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The last few months press releases are listed here, all others archived at 3G Search.
3G Home 33G Press November 3G Press December 3G Press January
| Mobile Payment Services Association Formed |
| New Mobile Payment Services Association launched to drive m-commerce forward for customers, content providers, merchants and banks by creating an open, interoperable, commonly branded solution for payments by mobile phone. |
| Motion Picture E-mail Wireless Handset for China |
| The phone was developed expressly to provide advanced services over China United Telecommunications' high-speed cellular network and it will allow users to take, transmit and receive video mails up to 15 seconds long. |
| New Solution For Testing Wireless Applications |
| The advantages of testing applications in a simulated network are obvious. The earlier you test your application, the sooner you discover the potential problems – preferably long before the application even reaches the prototype phase |
| Key Developments at 3GSM World Congress |
| Sonim Technologies commented on key wireless industry developments at 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, as well as Sonim’s initiatives to lay the foundation for Push-To-Talk (PTT). |
| New ATMII-PMC Protocol Controller Handles all 3G Networks |
| The new ATMII-PMC protocol controller from Adax, the industry leader in high performance communications and signaling infrastructure, has the capability to perform all 3G network signaling functions. |
| Supermarkets - A Source Of Mobile Revenue |
| There is no doubt that the mobile operators can quite easily adapt many of the business practices from the supermarket sector and incorporate them into the mobile business, both in the services creation and marketing and sales of mobile services, thereby attracting both the mobile customers and the content owners and service creators. |
| GSM Focus On 3G Speed Up |
| The
GSM Association's new Board declared that shortening the time to market
and ensuring the global availability of new and developing wireless services
were its two key strategic goals for 2003. |
| Push to Talk Technology over GPRS and 3G EDGE Networks |
| Push to talk is a cost-efficient, simple to use direct voice service for GPRS-based systems that has attracted the interest of many operators. The technology uses the capabilities of the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) as specified by 3GPP for enabling IP connections between mobile phones |
| GPRS/ 3G UMTS in Europe is Back on the Road |
| UMTS will be a tool with which mobile operators optimise their networks, rebuild their balance sheets and retain the loyalty of customers. These are the main conclusions of an major industry report published jointly by Arthur D. Little and Exane |
| Nec To Spotlight 3G Mobiles |
| Handsets for both the European and Japanese markets will be visible on the NEC stand, including NEC's latest i-mode device for Europe, the n22i, which has already been supplied to the KPN Group for its operations in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium, and to Bouygues Telecom for its i-mode service in France. |
| China Unicom Go With CDMA Wireless Adoption |
| China Unicom has selected QUALCOMM's BREW solution in order to provide its customers with over-the-air downloadable games, position location, specialty business applications and more. |
| KDDI Introduces BREW Wireless In Japan |
| KDDI's leadership in the Japanese wireless data market is strengthened with the commercial launch of its BREW-enabled services, handsets and fast- growing catalog of applications, |
| New 3G CDMA2000 Base Station |
| Lucent Technologies introduced a new CDMA2000 base station system designed to help mobile operators increase capacity by up to three times on Lucent base stations that have been deployed for nearly a decade. |
| 3G Gaming Security |
| Network gaming is emerging as one of the few online services that have both wide consumer demand and willingness to purchase. IT GlobalSecure's SecurePlay(TM) Platform delivers the security infrastructure to unlock this $16 Billion marketplace. |
| WLAN and GPRS Wireless Handover |
| Adjungo Networks announced the successful demonstration of seamless handoff of a wireless data session between WLAN and GPRS networks, enabling mobile laptop users to perform data sessions while roaming between the two network types based on secured SIM authentication. |
| New MMS Wireless Handset |
| AlphaCell, the leading provider of advanced rich media mobile handsets,announces the worldwide launch of the M5 - its innovative flagship product. |
| Software System on Chip to Cut the Cost of 3G infrastructure |
| The architecture was developed with a strong emphasis on ease of design/verification and deterministic performance for embedded signal processing - especially wireless and 3G. Complementing the device is a complete development tool-chain and a comprehensive systems library, providing a complete baseband platform for 3G infrastructure. |
| US Wireless Text-Messaging Adoption Skyrocketing |
| The findings indicate that mobile phone penetration rates are slowing, but the adoption of text messaging is growing rapidly, which bodes well for carriers searching for additional ways of increasing their revenues apart from minutes used for voice calls -- and for marketers seeking new ways of reaching their audiences. |
| 37 Million Camera Wireless Phones To Be Sold Worldwide in 2003 |
| The latest Strategy Analytics Wireless Device Strategies report, "Vodafone's J-Phone of Japan Leads 18 Million Unit Camera Phone Market," concludes that 18 million embedded-camera phones were sold worldwide in 2002, of which 13 million were sold in Japan. The above graph shows global camera phone sales versus period. |
| World's Smallest CDMA Wireless Bluetooth Device |
| Murata Electronics introduced the smallest Bluetooth radio frequency (RF) device for Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) applications on the market to their line-up. Measuring only 8mm x 6.5mm x 1.6mm, the LMBTA068 series BlueDevice is smaller than competitors' products. |
| Huawei 3G Solutions Next |
| Its 2G/2.5G mobile solutions have been deployed in 32 countries, and over 20 UMTS trial networks have been established in China, Russia, U.A.E. etc. And there had been 300 million subscribers for Huawei TELLIN intelligent network by the end of 2002. |
| Schema Introduces 3G Data Planner |
| he Data Planner is based on Schema’s TNG Multi-Technology Platform. Inset shows the The Schema TNG platform which allows you to utilize any of our products for any combination of your technologies - GSM, GPRS, TDMA, iDEN, EDGE, CDMA, CDMA2000 and UMTS. |
| Hutchison 3G Australia Performance |
| Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited announced its full year results for 2002. Chief Executive Kevin Russell said the results reflected a challenging year in which Hutchison met its two primary targets: solid growth in Orange to achieve positive EBITDA; and, with 3, to position for launch and establish an edge over competitors in the provision of new wireless multimedia services. |
| Catapult Communications 3G Expertise Acknowledged |
| This prestigious acknowledgment was bestowed for Catapult Japan's significant assistance with NEC's completion of the IMT-2000 Mobile Telephone System for Japanese wireless network operator J-Phone Co., Ltd. The award ceremony was held in NEC's head office in Tokyo where Catapultand nine other companies were recognized. |
| World Premiere of Two GSM / GPRS mobile phones |
| The handsets are based on the Motorola i.250 platform (chipset and protocol stack), one of the most well-proven and competitive GSM/GPRS engines currently on the market, to ensure that we can provide customers with the best solution possible. |
| Ericsson Showcases 3G Interoperability |
| Ericsson is showcasing WCDMA/UMTS system and terminal interoperability at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes by showing 3G voice and video telephony services in an Ericsson WCDMA network together with handsets from many of the leading handset vendors. |
| Alcatel and Sun To Offer 3G Solutions |
| Alcatel
and Sun have developed an end-to end-mobile environment to assess content usability to allow service providers to offer new applications on live 2.5G and 3G network scenarios. |
| 2003 Mobile Lifestyle Survey |
| The study found that mobile device users in 2003 are mostly male, well educated and well paid with varied interests in sports and travel, for example. |
| 3G Showcase In Austria |
| T-Mobile Future House is Europe's first comprehensive showcase for the real applications of the mobile future with 3G. Exciting new applications can be seen in action: one of them is MobileVoice. |
| MacroMedia Flash Comes To i-Mode Wireless Handsets |
| By
incorporating Macromedia Flash in its i-mode service, DoCoMo will provide
i-mode users with access to a much broader range of rich content and applications. |
| 3G Mobiles In UK Get ITN Video News |
| Under the agreement, 3 customers will have access to specially formatted ITN video news bulletins - typically around one and a half minutes long, updated throughout the day and covering the top five UK and International news stories. |
| O2 Reaffirms Its Commitment to 3G |
| The reaffiemation came as the chief executive of its parent, MMO2, said it is considering using slower Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Environment (EDGE) technology in the rollout of 3G. |
| New FOMA 3G Handsets Feature TI OMAP Processors |
| Texas Instruments announced that all three new FOMA 3G handset models from NTT DoCoMo will feature TI's high-performance, power-efficient OMAP application processors. These models feature a camera capable of taking still photos and video. |
| China Unicom to Kick off Video Phone Networks |
| China Unicom completed the first stage of video phone networks and would put it into use recently. The capacity of first stage was 100,000 lines. The video phone had been used by corporate in video conferences. |
| Indoor Radio Design & Optimization of 3G Mobile Networks |
| Alcatel and DoCoMo Engineering Inc., a 100% subsidiary of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. Japan, have signed today, at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes (France), a Frame Agreement on consulting services and cooperation for network design, operations and enhancement of 3G/UMTS indoor coverage. |
| 3G Providers Must Understand 'Mobile Emotion' To Succeed |
| New UMTS Forum research explores our relationship with the mobile phone and makes recommendations to industry for effective marketing of new UMTS services and products |
| New Siemens Wireless Fashion Phone |
| Petite, light and easy to use, the A55 weighs a mere 84 grams. Stylish too, with a sleek chrome ring finish and available in two new shades – Garnet (red) and Biscaya (blue), the A55 is always in style with the latest trends. |
| Sensational 3G Phone With TV and Camcorder |
| The new model can shoot and store up to 30 minutes of video. It comes with a 262,000-color TFT-LCD and dynamic sound User Interface that enables the user to enjoy an assortment of sounds simply by pressing a key. |
| NEC to Develop the Mobile Multimedia i-mode Wireless in Spain |
| Telefonica Moviles Espana provides mobile services with GSM/GPRS systems, which is European 2.5G system, and plans to provide i-mode service from the first half of 2003. |
| Wi-Fi Likely Has A Bigger Future Than 3G |
| BEFORE 3G EVEN REACHES the mainstream consumer in Asia, it could be obsolete -- eclipsed by Wi-Fi, a cheaper, faster-evolving wireless technology that was never meant for telecommunications. |
| Teleca lands 3G Video Contract With 3 |
| Teleca will deliver a solution that transforms high-resolution video, such as TV, into the standardised formats for mobile multimedia. The solution enables 3 to offer streaming media services with both audio and video, such as live newscasts. |
| 3G Dual Band Phones' Power Consumption Significantly Reduced |
| Semiconductor start-up Innovics Wireless announced a new diversity processing solution for next-generation wireless systems, which will significantly reduce the power consumed by dual mode 2.5/3G terminals. |
| Ericsson Chosen by Orange France For 3G UMTS Network Equipment |
| According to the contract, Orange France and Ericsson will start the roll-out of the core network equipments this year, further ensuring the effective launch of 3G mobile services. |
| Chinese Backed 3G Wireless Standard Optimization |
| Symena
announced that it is committed to developing an optimization tool for TD-SCDMA 3G standard.The standard has received a substantial allocation of spectrum in China and several Chinese manufacturers have announced their intention to build equipment for the network. |
| Wireless Terminal ODM Players - A New Chain ? |
| Is it a Sony Ericsson? Is it a Motorola? No, it might actually be a GVC or a BenQ.. With the outsourcing of development as well as manufacturing to Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) companies, the old value chain of the mobile terminal market goes up in smoke. |
| 3G FOMA Service Extended |
| NTT DoCoMo announced that the company will expand its third-generation (3G) mobile phone service in the Kanto Koshinetsu region*, effective February 22, 2003. As a result, FOMA service will cover approximately 97% of the region's populated areas, making nationwide coverage available to some 89% of the population. |
| Advanced
Gateway Enables 3G Mobile Phones and PDAs To Hold Videoconferencing Sessions |
| RADVISION
announced the general availability of the viaIP gw-P20/M Gateway. Designed for service providers looking to capitalize on their 3G networks by adding value added, high-margin multimedia services, the viaIP gw-P20/M gateway supports real time bi-directional streaming of video telephony sessions between 3G-324M enabled cell phones and PDAs and multiple IP and ISDN-based videoconferencing systems using the 3G-324M standard for real-time multimedia communications over WCDMA and CDMA2000 3G networks. |
| Live Mobile Content Launch in China |
| Mobile
Entertainment Corporation (MEC) is proud to announce it has signed a joint
venture with Asia Wireless Media Ltd. (AWM) to operate its LiveMobileCam
broadcast network in China and the Asian region. |
| World First For The Wireless And Broadband Video Market |
| Mobix Interactive announces the launch of the only independent working solution for the real-time delivery of video content to mobile and broadband operators. |
| New Siemens Next Generation Smart Phone |
| The SX1 has strips of keys built in to each side of the phone, instead of an ordinary keypad, to give it a sleek shape. This design innovation also shifts the large, 64K color high-resolution screen into the center of the device without compromising overall size as the SX1 only weighs 110 grams. |
| MMO2 Considering 3G EDGE Mobile Technology |
| CANNES -(Dow Jones) U.K. mobile-phone operator MMO2 PLC (OOM) said Wednesday it is considering deploying EDGE, an alternative third-generation or 3G technology, in the U.K. |
| Operators to Deliver 3GPP Formats, RealAudio and RealVideo |
| With the integration of RealNetworks' industry-leading Helix Universal Server - Mobile and Helix Universal Gateway - Mobile, mobile operators will have access to technology that enables them to stream and control media traffic on their network. |
| 3G Wireless Multimedia Launched In Europe |
| Responding to customer demand for innovative new wireless services, PacketVideo, the world leader in mobilemedia software, and Kapsch CarrierCom AG, Austria’s leading system innovator, today announced that they have deployed wireless multimedia on mobilkom austria’s newly launched UMTS network. |
| New GPRS Wireless Colour Screen Phone |
| Sendo has introduced the first of a family of new feature phones that will be launched in 2003, the M550. With its classic shape, and internal antenna it will be one of the smallest and most attractive colour clamshell phones on the market at only 77grams and 68cc and gives of up 180 to 400 hours of standby time and between up to 120minutes and 300 minutes of talk or gaming time. |
| Mobility Infrastructure Revenues Decline 16% |
| According to Dell'Oro Group, in 2002 mobility infrastructure revenues declined 16% to $28.8 Billion, compared to 2001. This figure included GSM/GPRS/EDGE, TDMA, CDMA (all variants) and WCDMA. |
| WatchMark Showcases 3G Solutions for Helping Wireless Operators |
| As operators evaluate new handset and services offerings at 3GSM to attract and retain profitable customers, they must also consider how to more effectively gauge the impact of correlating increased network usage on the delivery of quality service to their subscribers. |
| M-Systems and Toshiba Unveil Mobile DiskOnChip |
| Storage architecture within mobile handsets, PDAs and other devices is changing to support exploding memory needs without driving costs through the roof. Today's mobile phones and PDAs need a large block of local storage to store full-scale operating systems and multimedia applications such as pictures and video. |
| Telefónica Móviles Carrying Out Trials of 3G LAB's Trigenix |
| 3G LAB announced that Telefónica Móviles España, the operator of Telefónica Móviles Group in Spain, is carrying out trials of 3G LAB's Trigenix technology. |
| Top Ten 3G Ready Nations |
| Japan and Australia have been ranked as the two most 3G ready nations in the world, by a unique global survey of 40 nations conducted by 3G & Wi-Fi Pacific, an industry newsletter based in Asia. |
| WCDMA Performance Analysis System Doubles Test Coverage |
| Spirent Communications has launched a new release of its U-ATS UMTS Automatic Test System. It is an integrated solution that enables complete characterisation of WCDMA mobile device performance during all phases of the development and deployment cycle. |
| Development Time and Costs Savings for 3G Handsets of up to 50 Percent |
| This solution facilitates the transition from today's GSM mobile phones to multimode 3G handsets. It supports 384 kbps data transfer as well as high-speed data transfer via EDGE, which many operators are considering as part of the evolution to 3G. |
| New Integrated OSS Solutions Help Wireless Service Providers |
| Agilent Technologies announced its wireless data operations support system (OSS) strategy and new and enhanced operations support system (OSS) solutions that will enable wireless data service providers to profitably deliver the highest quality next-generation wireless services. |
| Tektronix Supports Latest 3G UMTS Release |
| Mobile equipment manufacturers depend on their test tools to support the latest standard as soon as it is released. Tektronix answers this customer requirement with a proven platform that leverages technical innovation in both 2.5G and 3G networks to support for the latest standards as soon as customers need it. |
| Motorola Accelerates 3G Handset Development |
| Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector and Symbian today introduce 2.5G and 3G handset reference designs that reduce the development time needed to create innovative handsets running Symbian OS™ operating system by as much as 50 percent. |
| Alcatel Awarded 3G / UMTS Contract |
| Alcatel announced the signature of an exclusive contract with OrangeFrance for the turnkey delivery of the 3G/UMTS end-user services package to be implemented in the framework of the OrangeFrance live 3G test program. |
| 3G Trends - The Coming of a Price War |
| The entry of 3G challengers with plenty of capacity on the market will most likely lead to a price war. Northstream expects prices to come down more quickly and drastically for 3G than it did for its forerunner GSM. |
| Pricing and Marketing Wireless Hotspots |
| The report, Pricing and Marketing Wireless Hotspots, has assessed and interpreted marketing and pricing strategies across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, covering fifty players in 21 countries, and over one hundred and thirty pricing schemes. |
| Sony Ericsson Unveils Its First Commercial 3G Phone |
| The clamshell Z1010 is designed to give consumers the best possible experience of imaging, messaging and connectivity applications using 3G. Optimised for video conferencing and video applications, it features two inbuilt cameras, two displays, video support and a host of other features. |
| 3G Rollout Status In Norway |
| On behalf of Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS), Northstream has performed an anlysis of the 3G rollout situation. |
| Parliament Adopts Report on 3G |
| The roll-out in Europe of third-generation mobile communications (3G) is experiencing a large number of problems because of the economic slowdown, financial debts of the operators, who had to pay large licence fees, and the lack of 3G devices on the market. |
| 3G QoS Validation Tool for WCDMA and GPRS |
| The NetHawk QoS Validatin Tool provides delay and throughput measurements as well as key network statistics. The measurement results are presented graphically in real-time. End-to-end measurements in the live network give a good overall view of the service performance. |
| Chinese Shipping Phones Based On GSM / GPRS Solution |
| Skyworks Solutions announced that two leading Chinese mobile phone manufacturers have introduced new handset models based on Skyworks' GSM/GPRS cellular system solution. |
| Telematics and M2M Worth $178bn by 2007 |
| The
opportunities offered by telematics and M2M are endless. Automotive, fleet
and freight, utilities, oil & gas, offices, homes, vending and POS
are among the many application areas. ARC Group expects the worldwide solutions market to be worth in excess of US$100bn by 2007. |
| 3G Performance Management Solution |
| The Datasweep solution provides Powerwave with real-time access to production and quality data throughout a product's lifecycle to help drive continuous and predictable quality. |
| Complete Standards Compliant 3G WCDMA Mobile Terminal Solution |
| InterDigital Communications will demonstrate its Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) air interface solutions at the 2003 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France (February 17-21, 2003). |
| Production-Ready 3G UMTS/ GSM/ GPRS Baseband Processor |
| This complete UMTS solution has demonstrated UMTS and GSM voice calls and high-speed data calls-including both UMTS and GPRS. The PCI5110 has achieved UMTS data calls at 64, 128, and 384 kbps. |
| New Spin on Dual Mode 3G Handsets |
| The rapid development of dual mode GSM/GPRS and WCDMA handsets is a significant step closer following the introduction of Zyray Wireless' SPINNERchip 1.0 WCDMA baseband processor solution. |
| 3G Cartoon Time |
| Our rendering engine is real-time, and the XDA is powerful enough to display full-motion animation, so the only delay really is in the streaming of the content, which requires a very small amount of bandwidth, especially for GPRS or 3G." |
| A 3G Battle : WCDMA vs. CDMA2000 |
| Has the last year's downturn for the wireless industry and delays in 3G fundamentally changed the operator's options for 3G evolution? |
| Wireless 3GSM Shuttle Bus Demo |
| At the 3GSM World Congress, Whereonearth will, for the first time, allow conference delegates to experience live Where-based services in real-time, both on the exhibition floor and on their mobile devices. |
| New Software Speeds MPEG-4 Optimization and Standards-compliance |
| prove is unique new software that makes the job of optimizing MPEG-4 video compression and confirming MPEG-4 standards-compliance much easier, quicker and more quantitative. |
| 3G Stress Tester Demo |
| The LG200 is a testing system that simulates real-world network conditions in a lab environment. UbiNetics has developed the system in response to demand from both infrastructure vendors and network operators as they ready their networks for commercial launch. |
| LG Electronics Leads the Global Standard of 3G CDMA |
| LG Electronics’ CDMA technologies recognized by world telecom leaders. Stronger position as a world’s first CDMA developer and active domestic development of global CDMA standard expected. |
| 3G Network Performance Software |
| DAX Technologies said it has supplied network performance management software to Illinois Valley Cellular to support 3G deployment and network optimization activities for their wireless network in their coverage area which extends across an eight county area |
| Gateway to 3G in Distress |
| After years of success, followed by a roller-coaster style hype and gloom, the wireless industry seems now to be adapting to the life of a regular industry with average margins. |
| 3G Being Secretly Tested In China |
| It is reported that China Telecom Fujian branch is secretly testing the CDMA 2000 in Quanzhou City of Fujian Province. |
| Wireless-Internet-On-A-Chip For Cell Phones |
| The highly integrated microchip is the first to combine the key components of today's cellular phones and handheld computers onto a single piece of silicon - promising to bring advanced functionality, longer battery life and more innovative phone designs to mainstream phones. |
| 3G TV Is Here |
| Local press in Korea has confirmed that Korea Telecom will beam 9 TV channels to 3G phone users this month. The channels are beleived to include a music channel and a news channel. |
| Wireless Payments to Increase to USD20 billion by 2005 |
| This figure represents an annual growth rate of over 100%, and is mainly derived from new types of transaction such as prepaid top up via automatic teller machines (ATMs).Current forms of mobile payments include premium SMS messages |
| NEC's Snappy GPRS / WAP Wireless Handset |
| NEC's latest GPRS / WAP mobile handset, the e525, will be unveiled for the first time at 3GSM World Congress in Cannes. Compact and striking with a stylish fold-form design and built-in antenna, the handset features an integrated camera. |
| World's First 3G DBDM Mobile Phone |
| Introducing the dual band, dual mode cell phone with the launch of WCDMA / cdma2000 1x services. Laying the early ground for WCDMA services and aiming at being a market leader with the best CDMA and WCDMA technologies for IMT-2000 cellular phone. |
| RF Antennas Are Used 3G SKYLINK |
| EMS Wireless announced that EMS's line of RF antennas are used on SKYLINK, Russia's new advanced 3G network in the 450 MHz frequency band that went live in January. The order marks EMS Wireless' entry into the Russian wireless market. |
| Ericsson Demos Video Call Via Dual-Mode 3G Platform |
| This demonstration further emphasizes the leadership of Ericsson's mobile platform solution, which is capable of full WCDMA and GSM/GPRS dual-mode, including handover and multimedia functionality. |
| FireWall Now Supports 3G Standard |
| To fully capitalize on the potential of 3G wireless networks, carriers must incorporate robust and proven security solutions that will protect the integrity and availability of the network. |
| European Users Are Willing To Pay A Premium For 3G Handsets And Services |
| If operators chose not to subsidise 3G handsets then users may be shocked to find that they will have to pay many times more for the new 3G models than they do for existing handsets. |
| Wireless Music Services To Ring Up Revenues? |
| Music is a consumer magnet. Users download ringtones to personalize their phones; they congregate in chat rooms to talk about favorite artists; they participate in music voting, entertainment and promotion campaigns |
| MMS Wireless Gets Better For T-Mobile |
| T-Mobile is now offering its customers the possibility of sending pictures, sound, personal voice recordings and texts combined as an MMS message in all German mobile telephony networks. |
| 3D Java Wireless Phone Game Launched |
| Abstract Worlds announced the release of StrangeMaze 3D, a 3D first person maze puzzle racing game designed for Java mobile phones. |
| WAP Not A Bad RAP |
| Mobile data services have for sometime now have been getting a bad 'rap'. It was only one year ago, that the Wall Street Journal even had an article sub-titled, "WAP is c**p". It would be fair to say that the Wall Street Journal sensed the mood of the average WAP end-user. |
| ehealth is an Ideal Application For 3G Operators |
| A report published by Wireless Healthcare states that 'always on' technology, such as 3G, would enhance ehealth applications. |
| Enhancements To 3G Protocal Analysis & Test Tool |
| Dilithium Networks unveiled a new major release of the Dilithium Networks Analyzer (DNA), a H.324M/3G-324M protocol analysis and test tool for 3G markets. |
| GPRS / EDGE 3G Roll Out In Colombia and Ecuador |
| The deal will allow América Móvil to introduce GSM voice and GPRS/EDGE 3G data services to Colombia and Ecuador. The network will be EDGE capable from day one. |
| World's First Turbo Decoder Chip for HSDPA 3G UMTS Terminals |
| Researchers from Bell Labs revealed architectural and performance details of the world's first turbo decoder chip for third-generation (3G) wireless data terminals that supports the evolving High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) standard. |
| New CDMA2000 1x Wireless Phone |
| Tech lovers and fashion victims will love the new tri-mode VX2000 by LG Mobile Phones from Verizon Wireless. A sleek and attractive handset, the VX2000 |
| 3G Rapid Expansion to Continue |
| he CDMA industry continues to lead in 3G deployments, subscriber growth and bringing advanced products and services to the market. 2002 saw tremendous expansion of CDMA2000. 27 operators launched CDMA2000 networks, increasing the number of commercial systems to 37 on five continents. |
| Alcatel Partner with 3G / TD-CDMA Player |
| Alcatel enhanced its leading role in next generation wireless broadband access solutions, by announcing a strategic partnership with IPWireless, the world's leading TD-CDMA (TDD) solutions company. |
| New 3G W-CDMA Programmable Baseband Processor |
| This advanced W-CDMA programmable baseband processor fulfills emerging industry demand by enabling terminal manufacturers to rapidly upgrade their existing GSM/GPRS terminal designs to support multi-mode UMTS/GSM/GPRS. |
| 3G LAB Launches Trigenix 2.0 Mobile Interface |
| Trigenix delivers a customised mobile interface that allows operators to deliver a seamless and branded user experience driving up revenues by encouraging their customers to connect to data services. |
| Mitsubishi 3G MOU |
| Radical Horizon has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mitsubishi Electric to jointly work on the design of 3G test solutions that integrate software defined radio (SDR) technology for the emulation of 3G networks. |
| 4 Out Of 5 Wireless Phone Users Have Internet Access |
| Users of mobile phone Internet services in Japan have exceeded 60 million people, the Telecommunications Carriers Association announced on February 7 according to its survey of mobile phone companies. |
| Wireless Phone Receives Design Award |
| Cutting-edge technology allied with top-class design – from now on, the new S-Class mobile phone can proudly wear its laurels, in the shape of the Industrie Forum (iF) Design Award 2003. |
| Wireless Hotspots Hit 327% Growth in 2002 |
| The European hotspot market increased by 327% over the last year from 269 locations at the end of 2001 to around 1,150 locations at the end of 2002. |
| Professional Images For 3G Phone Users |
| The deal enables consumers to personalize their handsets with a wide variety of premium images in categories that include animals, lifestyle imagery, humorous characters, travel scenes and calendar-quality landscapes. |
| Telematics and M2M Worth $178bn by 2007 |
| The
opportunities offered by telematics and M2M are endless. Automotive, fleet
and freight, utilities, oil & gas, offices, homes, vending and POS
are among the many application areas. ARC Group expects the worldwide solutions market to be worth in excess of US$100bn by 2007. |
| 3G Performance Management Solution |
| The Datasweep solution provides Powerwave with real-time access to production and quality data throughout a product's lifecycle to help drive continuous and predictable quality. |
| Complete Standards Compliant 3G WCDMA Mobile Terminal Solution |
| InterDigital Communications will demonstrate its Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) air interface solutions at the 2003 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France (February 17-21, 2003). |
| Production-Ready 3G UMTS/ GSM/ GPRS Baseband Processor |
| This complete UMTS solution has demonstrated UMTS and GSM voice calls and high-speed data calls-including both UMTS and GPRS. The PCI5110 has achieved UMTS data calls at 64, 128, and 384 kbps. |
| New Spin on Dual Mode 3G Handsets |
| The rapid development of dual mode GSM/GPRS and WCDMA handsets is a significant step closer following the introduction of Zyray Wireless' SPINNERchip 1.0 WCDMA baseband processor solution. |
| 3G Cartoon Time |
| Our rendering engine is real-time, and the XDA is powerful enough to display full-motion animation, so the only delay really is in the streaming of the content, which requires a very small amount of bandwidth, especially for GPRS or 3G." |
| A 3G Battle : WCDMA vs. CDMA2000 |
| Has the last year's downturn for the wireless industry and delays in 3G fundamentally changed the operator's options for 3G evolution? |
| Wireless 3GSM Shuttle Bus Demo |
| At the 3GSM World Congress, Whereonearth will, for the first time, allow conference delegates to experience live Where-based services in real-time, both on the exhibition floor and on their mobile devices. |
| New Software Speeds MPEG-4 Optimization and Standards-compliance |
| prove is unique new software that makes the job of optimizing MPEG-4 video compression and confirming MPEG-4 standards-compliance much easier, quicker and more quantitative. |
| 3G Stress Tester Demo |
| The LG200 is a testing system that simulates real-world network conditions in a lab environment. UbiNetics has developed the system in response to demand from both infrastructure vendors and network operators as they ready their networks for commercial launch. |
| LG Electronics Leads the Global Standard of 3G CDMA |
| LG Electronics’ CDMA technologies recognized by world telecom leaders. Stronger position as a world’s first CDMA developer and active domestic development of global CDMA standard expected. |
| 3G Network Performance Software |
| DAX Technologies said it has supplied network performance management software to Illinois Valley Cellular to support 3G deployment and network optimization activities for their wireless network in their coverage area which extends across an eight county area |
| Gateway to 3G in Distress |
| After years of success, followed by a roller-coaster style hype and gloom, the wireless industry seems now to be adapting to the life of a regular industry with average margins. |
| 3G Being Secretly Tested In China |
| It is reported that China Telecom Fujian branch is secretly testing the CDMA 2000 in Quanzhou City of Fujian Province. |
| Wireless-Internet-On-A-Chip For Cell Phones |
| The highly integrated microchip is the first to combine the key components of today's cellular phones and handheld computers onto a single piece of silicon - promising to bring advanced functionality, longer battery life and more innovative phone designs to mainstream phones. |
| 3G TV Is Here |
| Local press in Korea has confirmed that Korea Telecom will beam 9 TV channels to 3G phone users this month. The channels are beleived to include a music channel and a news channel. |
| Wireless Payments to Increase to USD20 billion by 2005 |
| This figure represents an annual growth rate of over 100%, and is mainly derived from new types of transaction such as prepaid top up via automatic teller machines (ATMs).Current forms of mobile payments include premium SMS messages |
| NEC's Snappy GPRS / WAP Wireless Handset |
| NEC's latest GPRS / WAP mobile handset, the e525, will be unveiled for the first time at 3GSM World Congress in Cannes. Compact and striking with a stylish fold-form design and built-in antenna, the handset features an integrated camera. |
| World's First 3G DBDM Mobile Phone |
| Introducing the dual band, dual mode cell phone with the launch of WCDMA / cdma2000 1x services. Laying the early ground for WCDMA services and aiming at being a market leader with the best CDMA and WCDMA technologies for IMT-2000 cellular phone. |
| RF Antennas Are Used 3G SKYLINK |
| EMS Wireless announced that EMS's line of RF antennas are used on SKYLINK, Russia's new advanced 3G network in the 450 MHz frequency band that went live in January. The order marks EMS Wireless' entry into the Russian wireless market. |
| Ericsson Demos Video Call Via Dual-Mode 3G Platform |
| This demonstration further emphasizes the leadership of Ericsson's mobile platform solution, which is capable of full WCDMA and GSM/GPRS dual-mode, including handover and multimedia functionality. |
| FireWall Now Supports 3G Standard |
| To fully capitalize on the potential of 3G wireless networks, carriers must incorporate robust and proven security solutions that will protect the integrity and availability of the network. |
| European Users Are Willing To Pay A Premium For 3G Handsets And Services |
| If operators chose not to subsidise 3G handsets then users may be shocked to find that they will have to pay many times more for the new 3G models than they do for existing handsets. |
| Wireless Music Services To Ring Up Revenues? |
| Music is a consumer magnet. Users download ringtones to personalize their phones; they congregate in chat rooms to talk about favorite artists; they participate in music voting, entertainment and promotion campaigns |
| MMS Wireless Gets Better For T-Mobile |
| T-Mobile is now offering its customers the possibility of sending pictures, sound, personal voice recordings and texts combined as an MMS message in all German mobile telephony networks. |
| 3D Java Wireless Phone Game Launched |
| Abstract Worlds announced the release of StrangeMaze 3D, a 3D first person maze puzzle racing game designed for Java mobile phones. |
| WAP Not A Bad RAP |
| Mobile data services have for sometime now have been getting a bad 'rap'. It was only one year ago, that the Wall Street Journal even had an article sub-titled, "WAP is c**p". It would be fair to say that the Wall Street Journal sensed the mood of the average WAP end-user. |
| ehealth is an Ideal Application For 3G Operators |
| A report published by Wireless Healthcare states that 'always on' technology, such as 3G, would enhance ehealth applications. |
| Enhancements To 3G Protocal Analysis & Test Tool |
| Dilithium Networks unveiled a new major release of the Dilithium Networks Analyzer (DNA), a H.324M/3G-324M protocol analysis and test tool for 3G markets. |
| GPRS / EDGE 3G Roll Out In Colombia and Ecuador |
| The deal will allow América Móvil to introduce GSM voice and GPRS/EDGE 3G data services to Colombia and Ecuador. The network will be EDGE capable from day one. |
| World's First Turbo Decoder Chip for HSDPA 3G UMTS Terminals |
| Researchers from Bell Labs revealed architectural and performance details of the world's first turbo decoder chip for third-generation (3G) wireless data terminals that supports the evolving High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) standard. |
| New CDMA2000 1x Wireless Phone |
| Tech lovers and fashion victims will love the new tri-mode VX2000 by LG Mobile Phones from Verizon Wireless. A sleek and attractive handset, the VX2000 |
| 3G Rapid Expansion to Continue |
| he CDMA industry continues to lead in 3G deployments, subscriber growth and bringing advanced products and services to the market. 2002 saw tremendous expansion of CDMA2000. 27 operators launched CDMA2000 networks, increasing the number of commercial systems to 37 on five continents. |
| Alcatel Partner with 3G / TD-CDMA Player |
| Alcatel enhanced its leading role in next generation wireless broadband access solutions, by announcing a strategic partnership with IPWireless, the world's leading TD-CDMA (TDD) solutions company. |
| New 3G W-CDMA Programmable Baseband Processor |
| This advanced W-CDMA programmable baseband processor fulfills emerging industry demand by enabling terminal manufacturers to rapidly upgrade their existing GSM/GPRS terminal designs to support multi-mode UMTS/GSM/GPRS. |
| 3G LAB Launches Trigenix 2.0 Mobile Interface |
| Trigenix delivers a customised mobile interface that allows operators to deliver a seamless and branded user experience driving up revenues by encouraging their customers to connect to data services. |
| Mitsubishi 3G MOU |
| Radical Horizon has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mitsubishi Electric to jointly work on the design of 3G test solutions that integrate software defined radio (SDR) technology for the emulation of 3G networks. |
| 4 Out Of 5 Wireless Phone Users Have Internet Access |
| Users of mobile phone Internet services in Japan have exceeded 60 million people, the Telecommunications Carriers Association announced on February 7 according to its survey of mobile phone companies. |
| Wireless Phone Receives Design Award |
| Cutting-edge technology allied with top-class design – from now on, the new S-Class mobile phone can proudly wear its laurels, in the shape of the Industrie Forum (iF) Design Award 2003. |
| Wireless Hotspots Hit 327% Growth in 2002 |
| The European hotspot market increased by 327% over the last year from 269 locations at the end of 2001 to around 1,150 locations at the end of 2002. |
| Professional Images For 3G Phone Users |
| The deal enables consumers to personalize their handsets with a wide variety of premium images in categories that include animals, lifestyle imagery, humorous characters, travel scenes and calendar-quality landscapes. |
| BenQ 3G Symbian OS Smartphones |
| BenQ and Symbian Ltd announce that BenQ, a leading Taiwanese consumer electronics manufacturer, has signed an agreement to license Symbian OS, the global industry standard operating system for advanced mobile phones. |
| T-Mobile Partnership On Wireless Game Services |
| T-Mobile International and Nokia announced that they will co-develop innovative mobile services globally for the Nokia N-Gage game deck. The new device enables enriched interactive gaming by means of a wireless multiplayer platform for both local and remote gaming. |
| 3G : UMTS Forum Has New Chairman |
| The UMTS Forum has confirmed the election of Jean-Pierre Bienaimé, Director of Group Technical Support at Orange, as its new Chairman, succeeding Dr Bernd Eylert, who ends his four year term as Chairman of the Third Generation mobile industry association. |
| 3G UMTS Licenses To Be Auctioned |
| I want more independent operators to enter the Norwegian mobile market. Increased competition will give consumers better and cheaper mobile telephony services, says Minister of Transport and Communications, Ms. Torild Skogsholm |
| Chinese Govt to Distribute 3G Cell Phone Licenses |
| It plans to approve licenses for TD-SCDMA, an original communications standard developed in China, as well as the WCDMA (wide-band code division multiple access) and cdma2000 standards now used in other countries. |
| CDMA Wireless Base Station Order For China |
| Mitec Telecom announced that it has received orders from a major network provider to supply 800 MHz CDMA IS95 BTS micro base stations for supply to China and South America. The value of the contract is estimated at CAN $8 million. |
| SK Telecom May Delay 3G Roll-Out |
| SK Telecom Chief Executive Officer Pyo Moon-soo ( inset ) said the company's roll-out of third-generation (3G) mobile phone service is dependent on the condition of the economy. |
| New KDDI 3G BREW Handset |
| KDDI Corp. and Okinawa Cellular introduce BREW, a new application platform for mobile phones, for third-generation (CDMA2000 1x) handsets, which offer high-speed data communications at speeds of up to 144 kbps. |
| 3G Myth Holding Back Smartphones |
| The majority of UK corporate telecommunications infrastructure managers are intent on delaying deployment of mobile data applications until 3G networks are fully established, according to survey findings released today by Intuwave, a leading developer of mobile middleware software and services. |
| $500 Million Chinese Contract for Wireless Video Phones |
| Calypso Wireless announced it has signed a 3-year, $500 million contract with China Telecom, a world class telecom carrier, for the delivery of Calypso's cellular broadband video phones. |
| France Telecom Go For WiFi Wireless |
| During a press conference at France Telecom R&D's showroom near Paris, the group unveiled initiatives to promote WiFi wireless broadband services. Backed by targeted and progressive investments, France Telecom will enrich existing fixed, mobile and Internet solutions to make the benefits of WiFi technology widely available to businesses, consumers and communities of users. |
| 3 Ways To Pay For 3G |
| In early March customers will also be able to pre-order in-store in 3 UK's flagship 3Store outlets in London and Birmingham and in selected branches of Dixons, The Link, Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U and via a range of independent retailers across the UK. Fulfilment of confirmed pre-orders is expected to begin in mid-March. |
| J-Phone Setup a Wireless Weather Service |
| -PHONE Co., Ltd. announced today from after early March 2003 it will offer a new "Weather Icon" service that displays weather information on a handset's main display or sub-display to keep users abreast of the weather anytime and anywhere. |
| CDMA Wireless - The Technology for Nigeria |
| As the telecoms sector continues to explode especially in the Lagos area, boss of Starcomms, Mr. Dirk Smet, has continued to insist that CDMA 20001X is the telecom facility for Nigeria. |
| Teleca Implement Their 3G Network Operations Support System |
| The system will ensure the efficient operation of 3’s new 3G network. Teleca was previously chosen by 3 to provide a solution for planning, supervision and service provisioning. |
| Lottery Goes Wireless |
| The iLottery System currently supports Internet-based wagering, fixed point of sales terminals and mobile selling terminals allowing users to play on-line number games and lotteries from a variety of channels. |
| UbiNetics Network 'Stress Tester' As 3G Gears Up |
| UbiNetics has launched the LG200 series Load Generator, a network testing system that simulates 'real-world' network conditions in a lab environment. |
| Is Mediation The Saviour Of 3G |
| There are business, demographic, and geographic differences that partly answer this question. But U.S. and European telecoms have also been hamstrung by a key, but under-appreciated technical obstacle -- billing mediation. |
| 3G Quality Systems Solution in Taiwan |
| NiceUniverse is being used proactively to prepare agents for 3G mobile telecommunications services that EBT is scheduled to provide this summer. |
| Anite to Demonstrate Latest 3G Test Technology |
| World's first and only GCF approved 3G test cases for validation of mobile phones and wireless terminals for use on W-CDMA networks |
| Earthlink Launch 3G Wireless Laptop Access |
| EarthLink launched "EarthLink Wireless Enhanced Access for Your Laptop." The new EarthLink service utilizes the CDMA 1xRTT network of a major national wireless provider |
| T-Mobile and O2 3G Cooperation |
| T-Mobile Deutschland and o2 Germany are expanding their cooperation to include shared usage of T-Mobile's UMTS network. The new agreement builds on the contract between the two network operators signed in the summer of 2001 and provides for the expanded use of T-Mobile's network by o2 customers. |
| Dow Jones Try Out 3G Phones |
| The futuristic gizmos that nearly bankrupted some of the world's biggest phone companies are poised to hit European store shelves in the next few weeks, offering technology that allows users to see each other while they chat. |
| Flash Trial For 3G in Korea |
| Flarion Technologies and KT, formerly known as Korea Telecom, announced that KT will conduct a field trial of Flarion’s flash-OFDM wireless broadband system in Seoul, Korea. |
| 3G Launched In Puerto Rico |
| Verizon Wireless Puerto Rico, announced the commercial launch of its Express Network, a CDMA2000 1X voice and high-speed data network using equipment, software and services from Lucent Technologies. |
| Seamless, Transparent Roaming Between 2.5G / 3G Networks and 802.11 Hotspots |
| HP and Transat Technologies announced an agreement that will help mobile operators significantly enhance the high-speed voice and data services they now provide to their wireless customers. |
| 160 Million A-GPS Wireless Phone Sales by 2008 |
| The latest Strategy Analytics Wireless Device Strategies Insight, "Qualcomm Fuels 160 Million A-GPS Phones Global Sales in 2008," concludes that global volume will be led by CDMA carriers and device vendors in the US and Asia Pacific regions using Qualcomm's A-GPS-enabled chipset. |
| More Wireless Games for Vodafone Live |
| The deal will roll out to Vodafone live! customers in Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and the UK. As part of its commitment to providing cutting-edge wireless content, iFone will ensure all of its games are delivered in local language and with local relevance. |
| Watchmark Lands Hutchison 3G Project |
| WatchMark announced that they through Teleca will co-operate with 3, a new 3G operator owned by Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. and Investor AB. 3is using WatchMark as part of an agreement with Teleca, which will install and integrate WatchMark's management solution WatchMark Prospect® 7 and its visualization solution. |
| New Multimedia Application Processor Chips for 2.5/3G Mobile Phones |
| These processors are aimed at 2.5/3G mobile phones, personal digital assistants and other portable wireless products with multimedia capability. In addition, the new family of chips will find applications in automotive multimedia. |
| Slow Growth - DoCoMo 3G Users In 4Q |
| apan's mobile phone giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. (DCM or 9437) said Monday it signed up 16,300 new subscribers to its third-generation "FOMA" mobile communications service in the October-December quarter. |
| UMTS Chipset and Reference Design For Small, Sleek 3G Mobile Devices |
| Manufacturers of UMTS handsets and wireless PDAs will soon enjoy significant design advantages thanks to a new highly integrated four-chip dual-mode TCS4105 UMTS chipset and reference design from Texas Instruments Inc. |
| 3G CDMA Access With the New Multimedia Communicator Pocket PC |
| AirPrime Inc. and Hitachi Ltd announced that Hitachi's new Multimedia Communicator Pocket PC is integrated with AirPrime's Helium 1X embedded module platform and associated Pocket PC software support. |
| Software System On Chip to Cut the Cost of 3G Infrastructure |
| Shipped with a complete toolchain and a comprehensive UMTS systems library, the PC101 SSoC dramatically cuts the cost of third generation mobile infrastructure |
| Real-time 3G FOMA Video Communication Platform |
| The platform enables real-time bi-directional video communication between personal computers at home or in the office connected to a broadband network environment and FOMA handsets (See Note below) provided by NTT DoCoMo, and also between personal computers. |
| 3G Guardian Angel |
| Three key technologies were brought together for the first time to show the usefulness of seamless mobile services: next generation Internet (IPv6), 3G (UMTS/WCDMA) and Multi-Access. |
| New NEC Movie Sha-mail Wireless Handset |
| -PHONE Co., Ltd. announced it will offer a new Movie Sha-mail (video messaging) handset, the J-N51 by NEC, for sale after late April 2003. Movie Sha-mail is a service that enables users to send video clips of up to five seconds in length with audio as e-mail attachments. |
| FCC Realocates Spectrum For 3G Wireless |
| The Federal Communications Commission has reallocated spectrum that can be used to provide a variety of new wireless services, including advanced wireless services (AWS), commonly referred to as “Third Generation” or “IMT-2000.” |
| World's Fastest CMOS DAC for 3G |
| The price/performance point achieved enables the cost-effective realization of high direct-IF multi-carrier systems for GSM, W-CDMA and UMTS," said Keith Horn, FMA's vice president of marketing. |
| 3G Will Justify Investment |
| UMTS Forum Chairman Dr Bernd Eylert ( inset ) expressed confidence that Europe´s investment in Third Generation mobile phone networks will be repaid by widespread demand over the next ten years from customers for mobile Internet, voice and data services. |
| Commission to Hold Hearing on 3G |
| In the frame of the public consultation on open platforms in digital TV and 3G running until 15 February, the Commission will hold a hearing on interoperability and open platforms for digital television and 3G mobile communications. |
| Nokia Confirms OMAPI 3G Usefulness |
| Nokia acknowledges that the OMAPI standard initiative, announced by STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments in December 2002, is a significant and positive step in building open mobile application processor interfaces, as well as boosting growth in the mobile industry. |
| New Sharp Sha-mail Wireless Phone |
| The J-T09 features a 2.1-inch high-resolution poly-silicon TFT LCD, an embedded CCD mobile camera and comes packed with photography, picture editing and Sha-mail functions. |
| New Toshiba Sha-mail Wireless Phone |
| The J-SH010 features the mobile phone industry's largest 2.4-inch size "System LCD" for unsurpassed high quality resolution and imaging. Those who enjoy taking pictures will appreciate the J-SH010's highly sensitive built-in CCD camera for VGA and QVGA photography |
| NEC's Solutions for 3G Mobile Multimedia Services |
| n a speech entitled "NEC's solutions for 3G Mobile Multimedia Services", Mr Yoshiaki Ureshi, Assistant General Manager, International Mobile and Wireless Systems Division, NEC Corporation, will comment on NEC's experiences with technologies such as i-modeTM and 3G*, the transition to IP telephony, and the role of key mobile internet solutions. |
| Brasilcel, Motorola Deploy 3G CDMA Network |
| razilian mobile holding Brasilcel has started to deploy a CDMA2000 1xRTT network in the Campinas and Indaiatuba regions of Sao Paulo state and the Curitiba region of Parana state using Motorola infrastructure. |
| T-Mobile Go For 3G BIG Time |
| Deutsche Telekom will begin the commercial market launch of the new mobile communications standard from the third quarter of 2003. |
| UK Wireless Texting Tops 16.8 Billion |
| The total number of chargeable person-to-person text messages sent across the four UK GSM networks in 2002 totalled 16.8 billion according to figures released today by the Mobile Data Association (MDA). |
| KDDI 3G Mobile Phone Users Tops Five Million |
| KDDI and Okinawa Cellular announced recently that the total cumulative number of users for the third-generation mobile phones (CDMA2000 1x) being offered by the two companies has surpassed five million. |
| China Unicom Launches CDMA1X Wireless in Shanghai |
| China Unicom CDMA Shanghai Company General Manager Xie Guoqing said that the action indicates that China Unicom's CDMA has formally moved into 2.5G. |
| 3G Market No Improvement 2003 |
| According to a recently published report by Dell'Oro Group, the Mobility Infrastructure market (GSM/GPRS/EDGE, TDMA, CDMA, and WCDMA) will continue to decline through 2003, however the market will experience a slow recovery beginning in 2004. |
| 70% of Operators Are Not Provisioning For 3G Future |
| Leading operations support software specialist Tertio Telecoms today launched a new provisioning suite designed to more effectively manage the increasing complexity of 3G services. |
| New 3G Billing Solution |
| Inter-contenT is based on a combination of active and convergent mediation, settlement, payment management and partner relationship management technology that is already proven in many current and next generation carrier networks, including the world’s major GSM providers and the first production 3G networks. |
| A European Market 3G Hearing |
| At a hearing on the information society held on Tuesday by the Industry Committee the first speaker, Commissioner Erkki Liikanen, underlined the need for current and new technologies to co-exist. |
| Deutsche Telekom to Launch 3G 2003 Q3 |
| The German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom said it would launch commercial 3G mobile phone services in Germany from the third quarter of the current year. |
| T-Mobile Demonstrates a Handover Between 3G UMTS Cells |
| The ability to access multimedia services over the new UMTS network is a powerful demonstration that, for T-Mobile, the future of mobile communications is no longer just a vision”, explained Timotheus Höttges, Managing Director of T-Mobile Deutschland. |
| CDMA 1XRTT Wireless Network in Three Regions in Brazil |
| oint Venture Portugal Telecom / Telefonica Moviles, the leading wireless communications company in Brazil, has started to deploy its new generation voice and packet data network in the regions of Campinas, Indaiatuba in the state of Sao Paulo and Curitiba |
| Qualcomm Congratulates KDDI on the Launch of BREW Wireless |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated congratulates KDDI Corporation, Japan's second largest wireless operator, on the company's launch of its BREW download service. KDDI's enhanced wireless application service now gives subscribers the ability to personalize their mobile phones with an array of applications developed for QUALCOMM's Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless™ (BREW) platform. |
| 3G UMTS Phone Shortages |
| The lack of Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) handsets that has plagued the launch of third generation Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) networks, is no longer an issue, according to In-Stat/MDR. |
| i-Mode Wireless Phone May Overheat |
| NTT DoCoMo announced that in very rare cases its second-generation N504iS phones may overheat. The problem is due to a hardware conflict between the battery pack and the handset, which in rare instances causes a glitch that generates heat. |
| New and Enhanced Solutions To Reduce 2.5G and 3G Deployment Costs |
| Agilent Technologies introduced solutions that will directly address wireless service providers' urgent need to reduce operational expenditures as they deploy 2.5G and 3G wireless networks. |
| Asian Wireless Operators to Spearhead 3G Adoption |
| Even as European wireless carriers that have pinned their hopes for delivering third-generation (3G) wireless data service on UMTS (universal mobile telecommunications system) technology are in trouble, their Asian counterparts are emerging as the saving grace for the beleaguered wireless industry. |
| Mobilkom Austria To Boost 3G Coverage |
| Mobilkom Austria AG will extend the reach of the third-generation, or 3G, mobile communications network it launched last September to more than half of Austria's population by the end of 2003, chief executive officer Boris Nemsic says. |
| Reuters To Feed 3G Mobiles |
| 3 UK today announced it had entered into an agreement with Reuters, the global information, news and technology group, for the supply of news and financial data to customers of 3’s third-generation mobile multimedia and communications services. |
| 3G WCDMA Leader Announces Worldwide Distribution Agreements |
| Zyray Wireless, a leader in WCDMA and Space-Time Processing wireless technologies, today announced it has signed distribution agreements with three of the leading semiconductor distributors in Europe and Asia |