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3G Press Archive May 2006
Huawei Technologies announced that the multinational mobile operator VimpelCom had recently awarded a commercial contract to Huawei to build the UMTS/GSM network for Tajikistan.
It’s fair to say that LG’s new slider phone fancies itself just a little bit. And although it’s in our nature to take any phone which has been cockily nicknamed Chocolate and knock it down a peg or three, we have to begrudgingly admit that this handset is just as sweet as the Korean manufacturer’s marketing team says it is.
The show will be available free to all 3 customers throughout the tournament. 3’s World Cup related mobile TV programming also includes free 4 - minute highlight packages of all of the 64 matches just 5 minutes after each match ends.
With the announcement of Rising's WCDMA chipset, it becomes one of the first design companies in China to demonstrate the capability of carrying out the complicated research and development work required for high-end 3G RF transceiver chip designs,
QUALCOMM announced its single-chip Universal Broadcast Modem (UBM) solution supporting three of the world's leading mobile broadcast standards.
SK Telecom announced the launching of a WCDMA Automatic Roaming service in Germany's major cities such as Frankfurt, Hannover and Leipzig.
“The MEF awards are recognised as the industry benchmark for excellence in mobile entertainment. We’re delighted to have competed against the global incumbents and come away with the major award - mobile entertainment operator of the year.
Whether it's for business or pleasure, the Nokia 6233 phone gives you the best of both worlds. Get quick access to important information via mobile broadband while listening to your favorite music files through stereo and 3D surround sound speakers.
"Our forecasts reveal sustained growth of mobile music and games and that the mobile entertainment market is in good health and expanding," says Nick Lane, Principal Analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media.
The University of Oxford’s CPD Centre presents a new course in 3G Mobile TV following the Oxford Mobile TV trial which revealed strong consumer demands for broadcast TV to mobiles.
Mobestar, the mobile community and content specialist, has announced the world's first inter-country anonymous mobile video call.
A new research report from the analysis firm Berg Insight forecasts that shipments of handset based personal navigation solutions in Europe and the US will reach 12 million units by 2009.
Mark Bond, director of enterprise marketing, Vodafone UK, said: "Our collaboration with Lenovo is an important part of Vodafone UK's plan to provide products and services that bring the full potential of mobile broadband to life for our customers.
Sony Ericsson announced the V630i a mobile phone designed for use exclusively with Vodafone. The V630i uses its 3G capabilities to deliver mobile phone, music and multimedia applications at high speed and superb quality.
mobilkom austria has selected the optimization tool Capesso from Symena. The ability to optimize mobile technologies UMTS, EDGE and GSM through this software is beneficial to mobilkom austria in fulfilling its pact with Carinthia, Burgenland and Lower Austria. Customers benefit from even higher network quality.
Option N.V. announced that Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa Sp. z o.o. (PTC) has selected Option's GlobeTrotter GT MAX offering its mobile customers not only the fastest, but also the easiest to use 3G HSDPA/UMTS data card
Mobile internet phenomenon i-mode has gone ballistic in Japan but here in the UK, it’s only just getting underway. Is the flagship Samsung Z320i going to kick-start the UK revolution? We take a look.
"CDMA2000 is the fastest-growing technology among global wireless standards, and it leads in technology and service innovation, introducing new services and devices to the market faster than any other technology,"
"We recognize that our users demand a superior product that offers them an unsurpassed browsing experience," says Hiroyuki Sakaniwa, Group Leader, Application Platform Group,
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“As the world’s leading supplier of image sensor solutions, we continue to expand the envelope, bringing new experiences and advanced functionality to digital photography,”
Option N.V. announced that Hutchison 3G Austria or 3 (www.drei.com) has selected GlobeTrotter GT MAX as its new wireless broadband data card for the Austrian market,
HSDPA, the upgrade of 3G WCDMA, is a global standard technology allowing video conferencing and high-speed, high-capacity data access to users.
On Friday, the 700 exhibitors packed up after the threeday event. "Feedback from exhibitors has been very positive," Taranto said.
Sony Ericsson announced the Z710, the camera phone that will appeal to the hard working person looking for a phone to fit an intensive business and private life.
Lucent Technologies and Top Global announced a Business Continuity Wireless Gateway solution to help enterprises cost-effectively backup and recover their wireline network in the event of a natural disaster or other disruption.
The Customer Respect Group, an international research and consulting firm that focuses on how corporations treat their online customers,
High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) network deployments will garner over 60 percent of infrastructure revenue in 2012, according to a new report from Telecom Trends International, Inc. The report,
Vodafone K.K. will have a total of 6 new handsets for the summer sales season including the 5 newly announced handsets above and the Vodafone 905SH “One Seg” compatible TV model, which goes on sale nationwide from 27 May 2006.
"Although there has been an explosion of retail purchase of Mobile wireless data access in the beginning of 2006, the trend is very much upon the equipment allowing Nomadic wireless data usage.
Option N.V. announced that Bouygues Telecom has selected Option’s GlobeTrotter FUSION+ ‘HSDPA Ready’ offering its mobile customers the all-in-one PC data card providing EDGE/UMTS/ GPRS and WLAN connectivity.
The evolution of Sony Ericsson’s successful Walkman® phone range takes another step forward today with the announcement of the UMTS enabled W850. Sony Ericsson’s first GSM/UMTS ‘slider’, the W850 has been uniquely combined with a full horizontal mode camera experience and the latest Walkman® player 2.0 for easy music download.
Vodafone K.K. announced that, as part of its summer 2006 model lineup, on 27 May 2006 it will commence nationwide sales of the Vodafone 905SH by Sharp, a new 3G handset capable of receiving “One Seg” terrestrial digital TV broadcasts for mobile devices.
Nomadix announced a demonstration of Seamless Access with Intel at CTIA 2006 and, more recently, at the 2006 Spring Intel Developer Forum in Beijing, China. This effort marks Nomadix’ official entry into the fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) arena, and is available today on their public access gateways.
Tektronix announced that Vodafone Germany, the country's leading mobile telecommunications carrier, has chosen GeoProbe and Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM) from the Tektronix Unified Assurance (UA) suite for its network-wide, real-time GPRS and UMTS monitoring system.
Specialist 3G video service provider, All New Video has launched 3G video calling services with GMTV.
3 Ireland announced it has entered the Irish mobile mass market, with the introduction of '3Pay', its new Pre-Pay service (the Pre-Pay segment represents 76% of the Irish mobile market).
Samsung launched the high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) phone (model: SCH-W200) in Korea . This is the first HSDPA phone commercially available for consumers in the market.
Alcatel announced that Orange launched the initial phase of their live HSDPA services in the Paris area with Alcatel's radio access solution. At first, Orange friendly users located in Issy-les-Moulineaux and Boulogne-Billancourt, two major cities in the Paris region
Skyworks Solutions announced that it is ramping volume production in support of several current and forthcoming Sony Ericsson handsets, including the highly popular W810 Walkman(R) music phone and the Cyber-shot(TM) digital camera models.
Microtune announced that LG Electronics has selected Microtune's ultra low-power Mobile MicroTuner(TM) chip to enable high-performance mobile television on LG's LG-U900 DVB-H mobile phone.
Sony Ericsson must surely be hoping its new Cyber-shot camera phone range follows in the footsteps of its mega-successful Walkman music phones series. But has the K800i got the pixel-power to clean up?
Stuart Bruce, 3 Ireland's Head of Sales, said: "We are delighted to announce this new contract with Homeline which will strengthen 3's distribution across the country. Our customers are enjoying the best value for money with our handsets, service and coverage.
Nero announced that the Nero Digital Audio reference quality MPEG-4 audio encoding software is now available free of charge via download from the company's website (www.nero.com).
The D-Link Wireless 3G Mobile Router will offer subscribers of wireless carriers the ability to share 3G wireless broadband access at speeds up to 2.4 Mbps with Ethernet, and 802.11g connected stations from anywhere a compatible 3G mobile signal is available.
Symbian Limited released the following unaudited financial and operational figures for the quarter ended 31 March 2006:
Yankee Group analysts Declan Lonergan, Keith Mallinson, Phil Marshall and Matt Hatton look beyond the hype and focus on the opportunities,
Research shows that whilst consumers are excited by the latest mobile TV offerings, they remain unconvinced of its usability.
QUALCOMM announced it has made a commitment to provide a cash donation and CDMA2000 1xEV-DO service and devices for the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital and Research Center in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Catapult Communications announced that the DCT2000 test system has been enhanced to include Catapult's Chameleon protocol analyzer software, at no additional charge, for all present and future licensees of the DCT2000
LongBoard, Inc. and Stratus Technologies, Inc. have entered into an OEM partnership agreement. As part of its Converged Personalized Services initiative, Stratus will now offer LongBoard's SIP standard-based software for seamless handoff of voice calls between cellular networks and 802.11 (WiFi) networks.
According to IDC's Western European Quarterly Mobile Devices Market Tracker, the Western European mobile phone market (consisting of traditional mobile phones and converged devices) maintained double-digit growth in the opening quarter of 2006 as shipments increased by 11% year on year to reach 40.7 million units, compared to 36.8 million in the corresponding quarter of 2005.
PCCW mobile announced it has become the world's first mobile provider to broadcast real-time TV over its 3G network, using Cell Multimedia Broadcast technology.
Mobile media company 3 announced its customers bought more than one million music tracks and videos in the last month. The figures clearly demonstrate the influence 3 is having on UK music sales with seventeen percent of all digital downloads (audio tracks)* being purchased on 3 in April.
"As global wireless operators drive more compelling value-added services into the market, it is critical for the wireless eco-system to have more consistent Java technology implementations in handsets," said Alan Brenner, Vice President, Sun Client Systems Group.
Significantly, the video editing function incorporated in the PG-3600V is a world first, in terms of being installed on a GSM handset. The phone also features a 1.3 mega pixel camera.
After giving a detailed description on WCDMA technology, this report analyses the structure and trends of the WCDMA market in the world and in China.
RNCOS Research continues to introduce innovative and useful features in mobile phones to lure the consumers. FOMA and NTT DoCoMo’s 3G services are among the latest innovative technologies available in Japanese mobile market.
The first is the launch of "web’n’walk professional", which is today the UK’s most competitive flat rate mobile Internet tariff, and the second is the launch of T-Mobile’s new mobile broadband ready web’n’walk card (also known as HSDPA).
WCDMA is the leading mobile 3G system globally. The majority of systems operate in the internationally IMT-2000 core band spectrum of 1920 - 1980 MHz paired with 2110 - 2170 MHz.
The CDMA Development Group reported today that CDMA2000 operators and vendors gathered last month in San Francisco at the CDG’s semi-annual Technology Forum to discuss new methods to expand CDMA2000 network coverage and capacity,
The MBS 3.0 supports the broadcasting of different types of digital content such as live TV, radio, and video clips over DVB-H networks to mobile devices. Digita obtained the DVB-H network license from the Finnish Government earlier in 2006.
CSR and Freescale Semiconductor are collaborating to provide mobile phone makers with full feature, high-performance, low power Bluetooth reference designs. CSR's BlueCore hardware and software for Bluetooth will be combined with Freescale’s 2.5G,
"HSDPA is the most modern and most powerful transmission technology in existence for mobile networks. We are very pleased that T-Mobile has again chosen Siemens as its supplier in offering its customers the latest technology for mobile network access.
The services, which are the first commercial T-DMB broadcasts of mobile TV in Europe, will be launched in time for the FIFA World Cup, thereby making this summer’s football games available to viewers on the move.
Downlink speeds of up to 3.6Mbps are available in new HSDPA service areas ("FOMA HIGH-SPEED Areas") in Japan. The card works on W-CDMA, GSM and GPRS networks.
Like other 702i handsets, the two models offer regular FOMA features such as videophone and Deco-mail™, and also i-channel™, which automatically delivers news, weather, entertainment, sports and horoscopes via teletype to the standby screen.
NTT DoCoMo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. announced a collaboration to incorporate Microsoft Windows Media® technologies in NTT DoCoMo's 3G FOMA handsets, starting with the F902iS model to be launched this summer.
Telabria's MobilAP enables mobile operators and broadband service providers to offer commercial Wi-Fi hotspot services on the move in trains, taxis, buses, coaches or limousines wherever there is UMTS TD-CDMA coverage.
The mobile operator SFR, with headquarters in Paris, is equipping its existing W-CDMA network with High-Speed Data Access (HSDPA) technology from Siemens.
Novatel Wireless announced that its Merlin U740 PC Card Modem and Expedite EU740 PCI Express Mini Cards for High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) networks have received industry compliance from the Global Certification Forum (GCF).
”The Orange network is renowned as one of the most robust and reliable networks in the UK and it makes commercial sense for us to utilise this asset within the wholesale market.
Comarco announced that Global Wireless Solutions, Inc. (“GWS”), has selected the Seven.Five Multi Test System for its nationwide wireless networks benchmarking test program. Seven.Five is used worldwide to assess the quality of service for cellular carriers and other wireless networks.
Samsung unveiled the first in the upcoming series of Samsung’s ultra slim line-ups. The Samsung X820 ( see above ), which will be displayed for the first time at the Sviaz ExpoComm 2006, boasts the world’s thinnest profile of only 6.9 mm. Also on display will be Samsung’s D900, the world’s slimmest slider with the depth of only 13mm.
TSMobiles recreates the desktop of a remote computer on the phone's display and lets you interact with it in real life in much the same way as you would, sitting behind the actual machine.
QUALCOMM and British Sky Broadcasting Limited (BSkyB) today announced the companies have signed a nonbinding letter of intent to conduct technical trials of QUALCOMM's MediaFLO technology in the United Kingdom.
Simon Brown, Vice President Sales and Customer Services at Followap comments: "We are happy to have been selected by 3 to support IM services to its customers.
“This deal typifies the sort of advertising opportunity available on the Planet 3 portal. We recognise the difference of mobile as a media channel and try to help our advertisers make the most of that difference in their campaigns.
Mobile network engineering experts, AIRCOM International have announced today that they have been awarded a multi-million pound managed service contract by T-Mobile UK.
US telecoms giant Verizon Communications is said to have offered to buy out Vodafone’s 45% stake in its mobile unit, Verizon Wireless, for US$38 billion. However, according to press reports this morning, the UK-based operator has rejected the valuation as US$12 billion below par.
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) reported that operators in Asia and the U.S. have seen a significant uptake of CDMA2000 1xEV-DO broadband wireless services and, as result, higher revenues and growth.
Pantech announced that it plans to showcase the brand new PG-2800 GSM ‘finger writing recognition phone,’ along with 31 of its other most technologically advanced and stylish handsets at the SVIAZ Expo Comm trade show in Moscow, Russia, this week.
Research and Markets announced the addition of "World Mobile Subscriber Markets 2005" to their offering This report presents an analysis of global mobile subscriber trends. It quantifies subscribers according to technology and region through 2010 and examines the key factors of growth and change.
Telecommunications newcomer Truphone today revealed its worldwide, low-cost mobile network and declared itself the world's first 4G network operator.
Sierra Wireless introduced the MC8775 PCI Express Mini Card embedded module, the first product in the company's lineup for next generation HSDPA networks and the sixth in the company's 3G embedded module product line.
The pace of India's mobile phone market growth is accelerating and the country is on track to surpass Russia and the U.S. in total subscribers.
3’s package will be offered free and will include three dedicated mobile TV channels - extended match highlights, ‘Today’s Best of…’ content and a specially commissioned daily magazine show – the first made-for-mobile programming of its sort.
“The response to Passport has been fantastic and today we commit to giving our customers more of what they want. Vodafone Passport is already such great value that it offers significantly lower rates than the EU Commission’s recent proposals for regulation,” says Nick Read, CEO, Vodafone UK.
Twenty-seven percent of European mobile users replace their cell phones every year, according to Telephia, the leading provider of performance measurement information to the mobile industry.
“Our mission has always been to drive mass adoption of smart phone technology and we knew we needed something special to do that,” says Dr Florian Seiche, European VP of HTC.
Nokia revealed that the Nokia N80 multimedia computer has been voted the Best Mobile Imaging Device in Europe 2006 by the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA), the largest photo and imaging press association in Europe.
The MacroMAX is powered by picoChip's software upgradeable architecture, as are Airspan's HiperMAX and MicroMAX-SDR basestation models which are expected to achieve certified status during 2006.
The move is part of a £12 million investment programme that will see Jersey Telecom upgrade its ‘core’ mobile network over the next twelve months, bringing customers the very latest in mobile voice and data services.
“Our plans to introduce a state of the art network based on the world standard for 3G wireless communications – W-CDMA – is a natural progression for Rogers’ coast-to-coast GSM/EDGE network,” said Bob Berner, CTO of Rogers Wireless.
PCTEL announced that Vodafone, the world's largest mobile service provider, selected PCTEL's Roaming Client software to be used as one of its 3G connectivity management software solutions.
Helio plans to further attract subscribers by catering to the tastes of young and tech savvy users with various marketing methods proved successful in Korea.
Mobile phones offering generous data storage, enabled by small hard drives with ever-greater capacities, may soon allow the cellular handset to rival or surpass the portable MP3 player as the mass market mobile music device of choice
"We selected the Comarco Prizm Scanner not only because it is technologically outstanding," notes Rich Miletic, CEO of ZK Celltest, "but because we were so impressed with the superior level of customer support provided by Comarco."
Hong Kong based Artificial Life announced that it will release a new and strongly improved version of its famous "V-girl(tm) -- your virtual girlfriend" 3G mobile phone game.
QUALCOMM announced that its Mobile Station Modem (MSM) MSM7200 chipset, the world's first HSUPA solution, will enable a new generation of uplink-intensive wireless services requiring low network latency such as voice over Internet protocol (VoIP),
MiTV Corporation Sdn Bhd, the second Pay TV company in Malaysia, is all geared up to support the Government’s mission to develop the next-generation telecommunications infrastructure in Malaysia.
A software engineer from India has today been named the global winner of the Nokia Nseries See New competition, one of the most ambitious mobile photography competitions ever undertaken, judged by five of the world's best photographers.
Opera Software announced Opera Mobile 8.60, its proven mobile browser for Symbian Series 60 (S60) mobile phones. With this new release, Opera is offering its most complete and easy-to-use mobile browser to date.
Comverse announced it has been selected to supply a broad array of solutions and services from its Total Communication portfolio to P4, Poland's new 3G mobile operator.
Mobile media company 3 has launched a new section of advertising inventory targeted at mobile games companies. The ad space, located on the 3 games portal, allows publishers to promote their games further up the portal to drive sales.
"To be at the forefront of the deployment of mass-market mobile TV in a country such as China is incredibly exciting" reports Jonathan Kendrick, Chairman and CEO of ROK.
"The availability of EV-DO Rev. A is a great milestone for wireless operators and their customers, but - as with any network upgrade - it also results in new challenges for carriers," said Richard L. Evans, General Manager of Actix's Americas operations.
Mobile media company 3 launches a new integrated brand campaign this week, with the next in the series of its “West meets East” creative treatments.
Sierra Wireless announced it will deliver 3G HSDPA wireless wide area network (WAN) cards to Swisscom Mobile for use on the company's HSDPA network. Commercial shipments are expected to commence during Q2, 2006.
Vodacom announced that effective 1 June 2006 it is offering a further reduction in the cost of its 3G data service.
Ericsson has successfully completed the turnkey project of designing and integrating a multi-operator In-Building Solution (IBS) at the Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand's new international airport.
"We strongly believe in DVB-H and for this reason we have selected technologically advanced partners that believe, as we do, in this business and offer the highest levels of reliability," said Dina Ravera, Chief Operating Officer of 3 Italia.
"Helio is custom-built for the lifestyle of young people who have their mobile device at the center of their universe," said Sky Dayton, CEO, HELIO LLC.
Carrier Access Corporation announced the introduction of a major software release for the FLEXengine technology that adds the switching and prioritization of 3G radio data protocols and the ability to integrate 2G,
"With 800 cellsites covering 119 key cities and municipalities, Smart offers genuine nationwide 3G coverage. We've made the service very affordable to encourage usage.
According to the latest report released by ROA Group, the number of Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (S-DMB) subscribers has reached 440,000 since the service launch in May 2005,
The inclusion of HSUPA makes the new utility attractive for organisations developing the latest generation of 3G products, who need instruments that generate these signals to aid the development of receiver circuits.
LG Electronics announced the launch o f the LG-U900, the world’s first commercially available UMTS (WCDMA) DVB-H phone, at a ceremony in Rome, Italy.
3 mobile, Australia’s first 3G network, today announced MSN Messenger is available to their customers. With 4.1 million users, MSN Messenger is Australia’s most used free instant messaging service.
Nokia and Adobe Systems Incorporated announced that the standard sales pack of the new Nokia N93 mobile device will incorporate Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 software for Windows XP. With Adobe Premiere Elements
InterDigital Communications Corporation announced that the company and its wholly-owned subsidiary InterDigital Technology Corporation have reached agreement with Nokia Corporation
Virgin Mobile Bites unveils its new enhanced suite of value added services, which includes new 3G-enabled services,
“It was only very recently that Qatar hosted a Founding Conference for Expatriate Arab Scientists where H.H Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Misned, wife of H.H the Emir and Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, endorsed the need to foster scientific research in Arab countries.
Vipnet is the only Croatian operator providing a 3G network combination via the EDGE and UMTS technology to more than 90 percent of the population and it already offers the Vodafone Mobile Connect data card
HELIO LLC announced details about its mobile game service, including a custom-built mobile portal designed to maximize the 3G gaming experience.
As the preferred supplier of Skylink, Huawei is responsible for supplying CDMA solutions for Skylink’s overall network. As a result of its outstanding performance in the first stage of the construction of Skylink’s CDMA network in 2004,
HSDPA is the first evolution of WCDMA and is part of the evolutionary path of 3G enhancements to the GSM technology family. The primary benefit of HSDPA is improved end-user experience for most existing services, while new services are enabled.
The upgrade to HSDPA enables EMT to introduce its customers to a new generation of mobile services, including mobile broadband, mobile video and mobile music.
Sierra Wireless and Digi International announced that Digi has selected the Sierra Wireless AirCard(R) 860 and AirCard(R) 850 HSDPA PC Cards, AirCard(R) 775 EDGE PC Card,
Blimey, the Z540V looks so much better in person than these Samsung photos portray it. Looking at these photos, I would immediately discount the handset as a damp squid out of its depth surrounded by sharks.
UbiquiSys announced that it had selected picoChip's PC202 processor and modem technology for its 3G HSDPA ZoneGate home access point system.
Several European mobile operators are investigating the possibility of integrating a UMTS base station module into a home gateway connected via ADSL.
Nokia unveiled the latest addition to the Nokia Nseries family, the Nokia N73, a stunning multimedia computer in a compact and savvy exterior with exquisite photography features and integrated stereo speakers with 3D sound for optimized audio pleasure.
Nokia revealed the Nokia N72, a sleek and stylish new addition to the Nokia Nseries range. In pearl pink or gloss black, this compact package has high-perfomance multimedia at its core, wrapped in a beautiful design.
Nokia introduced the Nokia N93, the ultimate mobile device for spontaneous video recording. Offering uncompromised digital camcorder, telephony and rich Internet communication functionalities, the Nokia N93 features a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics
"It's an exciting time for the broadcast industry when millions of mobile consumers can view high quality television on Modeo integrated DVB-H smartphones with Windows Media technologies," says William Mutual, CEO of ComVu.
Assisting service providers in delivering video content and interactive videoconferencing to mobile consumers, TANDBERG introduced unique 3G video capabilities that enable service providers, including mobile operators and content providers, to differentiate their offerings and maximize their revenues.
“For the first time we can now offer a whole show to watch on your mobile at the same time it screens on the TV network. The fact that it’s a news show is particularly relevant in today’s fast paced world as many of us need to keep up to date but don’t often make it home for the news,” says Tim.
Dr. Young-Chu Cho, president and CEO of KTF, commented, “This alliance is expected to greatly contribute in providing high-quality seamless mobile services to customers in the AP region.
The battle for the “quadruple play” market (the ability to offer fast internet, fixed line and mobile telephony and TV services), in the UK looks like heating up with reports that Vodafone is poised to make an offer for the British unit of Italian-based ISP Tiscali.
Cambridge Positioning Systems announced the launch of an MS-based version of its E-GPS high accuracy mobile location technology for GSM/W-CDMA networks - designed to deliver faster location fixes, lower cost implementations and reduced power and processing requirements.
"We are excited to join together with Cingular and Georgia Tech to develop the first ongoing, live third-generation convergence test bed in the country,"
Comtech Group based in China, announced the first major design win from Huawei for customized 3G cell phone modules. Comtech will provide customized module designs for use in Huawei's new Vodafone-branded 3G phone. Comtech HQ Shenzhen shown left.
TelcoBridges announced that its highly scalable mobile video solution 3G-324M on a Blade™ is now available to enable the construction of high-performance 3G-324M systems of all sizes.
“The 2GByte high-performance MMC is a powerful indicator of Samsung’s expanding efforts to embrace the widest possible range of multimedia applications including mobile video,” said Don Barnetson, Director, Flash Marketing, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.
SimpleDevices announced a home media server PC application that will enable the wireless transfer of digital media with the Nokia N80 multimedia device.
As many as 25 million wireless phone subscribers in North America could be using their mobile phones as mobile wallets by 2011, reports In-Stat, a high-tech market research firm.
Vodafone K.K. announced it will commence sales of the Vodafone 804N, a new 3G handset by NEC, in the Kanto-Koshin region. The Vodafone 804N will be rolled out in other regions when preparations are in place.
While it is very early days for 3G in most countries, mobile operators in Japan and South Korea have already reached 40% penetration of 3G services and they provide valuable lessons for mobile operators in other regions, according to a new report
Ericsson has been selected by 3 Scandinavia to provide the Ericsson Mobile Organizer (EMO), Ericsson's solution for push e-mail. EMO allows 3 Scandinavia's business customers to access e-mail, contacts and calendar conveniently while on the move.

LG is set to launch the new LG-U890, a slim and wide screen music phone equipped with stereo Bluetooth in March.LG-U890 is the latest arrival in the MUSE (Multimedia with Unique Style for Entertainment) series of LG.
Vodafone is to offer New Zealanders mobile broadband solutions, confirming that it will launch 3G Broadband by the end of the year.
T-Mobile is the first operator to launch HSDPA in the Netherlands and with this meets the requirements of the 3G-license with mobile Internet at ADSL speed.
"Early availability of a complete test solution is critical to the successful roll-out of EvDO Rev A devices and applications," said Bruce Jolly, CDMA product manager, Aeroflex Test Solutions, Wireless Division.
The Nokia Nseries has become the mobile phone early adopter’s Holy Grail. But the latest N80 smartphone looks to have upped the ante and raised the multimedia fervour to new heights. 3G.co.uk takes this multimedia dream machine for a spin.
Hantro announced the signing of a license agreement under which Spreadtrum Communications Inc. will integrate HantroŽs multi-format hardware technology into its SC8800 series 3G TD-SCDMA/GSM/GPRS baseband chip.
Mr. Zhu said, ''As a rising media, mobile media has a lot of differences compared to more traditional media. For example, the terminal cost is not high with mobile media and users only need a mobile phone, which is able to surf WAP networks.
The Petrov Group announced its report on 3G/3G+ diversity capability and its architecture implementations. This mini-report is part of its HSDPA transceiver strategies report introduced in March 2006.
Digi International announced the introduction of the ConnectPort WAN, the industry's first upgradeable, commercial-grade 3G Wireless WAN router.
Samsung's 'little black number' is the perfect companion for mobile phone users. It's slim design means that it fits into any trouser pocket and it supports all UMTS-based services.
LG 550 is an EV-DO capable 3G device that supports music and video on demand and will arrive firstly on Sprint.
Analysys International, says 440,000 users will be using 3G mobile terminals by the end of 2006 and by the year 2008, 78.08 million users will be using 3G mobile terminals in China.
PacificNet announced today that its Chairman and CEO, Tony Tong, delivered a presentation at the “3G Roundtable” at The 2006 China 3G Summit, April 12-14, at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center.
“Arialink is pleased to be working with Samsung toward the first commercial Mobile WiMAX deployment in the country ,” said Jason Schreiber, Arialink Broadband president.
Sagem Communication unveils the my900C, it’s a hot new multimedia mobile phone. With both EDGE and UMTS technology, SAGEM's latest innovation lets you make the most of broadband wherever you are, on whatever network, with the best service quality available.
"As part of our goal to become the leading cross-platform consumer hub for video guidance, we are excited to be partnering with Cingular to offer consumers, who are passionate about television, access to exclusive TV Guide Channel(R) content almost whenever and wherever they want it,"
Huawei Technologies signed a contract for the construction of a UMTS network for Vodafone Czech Republic. According to the contract, Huawei will provide a UTRAN system based on the new generation Node B technologies for Vodafone's operations in the Czech Republic.
Personal Mobile Video Communications at the Launchpad: Liftoff or Shutdown for 3G Video Telephony & Messaging Markets & Technologies" is a new research report from Wainhouse Research that focuses on subscriber-generated video communications over high speed mobile networks.
Pantech Group announced ambitious plans to build market share and increase sales in France, one of Pantech’s strategic handset markets in Europe, through aggressive brand development initiatives and supply partnerships.
Ericsson Mobile Platforms has successfully started deliveries of the U350 and U360 platforms, the smallest and most powerful HSDPA/EDGE platforms released for true mass-market deployment.
Vodafone K.K. announces that on 15 April 2006 it will commence nationwide sales of the Vodafone 904SH, a new 3G handset by Sharp that features the industry’s first VGA (Video Graphics Array: 480 x 640 pixel) liquid crystal display (LCD).
ITN Multimedia announces the launch of its streamed 24-hour news channel service and the ITN Weather Channel on Vodafone mobile TV. This is in addition to the services ITN already provides on Vodafone including hot news, regular bulletins, entertainment news and soap updates.
Nokia swept the board at this year's Mobile News Awards held in London, winning the awards for Manufacturer of the Year, Most Innovative Product and Most Technologically Advanced Product.
HELIO LLC and Yahoo Inc.announced a relationship to give Helio members access to one of the most extensive suites of Yahoo! services available from any mobile brand.
The solution is the next generation offering of Oregan's clean-room Flash content player, developed in response to the increasing demand for the feature on gaming consoles, 3G and WiFi-enabled mobile handsets, set top boxes and consumer electronics,
"These six new 'plug and play' titles will be available exclusively online at www.rokplayer.com " Jonathan Kendrick, Chairman of ROK reported "before we release them into selected mobile phone shops over the next few weeks."
Ericsson Mobile Platforms has successfully started deliveries of the U350 and U360 platforms, the smallest and most powerful HSDPA/EDGE platforms released for true mass-market deployment.
Even though total base-station deployments have been declining for some time, vendors of WCDMA and CDMA2000 1x base stations have reason to smile.
"The Mokard R6 family product confirms the leadership of Incard's software laboratories in providing the most interoperable, advanced, and secure smart- card platforms for mobile applications," said Ettore Toscano, Director of Incard's Software Design Center.
Skyworks Solutions announced that its complete CDMA radio is supporting several current as well as forthcoming platforms from LG Electronics, most notably their award winning and revolutionary LG5900 model, or "Black Label" handset.
SlipStream Data announced that Alegro PCS has deployed SlipStream’s newest mobile acceleration product, SlipStream MSP, in its 1X / EVDO network.
SAGEM Communication unveils the my800X, a 3G mobile phone that completes its multimedia range. Stylish and packed with features, this mobile is an outstanding example of cutting-edge technology. The Sagem my800X will be available from June 2006.
Connex Vodafone is pleased to announce that 3G services are now available to customers in 7 new cities - Baia Mare, Satu Mare, Alba Iulia, Bistrita, Turda, Bacau and Buzau, for a total of 22 cities.
Comlent Technology announced today that its transceiver for third generation (3G) mobile terminals (TD-SCDMA standard) successfully completed a phone call on a TD-SCDMA network.
This high-performance system provides Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) cellular operators with a cost-effective way, within a single modular platform, to support the radio elements for second-generation (2G) and third-generation (3G) mobile networks, without the need to purchase individual systems for each technology.
Axalto announced that it has launched the first third generation CDMA User Identification Module (UIM) commercial card in Japan with KDDI, one of Japan's leading mobile service providers.
A leading Czech mobile operator, Eurotel Praha, spol. s.r.o. has launched the first High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network in the Czech Republic.
Novatel Wireless announced the development of the industry's first EV-DO (Evolution Data Optimized) and HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) 3G external PCI ExpressCards/34, also known as external ExpressCards.
During the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Stockholm, Carl-Henric Svanberg, President and CEO of Ericsson, outlined the potential of the telecom industry to shareholders.
History is made today as the UK’s first “mobile only” single is announced by mobile media company 3. The single "Stop Me", by Planet Funk will be released on 8 May 2006.
The path to the mobile broadband, which began with GSM/EDGE and WCDMA, has moved to a new baseline with High Speed Packet Access, starting with High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), delivering typical user data speeds of 1-3 Mbps. 3G/WCDMA operators globally are moving to HSDPA now.
Deloitte's Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) industry group predicts that, in 2006, search will displace email as the most used digital application, girls will hit the video games, and subscription radio will soar.
Ericsson has been selected to upgrade 3 Scandinavia's 3G/WCDMA networks with HSDPA. The upgrade will boost 3's mobile broadband offering, delivering a download speed of up to 3.6 Mbps and pioneer the HSDPA technology in Scandinavia.
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Tecore Wireless Systems, a supplier of 3G and next-generation wireless networks, announced a new wireless gateway product that it says optimizes switching and media translation for wireless networks.
A Cyber-shot digital camera and a small and sophisticated feature-packed 3G phone all in one. The K800i has a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, image and video stabilizer and built-in Xenon flash ...
QUALCOMM Incorporated unveiled more of the Company's strategy for driving CDMA2000(R) 1xEV-DO Revision B to market. Still on schedule for commercialization in 2007, QUALCOMM's chipset solutions for the EV-DO Rev.
Top Global announced that the company is working with Sierra Wireless to accelerate the market introduction of 3G gateways and routers that bundle Sierra Wireless EVDO or HSDPA embedded modules and Top Global’s MobileBridge platform.
The achievement comes approximately 4 months after surpassing the 2 million mark in November 2005, and approximately 3 years and 3 months after the service launch in December 2002.
Huawei Technologies announced the release of its new-generation UMTS Base Station Solution for AWS Band (1.7GHz/2.1GHz) during CTIA 2006.
Tektronix announced a new software application for the Tektronix family of K12/K15 series protocol test systems that isolates the root causes of network problems and optimizes network operation in 2G, 2.5G and EDGE environments.
RADVISION announces that Compal Communications Incorporated (CCI) has licensed RADVISION's leading 3G-324M protocol toolkit, along with professional consulting services, for development of an advanced 3G cellular video Windows Mobile(TM) PDA phone.
Novatel Wireless and Panasonic Computer Solutions Company today announced that they have joined forces to embed Novatel Wireless 3G mini-PCI Express modems within Panasonic(R) Toughbook(R) notebook computers.
3 Hong Kong’s LG Muse 3G Music Phone and its Roberto Cavalli edition have been very well received by trend-setters. Today, 3 Hong Kong is once again leading the market with its exclusive launch of the LG 890 Muse Deluxe Video Phone.
NEC Corporation announced that its High Speed Down link Packet Access (HSDPA) is to be deployed in the 3G network of 3 Hong Kong, a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Limited. This contract has been awarded to NEC and its 3G partner Siemens following a successful field trial on 3 Hong Kong's UMTS network.
Finnish telecom operator Elisa launched the first commercial High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network in the Nordic Countries.
Siemens Communications today announced the market launch of its Multi-Standard Base Station (MBS), a system that enables mobile operators to accommodate radio elements for GSM and 3G/W-CDMA networks on a single modular platform.
NEC LCD Technologies announced that it will begin shipping samples of its new 3.5-inch (8.9-centimeters-diagonal) amorphous silicon thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD), part number NL2432HC22-40A, in the beginning of June.
At the annual CTIA Wireless 2006 trade show, Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) announced plans to launch what is expected to be the first commercial HSDPA phone in the U.S.
Ericsson is performing the world's first (High Speed Packet Access) HSPA demonstration with Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technology during the CTIA Wireless 2006 event April 5-7 in Las Vegas
The frenzy is back. Prices for memorable wireless-related domain names have skyrocketed. Last year "Cellphones.com" was sold for $4.2 million by its original owner who had purchased it for $90 in 1996.
UTStarcom announced that it is demonstrating the industry's first live video transmission using EVDO Revision A (Rev A) wireless technology at the CTIA WIRELESS show in Las Vegas this week.
Spirent Communications announced significant enhancements to the company's flagship APEX Application Test System, including support for UMTS air interfaces and a new modular software architecture.
Nokia has been selected as supplier of WCDMA 3G network equipment for Sonofon in Denmark. With Nokia's radio access network, Sonofon will be able to rapidly offer new 3G mobile services to its customers in Denmark this year.
Cellular operators continued to steadily roll out new 3G systems in 2005, though the rate of new deployments has slowed, reports In-Stat.
Comarco Wireless Test Solutions announced that a new version of the popular Seven.Five Multi-technology Drive Test System is now available with full HSDPA (High Speed Download Packet Access) capabilities.
"There is pent up demand for terminal solutions that address the convergence of 3G data and voice, landline and wireless technologies, and WWAN and WLAN networking," said Mike Kwon, chief executive officer for Axesstel.
3GUpload.com announced a $20 million investment from VantagePoint Venture Partners, one of the largest and most active venture capital firms in the nation and the investors behind the highly popular social networking site, MySpace.
Icuiti Corporation, the industry leader in Video Eyewear, unveiled its CP230 and CP920 Video Eyewear today at the CTIA Wireless Show (Booth 315) in Las Vegas, enhancing the telecom industry's brightest new opportunity - mobile TV.
Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced a new cellular baseband processor that is fully compliant to the High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) standard for high-speed cellular data.
The introduction of MBMS to the mobile networks will further enhance possibilities for mobile operators, allowing them to meet the future demands of mobile TV users during peak live TV broadcasts, such as of sporting events, news and music contest finals.
TelASIC Communications announced the availability of transmit subsystems for HSDPA/ WCDMA, EVDO/cdma2000, and WiMAX base station radios using adaptive digital linearization technology tuned for Freescale Semiconductor's leading RF Power Amplifiers
The track has topped the charts through digital download sales alone and these findings highlight the major impact mobile sales are having on the UK chart.
Customers frustrated with unreliable wireless service can improve the range of mobile devices with award-winning cellular boosters from Digital Antenna, Inc. Known for its high performance antenna and cellular communications technology, Digital Antenna will unveil the latest PowerMax(TM) wireless cellular repeater
Major international operators, as well as leading manufacturers and business analysts, will be presenting their latest views on the wireless market at the third Basestation Conference to be held in Bath, England.
Semtech Corp. announced the EClamp)237xP family of devices designed to protect against the increased risk of electrostatic discharge (ESD) and increased levels of electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI) in 3G and CDMA phones that have high-resolution displays and video and digital camera features.
QUALCOMM Incorporated and Samsung Electronics announced that the companies will conduct a live, over-the-air demonstration of FLO technology during CTIA Wireless 2006, April 5-7 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Nokia and Cable & Wireless have signed a contract for the supply of GSM and WCDMA 3G radio and core networks in the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey.
Pipex Communications formed an alliance with technology giant Intel to provide a wireless alternative to 3G in major UK cities.
Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo will be striking for BenQ Mobile. The exceptional 29-year-old Real Madrid athlete will be used as a testimonial for BenQ Mobile for the first time in spring 2006.
Comba Telecom Systems introduces the new multi-carrier power amplifier (MCPA) for 3G networks at the CTIA Wireless 2006 event in Las Vegas, USA between 5-7 April.
Icuiti Corporation, the industry leader in Video Eyewear, unveiled its CP230 and CP920 Video Eyewear today at the CTIA Wireless Show (Booth 315) in Las Vegas, enhancing the telecom industry's brightest new opportunity - mobile TV.
NTT DoCoMo announced that they will launch DCMX™ consumer credit services via iD™, DoCoMo's brand and platform for mobile credit cards.
Mobile TV will in most cases involve a broadcaster as an additional entity between MNOs and Mobile TV programming, meaning additional mark-ups before content reaches the operator.
Under the terms of the multi-million dollar agreement, QUALCOMM has granted Icera rights under certain QUALCOMM patents to develop, manufacture and sell software products for WCDMA devices.
Huawei Technologies signed a contract for the construction of a UMTS network for Vodafone Czech Republic. According to the contract, Huawei will provide a UTRAN system based on the new generation Node B technologies for Vodafone's operations in the Czech Republic.
Awaken all of your senses and experience the world in a brand new way. The Nokia N80 is a quadband GSM 3G device boasting email, personal organizer, MP3 player and 3 megapixel camera. So now you can talk in pictures, argue in film, shout in color and laugh in song.
Emerging mobile services are demanding an ever-increasing amount of bandwidth, but the radio spectrum for third generation (3G) and beyond systems is in short supply.
WiMAX services will generate $53 billion in mobile revenue in 2011 and will generate $65 billion in mobile capital expenditures between now and then.
Sprint announced aggressive plans for the expansion and evolution of the Sprint Power Vision(SM) network which now covers over half of the U.S. population with mobile broadband data services.
TDC Mobile offers a line of services to the business market in Norway through TDC Song Norge. At the same time it will become easier to be a Nordic oriented business customer at TDC Mobile.
Ojom GmbH announced the launch of Shaun of the Dead™ for mobile phones. Based on the hit cult movie of the same name, Shaun of the Dead pits players against an onslaught of zombies and un-dead scum set inside the confines of the Winchester Pub.
Taking the next evolutionary step in mobile TV, Ericsson will showcase its enhanced program guide for mobile TV at the TV and broadcasting event MIPTV/Milia. The application integrates TV and on-demand mobile TV services in one location in one device.
"We declare with confidence that technological development of VELCOM network defines formation of the whole cellular market in our country.
Vodafone Czech Republic has selected Ericsson to build a 3G transmission and core network, including its market-leading mobile softswitch solution, in the Czech Republic. The core network will be completed by the end of June 2006.
According to the recent report by ROA Group, the number of mobile subscribers in China reached 374.45 million as of the end of December in 2005.
"The XJTAG system is a perfect fit for our development requirements as it enables us to read and write to all of the device pins in the JTAG chain using the XJAnalyser circuit visualisation tool," said Andrew Evans, design engineer within TTPCom's silicon hardware group.
If you’ve been tracking what’s likely to be coming soon on advanced mobiles in the future, you’ll probably have read about receiving digital TV transmissions on your cellular phone.
T-Mobile Austria is bringing MobileTV to its customers with nine channels in an optimized format. In addition, the company is offering one of the most-watched German-language TV series to its customers, before the rest of the crowd has a chance to tune in.
Sharp Corporation has developed a 110,000-pixel CMOS camera module with an optical system only 1/11-inch in size. The new LZ0P396D is the industry's most compact,
Mr. Joy Huang, Huawei's expert in NGN, discussed the driving forces for network convergence in terms of industry convergence and customer experience requirements.
Nortel and QUALCOMM have successfully achieved the industry's first 7.2 Mbps HSDPA mobile data calls. The tests achieved data downloads at speeds up to four times faster than most current fixed broadband connections.
KDDI and Okinawa Cellular are pleased to announce the world's first [1] real cellular phone 3D navigation service. "3D Navi", the new service which displays intersections and landmarks in three-dimensional images, is produced by KDD
3G Americas reported today that 81% of all mobile digital wireless customers worldwide use the GSM family of technologies GSM / GPRS / EDGE / UMTS / HSDPA. In fact, from fourth quarter 2004 to fourth quarter 2005,
The new local authority service, launched in March, makes use of the most advanced 3G network in the UK to provide information on local council services to more than 3.2 million customers on the 3 network.
Ofcom published outline proposals to continue controls on wholesale mobile call termination charges where there is evidence of market dominance when the current regulation expires in March 2007.
By presenting the HSDPA technology in a ready-to-implement version, PTC has again confirmed its leading position on the Polish market of wireless data transmission. It is worth stressing that in 2001 PTC was the first mobile operator in Poland to present voice transmission in a UMTS network
Philippines' wireless service provider Smart Communications Inc. (SMART) and Nokia have completed the first High Speed Data Packet Access (HSDPA) call in the country. The call was made in Smart's live network.
Mobile TV provider Kamera has signed a content deal with South Korean Wireless broadcaster U1 Media, which sees Kamera delivering its entertainment news service WOW! TV to the newly-launched channel.
Dell devotees now can have Cingular Wireless' critically acclaimed BroadbandConnect service built into their mobile systems beginning today with the availability of a new line of Dell Latitude(TM) notebooks.
The spread of high speed mobile data services is driving the increasing adoption of wireless modems in laptop computers, according to a new study from ABI Research.
Vodafone Netherlands and Ericsson announced they have entered into an exclusive managed services partnership. Under the contract, Ericsson will be responsible for the management of the access part of Vodafone Netherlands' GSM, GPRS and UMTS radio networks.
Design innovation and the promising 3G user experience influenced European handset sales during the 2005 holiday season, according to Telephia, the leading provider of performance measurement information to the mobile industry.
Ericsson was awarded with a USD 23 million contract for GSM and GPRS expansions with added EDGE capabilities for the entire network. The expansion will enable Jawwal, Palestine's leading mobile operator, to offer mobile broadband services to 1 million subscribers with EDGE capability.
Yankee Group confirmed the keynote speakers for its annual Mobile Leadership Summit, Sustaining the Right 3G Strategy. Designed to attract thought leaders and experts in mobile communications, the research-driven industry event will be held on May 16 and 17 at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London.
The European Commission's plan to reduce mobile roaming charges is undoubtedly a positive step for the consumer, but generally mobile operators will not be happy about the news. Deriving between 10-18% of revenues from roaming services, operators will be hardest hit should the European Commission's proposal become legislation.
AlanDick has developed and installed a unique cellular, emergency service and maintenance radio solution for a motorway tunnel system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that duals as a massive storm drain during flash floods.
3G Touch Solutions, a provider of corporate information systems solutions, and Socket Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:SCKT), an innovative provider of mobile productivity products, today announced Kelleher Corporation
Axesstel, Inc. will unveil a new product line of 3G wireless broadband gateways during CTIA Wireless 2006, being held April 5-7, 2006, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas.
The market for full track music downloads to mobile devices was twenty times larger at the end of 2005 than it was twelve months earlier, a new study from ABI Research has revealed.
Commercial services will provide mobile connectivity at download speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps per second for business customers on the orange(TM) mobile network operated by Partner.
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced that it applied today to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications for a license to set up experimental outdoor wireless stations to test WiMAX, a new wide-area wireless broadband network technology, based on the IEEE 802.16e standard.

Pantech Group - the number two mobile phone manufacturer in South Korea - announced today that it has signed a groundbreaking agreement to supply GSM handsets to Glory Star, the second largest cell phone retailer in Vietnam, as part of its plans to boost its presence in the rapidly growing South East Asian market.
Motorola unveiled its latest 3G handset, the Motorola E1070. Specially designed to deliver the power of 3G technology, the Motorola E1070 offers extraordinary entertainment, communications and versatility.
Spirent Communications announced that China Mobile has selected Spirent's Landslide Performance Analysis System to test 3G Packet Core Network equipment, including Serving GPRS Support Nodes (SGSN) and GPRS Gateway Support Nodes (GGSN).
AirWalk Communications, an IP Radio Access Network (IP-RAN) developer for CDMA wireless voice and data networks, announces plans to offer CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A technology that delivers the latest 3G applications and services.
" Their rapid ascension to being the front-running mobile music service has already shown 3’s potential to have a positive effect on music industry revenues in addition to showcasing emerging artists.”
"The ability for operators to deliver new, revenue-generating services with increased network intelligence enabled by EV-DO Revision A will provide a powerful competitive advantage," said Doug Wolff, vice president and general manager, CDMA, Nortel.
UbiquiSys Ltd announced the successful demonstration of its ZoneGate home access point system to some of Europe's major service providers.
"The bundling of 3G phones, services and subscriptions is an opportunity to modernize the terminal device base in Finland. Potentially this paves the way for an increased usage of more advanced mobile services,
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Emerging Wireless 2006 to their offering. The recent certification of commercial WiMAX gear represents a major milestone for the 802.16 industry but competition looms from existing and evolving IP based wireless technologies.
All New Video Plc (ANV) has developed one of the largest mobile value added (3G) infrastructure networks in Europe, allowing mobile content providers and network operators to promote and develop their content over 3G mobile, IP and ISDN connections.
Starwave Mobile announced a mobile licensing agreement with Hong Kong-based Artificial Life, Inc. to exclusively publish localized versions of Artificial Life's famous 3G games, V-girl(TM) - your Virtual Girlfriend and V-boy(TM) - Your Virtual Boyfriend, in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.
This highlights one of the key risks mobile network operators (MNOs) face with Mobile TV - becoming casualties of a dis-intermediation process that would minimize their role in the Mobile TV value chain or remove them altogether. MNOs missed the mobile music boat; clumsiness towards Mobile TV could have a more negative impact.
“Further roaming regulation is unnecessary and could have unforeseen consequences,” said Rob Conway, CEO and member of the board of the GSMA.
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) announced that the CDMA2000® industry in the U.S. is playing a key role in wireless’ next big opportunity: the $10 billion mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) market.
QUALCOMM Incorporated and Inventec Appliances Corporation (IAC), a global leader in smart handheld devices and Internet appliance solutions, specializing in multimedia, broadband and wireless technology convergence,
“We are extremely satisfied with the response of the audience to such an innovative service” says Marco Porcaro, CEO of Mobaila. “There is an enormous potential in the developing of self-generated video entertainment formats.
Mobile media company 3 today celebrated another success in its campaign to bring greater value to mobile customers in the UK. The success followed victory in a High Court case brought against 3 by its mobile competitor O2.
Vodafone K.K. announced that on 25 March 2006 it will commence nationwide sales of the Vodafone 804SS, a new 3G handset by Samsung Electronics. The Vodafone 804SS represents Samsung’s first mobile phone for the Japanese market.
Vodafone now offers its customers in Germany mobile broadband services at DSL speed. The necessary technology is supplied by Siemens: High Speed Data Packet Access (HSDPA) accelerates data downloads from the Internet to mobile devices over wireless networks that use the W-CDMA standard.
"It seemed to us that delivery of the World Cup matches live to mobile phones would be a fantastic opportunity for the development of mobile TV services" said Jonathan Kendrick,
"The range of available applications accessible via a mobile handset is going to rapidly expand over the coming years," said Richard Webb, directing analyst at Infonetics Research.
”The bundling ban relating to the sale of mobile phones in Finland has partly caused the low awareness of new mobile phone services among the Finns compared to many other European countries.
China Digital Communication, one of the fastest growing battery components manufacturers ( see above ) in China, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Galaxy View International, Ltd.
QUALCOMM Iand Verizon Wireless announced that Verizon Wireless' V CAST service and QUALCOMM's BREW solution are helping meet the growing demand for high-quality mobile games.
"CopperEye was a key enabler of Vodafone UK's ability to quickly demonstrate the value of capturing and analysing high-volume GPRS probe data," said Derek Johnston Head of Service and Performance Management for Vodafone.
Optimus, a mobile operator within the Portuguese Sonaecom group, has chosen Ericsson's IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) for the delivery of new multimedia and converged services. Ericsson will also enhance the Optimus 3G network with its market-leading mobile softswitch and HSDPA solutions.
NEC Corporation (NEC) and UNITIKA announced the joint development of bioplastic reinforced with kenaf* fiber, which is expected to contribute greatly to environmental measures for mobile phones.

picoChip has launched its next generation of picoArray multi-core processor arrays for next-generation wireless systems. The PC202, PC203 and PC205 are the first devices in the family, and are highly integrated, high-performance and extremely cost-effective DSPs.

QUALCOMM Incorporated and China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology announced plans to found a new company to focus on the development of application software for wireless devices.
Unity Wireless announced that it has won a significant portion of a bid to supply China's ZTE Corporation with power amplifiers for the production of 450MHz, 800MHz and 1,900MHZ base stations in 2006.
It was something of a fall from grace considering that way back in 2000, the SL45 was the handset to be seen with, while the SL55 practically invented the slider form in 2003.
T-Mobile is launching High Speed Data Packet Access technology in its mobile communications network. HSDPA, an extension of the wireless standard W-CDMA, boosts transmission speeds in mobile networks.
Sierra Wireless announced the introduction of the company’s product line for EV-DO Revision A networks. The AirCard 595 wireless wide area network card and the MC5725 PCI Express Mini Card embedded module are designed to take advantage of the increased speed and functionality offered on the next-generation EV-DO networks
“HSDPA has potential to take off in a way that 3G didn’t because of its much faster download speeds and lessons learned from the 3G experience,” said Renz. “3G operators are already looking to grow data revenues as fast as they can.
"Users of our advanced smartphones expect predictive text input capability as part of the overall feature set of the device," said Brendan Press, Head of Enterprise Marketing, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications,
“As China’s first proven RFIC design house with transceiver and power amplifier (PA) chips in mass production, Comlent, during the past three years, has invested over 10 million US dollars to establish a leading position in China.
BBC Executive Board Member Responsible for New Media and Technology, Ashley Highfield, is in charge of the British public broadcaster’s output on Internet, interactive TV, broadband and mobile. In the new cross-platform entertainment environment,
The acquisitions will enable DoCoMo to better serve many Japanese travelers who visit Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and enable the islands' residents to benefit from DoCoMo's world-leading mobile technology.
As part of the agreement, all services offered will bring the familiar look and feel of MSN Messenger and MSN Hotmail on a PC, to a 3 mobile - providing customers with a convenient way to stay in-touch on the move using an experience with which they are already accustomed.
SAGEM Communication unveils the my800X, a 3G mobile phone that completes its multimedia range. Stylish and packed with features, this mobile is an outstanding example of cutting-edge technology.
Sagem Communication (SAFRAN group) unveils the my900C, it’s a hot new multimedia mobile phone. With both EDGE and UMTS technology, SAGEM's latest innovation lets you make the most of broadband wherever you are, on whatever network, with the best service quality available.
The OPTIMA Network Management solution consists of the following comprehensive suite of products which can be tailored to provide the Wireless Operator with a unified complete network view:
As advertisers and operators seek out the best business model, 2006 will be a year of experimentation for the emerging mobile advertising market. The next five years will see a shift by major brands from simple SMS mobile marketing to more sophisticated multimedia advertising.
Samsung Electronics demonstrated its commitment for global mobile phone market, showcasing Samsung’s hero 3G and 2.5G handsets with the latest design and technology at CeBIT 2006.
While most cellular operators have largely written-off the billions of dollars spent on 3G spectrum licenses at the start of the decade, next generation networks are now widely deployed and new networks continue to come online.
"We continue to enhance the capabilities of our Roaming Client system," said Biju Nair, PCTEL's Vice President and General Manager of its Mobility Solutions Group.
“This original and innovative campaign strengthens 3’s reputation as a pioneering, creative company. It enhances the relationship we have built with MSN over the past twelve months and highlights features of our unique SeeMeTV channel in a relevant way.
DOVADO has added support for WCDMA/HSDPA PCMCIA modems from Huawei, Option and Novatel Wireless as addition to the present list of supported modems, those being from Flarion (Qualcomm), IPWireless and UTStarcom.
Tapuz Mobile, a developer of unique fun and community content and applications for mobile, today announced that the BLOGTV, the 3G reality video service, has won ‘Best Made for Mobile Video Service’ category in the GSM Association Awards.
When Vodafone launched 3G services in November 2004, the Company announced that it expected over 10 million customers to be using Vodafone live! with 3G by 31 March 2006. Vodafone today announces that this target has been achieved.
Cantata Technology introduced a new version of its award-winning Cantata SnowShore IP Media Server(TM), optimized for 3G wireless and IMS applications.
According to a recently released mobile phone market share study from leading information technology market research and advisory firm IDC, LG Electronics MobileComm, Inc. (LG Mobile Phones), secured the number two spot for all mobile phone technologies in U.S. for 2005, selling just over 25 million handsets during the year, increasing its market share to nearly 17 percent.
Nokia announced that Vodafone K.K. in Japan is using its Intellisync Sync Server to launch "Vodafone Address Book," a service for new 3G handsets that allows customers to back up their contact information online.
Being the major driver of 3G & large data entertainment services amongst the mobile end-users, music is a significant part of the strategic plans at Sony Ericsson. Music has almost become the top most criteria in the development of Sony Ericsson phones.
Neven Vision announced that its biometrics face recognition software has been adopted by NTT DoCoMo to enhance the privacy and security of personal data and transactions on cell phones.
Skyworks Solutions announced that its Intera front-end module (FEM) for wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) applications is commencing production in support of several forthcoming platforms from a leading handset OEM.
ACCESS Co., Ltd. announced that Nokia’s first FOMA™ handset —the NM850iG — launched by NTT DoCoMo, Inc., will offer three ACCESS products: a FOMA-compatible browser (ACCESS’ NetFront™), an email client, and JV-Lite™2 Wireless Edition, a Java execution environment for embedded wireless solutions.
Vodafone K.K. announced the development of the Vodafone 905SH by Sharp, a new 3G handset capable of receiving “One Seg” terrestrial digital TV broadcasts. The new model is planned for June 2006, a time scheduled for international football matches.
Aeroflex and 7 layers have announced a partnership on 3G mobile handset conformance testing under which the 7 layers test and service facility in UK will use Aeroflex’s 6401 AIME/CT conformance system complete with inter-system handover capability (ISHO) for its 3G handset testing requirements.
Voice traffic and subscriber growth continued to drive GSM and CDMA rollout in less developed regions, and applications like music and video clip download, multimedia messaging, and online gaming drove 3G deployment in more developed markets in 2005,”
"Orange is a market leader for large-scale deployment of HSDPA networks in Europe and Nortel has been playing a key role in helping Orange prove the commercial viability of HSDPA technology," said Christine Landrevot,
Even as markets approach saturation and prices continue to fall, spending on mobile services in Central and Eastern Europe expanded last year and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
Skype, the fastest growing Internet Communications Company and Hutchison 3 Group, the leader in 3G mobile services, today announced an agreement to enable Skype communications on 3G.
HSDPA significantly improves the data speeds that can be delivered over a mobile data network. It is just the first of a number of technological advances that are within the 3G standard which can be rolled out incrementally over 3's existing 3G network.
3, the mobile media company, announced the launch of a datacard with the best 3G coverage in the UK. The 3 datacard is on sale today from £39.99. 3 also announced a co-marketing agreement with Skype today, which will see 3 customers able to access Skype internet services through 3's datacard.
Huawei Technologies announced that Starcomms Nigeria Limited (“Starcomms”), Nigeria’s largest private telecom operator, is to deploy Nigeria’s first 1xEV-DO-based mobile broadband network. It is also one of Western Africa’s first CDMA2000 1xEV-DO networks leveraging Huawei’s latest third generation CDMA2000 1xEV-DO platform.
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced today that preparations to market the 3G FOMA™ NM850iG handset have been completed, and that sales of the new model will begin on March 17, 2006 at DoCoMo sales channels nationwide.
Option NV announced that TIM, a Telecom Italia company (Milan: TIT), has selected and is at present commercialising Option’s GlobeTrotter 3G/EDGE ‘HSDPA-Ready’ data card. Customised to meet the TIM’s specific requirements,
“There is a significant global opportunity for both enterprise and residential in-building wireless solutions,” commented Andrew Davison, Director, Information Technology, Scottish Equity Partners.
Sachio Semmoto, Founder, Chairman and CEO of eMobile, says: "We have selected Ericsson as our partner because of its well-regarded track record in the global market, its experience in Japan and its state-of-the-art and flexible support system.
All customers of 3, Ireland's newest mobile network, will no longer have to pay higher call charges to domestic or UK numbers while roaming in Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
"Nokia recognizes the significant impact these spectrum licenses will have in North America and have optimized our equipment and services for planning and deploying wireless networks in these new bands," said Mark Slater, vice president, Networks, Nokia.
"This broad deployment in a major market illustrates the value of Red Bend's FOTA client technology," said Yoram Salinger ( nset above ) , CEO of Red Bend Software.
Sensing the special interest of the worldwide Mobile Operators in the HSDPA standard, TOPEX presents at CeBIT the industry’s first HSDPA Wireless Broadband Router.
Downloading mobile data over HSDPA was up to 4 times faster using Flash Networks’ NettGain system in a field test in a live network in Western Europe. Likewise, perceived bandwidth was tripled in the trials.
Plus, they can download the latest full length audio and video music tracks, watch live Mobile TV, play multiplayer games, check out national news, sports & AFL video highlights, and get up to date scores for sports matches – direct on their 3 mobile.
The next couple of years will witness the delivery of mobile TV in Europe over a variety of standards and technologies, including digital audio broadcasting (DAB), terrestrial-digital media broadcast (T-DMB), digital video broadcast-handheld (DVB-H) and cellular multicasting.
Sierra Wireless and TELES Communication Systems announced that TELES has selected the Sierra Wireless MC8755 Mini Card embedded module to provide 3G wireless connectivity for its TELES.iGATE fixed- to-mobile wireless gateway system.
During the year, 3G Broadband will be progressively extended to other cities (Porto, Braga, Coimbra, Aveiro and Leiria this June) and regions of mainland Portugal and the islands, reaching the main urban areas by the end of the year.
LG Electronics said it has agreed to supply its LG-U900 mobile phone, which supports the digital video broadcasting handheld ( DVB-H ) standard, to Italian mobile telecommunications service provider, Hutchison.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. demonstrated its commitment for global mobile phone market, showcasing Samsung's hero 3G and 2.5G handsets with the latest design and technology at CeBIT 2006.
Kim Jeong-seok, director of VK's strategic marketing department, said, "We affirmed again at this exhibition that a thin, slim model and convergent technology are the global market trends in mobile phones," adding,
Mobile industry body The UMTS Forum participated at the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-06), being hosted from 7 to 15 March in Doha, Qatar. On this occasion Mr Yoshio Utsumi, ITU Secretary-General, welcomed the new partners including the UMTS Forum at today's "Connect the World Partners' Panel".