| Ericsson Wins 3G Contract with VIBO Telecom in Taiwan |
| 24th
April, 2005 ( see
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ASIA : Ericsson has strengthened its 3G position in Taiwan by winning a contract with WCDMA operator VIBO Telecom. Ericsson has been chosen to deliver a turnkey solution for VIBO's core network. The agreement comprises a turnkey solution for core network equipment, both circuit-switching and packet-data, transport network and Systems Integrations, as well as a full portfolio of services such as training, network design, network rollout and technical support to support VIBO's planned 3G launch. "Ericsson's successful global track record on 3G rollout and strong local support distinguished it from the competition," said David Wang, CEO of VIBO Telecom. We plan to roll out our 3G service in the fourth quarter of this year to enhance the customer experience with an innovative and user-friendly 3G multimedia lifestyle. We believe Ericsson can meet our ambitious plan." "We
are proud to be the partner of choice for VIBO and we are fully committed
to yet another success story with VIBO in this market," The WCDMA contract with VIBO Telecom confirms Ericsson's position as the world's leading supplier of 3G mobile systems. Today Ericsson supplies more commercial WCDMA services than any other system-infrastructure provider. Implementation
of this project will begin immediately, with VIBO's 3G |
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| Asia’s First 3G Mobile Drama |
| Cameras started rolling for Asia’s first 3G mobile drama P.S … I Luv U since its announcement in December 2004. Co-produced by MediaCorp Studios and the Media Development Authority (MDA), the 30-episode Chinese mobi-drama is slated to make its debut in Singapore mid-June 2005. |
| Ericsson Wins 3G Contract with VIBO Telecom in Taiwan |
| Ericsson has strengthened its 3G position in Taiwan by winning a contract with WCDMA operator VIBO Telecom. Ericsson has been chosen to deliver a turnkey solution for VIBO's core network. |
| CoolPAM HBT-Based Power Amplifier Modules for W-CDMA Mobile Handsets |
| Agilent Technologies announced its family of 4 mm by 4 mm power amplifier (PA) modules featuring CoolPAM technology. CoolPAM significantly reduces battery power consumption and allows mobile handsets to run cooler. |
| Ultra-thin Sound Panels and World's Smallest Headphone |
| Royal Philips Electronics unveiled two new products that enable OEM manufacturers to enhance the consumer experience of multimedia on the move. |
| 4Gb OneNAND Flash for 3G Multimedia Phones |
Samsung Electronics announced that it has developed a 4Gb (Giga B it) OneNAND ™ Flash memory device for multimedia phones, featuring micro-compact dimensions, low power consumption and high performance, in addition to its high density. |
| Highest Quality Audio and Video Streaming Service for EDGE and GPRS Mobile Customers |
| DiGi, one of Southeast Asia’s leading operators, today announced the successful selection and deployment of its next generation audio and video services. LogicaCMG was selected as the lead systems integrator and technology provider. |
| EDC Delivery Through 3G UMTS |
| DATATRAK International, the leading and most experienced Application Service Provider ("ASP") in the Electronic Data Capture ("EDC") industry today announced that it has delivered for one of its clients, completely wireless EDC capabilities to a research site based in Ancona, Italy. |
| 3G Success: From Strategy to Implementation |
| From Strategy to Implementation is the focus for the first Decision Summit of the year. |
| Key Trends for Mobile Technology and Subscriber Evolution |
| It said convergence and bundling of services as well as Asia / Pacific domination of subscriber growth will be the prevalent trends in the mobile and wireless industry over the next five years. |
| ZTE Introduces 3G To Vietnam |
| ZTE Corporation, China’s largest listed telecommunications manufacturer and leading wireless solutions provider, is to install Vietnam’s first 3G network in Ho Chi Minh City. |
| Alcatel and Istituto Geografico De Agostini Develop Location-based services for 3G UMTS Terminals |
| Alcatel and Istituto Geografico DeAgostini - a leading Italian publishing house, with an unrivalled expertise in cartography - have developed an advanced solution for location services, based on Assisted GPS technology. |
| Highly Linear 12 V Power Amplifier Modules; Targeted for 3G Cellular Base Station Applications |
| WJ Communications introduced a new family of +12 V power amplifiers, the AP501, AP502, AP503 and AP504. |
| FOX News Channel Live on Sprint PCS Vision Multimedia Phones |
| Sprint and FOX News Channel announced the delivery of live news to Sprint TV, known as FOX News Channel Live. |
| 3 Italy Finalizes 3G Managed Services Contract |
| Ericsson and 3 Italy have finalized the due diligence and execution of the managed services contract announced on January 20, 2005. |
| VimpelCom to Broadcast Live to 10m Mobile Subscribers |
| Celltick’s, the market leader in idle-screen applications and interactive mobile broadcast, turns Russian mobile operator VimpelCom into a national media broadcaster overnight. |
| Telabria merges Wi-Fi with 3G |
| Telabria, the award winning wireless network developer, announced the latest addition to its mSystem family of indoor and outdoor wireless mesh access points and routers. |
| 3G Adoption and Faster Handset Replacement in Asia-Pacific Are Inevitable |
| For mobile handset vendors, Asia-Pacific is the largest regional market in the world and holds the greatest potential. The region currently accounts for more than 40% of global handset sales and mobile users. |
| Connex launches 3G |
| Connex, Romania's leading mobile network and first video mobile network, announces the April 25th, 2005 launch of 3G services in Romania. |
| Orange France Expands EDGE Wireless Services |
| Orange France has launched a new high-speed mobile service which covers 85 percent of French inhabitants. |
| Wildwave Launches Havoc TV on Vodafone 3G |
| Wildwave today launched the Havoc TV Mobile Music Video channel on Vodafone Live! powered by 3G, The channel is based on Havoc TV Video on demand, which which is currently carried to millions of US households via top cable carriers . |
| 3 UK to launch Football365 m-site |
| ukbetting plc, the online gaming and sports content provider, announced today the launch of its first branded, stand alone, channel on the UK's largest 3G mobile network. |
| 3G World Congress and Exhibition 2005 in Hong Kong |
| This year marks the 10th anniversary of the leading event in Asia for global mobile and wireless industry covering all 3G and emerging wireless technologies. New elements including the "Networking Area" and the "WiMAX Village" will be added to this year's event. |
| Tatara Systems Demonstrates Fixed Mobile Convergence |
| One of the first fixed mobile convergence solutions being offered by Tatara is SMS over IP, which allows communications service providers to seamlessly handoff SMS traffic from their legacy circuit network to an IP network (e.g. over WLAN). |
| Deal Reinforces Nokia's Leading Position in 3GPP Core Networks |
| Nokia has signed an agreement with leading Indonesian operator Telkomsel to expand its packet core network in Indonesia. |
| Rogers First In Canada To Provide Live TV On Cell Phones |
| Rogers Mobile Television service is powered by MobiTV, the world's first network and platform providing live television on wireless phones. |
| 3G Mobile Video Content for Telecom New Zealand |
| Gamer.tv has signed an agreement with Telecom New Zealand to supply video game reviews, previews and features for access by Telecom's T3G customers. |
| Woosh Order with IPWireless Triples its 3G UMTS TDD Network |
| Woosh Wireless and IPWireless announced today that the New Zealand broadband service provider has placed an order for an additional 180 UMTS TDD base stations to expand its New Zealand network. |
| SK Telecom Releases "GXG", Mobile Phone 3D Games |
| SK Telecom has launched a variety of great 3D games that let users enjoy a sense of incredible speed and powerful graphics by upgrading the existing mobile games offered via mobile phone. |
| 3G HSDPA Tipped as a Low-Cost Path to Fast Mobile Broadband |
| Mobile communications infrastructure vendors and carriers, impatiently waiting to offer their customers mobile broadband services, would do well to consider HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) as an economical alternative. |
