to become its biggest crisis in many years. |
| 3G Launch of No Concern |
| Dr Zygmunt ( Ziggy ) Switkowski, Chief Executive Officer of Telstra Corp. ( inset ) is reported to be not concerned about last week's 3G launch in Australia by Hutchison Telecom - branded as 3 Australia. |
| GSM Wireless is the Unchallenged World Leader |
| The European Mobile Telephony Standard GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is the Unchallenged World Leader. According to a new study by Merill Lynch |
| 3G Bands Announced |
| The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) officially assigned the IMT-2000 spectrum to Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TMB) and UMTS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd as the first step towards rollout of 3G services in Malaysia. |
| Motorola Celebrates KDDI’s Achievement : 7 Million 3G Subscribers In Japan |
| KDDI, Japan’s second largest wireless network operator, and Motorola jointly celebrated a significant industry milestone on April 8, 2003, when the seven millionth mobile subscriber was registered on KDDI’s Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)2000 1X |
| Speech Recognition To Power Wireless Fashion Phone |
| RT Advanced Recognition Technologies, Inc., the world’s leading independent producer of speech and handwriting recognition technologies for the mobile world, announced its first cooperation with Xelibri the new fashion accessory division created by Siemens |
| Grand Prix Fans Get A Wireless Treat |
| Beginning in Long Beach, California last weekend, Kangaroo.tv (www.kangaroo.tv) provided fans of the ‘Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford’ event, with the added value of being closer to the action than ever before. |
| Europe Gets 3D Wireless Gaming |
| Bandai Networks and HI Corporation announced tthat the companies will supply three 3D games to Vodafone Group for its consumer service, Vodafone live!, with distribution beginning at the end of April. |
| O2 Starts Wireless Video Trial |
| O2 is about to conduct a mobile video trial with its customers using its existing mobile data network to help create a mobile video service planned for launch later this year. |
| Shanghai Mobile Take GSM / GPRS Wireless |
| Alcatel will provide Shanghai Mobile with industry-leading Evolium solutions that will enable the operator to meet the enhanced requirements of GPRS data services. These include a Mobile Switching Center, Base Station Controllers, Transmission Controllers and Multi Base Station System (BSS) Fast Packet Servers. |
| Nokia to Deliver WCDMA 3G Network to Telestet in Greece |
| Nokia has signed an agreement to supply Telestet's WCDMA 3G network in Greece. Deliveries have already commenced with Nokia providing both 3G core and radio-access network equipment for the smooth roll-out and introduction of Telestet's nationwide WCDMA network |
| New Line of 3G Multimedia Cards |
| The MMC line supports high storage capacity and rapid transmission of still photos and moving pictures, which are now essential features of top end 2.5G and 3G mobile phones. |
| Videophone Technology in the Frontline of War Coverage |
| Satellite videophones, developed in the UK, are bringing a new dimension to reporting on the battlefield in Iraq. |
| 3G GSM Network Performance Management Solution |
| DAX Technologies said it has agreed to supply network performance management software to Highland Cellular to support their new 3G GSM wireless network in their coverage area |
| 3.5G W-CDMA Trial |
| Global 3G technology company, UbiNetics, is supplying NTT DoCoMo, Inc. with mobile simulators for the testing and evaluation of its experimental High-Speed Downlink Packet Access ( HSDPA ) system. |
| 3G Distributor For UK |
| Under the terms of the agreement Fone Logistics will act on behalf of 3 and nominate third parties to act as approved stockists for 3 services. Once a stockist is approved they will introduce customers to 3 and provide after sales support to these customers. |
| 3G Video Trial Results |
| Third generation mobile devices and services (3G) are being developed rapidly at the moment. A research report from the National Consumer Research Centre in Finland looks for meaningful situations to watch mobile videos. |
| DSP Software For The Japanese Market |
| SPIRIT Corp and Shinko Shoji Group signed a partnership agreement by which Shinko Shoji is to represent SPIRIT Corp in Japan with a range of communications DSP software for telecom and semiconductor Industries. |
| GPS Wireless Handset Launched In Japan |
| The new, easy-to-operate mobile phone features a one-touch GPS button that lets users quickly pinpoint their location, within a radius of 50 meters, and download area maps and information. |
| First Austrian Operator To Launch Commercial 3G UMTS |
| Following the technical launch of the UMTS network on September 25, 2002, mobilkom austria, the mobile subsidiary of Telekom Austria AG and the leading domestic mobile operator, announced the launch of 3G services for its customers. |
| First Italian TV Channel For 2.5G & 3G Phones |
| Class Editori S.p.A., the majority investor in Cfn/Cnbc, has teamed up with Ustream.it to create Cfn/CnbcMobile, the first financial-news TV channel in Italy whose broadcasts can be viewed via mobile telephone. |
| Swivel's 3G Security |
| This means that US companies that specialize in providing integrated security solutions for their customers will be able bring Swivel's strong authentication to market using today's technology and will have an easy upgrade path as 3G becomes widely available throughout the country. |
| Hutchison Launches Australia's First 3G Network |
| Hutchison Telecoms today launched 3 - Australia's first, live, person-to-person mobile, video calling and information, communication and entertainment service. |
| NEC 3G Handset Comes To Australia |
| NEC unveiled the NEC e606, one of Australia's first 3G mobile handsets and the first and only model to offer mobile video calling. From today, the e606 is being marketed by Hutchison Telecoms, under the first global 3G service, branded 3. |
| Motorola To Acquire 3G Player |
| Motorola announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Winphoria Networks, Inc., a core infrastructure provider of next generation packet based mobile switching centers for wireless networks. |
| 3G CDMA2000 2.1 GHz Voice and Data Calls |
| Ericsson announced that the company has conducted 2.1GHz CDMA2000 voice and data calls on its CDMA2000 1xEV-DV ready infrastructure equipment. Ericsson's industry-leading 2.1GHz CDMA2000 solution is based on a true 3G platform designed to support 1xEV-DO and 1xEV-DV services. |
| Integrated Multi-Access Solution for CDMA2000 and WLAN |
| Built on Ericsson's global 3G Connectivity Packet Platform (CPP), this seamless multi-access solution will allow China Unicom to efficiently and cost-effectively deliver advanced mobile Internet services to their customers. |
| CDG Outline Benefits of 3G and CDMA2000 |
| The CDMA Development Group (CDG) announced that it co-hosted a seminar in San Jose, Costa Rica, that showcased the CDMA2000(R) family of standards and their capabilities. |
| Wireless Content Deal With MSN |
| Under the terms of the agreement, Amplefuture will also provide an MMS service for msn.co.uk, which will allow customers to download colour content, i.e. picture messages and screensavers. |
| 3G Americas Supports Regulator's Decision |
| Wednesday's decision by Brazil's Agência Nacional de Telecomuniçacões (ANATEL) to reaffirm the sole use of 1800 MHz for Personal Mobile Services (SMP) licenses will sustain continued growth of mobile services in not only Brazil, but in other countries in the Americas, in the opinion of the wireless association 3G Americas |
| First EDGE Wireless Test Call in the Philippines |
| Leading Philippine operator Smart Communications and Nokia Networks announced the successful completion of the first EDGE call in the country. |
| $7 Billion for Wireless Games Market |
| US and Europe : Strategy Analytics released a new report, "Download Platforms to Drive $7 Billion Wireless Games Opportunity." This report advises wireless operators to leverage their billing assets in order to develop both retail and wholesale games download strategies, and maximize gaming returns. |
| Australia Joins Band Of 3G Hopefuls |
| Hutchison 3G ( Australia ) will launch 3G in Sydney and Melbourne this week after laying out A$3 Billion. |
| 3G Prices Released |
| Hutchison 3G Austria - under the brand name "3" - is launching its mobile multimedia services. |
| AlphaCell Enables Powerful 3D Wireless Gaming |
| The AlphaCell M5 can be specifically adapted for entertainment and gaming. It features a large 65,000 colour screen, a powerful 144Mhz processor and four programmable soft keys and micro-joystick located around the screen. |
| WLAN To Establish Itself At 3G Expense |
| WLAN will establish itself as the dominant mobile wireless infrastructure within the next five years at 3G’s expense according to a report published by Berlin based market researcher Metrinomics. |
| GSM Association Applauds 3G Decision |
| The GSM Association - representing the interests of more than 550 global mobile network operators from 194 countries – today welcomed this week’s announcement by the Brazilian regulator, Anatel reaffirming its decision to maintain 1.9GHz frequency band for third generation use. |
| New Software Enables Different 3G Business Models |
| Narus, the convergent mediation performance leader, today announced its FastStart Programme. The FastStart Programme is a complete package of software and services that allows mobile operators to “test-drive” and deploy new instantaneous data services in weeks with their existing network infrastructure. |
| Reliable 3G Network Planning |
| RPS is able to provide highly accurate coverage data that are necessary for reliable network planning of 2.5G and 3G mobile systems. |
| Moving to the Next Wireless Generation |
| The NGN combines three networks (public switched telephone network, Internet and wireless) into a unification of communications networks. This unification focuses on the customization of communications services purchased at the individual subscriber level on the enterprise and/or the consumer side. |
| First Long-Distance WCDMA VoIP Call Based on 3GPP R4 |
| Huawei Technologies announced that it has successfully made the global first R4-based long-distance VoIP call between Beijing and Shenzhen with its WCDMA gear. |
| 3G WCDMA Passes Stringent Tests |
| Samsung
Elctronics gets ready to reach the world biggest market, China. Samsung successfully passed the MTnet Test, W-CDMA capability test of Chines Ministry of Information Industry, with great scores. |
| The Harley-Davidson Wireless Phone |
| Consumers in North America interested in ordering the special 100th Anniversary mobile phone can visit their closest participating Harley-Davidson dealer to purchase the phone. |
| MiniLink Part Of 3G Rollout in Italy |
| Ericsson has reached a milestone with its microwave radio product MINI-LINK. Half a million radios have been installed in mobile, fixed and corporate networks globally. |
| 3G WCDMA Network Order in Denmark |
| 3G operator 3 has signed a contract with Ericsson for the supply of a WCDMA 3G network in Denmark. |
| GSM-R Goes Live |
| GSM-R is a new standard for wireless rail telecommunications endorsed by the International Union of Railways (UIC) based on the tried and tested GSM communications standard with railway specific functionality designed to improve the safety and reliability of railway operations. |
| WLAN Industry Will Generate $1.67 Billion 2003 |
| The WLAN industry will continue to experience stellar growth as deployments in several key markets take place," predicts Edward A. Rerisi, ABI Director of Research. |
| KDDI 3G Hits 7 Million Users |
| KDDI and its sister company Okinawa Cellular has hit 7 million 3G mobile phone subscribers this month. |
| Sprint Introduce Innovative 3G Wireless Payment Scheme |
| Novatel Wireless and Sprint announced availability of MobileScape(TM), a wireless business process application and payment processing system designed for business critical transactions in the mobile workforce technology market. |
| Will Cheaper 3G Handset Prices Tempt You ? |
| Hutchison 3G in the UK ( 3 UK ), the first 3G operator to commercially launch 3G in Europe during March 2003, has reduced the price of its 3G handsets and extended the introductory 50% discount offer by another month which will now terminate at end of April, 2003. |
| Wavecom Wins Deal to Power Mobile Handsets |
| Wavecom SA announced that it will supply TCL Mobile Communication with the core wireless technology for TCL's S320 and S500 mobile telephones, which will be the focus of an important marketing campaign. |
| Ranger Addresses 3G Fraud |
| Subex Systems, the Bangalore, India-based Telecom Software Products company announced that it has won an order from Total Access Communication (TAC), Thailand, to deploy its flagship Fraud Management System, Ranger™. |
| Cellcom to Postpone 3G Tender |
| For now, Cellcom has decided to follow the market and not publish the 3G tender,” Cellcom CTO Lipa Ogman told “Globes” in an exclusive interview. |
| Asian Wireless Operators Create Mobility Initiative |
| Five leading mobile operators in the region announced today that they have teamed up to form the Asia Mobility Initiative (AMI), Asia's first initiative which aims to enhance mobile users' experience, especially in the area of mobile data. |
| 3G On Way To Indonesia |
| PT. Telkom, Indonesia’s largest telecommunications operator, has selected a Motorola CDMA2000 1X system to bring 3G wireless services to the ten provinces of Sumatra. Sumatra is one of the largest islands and one of the fastest growing areas in Indonesia. |
| Edge Wireless Takes 3G Mediation Package |
| Openet Telecom announced that Edge Wireless will deploy FusionWorks Mediation, Openet's convergent mediation platform, to support the rollout of new 2.5G and 3G services to its subscriber base. |
| Motorola E390 Phone With Surround Sound |
| See it, feel it, hear it. With 3D stereo sound, built-in VGA camera, vibration capabilities, unique disco lights, color screen and the ability to create your own musical ring tunes, the tri-band Motorola E390 delivers a sensory overload. |
| 3G Test Equipment Order |
| Tektronix announced a multi-unit sale of its protocol testers during its recently ended quarter to Taiwan Cellular Corporation (TCC), Taiwan's largest network operator, for use in networks across Taiwan. |
| 3G Reseller Agreement with NEC |
| Overture Networks, Inc., a developer of telecommunications solutions that enable carriers to deliver Ethernet and traditional voice/data services over metro networks, today announced that it has signed a multi-year worldwide reseller agreement with NEC Corporation, a leading supplier of telecommunications equipment to carriers. |
| World's First 3G Power Amplifier Modules Using PFT |
| Celeritek announced the availability of four new 3mm x 3mm x 1mm power amplifier modules using Passive-Free Technology (PFT)™ for use in code division multiple access (CDMA) wireless handsets and other hand-held systems. |
| UK Wireless Revenues 4 Billion Euros |
| New research on the UK wireless market launched today by Wireless World Forum shows that total revenue for data services will increase by 75% between 2002 and 2004 to €4 billion. |
| 3G Services Management Solution |
| Netonomy announced that its customer self-service application, MyNetonomy, will be incorporated into Lucent Technologies' third-generation (3G) high-speed data portfolio for mobile operators. Lucent will optimize Netonomy's application to work with its 3G mobile network solutions, enabling Lucent's mobility customers to help enterprises more easily deploy 3G data services. |
| 20th 3G UMTS Deal |
| Being established three years ago, Siemens Information and Communication Mobile sees its position as a leading global mobile communication supplier confirmed. With almost 12 percent market share Siemens is in third place worldwide across all standards (analog, TDMA, CDMA, and GSM) in the area of mobile networks. |
| 6 New i-mode Wireless Mobile Phones |
| NTT DoCoMo unveiled specifications of its new 505i mobile phones, a series of six enhanced-PDC (2G) compatible models equipped for advanced i-appli™ applications based on Flash™ and technology. Each 505i model also comes with a camera, infrared port and external memory slot. DoCoMo expects to introduce the models one by one beginning in mid-May. |
| Live Wireless Financial Data for PDAs |
| ADVFN, the UK's number one stocks and shares Web site, is providing live stocks and shares information to investors on the move. The first advertiser of this new service is Intel. |
| SARS Ko's 3G Event |
| The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS virus outbreak has forced the event organizers of the TD-SCDMA conference in Beijing this week to cancel. |
| Visa Wireless Trial for NTT DoCoMo |
| Visa International, Nippon Shinpan, OMC Card and AEON Credit today announced the start of a pilot program, together with NTT DoCoMo, Inc., to test a service for making credit card payments at bricks and mortar merchants via DoCoMo 504i and 504iS series mobile phones, which are equipped with infrared transmission (IrDA) ports. |
| Ericsson Supplies GSM and EDGE to América Móvil |
| Ericsson has been chosen by América Móvil as main supplier for the Core Infrastructure and one of the principal suppliers for the Radio Infrastructure for a GSM and EDGE Network to complement the existing TDMA network of its Brazilian subsidiary Telecom Americas. |
| Pac-Man Comes To European Wireless Users |
| The development follows a European wide agreement to distribute the games via retail packs announced today between Digital Bridges, a world leader in mobile entertainment solutions and Namco Europe |
| GSM Wireless Continues Rapid Growth |
| SM increased its digital cellular subscriber base in the Americas by 54% in 2002, the largest percentage gain of any wireless technology in the region. In Latin America, GSM increased its subscriber base by 90% in 2002, largely in the second half of the year when several new GSM networks were commercially launched. |
| 3G Rollout Unclear In Sweden |
| All four of the 3G licence holders in Sweden has applied for a 2 or 3 year delay to the full rollout of 3G in Sweden. This is based on problems getting approval for the siting of telecom masts and the scarcity of the handsets. |
| 3G FOMA Sales Hit Target |
| The number of NTT DoCoMo 3G FOMA subscribers increased to 320,000 subscribers up to March 2003. This means that DoCoMo hit the targets they had previously stated. |
| First Wireless Multimedia Chat |
| The multimedia composer and transaction engine made available by Liquid Air Lab, combined with the mBill billing platform, enabled mBill to integrate an existing SMS chat application with a multimedia messaging component. |
| MMS Wireless Will Lack Real Content |
| n top of all the other challenges facing MMS before it can become the success that the mobile operators are hoping for and boost non-voice revenues to new heights - one issue stands out that is crucial for the content providers before they even think about publishing and selling content via MMS - Digital Rights Management (DRM) |
| GSM Wireless CEO Responds |
| Response to Californian Congressman Darrell Issa’s letter to the Honorable Donald Rumsfeld, US Secretary of Defence from Rob Conway, CEO of the GSM Association and Member of its Board. |
| LG Launches GPRS Wireless Video Phone for Europe |
| LG will launch a rotational camera-fitted GPRS phone on the Italian market, the largest in Europe. The camera phone model is fitted with 65,000 -color TFD-LCD and 40 poly and intended for export to Europe. |
| European Wireless Rights and Wrongs |
| All European telcos can learn valuable lessons from i-mode and Vodafone live!, according to a new brief by Forrester Research. Europe's i-mode gets the services right and the marketing wrong, while Vodafone live! does the opposite. |
| New GPRS Wireless PA Application |
| The PA-Manager allows operators to enforce the priority access policy at cell level without compromising Quality-of-User Experience (QoE) for all other services sharing the same media space, and also to monitor application performance on a cell-by-cell basis. |
| 3G Launches to Peak in 2004, Ubiquity Waits to 2007 |
| To their disappointment, some operators now find it nearly impossible to recover their investments and most have delayed their plans to deploy 3G, according to a new study by research firm Allied Business Intelligence (ABI). |
| The Next Step In Wireless Multimedia For Thailand |
| DTAC announced cooperation with world’s leader in mobile communications Nokia to strengthen its position as the leading wireless data services provider. |
| GPRS Wireless Users Rises By 47% |
| New statistics released by EMC indicate that GPRS subscriptions continue to grow quarter on quarter although still accounting for less than 1% of the world's GSM subscriber base. |
| T-Mobile Hosts First Wireless Photo Contest |
| T-Mobile customers across the United States will email pictures taken with their T-Mobile camera phone to a special contest Web site to win daily prizes or the ultimate spontaneous adventure. |
| 3G Timebomb Ticking Away |
| Those governments around the world that have been busy making fortunes selling UMTS licenses to the mobile operators may have forgotten a minor detail in their rush to the bank. |
| Thailand's First EDGE Wireless Trial |
| Total Access Communication (DTAC) and Nokia announced the successful completion of the first EDGE call in Thailand and among the first operator calls worldwide. |
| 30th Anniversary of First Wireless Cell Phone Call |
| Today marks the 30th anniversary of the first public telephone call placed on a portable cellular phone. Martin Cooper, ArrayComm Inc.'s chairman, CEO and co-founder, placed that call on April 3, 1973 |
| Watershed Year for the Wireless Industry |
| According to the Yankee Group report, "The 2002 State of the Wireless Union," the wireless industry is no longer a nascent, growth industry without real revenues and profits. |
| Unleashing 3G Potential In Singapore |
| Picture this vision - By 2006, 50% of households in Singapore will be on broadband with consumers enjoying a wide range of 3G services. |
| 3G Player Acquires Korean Company |
| TTP Communications announces that it has acquired Mobisys Telecom Co. Ltd. ('Mobisys'), the leading Korean GSM/GPRS terminal integration and design company. |
| Adult Wireless Content Coming To US |
| Private Media Group , a worldwide leader in premium-quality adult entertainment products, services and content, is pleased to announce the launch of adult content and services in the United States for mobile phone users. |
| 3G Synchronisation |
| eleca announced that it has been selected by 3 to deliver a solution that synchronises personal data with several devices, including pda’s, 3G mobile phones and desktop PCs, with the company’s internal network and systems. |
| Thai Operator Takes GPRS Network |
| he leading Thai mobile operator Advanced Info Service PCL (AIS) has chosen Siemens Information and Communication Mobile (Siemens mobile) to equip its GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) network. |
| Alcatel Lands 3G UMTS Network Contract |
| Alcatel announced the signature of a contract with tele.ring, the Austrian fixed and mobile network operator, for the supply of a turnkey 3G/UMTS network. |
| 3G Hits Dominican Republic |
| Centennial Dominicana's deployment of CDMA2000 1X places them in a strategic position within the telecommunications industry in the Dominican Republic |
| 3G Users Receive Regional News |
| 3 UK announced it has entered into an agreement with 2dayuk, the multimedia arm of the UK's leading news agencies, to provide regional news content for its third-generation mobile multimedia and communications services. |
| 3G UMTS Wireless Expert Joins Bechtel |
| Payam Taaghol, a UMTS expert and commercialization consultant, has been named director of network planning and wireless technology for the European division of Bechtel Telecommunications. |
| 3G Wireless Updating of Calendars and Contacts |
| Mobeon can now supply support for enabling synchronisation not just for the future '3G telephones', but also for many of the telephones and PDAs currently on the market. |
| British Consumers Threaten 3G UK Success |
| This misunderstanding of British attitudes to phone use threatens to delay the uptake of third generation (3G) mobile technology, or make 3G attractive to only a small number of consumers. |
| Taiwanese 3G Operator Places Contract |
| TTI Team Telecom International announced today that it has been awarded a contract for its Netrac Wireless Fault and Performance OSS solution and NeTkT trouble-ticketing application by the sole CDMA2000 (3G) operator in Taiwan. |
| 20 3G Stores In Australia |
| In step with its previously announced timing, Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited (Hutchison) today announced it is proceeding with final testing of its third generation (3G) handsets and network infrastructure. |
| 3G Software Demo Defined Radio Running in Silicon |
| Morpho Technologies successfully demonstrates a complete software 3G baseband processor running on the MS1-64 reconfigurable Digital Signal Processor (rDSP) |
| SmartVideo Announces 3G Wireless Capability |
| SmartVideo Technologies, the leading provider of high-quality full motion streaming video content to broadband, dial-up, and wireless Internet users, today announced the capability to deliver high-quality, full-motion video for wireless computers and PDA devices. |
| New Multi-Chip Package for 2.5G and 3G Mobile Handsets |
| The fast-growing data processing and storage needs of camera and multimedia functions in 2.5 and 3G mobile phones require not just more memory bits and bytes, but increasingly sophisticated advanced memory systems |
| Rollout of New Wireless Services Being Restricted |
| GSM Europe, the European Interest Group of the GSM Association, welcomes the Member States’ recognition of the importance of electronic communications in achieving the Lisbon goals - to make Europe the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based society in the world by 2010. |
| 3G Video Trial |
| BT Broadcast Services (BTBS) and Forbidden Technologies plc have reached an agreement to trial a new generation of video streaming services to mobile phone users over existing GPRS and 3G networks. |
| T-Mobile to Introduce Wireless Video Messaging |
| T-Mobile USA introduces video messaging services for T-Mobile customers to record and send full motion color video messages, including sound, from a wireless phone. |
| Nokia To Make CDMA Wireless Handsets in China |
| Nokia announced that it would merge its four existing joint ventures in China in a move that would substantially strengthen the operational efficiency and competitiveness of its China operations. |
| Request for Postponment of 3G Expansion |
| Svenska UMTS-licens AB, a joint venture of Tele2 and TeliaSonera, applied to the Swedish National Post and Telecom Agency for postponement of the completion of the 3G network. |
| TTI Telecom Lands 3G Agreement With Samsung |
| amsung To Offer TTI Telecom's Netrac Wireless Solution as Part of its Wireless Product Offerings; Partnership Leverages Samsung's Dominant Presence in the CDMA Marketplace to Open New Opportunities for TTI Telecom. |
| New Tariffs For 3G In Italy |
| 3, the Italian mobile video company of the Hutchison Whampoa Group, after the hit of the Top 3 promotion, totaling 140 thousand reservations in little more than three months, presents two new tariffs: the rechargeable "3 CINQUANTA", the first of the Third Generation telephony, and the subscription "3 PER TRE". |
| 3G Alliance In Korea |
| Hiitachi Semiconductor and Nextreaming Corporation, a Korean mobile multimedia solution provider, agreed to co-develop and market a solution to Korean handset makers who demand highly optimized multimedia capabilities on mobile devices utilizing Hitachi’s SH-Mobile chipset and middleware. |
| 3G Mobile Gaming Added To OMAP Platform |
| Synergenix Interactive announced it has tailored its mophun™ mobile gaming solution to the OMAP platform from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI). |
| Europe's First Mobile Video Music Service |
| The Musiwave service is now ready for launch, at a time when video ready handsets and networks are being rolled out to millions of mobile users and demand for entertainment content is exploding: |
| O2 Provide MMS Wireless Connectivity |
| Sending an MMS will now be as easy and intuitive as sending a text. Furthermore, from April 1st 2003, O2 customers can get half price media messages. |
| New GPS Wireless Handset for NTTDoCoMo |
| The easy-to-use GPS mobile phone enables users to determine their location at the mere touch of a button, and download maps and information about the area. GPS accuracy is within 10-50 meters. |
| Wireless Users Ready To Play ImageFun |
| ImageFun is a photo-entertainment application from Image Semantics Ltd which enables new forms of image-based communication. It is a network based service using advanced machine-learning image processing, and it is handset independent. |
| New Wireless Phone Headsets with Distinct Style |
| Logitech is showcasing its line of mobile phone headsets. The stylish headsets, designed to stay put, be comfortable, and serve a variety of individual needs, will be feat. |
| Consolidation of Data Mediation across GPRS, 3G UMTS and IP Networks |
| XACCTmobile significantly shortens Cegetel's time-to-market (TTM) as well as time to revenue (TTR) for services such as Multi-Media Service (MMS), digital images, interactive games and downloadable ring tones. |
| New Panasonic GSM / GPRS Camera Phone |
| Panasonic unveiled the X70 mobile phone, its new stylish clamshell camera phone for 2003. Following the highly successful GD87, the Panasonic X70 is 20% smaller than its predecessor and packed with enhanced features. Shipments for the European market are scheduled to begin this autumn. |
| Online Wireless Gaming Is A Real Industry |
| With hundreds of millions -- and eventually billions -- of dollars up for grabs, online gaming represents a budding new industry, which is just beginning to spread its wings, reports In-Stat/MDR. |
| Sonera Gets Video for Wireless Phones |
| Customers of Sonera can now watch videos with his mobile phone, if he or she has got a phone that supports moving image. The offering of the video pilot that continues until the end of May mainly consists of news and music programmes. |
| GSM Wireless Disposable Phone On Way To Europe |
| Separate from our CDMA phone, we have been developing a GSM phone for various markets globally. ETSI's approval of Hop-On's application for membership gives us the opportunity to work more closely with other member companies. |
| NTT DoCoMo to Introduce First Wireless GPS Handset |
| NTT DoCoMo announced that the company will introduce its first Global Positioning Service (GPS) compatible handset, dubbed F661i, to the market at the end of April or later. |
| 3G Delays Will Boost GPRS and Public WLAN Revenue |
| ARPU in Western Europe in 2002 averaged EUR31 per user per month; the number of active subscribers is forecast to grow just 5% in 2003 to 309 million. |
| Australia Offer Local Consumers 3G Wireless |
| Telstra became the first Australian mobile telephone company to offer local consumers access to mobile phone services on a 3G (third generation) network. Telstra deployed Nortel Networks Univity CDMA2000 1X technology to 3G-enable its existing CDMA wireless network. |
| Africa's First CDMA 2000 1X Wireless Network |
| The CDMA2000 1X Wireless Data Network, deployed by Nortel Networks, will enable Multi-Links to significantly boost network capacity to accommodate a greater number of voice calls. The network will also enable high-speed wireless data and secure Internet services like mobile Web browsing, e-mail access with attachments, and other advanced wireless services. |
| BenQ High Hopes In Wireless Phone Market |
| BenQ Co sees the potential for sales of US$30 million (about 1.3 billion baht) in its first year of operations in Thailand's burgeoning communications market. |
| New 3G UMTS Phone |
| Samsung Electronics releases the new SGH-Z100, 3G UMTS mobile phone, which features the most advanced technology with GPRS Class 8, WAP, MMS and Java. |
| New GPRS Camera Phone |
| The Samsung SGH-P400, with a rotating screen, allows users to talk, take and send pictures or data quickly and easily through a single device, with the convenience of a rotating viewfinder. |