3G Features August 2003
Nokia announced that the world's first cdma2000® 1xEV-DV high-speed packet data phone call was completed at Nokia's CDMA product creation center in San Diego.
Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless has chosen Tektronix' NetTek field tool for operation and maintenance of its Code Division Multiple Access 1x Evolution-Data Optimized (cdma2000 1xEV-DO) networks.
As Telefonica Moviles ponders what to do with the pan-European 3G licence albatross around its neck, a number of mobile operators are showing an interest in the unwanted UMTS frequencies in Austria.
These applications and chipset solutions will further drive the adoption of removable storage media on next- generation 3G CDMA wireless products.
Hutchison Whampoa plans to list its mobile operations in India and its fixed-line phone business in Hong Kong, possibly next year.
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands, introduced the latest addition to its line up of active matrix liquid crystal displays
Info-Cop is affordable overlay software that provides real-time access to local, state and federal crime databases for faster and more accurate law enforcement and emergency response.
The Hutchison Group’s unaudited profit attributable to shareholders for the half year amounted to HK$6,067 million, a 2% increase
3 promotion has created another amusing gimmick. At the Departures Hall of the Airport, a series of 3 advertising billboard
With these offerings, J-PHONE customers will be able to enjoy Vodafone live! on a 3GPP-based, high-speed W-CDMA network (up to 384kbps downlink)
The service would enable both 2G and 3G SSL-compatible handset users to enjoy mobile shopping and pay online with their VISA
Going forward, KDDI will aggressively pursue business development in a Chinese market that is becoming known as the factory of the world,
The MSM chips include fully integrated Bluetooth baseband technology to provide a complete, fully tested Bluetooth solution for third generation (3G) CDMA devices.
The launch of G900 that is equipped 260,000-color display and dual-CPU features once again demonstrated Legend's strong mobile handse
Walking past the 3 flagship store at China Building in Central, I was shocked to see at a distance two guys were doing...
Under an agreement announced today, Nortel Networks will replace Centennial Dominicana's existing CDMA 3G network with a complete CDMA2000 1X 3G solution
According to a report released today by ARC Group, by the end of 2003 more than 55 million consumers worldwide will own camera-phone handsets, more than doubling
Openwave Systems Inc. announced that KDDI, Japan's major total communications operator and ubiquitous solution company, has upgraded to Openwave Mobile Browser Version 6.2
Bank customers can henceforth transfer money to any bank or giro account with their i-mode handset. This means for example being able to pay their bills wherever they are and whenever they want.
Samsung Electronics announced the launch of the dual band, GPRS SGH-C100, its slimmest colour screen mobile phone ever with a design philosophy inspired by Zen minimalism.
The Swedish development company Blazar has launched their GPRS load and stress test application for the Gb interface over E1/T1 Frame relay and has thereby strengthened their suite of load and stress test applications for 2.5 and 3G.
Panasonic Mobile announced that it has begun shipments of the mova® P505i handset to NTT DoCoMo, Inc. A mere 19.9 mm when folded, the P505i handset is the slimmest mobile phone
PA Consulting Group announced availability of the second release of its all-software baseband solution for 3G mobile communication basestations.
Lucent Technologies announced it is demonstrating live third-generation (3G) mobile applications with several of the industry's leading companies at the Association of Public Safety Communications
Motorola, announced that Conrad Humphreys will be using Motorola’s A830 handsets to help in his attempt to win the famous Fastnet Race
Despite the number of 2G and 2.5G contracts signed, future strength in this market lies in the 3G, WCDMA segment
GSM has the highest annual growth of any wireless technology in Latin America and the Caribbean with a 121% increase in customers from June 2002 to June 2003
NTT DoCoMo announced that they will begin marketing the P505i on August 8, 2003. At a trim 19.9 mm when folded, the new model is the slimmest in the 505i series of enhanced i-mode 2G handsets.
Nokia has signed an agreement to supply sunrise's WCDMA 3G core network in Switzerland. Deliveries have already commenced with Nokia providing the 3G core network
The new ST55 is equipped for all multimedia applications. With its high-resolution TFT color display, MMS technology and integrated VGA camera,
Sony Pictures Mobile products will be available to Vodafone's customersthrough the popular Vodafone live! consumer service.
The total handset market increased to 107 million units, demonstrating a marginal increase of 2% sequentially and 12% growth year-on-year
NEC Corporation and Solectron Corporation announced an agreement in principle for Solectron to provide manufacturing and after-sales services
Mobile email, which typically also includes mobile access to calendars and contact information, will be the key driver of growth in mobile data services
The mobile phone is fast becoming the UK’s most played and most popular games platform as there are no barriers to who can play or where.
Hop-On, the leading developer of disposable and recyclable cell phones, announced that Motorola has licensed Hop-On under certain essential cellular patents
Skyworks Solutions introduced a complete RF subsystem for E-GPRS (GSM /GPRS /EDGE) mobile handsets. Skyworks' RF chipset solution
Calypso Wireless who is making the real-time video cellular phones of the future, announced that it has signed a $5.2 million contract with C.G.E.
This new service will allow 3 customers to search for great deals on lastminute.com holidays and lifestyle products ..
Tektronix announced its new protocol test platform equipped with application software to test complex third-generation (3G) and existing second-generation (2G, 2.5G) mobile networks.
The Chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited ("HWL"), Mr Li Ka-shing, held a private meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair today during the premier's brief stay in Hong Kong.
Campaigns targeting MobileNet consumers must go beyond location and time focusing on broader user context in order to be effective, according to a study released by researchers
Radioplan released WiNeS 2.0, a software platform 3G network validation and optimization. The platform efficiently supports the network planning, optimization ...
3G Features August 2003
QUALCOMM Incorporated announced successful WCDMA (UMTS) field trials in operators' networks in Asia, Europe and North America
RADCOM Ltd introduced a family of CDMA2000 Consultants to provide wireless vendors and operators with complete call-flow visibility on CDMA2000 1x and 1x-EV-DO networks
Latest in FCRAM Family Designed for 3G Mobile Phones. Fujitsu has introduced a new 128Mbit mobile FCRAM device ..
TD-SCDMA is a Chinese third generation (3G) wireless technology combining the advantages of CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications).
This is for delivery of base station synchronization modules to support the first deployment phase of a WCDMA network by SK Telecom.
NTT DoCoMo announced that it will establish DoCoMo Laboratories Beijing to research and promote fourth-generation (4G) and beyond.
CSL has begun to offer the Nokia 6220 phone, the first EDGE-enabled videophone available in Asia Pacific.
The service is the first in Japan that enables subscribers to set approx. 15 seconds of music and voice content as ring tones heard by the incoming caller
Furthermore the 3G service (CDMA2000 1x) that was launched in April 2002, provides a fast mobile Internet access environment underpinned by high-speed data communications.
Europe may have started the interest in mobile multimedia services with the 3G auctions, and the US may have first advertised "mobile Internet
RTX Telecom A/S and PRISMA Engineering S.r.l. have tested their TD-SCDMA 3G terminal against a live network.
Powerwave Technologies announced that they have received $3.5 million in orders from Samsung Electronics for delivery of 2100 MHz W-CDMA RF power amplifiers
Lara Croft's latest Tomb Raider adventure could put her in front of hundreds of millions of new players, thanks to mobile games studio IOMO and video games publisher Eidos.
Lucent Technologies announced that it has signed a contract with KTF, a leading Korean wireless service provider with over ten million subscribers, to supply a third-generation (3G) CDMA2000® 1xEV-DO network.
The Merlin U530 is a high-speed data device designed to enable mobile users to access the Internet and corporate intranets over mobile networks based on 3G UMTS technology.
The new Memory Stick Duo cards are targeted at the new generation of 2.5G and 3G mobile phones
The PCS Vision Picture Phone VGA1000 by Samsung is the latest in a line-up of high quality, easy-to-use stylish products and features:
Siemens mobile is supplying and installing all the infrastructure components for setting up the UMTS radio network and the accompanying network management system.
The Swedish development company Blazar has launched their GPRS load and stress test application for the Gb interface over E1/T1 Frame relay and has thereby strengthened their suite of load and stress test applications for 2.5 and 3G.
Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless Communications, Inc. (APBW), a new, and Taiwan’s first, Third Generation (3G) mobile operator has chosen CommVerge Solutions to deploy its Wireless Intelligent Network (WIN).
Vodafone sales list for July has the two Vodafone live mobiles: the Sony Ericsson T610 and the Sharp GX10I, among its three top-selling phones. In fact, eight of the ten mobile phones on the list now offer their users colour screens.
Thin Multimedia announced that Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless Communications, Inc. (APBW) has deployed the first commercial, wireless video service in Taiwan using Thin Multimedia's mobile video technology.
Panasonic Mobile announced that it has begun shipments of the mova® P505i handset to NTT DoCoMo, Inc. A mere 19.9 mm when folded, the P505i handset is the slimmest mobile phone
Since the deployment of CDMA2000(r) 1X in April 2002, KDDI has added more than nine million subscribers and introduced a broad range of advanced multimedia services that has significantly increased
The MCMC officially assigned two blocks of spectrum to Telekom Malaysia Berhad and UMTS (Malaysia) Sdn Berhad in March this year as the first step towards rollout of 3G services in Malaysia.
NVIDIA announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MediaQ, Inc., the leading provider of graphics and multimedia technology for wireless mobile devices.
Shanghai is going to become the second production location worldwide for W-CDMA technology from Siemens
The telecom company 3 is expecting its network to cover at least 30% of the Danish population by launch in the fourth quarter of 2003.
Hutchison Chief Executive Kevin Russell said he was pleased to report ongoing growth in Orange and a strong take-up of recently launched 3 services for video calling, information and entertainment services.
The new Wi-Fi service, to be called FreedomLink(SM), will be available by the end of 2006 in more than 6,000 hotels, airports, convention centers and other venues throughout the SBC 13-state region.
The MSM6250 chipset represents QUALCOMM's third WCDMA (UMTS) chipset, a single-chip solution that includes all the advanced multimedia capabilities
O2 announces that it will provide a range of interactive mobile services for the second series of smash-hit reality entertainment show Pop Idol,
Tektronix announced that Beijing Northern has chosen Tektronix' solution for developing UMTS Release 4 (R4) networks and elements.
Smart Antenna technology is now deployed in one out of every ten base stations in the world, a significant fact for wireless operators seeking a proven technology
NEC Corporation and Solectron Corporation announced an agreement in principle for Solectron to provide manufacturing and after-sales services
MapWay delivers state-of-the-art graphical walking directions which are 'made to measure' for the user's route and mobile phone. A database of 20 million buildings ...
The company's new CECT V778 multimedia camera phone, which also boasts MMS, dictionary, 64-chord polyphonic ring tones and downloadable games, will build upon Wavecom's Compact Phones Development Lab.
Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) today announced that it has appointed Ericsson as the vendor for its 3G network in Singapore.
UMTS Forum Chairman Jean-Pierre Bienaimé underlined today the benefits of GSM as the foundation for Brazil's future mobile evolution towards UMTS.
In an important step of their collaboration, RTX Telecom A/S and PRISMA Engineering S.r.l. have tested their TD-SCDMA 3G terminal against a live network.
Almost two months earlier than foreseen, Proximus has started the technical launch of its UMTS network, the third generation of mobile telephony.
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) reported that operators who have deployed CDMA2000 in North America are seeing positive results in network performance
MapWay delivers state-of-the-art graphical walking directions which are 'made to measure' for the user's route and mobile phone. A database of 20 million buildings ...
Samsung announced the S3C2440, the world’s fastest mobile CPU, with a core speed of 533MHz. The new mobile CPU will drive the emergence of new multimedia services for PDAs and smartphones.
Public Wi-Fi hotspots continue to garner the attention of a wireless industry searching for answers and opportunities.
Catalyst Semiconductor announced entry into a new market segment with its first White Light Emitting Diode (LED) driver integrated circuit, the CAT32.
Symbian Ltd announced that Fujitsu Limited’s latest mobile videophone, the F2102V for NTT DoCoMo, Inc.’s FOMA 3G service is based on Symbian OS™.