3G Press Archive October 2003

 

The last few months press releases are listed here, all others archived at 3G Search.

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3G Motorola A920 Gets Boost
Motorola and PacketVideo Corporation announced that PacketVideo's custom-built "mobile media" software will help power the new Motorola A920 handset
2.5G and 3G Wireless Modem Licence
arthusCeva, Inc. announced that VIA Telecom, Inc. has licensed its TeakLite DSP Core for its new product lines targeting the CDMA/CDMA2000 market.
Commercial Launch of CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
The third-generation (3G), high-speed data network, marketed under the name CDMA 1X WIN, will be available to customers beginning November 28, 2003.
802.11 a 3G Competitor ?
Very Often 802.11 is seen as a competitor of 3G data services, however more and more Mobile Network Operators are embracing public 802.11 service
3 Extends Coverage of 3G Services
3 Sweden is accelerating the introduction of WCDMA 3G service in central Sweden by switching on service in several cities over the next few weeks.
Vodafone Wireless Phone - 2 Megapixel Camera
Vodafone announced that after early December it will offer the V601SH by Sharp with a embedded 2 Megapixel CCD Mobile Camera
UK 3G Phones Get SD Cards
SanDisk Corporation announced a worldwide agreement with 3 to supply SanDisk-branded SD cards for select video mobile phones offered by 3.
QUALCOMM Showcases 3G CDMA
UALCOMM Incorporated announced a multitude of innovative 3G CDMA wireless products and solutions for the enterprise at CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2003
New Smartphone With X-factor
Sendo announced its new highly featured multimedia smartphone, the Sendo X. The Sendo X sets itself apart from other multimedia smartphones with a number of innovations
New NTTDoCoMo Camera Phones
The D505iS will become the first handset in the series to go on sale on October 23. The model features a Super CCD Honeycom® camera with an effective resolution of one mega pixels
2GHZ Band Isolator for 3G Phones
Murata Electronics announced its new miniaturized 2GHz Band Isolator for the digital mobile phone market.
T-Mobile Take Wireless Screen Styles
T-Mobile and Trigenix, the mobile interface company, today achieved an industry first by offering consumers the ability to personalise their mobile phones
New T-Mobile / Motorola Mobile Phone
With the introduction of the Motorola V300 across Europe (UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Austria and Hungary), Motorola and T-Mobile are addressing the needs of thousands of young people
3G Soft Launch in Malaysia
Huawei Technologies, announced that the company, partnering with Telekom Malaysia, the pioneer 3G operator of Malaysia, has made a success in the soft launch of its pre-commercial WCDMA
LG After 3G Handset Market Share
LG Electronics Inc., South Korea's second-largest electronics maker, aims to become the world's No. 3 mobile-phone maker within three years by taking market share from competitors
Call for 3G Realism
To maximise the 3G business case, Jean-Pierre Bienaimé ( inset ) , chairman of the UMTS Forum, is appealing to regulators and governments to take a pragmatic look at their licensing arrangements.
Ericsson Lands 3G Network Contract
This agreement enables the operator to build a 3G network to launch new mobile services.
New 3G Phone for Xmas
NEC Corporation (NEC) announced that it will start delivery of the next 3G (W-CDMA) handsets to 3G operation companies of Hutchison Whampoa branded “3”.
New LG Smart Phone
A cutting-edge package of multimedia functions including one-hour video recording and playing, photo editing and mailing, MMS function.
New LG 3G Handsets For Europe
LG Electronics (LGE), a ‘Dark Horse’ in the European 3G market, will launch two new tri-band (GSM/GPRS/WCDMA) mobile handsets
4G Wireless 10 Years Away
4G? Not in this decade. “I would recommend that the newspaper community forget about 4G,” Dr Keiji Tachikawa, president and CEO of NTT DoCoMo
3G is Safe from Wi-Fi
Dr Irwin Jacobs of Qualcomm, the US-based CDMA chipset maker, has played down any possible negative impact that WiFi may have on 3G data revenue.
World's First CDMA2000 1xEV-DV Demo
As CDMA2000 1xEV-DV gains interest around the world, Samsung is demonstrating the world's first 1xEV-DV system products
3G WCDMA Training DVD-ROM
The instructional courses cover all operating modes of CDMA, including CDMA2000 1X and WCDMA (UMTS), and are designed to help wireless professionals gain a better understanding of CDMA
3G Optimised Packet Switching
Applications for this product combination include metro routers, multi-service switches, enterprise backbones, storage area networks, and 3G wireless gateways.
Europe Mobile Gaming Revenues $7 Billion By 2006
Games are universally attractive and with an ever-increasing number of subscribers owning, and always carrying, a colour handset with data capabilities...
Telecom Industry on Verge of New Era
Frank Dunn, president and chief executive officer of Nortel Networks told telecom industry leaders that global communications has reached an important inflection point
EDGE Wireless Off The Blocks
Achieved a 216 kbps (kilo bits per second) download using its recently announced EDGE module. The download, which took place on Ericsson’s EDGE infrastructure
New Microwave Kit for 3G
Providing SDH and PDH in a single platform, Harris designed TRuepoint to meet current and future needs of all network operators
3G Java SIM/USIM Card Solution
This system solution consists of an advanced background compatible 3G SIM/USIM card with a revolutionary design
Videophones Face New Challenge
Beamer TVTM Videophone, gives consumers another convenient, affordable way to see family and friends by phone.
60 Million 3G CDMA(r) Subscribers
CDMA2000 is expanding across all regions. There are 70 commercial networks and 20 more will be deployed within the next six months in Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe and the Americas
TV Comes To Vodafone Wireless Phones
Vodafone K.K. announced it will offer the V601N by NEC, Japan’s first handset with an embedded analog TV tuner, after early December.
3G Delays to Boost GPRS Wireless
Continuing delays in the launch of 3G services by mobile operators across Western Europe will result in a much wider window of opportunity for GPRS technology
$12 Billion Location Based Services Revenues
Mobile operators are forecasting major growth in revenues from high accuracy location-based services to almost $12bn by 2005
New KDDI Wireless Camera Phones
KDDI has recently started taking delivery of a camera phone that could take pictures better than some digital cameras.
3G Wireless Call In Hungary
Hungarian operator Pannon GSM and Nokia have demonstrated the first public operator WCDMA 3G call in Hungary.
3G Rolls Back In UK
Crown Castle announced the completion of its negotiations in the UK with BT to eliminate $48 million of site acquisition obligations and with Hutchison 3G UK Limited ("3") to amend the minimum site commitment under the agreements with 3.
Wake Up to 3G Wireless Video
Video is set to turn the mobile phone into the ‘fourth screen’ after television, cinema and the PC.
3 Donates $3M
Marketed globally under the 3 brand, H3G has contributed CHF 500,000 (approx. HK$3 million) to sponsor the Forum
Basestation Architectures for 3G Wireless
It forms the core of the most comprehensive hardware and software reference design platform for 3G equipment manufacturers.
Radioplan Test 3G
Radioplan has solved the common problem of inaccurate and unreliable planning data in the third-generation (3G) planning and optimization processes.
3G W-CDMA Network Trial in Miami
ucent Technologies announced that it is working with AT&T Wireless to deploy a third-generation (3G) W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) trial network in the greater Miami area
Orange Show Off 3G
Orange began a week-long demonstration of services over third generation networks at the ITU Telecom World 2003 show in Geneva, Switzerland.
WiMax Wireless Top Dog
WiMax wireless broadband technology was recognized as the "Most Promising Technology of the Year," as part of CNET Networks
First Au Designed KDDI Wireless Handset
KDDI and Okinawa Cellular is pleased to announce the launch of INFOBAR, the first release in the "au design project" series, a collaboration between designers
New Siemens 3G Phone
This mobile phone for the next generation of mobile communication was used to provide a live demonstration of services
3G Mobile Data Communications
System SEVEN offers a secure service that is well-suited for mobile operators entering enterprise solution market," said Katsuhiro Nakagawa, Vice President of NEC
3G Motorola A835 Phone Launched
The Motorola A835 offers a high quality zoom camera and speakerphone that makes video calling - video mobile technology's most unique feature
New Study on Mobile Entertainment
Mobile entertainment services in Europe are not yet on the brink of mass market consumer adoption.
3G Test Cases Approved
he protocol conformance test cases were validated by the Validation Competence Center of CETECOM,
3G Radio and Core Network Solutions
Continuous Computing announced today that it has begun shipping Trillium(R) network protocol software solutions complying with 3GPP
3G Phones Evolve in the Ubiquitous Era
The prime feature of the ubiquitous society is being able to access networks anywhere, anytime with cellular telephones
BT ( Esat ) Lands 3G Contract
Esat BT has announced a deal worth over €100m with '3' to build and operate its 3G radio access network, in Ireland.
Fastest Growing Wireless Technologies
While next generation cellular technologies such as WCDMA and CDMA2000 1X EV-DO are a part of the large -- and slowing -- handset market,
NEC to Market 3G Video Communication Solutions
NEC Corporation (NEC) announced that it would start marketing Video Communication Solutions for emerging Mobile markets in Europe
Professional Phones with Innovative E-Mail Solution
New Voq-branded professional phones will be based on Microsoft Windows Mobile software for Smartphones
GSM Wireless Is Tops
GSM is the technology selected by 43% of all new digital wireless customers in the Americas
Collaboration on i-mode and 3G Business
NTT DoCoMo to enter into a Purchase Agreement with Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd., Taiwan's third largest mobile operator.
i-mode Mobile Terminals On Display
NEC Corporation (NEC) will demonstrate its stylish range of i-mode mobile terminals at Telecom World 2003.
New NEC e616 3G Phone Photos
The feature-rich e616 offers person-to-person video, audio and video streaming, video recording and playback
US Cellular Places 3G Network Order
U.S. Cellular has selected Nortel Networks to supply CDMA2000 1X core, radio and wireless access technology
3G Mobile Data Services for KDDI
SEVEN announced that KDDI, the second largest mobile operator in Japan based in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo will offer Keitai Office...
BenQ SmartPhone Power
Picsel Technologies further strengthened its position as the leading multimedia content enabling platform...
WCDMA 3G Network For StarHub
StarHub has awarded Nokia a contract to supply WCDMA 3G network equipment with an estimated value of 100 million euros
3D Gaming Platform for 3G Mobile Phones
It provides superior user experiences with gaming and other advanced multimedia applications for 2.5G and 3G phones.
O2 Mobile Video Challenges 3G
O2 launched a new mobile video service in the UK that enables customers to download or stream video content over its existing mobile data network.
New Flash Memory For 3G Phones
New Flash memory architecture provides additional enhanced performance feature sets, such as, a flexible 4Mb multi-partitioned architecture, clock suspend, and fast programming...
New Sharp Wireless Phone
Megapixel CCD mobile camera capable of photographing 1 million effective pixels Numerous functions that fully utilize the System LCD large-size 2.2-inch QVGA (320 x 240 pixel) display
New Mitsubishi Wireless Phone
Vodafone K.K. announced it will offer a new Sha-mail picture messaging handsets for sale after early November, the V301D by Mitsubishi Electric.
World's Smallest Fuel Cell for Mobiles
The new DMFC will provide a greater freedom for users of those handheld equipments to easily recharge the batteries in a mobile environment
World's Smallest Film Festival Mobile Phones
Oplayo’s leading video streaming technology can today be used to view short films from The World’s Smallest Film Festival
3G Video Call Metrics
SK Telecom has selected DNA as the video telephony reference platform for its 3G WCDMA network
Vodafone Offer 3G Football
Exclusive FA Premier League football rights to stream goals, highlights and archive content to 3G mobiles
TeliaSonera Takes EDGE Wireless in Finland
TeliaSonera's Finnish customers can start using the EDGE-technology enabling faster mobile data services.
3G UMTS Will Be Adopted

Four factors are driving UMTS adoption : regulatory mandates, greater network capacity, reduced capital and operating costs, and availability of well-functioning, numerous, and low-priced handset models."

Recommendations on MMS Wireless
The MMS implementation reference document defines GSM operator recommendations for interoperability between different network core elements and key interfaces
3D Wireless Wow
By enabling the WOW technology on their handsets, mobile phone OEMs can now deliver a spacious, natural and immersive 3D audio listening experience.
3G Integrated Basestation
REMEC announced that it has been selected to build initial quantities of an integrated Wideband Code Division Multiple Access..
New European Mobile Alliance
Nine leading independent mobile operators announced the formation of a new mobile alliance...
3G Mobile Phone Testing
Signal generation and signal analysis that meet the specific requirements for GSM/EDGE and WCDMA/UMTS mobile phone testing
GPS Market Well Placed
With units available for less than $100, global positioning system (GPS) receivers are now affordable to the masses...
Company Hits 1 Million 3G Subscribers
NTT DoCoMo announced that the number of subscribers to the 3G FOMA service nationwide passed the 1 million mark
Accelerated Wireless Video Solutions for Mobiles
JA108 multimedia application processor further increases the performance of streaming video...
Russian Operator Migrates From 2G To 3G
Ffuture development of the MTS network looks to incorporate 2.5G GPRS and subsequent 3G services
New Spec for 3G Base Stations
Ericsson, Huawei, NEC, Nortel Networks and Siemens - the parties co-operating in the CPRI (Common Public Radio Interface) industry initiative
Software Defined Radio (SDR) Forum
The Software Defined Radio (SDR) Forum announced that it is conducting research to gain crucial insight into wireless operator requirements
KPN Mobile Takes Lucent 3G
Lucent Technologies announced that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract with KPN Mobile to support the operator's 3G UMTS network.
New 3G Price Plans
Video mobile network 3 today unveiled a new £15 a month price plan that brings video mobile services ...
3G CDMA2000 Dominates
3G CDMA2000 subscribers generate significantly higher revenue - up to 50 percent more - than 2G subscribers.
Real-time Multi-player Gaming Over 3G
elata and Synergenix, a leading developer of 2D and 3D gaming technology, have partnered with Terraplay Systems to provide...
3G Centre for Australia
This operation will enhance Agere's current capabilities in delivering integrated chip set and software solutions for dual-mode 3G mobile phones
Positive 3G Signs In ASIA
The Asia-Pacific region has bucked the global trend of declining telecom growth for the last several years. The overall pace of mobile user ...
San Diego Takes 3G 1xEV-DO
Verizon Wireless and Nortel Networks announced the commercial launch of a third generation (3G) wireless data network
WAP simulator in Java for i-Mode
With increased demand of mobile services worldwide, and a new generation of color services riding the GPRS wave
Secure Mobile Wi-Fi on Top of GPRS, UMTS or CDMA
Combined with a CDMA, GPRS or a 3G subscription, a true seamless roaming experience is achieved for the corporate users -- all billed on one subscription.
3G Samsung Deal
Symmetricom is proud to be supplying Samsung with state-of-the-art 3G WCDMA base station synchronization modules to support growth ...
Symbian and NTTDoCoMo 3G Hook-Up
This agreement gives NTT DoCoMo access to Symbian OS source code and the right to deliver extended versions of this code to phone manufacturers that are Symbian OS licensees.
Personal Wireless Security Device, GPS and iMode
TRAXER, a pocket size device for personal security based on Fastrax GPS technology combined with a dual-band GSM/GPRS modem,
New Nokia 3G Mobile
Nokia announced the radically shaped Nokia 7600 phone combining 3G capability with the latest mobile imaging features in a futuristic exterior.
New Vodafone Phone
J-PHONE announced it will offer a new Sha-mail picture messaging handset, the V301T by Toshiba, for sale after mid-October.
3G UMTS PN Scanner
Rohde & Schwarz has developed the compact measurement system UMTS PN scanner for UMTS network ..
FREE 3G Seminar
Aimed at broadening mobile professional's knowledge of 3G testing issues, this opportunity to participate in a free one-day technology seminar examining 3G standards
Majority Of European 3G Operators Deploy Actix
Actix announced that the majority of the wireless operators across Europe to have launched pre-commercial or commercial UMTS 3G Networks...
China Will Benefit From Timely 3G Licensing
The UMTS Forum urged China's national administrations to give clear messages to the mobile industry by progressing its 3G licensing process.
New BenQ Smartphone OMAP
New BenQ Smartphone Will Include a Texas Instruments OMAP™ Processor and GSM/GPRS Wireless Technology
Motorola i.MX21 Applications Processor
Hantro’s 4350 hardware video codec enables simultaneous encode and decode CIF resolution video at up to 30 frames per second on Motorola’s i.MX21 applications processor.
3 Magic Multimedia Phones
The Panasonic G60, the LG VX6000 and the Motorola E365 are the latest multimedia handsets that form part of the magic4 enabled portfolio of products
New European Mobile Alliance
Nine leading independent mobile operators announced the formation of a new mobile alliance...
3G Mobile Phone Testing
Signal generation and signal analysis that meet the specific requirements for GSM/EDGE and WCDMA/UMTS mobile phone testing
GPS Market Well Placed
With units available for less than $100, global positioning system (GPS) receivers are now affordable to the masses...
Company Hits 1 Million 3G Subscribers
NTT DoCoMo announced that the number of subscribers to the 3G FOMA service nationwide passed the 1 million mark
Accelerated Wireless Video Solutions for Mobiles
JA108 multimedia application processor further increases the performance of streaming video...
Russian Operator Migrates From 2G To 3G
Ffuture development of the MTS network looks to incorporate 2.5G GPRS and subsequent 3G services
New Spec for 3G Base Stations
Ericsson, Huawei, NEC, Nortel Networks and Siemens - the parties co-operating in the CPRI (Common Public Radio Interface) industry initiative
Software Defined Radio (SDR) Forum
The Software Defined Radio (SDR) Forum announced that it is conducting research to gain crucial insight into wireless operator requirements
KPN Mobile Takes Lucent 3G
Lucent Technologies announced that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract with KPN Mobile to support the operator's 3G UMTS network.
New 3G Price Plans
Video mobile network 3 today unveiled a new £15 a month price plan that brings video mobile services ...
3G CDMA2000 Dominates
3G CDMA2000 subscribers generate significantly higher revenue - up to 50 percent more - than 2G subscribers.
Real-time Multi-player Gaming Over 3G
elata and Synergenix, a leading developer of 2D and 3D gaming technology, have partnered with Terraplay Systems to provide...
3G Centre for Australia
This operation will enhance Agere's current capabilities in delivering integrated chip set and software solutions for dual-mode 3G mobile phones
Positive 3G Signs In ASIA
The Asia-Pacific region has bucked the global trend of declining telecom growth for the last several years. The overall pace of mobile user ...
San Diego Takes 3G 1xEV-DO
Verizon Wireless and Nortel Networks announced the commercial launch of a third generation (3G) wireless data network
WAP simulator in Java for i-Mode
With increased demand of mobile services worldwide, and a new generation of color services riding the GPRS wave
Secure Mobile Wi-Fi on Top of GPRS, UMTS or CDMA
Combined with a CDMA, GPRS or a 3G subscription, a true seamless roaming experience is achieved for the corporate users -- all billed on one subscription.
3G Samsung Deal
Symmetricom is proud to be supplying Samsung with state-of-the-art 3G WCDMA base station synchronization modules to support growth ...
Symbian and NTTDoCoMo 3G Hook-Up
This agreement gives NTT DoCoMo access to Symbian OS source code and the right to deliver extended versions of this code to phone manufacturers that are Symbian OS licensees.
Personal Wireless Security Device, GPS and iMode
TRAXER, a pocket size device for personal security based on Fastrax GPS technology combined with a dual-band GSM/GPRS modem,
New Nokia 3G Mobile
Nokia announced the radically shaped Nokia 7600 phone combining 3G capability with the latest mobile imaging features in a futuristic exterior.
New Vodafone Phone
J-PHONE announced it will offer a new Sha-mail picture messaging handset, the V301T by Toshiba, for sale after mid-October.
3G UMTS PN Scanner
Rohde & Schwarz has developed the compact measurement system UMTS PN scanner for UMTS network ..
FREE 3G Seminar
Aimed at broadening mobile professional's knowledge of 3G testing issues, this opportunity to participate in a free one-day technology seminar examining 3G standards
Majority Of European 3G Operators Deploy Actix
Actix announced that the majority of the wireless operators across Europe to have launched pre-commercial or commercial UMTS 3G Networks...
China Will Benefit From Timely 3G Licensing
The UMTS Forum urged China's national administrations to give clear messages to the mobile industry by progressing its 3G licensing process.
New BenQ Smartphone OMAP
New BenQ Smartphone Will Include a Texas Instruments OMAP™ Processor and GSM/GPRS Wireless Technology
Motorola i.MX21 Applications Processor
Hantro’s 4350 hardware video codec enables simultaneous encode and decode CIF resolution video at up to 30 frames per second on Motorola’s i.MX21 applications processor.
3 Magic Multimedia Phones
The Panasonic G60, the LG VX6000 and the Motorola E365 are the latest multimedia handsets that form part of the magic4 enabled portfolio of products
Majority Of European 3G Operators Deploy Actix
Actix announced that the majority of the wireless operators across Europe to have launched pre-commercial or commercial UMTS 3G Networks...
China Will Benefit From Timely 3G Licensing
The UMTS Forum urged China's national administrations to give clear messages to the mobile industry by progressing its 3G licensing process.
New BenQ Smartphone OMAP
New BenQ Smartphone Will Include a Texas Instruments OMAP™ Processor and GSM/GPRS Wireless Technology
Motorola i.MX21 Applications Processor
Hantro’s 4350 hardware video codec enables simultaneous encode and decode CIF resolution video at up to 30 frames per second on Motorola’s i.MX21 applications processor.
3 Magic Multimedia Phones
The Panasonic G60, the LG VX6000 and the Motorola E365 are the latest multimedia handsets that form part of the magic4 enabled portfolio of products