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News For Friday 1st March 2002
ADELAIDE has become the first city in the southern hemisphere to have a fully functional third-generation (3G) mobile telephone network. The network, which allows users to send and receive video images and access the internet from mobile phones, will be used to test new services and applications before their commercial launch. Called M.Net, the network has been established by a consortium of telecommunications companies and research organisations to showcase the capabilities of 3G technology.
RealNetworks®, Inc., the global leader in Internet media delivery, today announced RealSystem® Mobile, a breakthrough platform for creation, delivery, and playback of RealAudio®/RealVideo® and Third Generation Partnership Program (3GPP) standards-compliant multimedia
The U.S., Western Europe, and Japan are the major growth regions for telematics but the characteristics and issues within those regions are quite different.
To mark the signing a live 3G call was made today at the World Congress on
Information Technology in Adelaide using the Alcatel UMTS network purchased
by the m.Net Corporation.
These customizable applications address 3G Infrastructure, Ethernet Bridges, Server Load balancing Switches and Provider Edge MPLS VPN routers. Fully taking advantage of the power of Intel's latest network processors, these frameworks offer NP optimized and tested fast path code integrated with leading industry protocol stacks.
Amphion Semiconductor Ltd., the leading provider of semiconductor intellectual-property for broadband, wireless and multimedia communications, today announces availability of the first entirely hardware-accelerated Wavelet Transform based JPEG2000 Encoder core for advanced still- and motion-image compression applications.
THE Government started inviting applications yesterday for third-generation (3G) spectrum blocks which will allow service providers to introduce a whole new range of high-speed mobile telecommunications services.
The presentation will include an overview of the Japanese mobile market, the
J-Phone organisation, J-Phone's wireless Internet activities and plans for 3G
services together with a review of key performance indicators and cost
efficiency initiatives.
News For Thursday 28th February 2002
The company will initially design and develop future wireless devices, such as TD-SCDMA standard wireless handsets, based on TI's family of high-performance, power efficient OMAP(TM) application processors and wireless modems.
Britain-based mmO2 Plc, Europe's first company to start full trials of a third generation mobile network, said on Thursday it was reviewing its contracts for the building of 3G networks in three countries.
7 layers will develop a suite of tools to work with the Anritsu ME7873A W-CDMA test system, which will simplify and speed up the testing of 3G User Equipment. The ME7873A test system is designed to automatically test transmitter characteristics, receiver characteristics and performance characteristics according to 3GPP TS
Keithley Instruments has introduced two RF multiplexer modules for its popular Model 2700 and 2750 Multimeter/Switch Systems.
Hutchison 3G, holder of many of the world's largest third generation mobile phone licences, has selected Autonomy's infrastructure technology for the development of its new 3G network throughout Europe and Asia.
The ICS Telecom tool is key to planning 3G networks and 2G/3G network
upgrades for data applications, as well as the planning of stand alone
broadband fixed wireless access networks.
Alatto Technologies Ltd, the wireless strategy and implementation specialists, today announced the international launch of Zipcards - a library of engaging greeting cards which take advantage of Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) standards.
Erica has undergone trial at source O2's 'technical hub' in
Marlow, which contains fully resilient replica 2G and 2.5G networks, on
which developers can integrate, test and launch their applications.
Wireless Internet on a Chip -- the foundation for Intel's GSM/GPRS (2.5G) and WCDMA (3G) communications processors currently under development
Under an alliance announced last August, Japanese electronics makers NEC Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. have developed the basic technological design for 3G cell phones, both sides said.
Analog Devices, a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, today unveiled the AD8362, the industry's first radio frequency integrated circuit (RF IC) designed to measure complex modulated waveforms common to all next generation wireless infrastructure equipment.
News For Wednesday 27th February 2002
Legend Holdings Limited, China's leading PC and Internet appliances manufacturer, today announced it has selected Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) (TI) wireless GSM/GPRS chipset technology to power its new Legend wireless handset, and TI's OMAP(TM) application processors to power a set of its next-generation handheld Internet devices.
Sprint's Third-Generation network, or 3G, will enable data services at
peak speeds of up to 144 kilobits per second and average speeds of 50 to 70
kilobits per second this year, with speeds of up to 2 to 5 megabits per second
expected within two years.
Inappropriate regulation surrounding the global circulation of 3G terminals could stifle innovation and natural market growth rather than protect 3G network performance warns The UMTS Forum.
Service revenue from 3G networks is predicted to represent a substantial market opportunity of $320 billion in 2010 alone, and around $1 trillion over the decade as a whole.
QUALCOMM Incorporated, pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced the commercial launch of version 2.1 of the Company's Compact Media Extension (CMX(TM)) Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)-based multimedia software.
The success and profitability of mobile operators depends upon their ability to drive and monetize data traffic and account for the various kinds of new services running on their networks.
The U.S., Western Europe, and Japan are the major growth regions for telematics but the characteristics and issues within those regions are quite different.
NTT DoCoMo Group said the third-generation mobile phone service, "FOMA," will expand its service area to embrace major Japanese cities on April 1.
Capable of transmission speeds ten times faster than cable modems and applicable to a host of applications, Ultra-Wideband technology, just approved by the FCC for commercial use, could be a major boost for the wireless industry, writes Andrew M. Seybold in Forbes/Andrew Seybold’s Wireless Outlook.
RadiSys Corp announced today plans to offer board-level solutions and networking software for the new Intel(R) IXP2800 and IXP2400 Network Processors. The RadiSys products will allow developers using the new Intel(R) IXP2400 or IXP2800 network processor devices to bring their wireline or wireless products
WatchMark, a provider of seamless service assurance software for 2, 2.5 and 3G networks, is not resting on its success with major wireless companies. The company announced today the launch of a new initiative to address Wireless SQM, or service quality management.
Tektronix, Inc., a leading provider of test, measurement and monitoring products for the wireless communications market, today announced a new addition to its line of high-performance microwave measurement solutions.
News For Tuesday 26th February 2002
Highlights of UltraRF's exhibit incorporate: * LDMOS-8 RF Power Device Technology -- This specialized technology is designed specifically to meet the demanding requirements for 3G next- generation wireless infrastructure systems.
Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today announced advanced Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) technology, providing a resolution of 14 bits and a minimum guaranteed conversion rate of 1GSa/s.
Nortel Networks Corp, one of the world's biggest telecoms equipment makers, is looking to Asia for the future of its third-generation mobile networks business, a company executive said on Tuesday.
Agilent Technologies Inc. today introduced the wireless test manager, a software family that automates the testing of wireless devices, giving developers confidence in the quality of their designs and enabling them to meet tight deadlines.
AMDAT Mobile Inc., a leading provider of entertainment applications and enabling technologies for wireless, announced today a technology and consultation agreement with THQ Inc. for development of wireless games.
interWAVE(R) Communications, a pioneer in compact cellular communications systems and broadband wireless data networks, today announced its GSM 850 MHz solution, the first compact, full network solution that allows operators with AMPS/TDMA licenses to expand their services into GSM/GPRS/3G.
Ecrio, a leading provider of mobile instant and multimedia messaging software, today announced a strategic global partnership with Lucent Technologies that will enable wireless instant messaging (IM) and mobile chat services on mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs).
Royal Philips Electronics today announced the SA9505 integrated circuit (IC), a multi-functional, highly integrated receiver front-end for use in digital wireless handsets.
Mobilepro Corp., a developer of mobile information solutions for business-to-business communications, announced today that a new investor has acquired control of the Company and plans to re-direct the focus of the Company to solutions supporting third generation (3G) wireless communications.
NEC will deliver its "N21i" i-mode handsets to KPN Mobile's operations in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, thus becoming the first supplier of i-mode mobile handsets outside Japan.
We see GPRS as a much greater opportunity (and challenge) than simply an intermediate solution to third-generation (3G) services. The market for 2.5 and 3G data services will grow from $13bn in 2001 to $49bn in 2006, commanding 32% of overall operator revenue.
AirPrime Inc., a leading provider of CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) wireless access solutions for the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) market, today announced that the company has expanded its product line to include a family of CDMA wireless PC cards.
News For Monday 25th February 2002
All-IP 3G Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructure equipment provider, will provide an insightful look at issues concerning the rollout of next generation networks
Sprint's Third-Generation network, or 3G, will enable data services at peak speeds of 144 kilobits per second this year and up to 2 to 5 megabits per second within two years. The result will be a network that will dramatically enrich the whole wireless experience and provide capabilities that will allow users to conveniently take and send wireless photos.
CWJ Communications, Inc., a leading designer and supplier of high-performance RF components for communications equipment manufacturers, today announced that the Company will feature many new products at the Wireless Systems Design Conference
We are very enthusiastic about the potential of Tensilica's Xtensa architecture for our future 3G wireless products. Industry-proven Xtensa technology will allow us to achieve maximum SOC performance with uniquely tailored processors, and will materially accelerate our time to market.
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today it will begin selling a 3G mobile phone equipped for the company's i-motionTM video-clip transmission service, as well as videophone, on March 1, 2002.
Conductus, Inc., a leading manufacturer of superconducting wireless systems, announced today that it has received an order for a 3G IMT-2000 prototype
Mobile Telephony - building on 2.5G GSM / GPRS support in previous versions, Symbian OS v7.0 includes support for multimode and 3G mobile phones, enabling manufacturers to bring out Symbian OS phones worldwide, across all networks, with the ability to reuse their application side software.
3G is coming to Russia, but the telecom giants are unsure just how big a market exists here for high data-capacity communications technology.
Finnish developer Oplayo has been demonstrating a compression technology at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes which, says the company, is up to ten times faster for delivering audio and video to mobile devices than MPEG-4.
Multimedia support and delivery in its many forms is a driver for 3G success. Emblaze, a key Symbian technology partner, is one of many companies demonstrating advanced mobile multimedia and games for Symbian OS phones.
Communities' of users linked by family or personal interests will drive early uptake of Mobile Multimedia Messaging Services on 3G networks, predicts The UMTS Forum. Speaking in the Panel Session 'Identifying The Value in Content and Applications
News For Friday 22nd February 2002
Action Engine Corporation, a member of the Intel(R) Personal Internet Client Architecture (Intel PCA) Developer Network, today announces that it will demonstrate its Action Engine Mobile Services Framework
South Korea's mobile carriers said on Friday they would launch commercial third-generation (3G) mobile services in 2003, countering concerns they were delaying rolling out the networks.
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it has released "open i-area" service guidelines, available in Japanese on the company's website
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today it will begin selling a 3G mobile phone equipped for the company's i-motionTM video-clip transmission service, as well as videophone, on March 1, 2002.
Alcatel and BeTomorrow join forces to develop new and attractive interactive
applications for 3G/UMTS Mobile Networks.
Convergys Corporation, the global leader in integrated billing and customer care services, announced today the availability of Atlys [R] Release 8.0. Leading wireless providers worldwide rely on Atlys to differentiate their products and services, maximize the value of each customer interaction, and strategically grow their businesses.
After amassing 30 million users in three years of brisk growth, Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo Inc's mobile Internet service "i-mode" is looking for new ways to attract more users and grow outside its home market.
Cellular 3G Inc., formerly known as 3G.com -- a provider of silicon solutions for 3G wireless devices, today announced the industry's first full range compact flash and PCMCIA modem cards for connecting wireless devices to 3G networks.
WLAN and other alternative wireless technologies are not a threat to the 3G operators. Instead they can help increase both revenues and customer satisfaction for the mobile operators. According to leading Wireless analyst Northstream, mobile operators are the most likely to benefit from a co-existence between WLAN and 3G.
Diversinet Corp, a leading provider of m-commerce security infrastructure solutions, has announced the release of its Passport One next-generation digital identity solution.
InterDigital Communications Corporation, a leading architect, designer and provider of wireless technology and product platforms, today introduced its Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) technology software product for 3G mobile devices.
News For Thursday 21st February 2002
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) infrastructure is compliant with the Third-Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).
Alcatel announced today the launch of a similar campaign with Sagem on 3G/UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) handset devices.
GPRS is the gateway to 3G for the wireless industry. A gateway that has yet to be fully opened: although handsets and subscriptions are available, the adoption of good practices among operators in the field is still painfully slow. However there are encouraging examples! Leading wireless advisor Northstream highlights the important steps in making GPRS the gateway to 3G.
3G developers can now visualize the end-to-end delivery of next-generation services.
Mobile operator Orange ORA.PA said in a statement on Wednesday it had picked French telecoms equipment maker Alcatel CGEP.PA as the supplier of 3G equipment for the operator's network in Sweden.
Blue Zone, Inc.- the definitive digital asset management and convergence
publishing software, today announced that its wireless video-on-demand news
applications will be showcased at the 2002 3GSM World Congress
Following up on their joint initiative about multimedia content delivery over DSL last December, Alcatel, and Thomson multimedia, global leaders in broadband access and entertainment solutions, demonstrate multimedia content delivery in the portable mobile space with a demonstration of streaming video content over a 3G cellular infrastructure.
Ericsson has been selected by Swiss operator sunrise as the supplier of
WCDMA infrastructure for their nationwide 3G network. The multi-year
agreement is for a complete radio network solution, including all needed
equipment and professional services.
News For Wednesday 20th February 2002
Hutchison 3G UK Limited ('Hutchison 3G'), holder of the UK's largest 3G licence, today announced that it has awarded Alcatel a three-year contract for the delivery of its Open Services Platform (OSP).
Nokia, as the world leading 3G WCDMA supplier, strengthens its WCDMA portfolio by introducing four new products at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France.
ortel Networks, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and PrairieComm, Inc. today announced successful execution of a UMTS 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project) packet data call on a form-factor handset.
Compaq Computer Corporation and Packet Video, leaders in the delivery of mobile multimedia services, are demonstrating at the 3GSM World Congress the instant delivery of music video charts and clips over GPRS (General Packet Radio Services)-enabled pocket PCs.
Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that it will integrate UbiNetics' TM200 UMTS Test Mobile into Agilent's UMTS receiver-based drive test system for third-generation (3G) cellular phone networks.
Royal Philips Electronics today unveiled its key strengths for the exploration of the emerging market for 'wireless connectivity' - providing people with wireless access to information and personal entertainment resources,
TTI Telecom International Ltd., a leading provider of integrated, turnkey software solutions for telecom service providers, announced that it will showcase its cellular service management solutions at the 3GSM World Congress 2002
In a move to accelerate the market for 3G cellular technology where high-speed wireless broadband meets voice, data and multimedia services, Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS) today announced its i.300 Innovative Convergence(TM) Platform -- a comprehensive silicon-to-software solution for 3G GSM/UMTS wireless products.
A group of leading wireless equipment vendors* today announced an initiative to coordinate the interoperability testing of the UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) radio interface between infrastructure and terminal solutions vendors. The radio interface connects a 3G terminal to an operators’ 3G/UMTS network.
Japanese electronics maker Fujitsu Ltd said on Wednesday it was in talks with France's Sagem to jointly develop mobile phones for high-speed third-generation (3G) wireless systems.
Mobile multimedia services are presenting operators with a golden opportunity to generate traffic, revenues and customer loyalty. However, the real breakthrough for video services in Europe will not happen before 2005, concludes leading wireless advisor Northstream in a new report pointing out trends and timelines on the mobile video roadmap.
News For Tuesday 19th February 2002
ARM, the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC processor solutions, and Superscape plc, (LSE: SPS), an interactive 3D specialist, announced today at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, that the two companies have developed a 3D software rendering engine for mobile phones
penet Telecom, the world leader in convergent mediation, today announced that it is providing FusionWorks(TM) Mediation and FusionWorks(TM) Pre-paid to TMN, the wireless operator subsidiary of Portugal Telecom, as a foundation for its accelerated deployment of next-generation pre-paid and post-paid services.
With the world's largest customer base of wireless device manufacturers, QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies (QCT), the chipset and system software group within QUALCOMM, provided live-call UMTS and GSM demonstrations
InterDigital Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:IDCC), a leading architect, designer and provider of wireless technology and product platforms, today demonstrates the critical elements of a complete 3G Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) solution at the wireless industry's premier event, the 3GSM World Congress.
Spatial Wireless today launches the first product in its portfolio, Spatial Portico(TM), at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes. Spatial Portico is a core switching product that allows wireless operators to offer 3G multimedia applications on today's existing networks.
Ericsson is further strengthening its end-to-end 3G solutions with a new
wireless transmission portfolio. For operators this will improve service
quality and lower operational costs.
Alcatel and Italian public broadcasting company RAI today announce that they have
teamed up for 3G/UMTS applications based on broadband links with state of
the art UMTS communication technology.
Alcatel and Fujitsu today confirm their successful collaboration through on
time delivery and installation of field proven UMTS network solutions.
Leading mobile handset test solution provider,
Anite Telecoms, demonstrates a world first at this year's 3GSM World
Congress, when they offer live 3G voice calls and 3G internet browsing as
part of their test-solutions demonstrations.
Ericsson and Juniper Networks today announced a new Internet-savvy solution for mobile operators upgrading from traditional voice-based networks to the new 3G
services-both 2.5 GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) and 3G WCDMA
(Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) systems.
Modem-Art Ltd. announced today that the first samples of its novel W-CDMA programmable baseband processor, the MA1000, will be available by the middle of this year.
The availability of a pre-integrated signaling stack, protocol controllers and network interface will allow network equipment providers (NEPs) and operators to install the latest signaling technology in these nodes to tackle the complexities of 3G, significantly reducing time to market for service deployment.
Motorola and China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC), China's largest mobile phone network operator, today announced the signing of a cooperative agreement to begin a 3G business service dimensioning research project in China.
In a move to accelerate the market for 3G cellular technology where high-speed wireless broadband meets voice, data and multimedia services, Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS) today announced its i.300 Innovative Convergence? Platform -- a comprehensive silicon-to-software solution for 3G GSM/UMTS wireless products.
Philips Semiconductors, a division of Royal Philips Electronics, today launches the world's first dual-mode RF reference design for GSM/UMTS handsets, providing manufacturers with a complete RF system for the test and evaluation of 2.5 and 3G mobile phones.
RealNetworks®, Inc., the global leader in Internet media delivery, today announced RealSystem® Mobile, a breakthrough platform for creation, delivery, and playback of RealAudio®/RealVideo® and Third Generation Partnership Program (3GPP) standards-compliant multimedia
Because IMPACT is fully independent of the hardware and protocol under test - including 3G, GSM, Tetra or even custom-designed protocols - it can be used in almost any test situation.
News For Monday 18th February 2002
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and the German mobile operator E-Plus Mobifunk GmbH & Co. KG (E-Plus*1) today agreed that NTT DoCoMo will transfer and license technologies to E-Plus for the launch of a mobile internet service in Germany in the next two months
Alcatel today disclosed results of its recent advanced research program on UMTS base stations (Node B) that will generate significant cost reductions and higher
performance for UMTS operators.
Alcatel announces it has set up a cooperation with Mitsubishi Electric Telecom
Europe (METE) with the objective to secure availability of fully
interoperable handsets devices with embedded video capabilities for
early 3G/UMTS networks
Alcatel announces it has signed a 40 million euro contract with TMN, a subsidiary
of Portugal Telecom, for the supply of part of its UMTS network.
Empowering network operators to offer a range of new, personalized wireless data services that will increase average revenue per user (ARPU) and reduce customer churn, WaterCove Networks today announced availability of the WaterCove Networks Mobile Data Service System.
Lucent Technologies and Option today announced an agreement to produce third-generation (3G) universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) wireless PC cards designed to meet the needs of enterprise customers requiring high-speed mobile data connections to access business-critical applications.
TTPCom's Wireless Game Engine (WGE) and QUALCOMM's Binary Runtime Environment for WirelessTM (BREWTM) platform in a GSM/GPRS handset. TTPCom and QUALCOMM will demonstrate WGE games and BREW-enabled applications on the TTPCom InTouchTM handset
AT&T Wireless and Ericsson have teamed to complete the first live 3G UMTS voice call in the United States. The call is part of a testing process to help ensure AT&T Wireless delivers 3G capabilities to its subscribers on schedule.
How would you like to instantly become a 3G Handset manufacturer and there are no research and development costs ? LG Electronics has.
Mitsubishi Electric Corp, Japan's third-largest cellphone maker, said on Monday it was developing base stations for third-generation (3G) mobile phone systems that are set to become the global standard in the next several years.
Alphamosaic and PA Consulting Group have created a solution to one of the most urgent problems affecting the commercial potential of 3G network rollout - variable and unpredictable delays across the network that affect real-time applications, including video.
Dentsu Inc., NTT DoCoMo, Inc., and ActiveSky, Inc. announced today that they will conduct a trial of streaming services for mobile advertising in cooperation with the Interactive Mobile Consortium. The trial will be conducted in greater Tokyo for approximately three weeks, from February 16 to March 9.
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that subscribers to its cellular phone services exceeded 40 million today, less than two years (21 months) after surpassing 30 million in May 2000.
Deutsche Telekom and Siemens AG today launched the roll-out of their German UMTS network in Berlin. Third generation mobile communications systems are to be built in around 20 cities by the end of the year. T-Mobile will invest a total of more than EUR 140 million in the preparation of UMTS sites and the necessary technical systems.
Wireless technology giant Motorola Inc. MOT.N this week introduced a range of new wireless telephones, including one of the industry's first third-generation models, that it hopes will add fuel to its recent resurgence in the global handset market.
Spectrian Corporation SPCT, a leader in the design and manufacture of power amplifiers for the wireless infrastructure market, today announced that the company will be exhibiting its products at the 3GSM World Congress.
In the Middle East, the transition need not be that long in the coming with the likes of Etisalat and Saudi Telecom Co already working on introducing GPRS (for general packet radio services) within their network. GPRS is the effective first step towards ushering in third generation (3G) mobile phone networks.
News For Friday 15th February 2002
Logica today announced that it will demonstrate with its partner Mapflow the world's first live demonstration of location based services (LBS) over multimedia messaging (MMS) at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes.
NextWave Telecom Inc. today announced that it has activated its wireless network in 60 markets and is engaged in customer trials of its wireless data service in selected areas.
Alcatel invites the visitors of the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes to surf on the first live large scale GPRS & UMTS networks.
DRWiN GSM is the first antenna to support GSM, GPRS and EDGE with a simple
interface into the base station. It uses analog phase shifters to produce
multiple simultaneous beams, independently steerable in each time slot.
CAPITAL RADIO and UBC Media Group are to develop data services over the airwaves in a move that the companies said would give a boost to the development of digital radio.
Gamma Projects will use the event to demonstrate its flagship product Gamma NetOne. Gamma NetOne is an Oracle-based integrated suite of software, which allows telecommunications operators, and vendors to manage all phases from network rollout to operations and maintenance.
The ability to edit and share photographs over a wireless connection is widely expected to be one of the key drivers of the adoption of next-generation 2.5 G and 3G wireless technologies among businesses and consumers.
RealNetworks' mobile technology is based on RealSystem iQ media delivery
architecture and includes support for Third Generation Partnership Project
(3GPP) standards.
The third-generation (3G) mobile communication license auction was eventually settled on Feb. 6, after 19 days and 180 rounds of bidding.
Telecom Italia Mobile ( TIM ) expects to launch its third-generation UMTS services towards the end of this year but will have to wait to see any great impact, TIM Chief Executive Marco De Benedetti said on Thursday.
News For Thursday 14th February 2002
One Voice Technologies, Inc. (ONEV), developer of 4th Generation voice solutions for the wireless, Telematics, TV/Internet appliances and PC markets today announced it will be demonstrating its MobileVoice Messaging solutions in the Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications booth at CTIA Wireless 2002.
The newly appointed General Manager of Hi3G Denmark, Christian Jorgensen, will be heading the creation of Hi3G's multi media offering on the Danish market.
As the company's first 3G product, the Motorola A820 provides
techno-savvy consumers with a full range of communications and
entertainment features.
STMicroelectronics and Alcatel today announced a new co-operation
agreement for the development of future GSM/GPRS chipsets for mobile phones
The Belgian mobile operator Proximus has commissioned
Siemens Information and Communication Mobile (IC Mobile) to
supply UMTS technology.
Xypoint(R) Location Platform that will enable mobile operators to deploy location-based services to their subscribers.
Launch of the first 3G trials, however limited their scope, should give heart to mobile industry professionals gathering in Cannes this month. Anne Young and Barnaby Page report.
Building on existing investment relationships, Infineon Technologies, PacketVideo Corp. and sci-worxannounced a technology integration alliance that will offer mobile users of GPRS and UMTS devices the richness of sight, sound, animation and moving pictures.
News For Wednesday 13th February 2002
AuthenTec's to demo sensor interoperability technology running on TI's OMAP application processors for 2.5G and 3G mobile phones, wireless personal digital assistants (PDAs) and mobile Internet devices.
Ericsson successfully demonstrated a complete end-to-end Instant Messaging solution using an application built into a Sony Ericsson handset.
The Red-M portable office opens up new GPRS revenue opportunities for mobile network operators by providing them with a unique product aimed at the untapped mobile workgroup market.
Lucent Technologies today introduced the MiLife(TM) Intelligent Services Gateway (ISG), a new product that makes it easier for mobile network operators to develop and deliver enhanced voice and data services for third-generation (3G) mobile networks.
Motorola's Global Telecom Solutions Sector has been awarded a $44 million contract to upgrade the NTELOS CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) networks to third generation (3G) CDMA2000 1X capability and to install new call switching capacity.
Smart card solution provider Setec introduces a new SIM card, the eSIM™ 3G, for third generation mobile networks.
ntel Corporation today introduced a new family of microprocessors specifically designed to bring high performance and long battery life to wireless communications devices.
Kabira™ Technologies Inc., announced today that it will conduct live demonstrations of several new product enhancements for Kabira Service Provisioning and Activation, IPDR support within Kabira xDR Mediation, in addition to the first unveiling of its new Parlay Gateway.
News For Tuesday 12th February 2002
New and more powerful user interfaces are just as crucial to the success of 3G wireless as applications and radio technology. That is one of the conclusions of the new 89-page report, The Evolving Mobile User Interface: Strategies for the Wireless Internet, released today by Datacomm Research Company.
Spanish Telecommunications Minister Ana Birules warned Telefonica Moviles SA, Vodafone Group Plc's Spanish unit and other licensees they must meet the June 1 deadline to begin a new wireless-phone service.
NetTest today announced COMPASS UMTS, a first-to-market network test solution that reduces time to market for operators of the world's initial UMTS networks.
Parthus Technologies and UbiNetics today announced a wide ranging strategic alliance and development program that will combine Parthus' 2G/2.5G technology with UbiNetics 3G technology to develop a fully integrated multi-mode 2.5G/3G (W-CDMA/GPRS/GSM) wireless solution.
Continuing to expand its leadership in the GSM market space, interWAVE ® Communications, a pioneer in compact cellular communications systems and broadband wireless data networks, today announced its 802.WAVE system that bridges the bandwidth gap and provides secure GPRS/ 3G wireless Local Area Network (LAN) convergence.
Third-generation mobile comms operators have reacted sceptically to proposals that they should co-operate more closely with digital radio (DAB) broadcasters.
The Belgian government has postponed the launch of third generation mobile phone services by a year because neither the network nor the handsets are ready yet, Regine Van Tomme, a spokeswoman for telecom minister Rik Daems said Monday.
Tropian Inc., a Silicon Valley-based advanced wireless communications product company, announced today that the company will introduce its newest wireless RF technology at the 3GSM World Congress 2002.
News For Monday 11th February 2002
Tantivy Communications, Inc., a provider of portable wireless broadband technology, and Atmel(R) Corporation, a worldwide leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of advanced semiconductors, today announce an agreement for Atmel to obtain a license from Tantivy to design, manufacture and market silicon chips employing Tantivy's I-CDMA technology.
In its drive to commercialize a miniature display that can meet the demanding mix of high performance and low cost, Microvision, Inc. today announced it has demonstrated a fully-functional miniature display that uses just three light emitting diodes (LEDs) coupled with a vibrating mirror on a tiny micromechanical chip.
Lucent Technologies today announced the successful demonstration of secure wireless Internet protocol (IP) virtual private network (VPN) connections that pave the way for third-generation (3G) mobile service providers to offer high-speed wireless data services to businesses.
The ITU has approved a new Standard for high-quality digital wideband speech encoding that will bring significant improvements in terms of interoperability, easier implementation, and improved quality, for wideband voice applications and services across a wide range of communication systems and platforms.
LGP's Tower Mounted Amplifier (TMA) increases the number of calls, data rate, coverage and capacity in mobile communication networks. The TMA reduces infrastructure cost, churn and time to market.
In its 2002 issue of the annual lookout "Wireless Top Trends & Challenges" leading wireless advisor, Northstream, sums up the lessons from
last year's turmoil and points out crucial trends and challenges on the road
to a brighter wireless future.
PrairieComm, Inc., an industry leader in UMTS baseband technology for wireless terminals, today announced the world's first single-chip baseband processor achieving both UMTS and GSM voice calls.
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J-Phone says 3G deployment on track
J-Phone Co Ltd, Japan's number three mobile operator, said on Friday its plan to roll out ultra-fast third-generation (3G) mobile services was on track and that it aimed to provide nationwide coverage by the end of 2004.
Microsoft discuss 3G with Nokia and Ericsson
Bill Gates has revealed that Microsoft is in talks with Nokia and Ericsson about 3G mobile phones, networks and tablet pcs ( small handhelds ).
Show Me The 3G Money !
Following the theme "Show me the 3G Margin", the event featured a high level panel of speakers, addressing a broad cross-section of topics, including: Strategic options for 3G; Migration from 2G to 3G; Business models; Revenue opportunities; and Portals.
3G Speed Dialing
Using a mobile phone to access a web address is a deterity exercise few are eager to undertake. Local tech company Domain Numbers Ltd (DNL) thinks they have the answer -- and the Vodafone/Ericsson Centre of Excellence has asked them to prove it.
NTT DoCoMo to Launch Portal Site for wireless PDAs
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that the company and its eight regional companies will launch the portal site to provide PDA (personal digital assistant) device users with a wide variety of content and applications beginning March 1, 2002.
News For Friday 8th February 2002
Nokia has successfully made the first 3G WCDMA packet data calls between its commercial network infrastructure and terminals in its laboratories in Finland.
The Nokia 3G WCDMA network and terminal used were based on the commercial standard level known as 3GPP
Siemens has teamed-up with AU-System, Sony Ericsson and Nokia to ensure the quick global development of MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) interoperability. This initiative will provide compatibility of MMS applications on terminals and servers from different manufacturers.
Mobile carrier Sunday Communications Ltd said on Friday it has formed a joint venture with the local arm of oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell to develop a mobile network for Hong Kong's motorists.
NTT DoCoMo Inc. released a mobile phone produced by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, a joint venture established by Sony Corp. and LM Ericsson of Sweden.
While some of the third-generation wireless licensees don't think they will be on-line before 2005, others say they want to be the first ones in the local market
Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates expressed confidence on Thursday that advances in mobile technology will create "huge opportunities" for the software industry and said his company was poised to take advantage of them.
News For Thursday 7th February 2002
Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest wireless service provider, and
QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code
Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology.
Enfora, Inc., a leader in providing wireless data solutions, today announced it would integrate Sasken's GSM/GPRS Protocol Stack solution in Enfora's (2.5G) GPRS OEM high-speed wireless modem, the Enfora Enabler-G(TM).
PacketVideo Corp. of the United States sells MPEG-4 multimedia distribution systems for mobile handsets such as cell phones and PDAs.
NTT DoCoMo Inc, Japan's largest mobile operator and the world's first third-generation (3G) service provider, said on Thursday its 3G average revenue per user (ARPU) was 10,400 yen ($77.75) a month in October-December.
The cooperation between the Siemens Information andCommunication Mobile Group (IC Mobile) and China Academy of Telecommunications Technologies (CATT) has taken a further step forward.
Hutchison 3G UK Ltd ('Hutchison 3G'), holder of the UK's largest third-generation licence, today announced that it has awarded CMG the contract to provide its Multimedia and Unified Communications platform. This global agreement enables all Hutchison group companies and affiliates to deploy CMG's 3G IP based messaging platform.
Next generation wireless technology company UbiNetics has been selected as
the supplier of 3G protocol software to technology research institutions funded by the Taiwan government.
Openwave Supply 3G Multimedia Capabilities to Japan
Openwave Systems Inc, the worldwide leader of open IP-based communication infrastructure software and applications, today announced that Openwave has been enabling wireless carriers in Japan to offer multimedia messaging capabilities to its subscribers to send and receive digital photos and short video clips with the Openwave messaging suite.
3G Network and 3G Phone reviews
t is a dazzle of a gadget, a third-generation cell phone that streams live images of a caller's face onto a postage stamp-sized screen.
Hutchison 3G map out its 3G content
Hutchison 3G is reported to be about to place a contract with Emap to provide 3G Mobile voice and video multimedia and will be another key feature which its 3G mobile phone users would be able to access. Emap brands like Smash Hits and FHM magazine content on your mobile phone is certainly an attractive proposition.
XciTel releases the first 2G/2.5G/3G Cross Generation, Mobile Multi-media service interoperability platform
XciTel, a leading supplier of multimedia cellular communications services systems based in Tel Aviv, Israel, announced today the first 2G/2.5G/3G compatible mobile multi-media service interoperability platform for Cross Generation Multi-Media (CGMM), a new addition to FocalPoint, XciTel's mobile value added services delivery platform.
News For Wednesday 6th February 2002
TTI Telecom International Ltd, a leading provider of integrated, turnkey software solutions for telecom service providers, announced today that it has been awarded a highly significant contract to deliver its integrated, state-of-the-art Manager of Managers (MOM) solution to Hutchison 3G UK Ltd.
As a result of research, Telenor (Nasdaq:TELN) has developed technology for effectively transferring video over different networks, such as the Internet and UMTS. This is a part of the multimedia standard MPEG-4.
VOCAL Technologies, Ltd., a leading developer of software and hardware solutions for the communications industry, has released software to enable late second-generation (2.5G) and third-generation (3G) wireless handsets.
China's third-generation (3G) mobile telecom standard will be ready for commercial use within the year, China Daily reports Wednesday.
Nokia and Macromedia, Inc., announced today that the Macromedia Flash Player will be integrated into the Nokia Mediaterminal
The Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group (IC Mobile) and NEC have conducted a third-generation (3G) packet-oriented data connection trial in Singapore. This successful UMTS data call for the mobile operator SingTel
was the first of its kind in South East Asia.
China's second largest cellular firm China Unicom obtained a mobile "virtual" network operator (MVNO) licence in Hong Kong through an overseas unit, the territory's telecoms regulator said on Tuesday.
Info Directions, leading developer of rating, billing and customer care solutions to the integrated communications marketplace, today announces new customer Monet Mobile Networks, a wireless Internet service provider headquartered in Seattle, WA.
GTRAN Wireless Inc., the world's first company to launch cdma2000 1X data card solutions for wireless networks, today announced that the Korean Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) issued regulatory approvals for the DotSurfer(TM) 1xEV-DO wireless data card.
News For Tuesday 5th February 2002
NetTest, a leading worldwide provider of testing, monitoring, management and optical component solutions for advanced and converged networks, today announced the masterQUEST Convergence Probe and UMTS Surveillance Applications to deliver centralized test and monitoring and end-to-end visibility for network operators.
The 53-foot mobile showcase serves as a traveling display, giving consumers and businesses a hands-on experience and a clear vision of 3G technology coming later this year from Sprint.
ART, Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc., acknowledged global pioneers of natural Human User Interface technologies for the mobile world, announced it will offer its advanced speech and handwriting recognition products on Texas Instruments Incorporated's (TI) OMAP(TM) family of high-performance, power-efficient application processors for 2.5G and 3G wireless devices.
The MGP6200 solution supports the Third Generation Partnership Project Frequency Division Duplex mode of WCDMA, also known as Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), as well as GSM and General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) systems.
RegiSoft returns to 3GSM World Congress this February to illustrate the benefits of mobile marketing – both 'push' (when vendors' initiate) and 'pull' (at users' request) - to network operators and service providers.
Bell Mobility customers will have access to some of the most popular video games on the market on their wireless PCS digital phones as well as 3G (next generation) digital phones.
High development costs mean Ericsson (news - web sites) will make a loss from its new 3G mobile Internet networks this year, sources at the Swedish telecoms equipment company said on Tuesday.
3G specialist UbiNetics has launched the world's first portable 3G test mobile. The TM200 will help third generation operators speed up service roll-out and meet their customers' quality expectations as early as possible.T
A local paper has reported that SK Telecom will firstly introduce 3G CDMA services, upgrading the current network prior to rolling out 3G W-CDMA.
The third-generation (3G) mobile communications infrastructure will be introduced worldwide in the next few years, which makes this an exciting time in the industry.
Two of the three 3G Licence holders in Singapore have asked the Info Development Authority to delay the 2004 date for the rollout of 3G wireless
FileMaker today announced the new FileMaker Mobile for i-mode software, which will allow instant database publishing on the wildly popular i-mode "smart phones" in Japan.
News For Monday 4th February 2002
PrairieComm Inc., a leading supplier of integrated baseband processors and software to wireless handset manufacturers worldwide, today announced the opening of its European office in Nice, France.
Tektronix an innovator in test, measurement and monitoring solutions for
mobile network operators, today announced an important new third-generation
(3G) measurement capability for its proven, portable base station field tool.
The radioOne 6200 solution offers a fully integrated transceiver/transmitter for Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) -- also known as Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) -- systems.
Hughes Software Systems (HSS), specialists in Convergent Network software, and a leader in providing GPRS, UMTS and VoP software to OEMs, unveiled the industry’s first software source code offering for 3G SGSN (third generation serving GPRS support node).
Wind River Systems, Inc., a leading provider of software and services for
connected smart devices, awarded Siemens, its "Cool Customer Design" award for
the design of the Siemens mobile network GGSN
Qualcomm will demonstrate live 3G CDMA and UMTS solutions under a theme " One World, Many Solutions " at Cannes February 19-22.
Mm02 ( the old BT Wireless ) is reported to be spending less on its 3G Rollout than originally budgted for ie about 4 Billion Pounds.
MetroPCS is one of the first companies to deploy an all-digital network based on CDMA 2000 1XRTT using leading edge 3G infrastructure and handsets. The 3G network will enable MetroPCS to offer high speed data services in the future, including Web browsing and video.
The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore ( IDA ) released a consultation paper on 3 December 2001 to seek comments from industry and public on the role of 3G infrastructure sharing in the deployment and rollout of 3G networks and services in Singapore by licensed 3G operators.
The UK National Lottery managed by Camelot ( www.national-lottery.co.uk ) is looking at letting you bet on the lottery via your 3G mobile phone.
Dual Mode GSM / 3G mobile phones could be with Manx Telecom as early as April this year.
This week, Verizon rolled out America's first "third-generation" wireless network. Will consumers sign up? That's the billion-dollar question.
News For Friday 1st February 2002
Paragon Networks announced today the recent $2 Million sale to support Verizon Wireless' network expansion and growth from 2G technologies to 2.5G technologies in select market areas.
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd estimates that its Italian next-generation mobile phone unit would see an accumulated loss of HK$18 billion (US$2.3 billion) to 2006 before depreciation and its share of expenses, the Ming Pao Daily reported on Friday, citing a loan document.
Canning Fok, The Group MD of Hutchison Whampoa has confirmed that Hutchison is aiming to launch 3G in the UK by 4th Quarter of 2002.
The Duchy of Luxembourg has begun an ambitious tender aimed at disposing of no fewer than four 3G licences. The tiny country has decided, perhaps wisely, not to auction the franchises.

 

 

3G Press for February 2002