3G Features July 2007
3G Features July 2007
Six-fold Increase in 3G HSDPA User Devices Samsung Announced First GSM 5 Megapixel Camera Phone for Europe
The latest “HSDPA Devices” survey by GSA, the Global mobile Suppliers Association, confirms a huge rise in the number of user devices now available for the rapidly expanding mobile broadband services market enabled by HSPA Samsung Electronics announced a sleek new camera phone, the Samsung G600. Housed in a fashionable black two-toned slider shell and equipped with a 5 mega-pixel camera, the Samsung G600 is a fusion of design, photography and the ultimate in phone functionality.
3 Italia Award Contract To Promote 3G Phone Services Next Generation Mobile Networks to Propel European Mobile Communications Market
Pixman Europe S.L. and its partner Promomarketing S.R.L are completing a successful tour in 119 Italian cities for 3 Italia, an important mobile telecommunication company and subsidiary of the international holding H3G. The advent of various emerging mobile broadband wireless access technologies and the adoption of multimedia and user-generated content are going to create new growth momentum across the European mobile communications market.
Trial for Femto BSR In-Building Mobile Access Solution in Japan Nokia Siemens Networks to extend GSM and 3G WCDMA Network for Telekom Srbija Mobile
Market-Ready Mobile WiMAX To Deliver UK Wireless Broadband BlackBerry Curve Review by 3G.co.uk
Nortel and Urban Wimax today launched a 'cross-market collaboration' to prove the technical deliverability of 4G mobile WiMAX in mature 3G markets such as Western Europe, ahead of the UK's spectrum auction in early 2008. The BlackBerry has thrived solely on its slick mobile email and messaging capabilities. But as its latest model, the Curve, suggests, it’s time to embrace the mobile multimedia world it has so far neglected.
3 Italia Selects 3G Video Surveillance Solution Motorola to Embed Video Projector in Mobile Phones
3 Italia has selected Dilithium’s VT-Phone video telephony software as a key component of Pupillo Pro, their professional 3G video surveillance solution.  Microvision announced that it has signed an agreement with Motorola to develop pico projector display solutions for mobile applications leveraging Microvision's ultra-miniature laser based display engine, called PicoP..
Blueslice HSS Completes Interoperability with Motorola IMS  
Three Quarters of 3G / WCDMA Operators Have Launched HSPA ShoZu for Samsung SGH-L760 3G Phone
HSDPA is the first evolution of WCDMA, delivering advanced mobile multimedia services and typical user throughputs of 800 kbps to 3.0 Mbps, depending on individual networks and device capabilities. ShoZu announced an agreement to embed ShoZu’s mobile media service on the new generation of Samsung handsets. ShoZu’s Share-It image upload service
Radvision Helps Develop 3G Mobile Camera Control System The Bad Girls Club 3G Mobile Game
RADVISION announced that its technology is powering an advanced 3G access and control system for home surveillance. The security solution is developed by CESTEL, a major Spanish system integrator and service provider and deployed by Securitas Direct, a world leader in security systems. Artificial Life announced partnering with Oxygen Media to develop The Bad Girls Club 3G mobile game based on the highest-rated reality TV show on the Oxygen network. T
Latin America Moves to 3G UMTS / HSPA New UMB Base Station Reference Design
Alcatel-Lucent 3G W-CDMA Portfolio Achieves TL 9000 Certification The 3G Phone Has Become a Mobile Webcam
Alcatel-Lucent announced that its W-CDMA portfolio has received the TL 9000 Certification from the Quality Management Institue (QMI), an accredited QuEST Forum TL 9000 registrar. TL 9000 standards establish a common set of quality management requirements and measurements for telecommunications hardware, software and services. Springdoo has pioneered a technology which allows 3G mobile users to instantly broadcast videos created on their mobile phone to their friends and family across the web via the 3G short code 88388.
3G Operator 3 Ireland Cuts Roaming Rates Government Drives 3G Wireless Transition in China
3G Americas Publishes FMC White Paper Nokia N95 and Apple iPhone Raise the Bar for Mobile Multimedia
3G Americas has published a white paper entitled "Fixed-Mobile Convergence: Understanding the Marriage of Wireless and Wireline Technologies" that outlines a complex and multi-faceted technological trend promising great changes to the way customers utilize communications services. Strategy Analytics has conducted the first end user evaluation of the much heralded iPhone with its panel of multimedia buyers in Boston, MA.
Sony Ericsson and Orange Reveal Next Phase of their Music Partnership Your Voice Selects Surf Communication Solutions To Collaborate on Its 3G Video Conferencing Services Solution
Sony Ericsson and Orange announce the extension of their hugely successful music partnership, which has seen Orange sell over two million Sony Ericsson Walkman handsets which feature the Orange full track music download service, Orange Music Store, in just over 12 months. T Surf Communication Solutions announced today that Your Voice S.p.A., an Italian company specializing in services and solutions for automatic multichannel communications, has selected Surf's multimedia processing products for development of its 3G video conferencing services solution.
Ericsson and Texas Instruments 3G Hook Up
Commercialization of 3G and Launch of High-speed data Services Places Huge Demands on the Test and Measurement Equipment Market VCC Solution Signed by Symbian for Nokia E-Series Devices
Broadband mobile standards such as wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), and CDMA2000 1x EV DO are rapidly making inroads in the Asia Pacific wireless network market, with an increasing number of mobile operators adopting these standards. fg microtec announced that its VCC (Voice Call Continuity) client, fgVoIP, has been successfully signed for Nokia E-Series mobile phones following the Symbian Signed testing criteria.
White Paper Evaluates Antenna Systems for Improving Indoor Cellular Coverage Emerging Mobile Broadband Technologies Poised to Revolutionise the Wireless Industry
Google Invest in UK 3G Player KTF Mobile Payment Project for Mobile Phones
Ubiquisys Ltd, pioneer of intelligent 3G femtocell access points for the residential market, today announced it has secured B-round funding totaling $25m. INSIDE Contactless announced that its MicroRead NFC chip has been selected to equip all mobile phones and devices involved in KTF’s NFC mobile payment project.
Chinese Mobile TV Services to Reach $98 Million by the End of 2008  
3G Users in South Korea Will Pass 23 Million by 2010 New A-GPS Service for Nokia N95 3G Phone
According to the new research report by ROA Group the number of mobile users in South Korea will reach 41.95 million by 2010, Europe his Assisted GPS (A-GPS) service helps Nokia Maps users find their current locations faster and get to their desired locations quicker using their Nokia mobile device with built-in GPS.
3G Operator 3 UK Set to Slash Prices for European Phone Calls Joint 3G Video Business Service for Orange Israel
3G HSDPA Boost for T-Mobile Next Generation HSUPA USB Mobile Data Modem for Fixed and Mobile Environments
T-Mobile and BT Wholesale announced a new agreement that sees BT link thousands of T-Mobile's base station sites around the UK to the T-Mobile network. Novatel Wireless announced the Ovation MC950D USB Modem, a HSUPA Mobile Broadband device that carries the distinction of being the world's smallest HSUPA USB modem. The MC950D also delivers marquis performance with upload and downlink speeds that meet or exceed traditional home DSL and cable modems.
UK Telecoms Companies Ranked on How They Treat Online Customers  
The Customer Respect Group, an international research and consulting firm that focuses on how corporations treat their online customers, today released findings from its First Quarter 2007 Online Customer Respect Study of UK Telecommunications Companies.  
Seiko Instruments Selects 3G UMTS RF Transceiver for HSDPA Data Cards World's Highest Performance 3D Graphics LSI for Mobile Phones
Infineon Technologies announced that Seiko Instruments Inc (SII) selected the SMART 3G single-chip CMOS radio frequency (RF) transceiver developed by Infineon, for UMTS/HSDPA data card applications. Toshiba Corporation today announced a dedicated 3D graphics LSI that will add previously unseen levels of realism and excitement to games played on mobile phones.
3G Operator 3 Welcomes Proposals to Modernise UK Mobile Number Portability World's First Live Concert for Mobile TV Over Mass-Market 2.5G
3 UK welcomed the publication of Ofcom’s proposals and further consultation on mobile number portability (MNP), the process by which a customer can keep their mobile number when they move from one mobile operator to another.  CyberFund, Inc. announced that ROK Entertainment has successfully completed the world's first music concert to be streamed live over mass-market 2.5G via GPRS to mobile phones. ROK announced in May 2007
3G Toolkit and Testing Solution Integrated into the Arima Xda Flame 3G Phone  
ARIMA has licensed and used RADVISION’s 3G-324M Toolkit and ProLab 3G-324M Testing Solution for the development of a video-enabled 3G PDA-phone.  
White Paper on the ITU Process for 4G Sony Ericsson K550i Review by 3G.co.uk
The white paper provides the factual description of how IMT-Advanced or 4G will someday be defined by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). ITU is the internationally recognized authority that will produce the official definition of the next generation of wireless technologies beyond IMT-2000 or 3G.  Sony Ericsson has been selective with its Cyber-shot range and the mid-range K550i is only the third instalment. While Sony Ericsson seemingly can’t stop spawning an army of Walkman phones
ASUS T500 3.5G High Speed PCIe Card Interactive Video Platform and 3G Video Gateway for 4com
To cater to users who require fast connectivity with innovative phone features, ASUS has today announced the release of the ASUS T500 3.5G High Speed PC card. RADVISION announced that telecom pioneer, 4com, one of the largest suppliers of telecommunications technology to small businesses in the UK, is using the SCOPIA Interactive Video Platform and 3G Video Gateway to power video communication solutions.
NTT DoCoMo Begins Super 3G Experiment New 3G Phone for Mobile Blogger
NTT DoCoMo it began testing an experimental Super 3G system for mobile communications. With this experiment, DoCoMo will seek to achieve a downlink transmission rate of 300Mbps over a high-speed wireless network. Samsung Electronics introduced SGH-L760, a new 3G mobile phone, which offers essential features for today’s mobile users.
NTT DoCoMo and KT Freetel to Jointly Purchase 3G HSDPA Data Terminal
Option N.V. announced that KPN has released the Option GlobeTrotter EXPRESS 7.2 data card to its business customers in the Netherlands NTT DoCoMo will develop a USB-interfacing High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) data terminal for PCs together with leading Korean operator KT Freetel Co., Ltd as part of their joint purchasing tie-up.
LG and Samsung Phones Lead in Advanced Mobile Entertainment Features  
LG and Samsung are the top mobile-phone brands in the U.S. for advanced entertainment features, leading competitors Motorola and Nokia in adoption of phones  
LG Shine Goes ‘Titanium Black" Second Generation Othello Radio for 3G TD-SCDMA Wireless Handset
Following the phenomenal success of the first LG Shine handset within the Black Label Series, LG Electronics today unveils a striking addition to the LG Shine, the LG Shine ‘Titanium Black’. Analog Devices unveiled the latest addition to its award-winning family of Othello direct conversion radios and its broad TD-SCDMA product portfolio, the Othello-3T AD6552.
Wind Mobile Selects Surf Communication Solutions PTMC DSP Boards to Enable Mobile 3G Video Services  
First Automotive Grade 3G M2M Wireless CPU TechFaith to Expand Into Low Cost 3G Handset Markets
Wavecom SA announced the launch of its fully programmable 3G Wireless CPU®, the Q26Ultra, using high bandwidth cellular capabilities to address the growing automotive and alarm/security markets. China TechFaith Wireless, a handset application software and handset design solution provider based in China, announced it will expand into the low and ultra low cost 3G handset markets. TechFaith will target emerging markets including India, South East Asia, Eastern Europe, Russia and Latin America.
NTT DoCoMo to Support AT&T's 3G Network Deployment in Hawaii GSM and 3G Win for ZTE
Orange Expands Business Everywhere Range with 3G Modem and Datacards Direct-to-Consumer Mobile TV initiative for Nokia Eseries Devices
Orange announced the extension of its Business Everywhere range of connectivity solutions to include a 3G+ (HSDPA) USB modem and two PC datacards, with innovative signalling technology for improved connection speeds and performance. ROK TV announced that it is offering live and on-demand mobile TV streamed over existing 2.5G and 3G and networks as a subscription service aimed specifically at the users of Nokia Eseries devices.
3G Operator 3 launches Mobile Internet Application and Services Website
Mobile media company 3 announced the launch of neXt (http://next.three.com and http://3next.mobi), the newest development in the X-Series mobile internet evolution. neXt is a website designed to act as a community-built guide to mobile resources on the Internet. Skype is now available on the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet, bringing Skype conversations anywhere in the world where there is an available wireless internet connection (WiFi).
Sprint Launches Cisco 3G Wireless WAN HWIC Solution Samsung U600 Lock, Stock and Barrel
Customers seeking to reap the benefits of reduced costs, faster-to-market connectivity and secure business continuity can now take advantage of a wireless wide area network (WAN) solution featuring the Cisco 3G Wireless WAN High-Speed WAN Interface Card (HWIC) Samsung U600 - Lock stock and barrel . Everything we have on the Samsung U600 all in one page for you to find in one easy swoop.
White Paper on 3GPP Release 7 to Release 8 Semtech Adds R-C Filter Products to Protection Product Line for Color LCDs in 3G Handsets
3G Americas, a wireless industry group supporting the GSM family of technologies in the Americas, today published "UMTS Evolution from 3GPP Release 7 to Release 8: HSPA and SAE/LTE." Semtech Corp. announced the EClamp238xP, a family of resistor-capacitor (R-C) protection devices with the low capacitance, high attenuation and low clamping voltage needed for high-frequency color LCD interfaces in GSM and CDMA-based 3G handsets.
CDMA2000 Continues to Dominate 3G Wireless Market in Asia Pacific Subscriber Growth LG Handsets to Provide Fully-functional YouTube Service
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) today announced that CDMA2000(r) continues to dominate the Asia Pacific 3G wireless telecommunications market with more than 161 million 3G subscribers in the region LG Electronics (LG) and YouTube, announced an agreement to provide YouTube on its handsets, allowing users to view videos and easily upload them directly to YouTube.com
Rich Media Mobile Platform for Nokia N-series Phones  
Streamezzo announced a partnership with Nokia under which Streamezzo has developed MyNseries – a comprehensive platform that delivers the ultimate rich multimedia experience to users of Nokia’s N-series family of mobile devices.  
Telecom Italia 3G HSDPA Network Expansion Use 3G to Make Free Internet Calls on the Nokia ESeries, N80ie and N95 Mobiles
Huawei Technologies has been selected by Telecom Italia to expand and upgrade its HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) networks covering Southern Italy, including important cities such as Palermo, the capital of Sicily. Challenger mobile is about to launch its services over the 3G network. The release means that all Challenger mobile customers will very soon be able to enjoy all the mobile savings and benefits using both WiFi and 3G.
Huawei Hosts Global 3GPP2 Event First Test Worldwide using the DVB-SH Standard and 3G Infrastructure
 
Vodafone UK Customers Get Mobile Banking Services
Vodafone UK customers will have access to their finances, free of charge*, directly from Vodafone Internet On Your Mobile, over the MONILINK mobile banking network.  O2 Ireland officially launched O2 Broadband which will provide wireless broadband at speeds of up to 3.6Mbps. The new service offers a viable alternative to fixed broadband in the home, providing one of the fastest and easiest ways for customers in Ireland to get Internet and email access, whether they are at home, in the office or on the move.
Ericsson and Samsung 2G and 3G Licence Agrement  
HSUPA Data Card Powers Commercial Launch of HSUPA Sony Ericsson P1 Review Preview
Option N.V. announced that Vodafone is the first operator in Germany to offer an HSUPA data card. The Sony Ericsson P1 was announced on 8th May 2007 and is a relatively slim 3G smartphone. It is a fifth-generation P-series smartphone which builds on the success of its predecessors
Electronic Test & Measurement Instruments Market to Reach $4.5 billion by 2010 Introduction of 3G in the 900 and 1800 MHz Bands in France
Thomson and Nokia Siemens Networks to Co-operate on 3G Femto Home Access Solution  
Advanced Multi-standard, Multi-band Mobile TV Chipset Huawei Successfully Delivers the Largest HSPA Network in Middle East and North Africa Region
Samsung announced the industry's first 65 nanometer (nm) multi-standard channel decoder (S3C4F31) and multi-band radio frequency (RF) tuner (S5M8602) chipset which supports multi digital mobile TV standards Huawei Technologies announced it has successfully deployed the largest High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) network in the Middle East and North Africa region for Etisalat in UAE.
CDMA2000 Operators Delivered 3G Services to 350 Million Subscribers Pannon Extends 3G HSDPA Network
A Look at the Issues Related to the Next Generation CDMA Technologies  
UMA Set to Capture 65 Million Fixed-Mobile Convergence Subscribers by 2012 China Netcom’s TD-SCDMA Trial Network Expanded
A new Research Brief from ABI Research indicates that at least seven handset vendors currently offer UMA-enabled handsets, and mobile operators are actively pursuing the technology. Alcatel-Lucent’s Chinese flagship company, Alcatel Shanghai Bell, and Datang Mobile today announced that they have been tasked to deploy half of the TD-SCDMA expansion project China Netcom is launching in the coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong Province.
3.5G Mobile Handset LSI Chip with Advanced Low Power Consumption Will Mobile WiMAX Deliver Mobility?
Rapid Growth Ahead for HSPA Mobile Broadband in Europe T-Mobile Launches Music Jukebox for 3G Phones
The European Mobile Broadband Market is a comprehensive report analysing the rise of HSPA mobile broadband in Europe. T-Mobile now offers instant mobile access to over 500,000 music tracks, all priced at £1, with the launch of its new dual download Mobile Jukebox service. Available to download onto a range of more than 30 handsets
Travel Assistant for Nokia E90 3G Handset Compact, Highly Functional 3G FOMA 704i Handset Series
MobiMate announced a new release of WorldMate Professional – the “Swiss Army Knife” of travel applications, now tailored for Nokia E90 Communicator. NTT DoCoMo announced the development of the attractively designed 704i Series of eight 3G FOMA™ handsets, featuring the slim mobile TV-capable D704i and SH704i and LG Electronics' "chocolate" design L704i.
Wales & West Utilities Connect to Vodafone 3G  
Ubiquisys Ranked No1 3G Femtocell Vendor in Independent Survey Sony Ericsson P990i Lock, Stock and Barrel
Ubiquisys Ltd, the leading developer of intelligent femto access points for the residential market, has been named number one femtocell vendor in an independent study by ABI Research. Sony Ericsson P990i - Lock stock and barrel . Everything we have on the Sony Ericsson P990i all in one page for you to find in one easy swoop.
Nokia Siemens Networks Introduces a 3G Femto Home Access Solution ZTE Selects Mindspeed’s DS3/E3 Line Card-on-a-Chip Solution for 3G Wireless Platforms
  ZTE Unveils 3G ‘Evolution’ Handset with PEOPLEnet
  ZTE Corporation announced the availability of the award-winning ZTE Evolution handset through PEOPLEnet, the first national provider of third generation (3G) communications in Ukraine. The ZTE Evolution is a slim, feature-rich 3G consumer-centric flip phone. It features a dual level, multilingual Fastap keypad based on Digit Wireless’ Fastap Keypad Global Language Platform.
Motorola to Demonstrate 3G UMTS/HSxPA Femto-cell Based Seamless Mobility Nokia E61i Review by 3G.co.uk
Motorola announced that Japanese telecoms provider SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp. has selected Motorola's Horizon 3G-i residential solution for its femto cellular media demonstration.
3G Brings New Growth Opportunities for Mobile Phone Service Market 5 Million PCs Connected to Turbo 3G Networks in Europe
AT4 Wireless 3G Approved for PTCRB Motorola Z8 3G Handset Makes Its Retail Debut
Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones, S.A. (AT4 wireless), in Spain has been qualified to offer UTRAN testing services according PTCRB requirements. The “media monster” has landed. Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announces the immediate availability of the MOTO Z8 kick-slider handset in Spain, with other parts of Europe and Asia to follow. The Z8, a complete entertainment center, offering mobile TV1, video and music from one unique device, is available through Telefónica via Movistar.
Femto Forum Launched 3G Femtocell Demonstration for the Japanese Market
The Femto Forum launched today to support and promote femtocell deployment worldwide. The Femto Forum is an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation with founding members including Airvana, ip.access, NETGEAR, picoChip, RadioFrame, Tatara and Ubiquisys. Additional members will be made public in the coming months. Ubiquisys and the SoftBank Group, the Japanese mobile operator, today have announced that they are cooperating in a 3G femtocell technology demonstration for the Japanese market.
Clear Performance Leader in the First Independent 3G HSDPA Tests Volume Shipments of OV6680 SGA CameraChip Sensor for 3G Handset Designs
In the industry's first independent assessment of HSDPA device/chipset data throughput, Icera has emerged as the performance leader for commercially available HSDPA solutions with a 2X performance advantage. OmniVision Technologies has begun volume shipments of its recently introduced OV6680 high-performance Square Graphics Array(TM) (SGA) camera chip sensor.
180,000 Buildings to Receive In-Building Wireless Systems by 2011 Certified Client 3G Video Testing
For many of us, the most productive times of our days, when communications are critical, are spent indoors. This reality, as well as increasing usage of 3G wireless data services, is creating a growing demand for better in-building coverage, according to a recent report from ABI Research. SGS Telecommunications Europe is the first independent ISO 17025 accredited lab in the UK to offer certified client video testing.  
Jersey Airtel Launches 3G Mobile Services  
3G Penta-band Power Amplifier Slides Into Samsung's Sleek Smartphone ROK sign CNBC Europe to Mobile TV
ANADIGICS are shipping production volumes of ANADIGICS' AWT6223 UMTS/EDGE penta-band power amplifier (PA) module to Samsung for its SGH-I520 smartphone designed for the European market. The SGH-I520 is the first Samsung phone to use the Symbian OS Version 9.2 for speedy internet access. ROK Entertainment Group, a leading mobile technology and applications development company, today announced it had reached agreement to add CNBC Europe to it's mobile TV content portfolio.
Rapidly Increasing Uptake of Smartphones Impels Growth of Global Mobile Handheld Device Market E-wallet and GPS Phones on the Rise in Japan
IP Desktop Video Softphone Offers HD 720p Video Quality  
Mobilkom Austria to Launch HD 3G Mobile TV ZTE 3G Handset Wins the Red Dot Design Award
Mobilkom Austria brings HD MOBILE TV (High Definition Mobile Television), the next generation of mobile television, to the A1 mobile phone. ZTE Corporation has been awarded the prestigious “Red Dot Product Design Award” for the soon-to-be-released, ZTE D90 ( inset ) and S900 mobile phones.
Vodafone Awards Huawei 3G Expansion Contract in Spain Telecom Companies Defeated In 3G Tax Battle
Mobile Video Popularity Reaching New Heights With Triple-Digit Growth  
Rightmove Partners with Vodafone  LG Prada Lock, Stock and Barrel
Rightmove Mobile is launched. The UK’s Number One property website has launched a new mobile version of its market leading site, as the move towards mobile internet services gathers pace.  LG Prada - Lock stock and barrel . Everything we have on the LG Prada all in one page for you to find in one easy swoop.
INDSERVE and Datang Sign Agreement to Support 3G Rollout Team to Develop 3G Femtocell Home Gateway
3G Mobile Portal for MTN South Africa  
New Spectrum Band for 3G to Lead to Major Increase in Coverage Handset Navigation Poised to Threaten Personal Navigation Device Market
The widespread deployment of 3G networks in the 900MHz GSM spectrum band, as well as the 2100MHz band, could enable an additional 300 million people across Asia, Europe and Africa 2007 is shaping up to be the year that mapping and navigation applications truly arrive on mobile handsets, reports In-Stat.
Rankings of Mobile Web Companies in US and UK China’s Datang Mobile Deploys Mindspeed OptiPHY Interface in 3G Base Station
M:Metrics announced the rankings of the top mobile Web companies among smartphone users in the United States and the United Kingdom, for the month of April. Mindspeed Technologies announced that Datang Mobile is shipping Mindspeed’s OptiPHY ATM packet-over-SONET (POS) PHY in its 3G wireless base stations.
RADVISION 3G Products Selected by Deutsche Telefon  
RADVISION announced that Deutsche Telefon- und Marketing-Services GmbH (DTMS), the leading provider of value added services in Germany, is using RADVISION solutions for interactive video services for 3G customers.  
Nokia & Motorola Lead $100 Billion Camera Phone Market Motorola Z8 3G Preview
Strategy Analytics released its latest camera phone market evaluation, "CMOS Beats CCD in Half-Billion Global Camera Phone Market," which concludes that the installed base of camera phones will exceed One Billion in 2007, The Motorola ( MOTORIZR ) Z8 was first seen at this year’s 3GSM in Barcelona. Photos of the device can be seen on the left and currently the phone is shown on 3G’s shop as coming soon – on O2 and Vodafone. When you first think of the term "Z8" my first thought was the BMW Z8 sports car, so the Motorola Z8 starts well with that kind of association.
Promonte Launches Commercial 3G Services  North America's First 3G UMTS HSDPA Powered Rugged Wireless Device