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The last few months press releases are listed here, all others archived at 3G Search.
3G Home 33G Press January 3G Press February 3G Press March 3G Press April
| Windows Smartphone For Sweden |
| TeliaSonera is the first operator in Sweden to launch mobile business services based on Microsoft Windows® Powered Smartphone. With the subscriptions Telia Work or Telia Executive, business customers will now have access to their e-mail, calendar, address book and Internet through their mobile phone. |
| Vodafone Stick With 3G Investment |
| Europe :MOBILE phone giant Vodafone was yesterday thought likely to stick by the price of third generation phone licences bought at the height of the telecoms boom. |
| 3G Management Solution for 3 |
| InfoVista announced that 3, the commercial brand of H3G and subsidiary of Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa Group, has selected InfoVista's solutions to manage its network. |
| New 3G Handset |
| NTT DoCoMo announced the FOMA N2701, the first dual-network handset that works both with DoCoMo's 2G and 3G networks. The N2701 goes on sale nationwide on June 11, 2003. |
| New 3G Service |
| NTT DoCoMo announced a new 2G / 3G service, called "i-mode My Box," for easy linkage to customized web pages via "iMenu," the official i-mode portal. The service will be launched on a trial basis. |
| J-Phone Becomes Vodafone |
| J-PHONE Co., Ltd. announced that it will change its brand name from J-PHONE to Vodafone and adopt the same corporate logo and design used by Vodafone operators throughout the world. |
| New 3G CDMA 3D Chip |
| The 7xxx series addresses the growing consumer demand for higher-performance wireless devices delivering high-quality audio-visual and 2D/3D gaming, as well as the emerging wireless enterprise data market |
| Camera Phone Is World First |
| Casio in Japan announces the new Casio A5401CA, the first phone to be equipped with a 1,24 Mp CCD ( max = 1,240,000 pixels ). The first deliveries will be to KDDI in Japan. |
| 3G Centre Helps SARs |
| Alcatel will open its 3G Reality Centre in China to application developers in the Asia Pacific region, to jointly work on multimedia mobile medical applications to contribute to the current anti-SARS fight. |
| CDMA2000 1X Chipset Solution for Entry-Level 3G Devices |
| The MSM6xxx chipset family are based on radioOne Zero Intermediate Frequency (ZIF) architecture, providing reduced bill of materials and ultimately more cost-effective solutions for 3G wireless devices. |
| Poland Watches Movies On Mobiles |
| The new service enables subscribers to watch popular movies and TV series on their mobile devices, as well as to listen to favorite radio stations. |
| LG 5th in Phone Market |
| Two years ago, LGE ranked 10th on the global mobile phone market. Today, the company has wrestled the 5th spot from global mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson. |
| 5 New 3G Phones |
| KDDI Corp and Okinawa Cellular plans to launch five new handsets from the end of May increasing their new lineup of 3G mobile phones ( CDMA 2000 1x ), a format that enables high-speed data transmission of up to 144 kbps |
| Secure Mobile Wi-Fi On Top of 3G Services |
| Nomadix and ipUnplugged AB announced complete interoperability between their solutions for carriers to enable secure seamless roaming across Wi-Fi, GPRS, UMTS or CDMA while maintaining a single billing solution. |
| New Display Module for Camera-Phone Market |
| Royal Philips unveiled its newest product targeting the burgeoning camera-phone market -- a module that includes two color displays and a VGA camera. Dubbed the Compact Clam Color Camera (C4) Module |
| 3G Traffic Optimised |
| Alcatel announced its successful participation in the FOMA demonstration provided by NTT DoCoMo and KPN Mobile. Alcatel's next-generation data-aware SDH systems for metro applications enabled the transport of third-generation (3G) mobile traffic |
| Turn SMS Into MMS |
| WIND Telecom has launched a new service in Italy called SMSurprise, which converts any SMS message into a MMS Picture Message or Animation. The service uses FunMail's Magic MMS Platform to convert common Italian expressions into clever MMS messages starring famous characters such as Snoopy, Dilbert, Garfield and South Park. |
| More Popular Than Vodafone LIve |
| With a customer base of 3.5 million, the Jamba! mobile portal is more popular than VodafoneLive! in Germany and thanks to Oplayo's video streaming technology, Jamba! customers can now receive streamed video content straight to their mobile phones. |
| 3G DoCommerce Launches |
| NTT DoCoMo announced that the companies will launch an on-line payments service, named "DoCommerce," on May 26, 2003, enabling both 2G and 3G SSL-compatible handset users to enjoy mobile shopping and pay online with their VISA, or JCB credit cards. |
| New Mulimedia Chips For 3G |
| The new Mobile FCRAMs enable the latest cell phone features, including a built-in digital camera, along with video data streaming and other multimedia services. They are designed to meet the growing memory requirements and high data rates of mobile cellular systems |
| GPRS OSS Solutions |
| Agilent Technologies introduced three innovative operations support system (OSS) solutions that collect and analyze GPRS and GSM signaling data to enable wireless service providers to better serve their subscribers by proactively managing their GPRS services. |
| Phones For Boys |
| Two Japanese companies ( NEC and Konami ) have come up with a novel use for "Phones For Boys" where you use your mobile phone to remotely control toy cars |
| 10 Billion Blown On 3G |
| The deficit - a consequence of massive asset writedowns - came despite Europe’s fifth-biggest mobile operator boosting core earnings. |
| Wireless Advertising Pays Off |
| With average click-through rates that are five times higher than standard online advertising and stronger recall rates than television advertising, mobile marketing has come of age |
| Siemens Hands 3G To India |
| With the launch of six new mobile phones, Siemens Information and Communication Mobile (Siemens mobile) intends to conquer the Indian mobile communication market. |
| New Megapixel Camera Phone |
| J-PHONE announced that the J-SH53 by Sharp, which comes with a built-in CCD mobile camera capable of photographing 1 million effective pixels, |
| New NTT DoCoMo Wireless Handset |
| Designed especially for users who enjoy i-shot™ picture messaging, the D505i comes with a high-resolution Super CCD camera that has an effective resolution of 630,000 pixels and built-in flash. |
| Push-to-talk First European Wireless Trial |
| Radiolinja will be the first European mobile network operator to trial fastmobile's new fastchat push-to-talk service that combines instant messaging, picture messaging and radio phone-like voice messaging in one application. |
| Playboy Comes To 3G |
| Playboy Enterprises announced a global content deal has been signed to give 3 exclusive, multi-year rights to provide Playboy's print, online and broadcast libraries to wireless customers in markets operated by Hutchison's 3G Companies. |
| Ease-of-use Primary Barrier to Wireless |
| Many mobile users are still perplexed by complicated handset configuration and service access. That's the message from SmartTrust, who suggests the slower than expected uptake of data services, as reported by many of the industry's analysts, is a result of poor user experiences. |
| The New WiFi Gels With 4G |
| A more robust standard for high-speed broadband wireless delivery to laptops and desktops will augment the burgeoning WiFi market beginning in late 2004. The position of the 802.16a standard today parallels that of WLAN technology |
| Erskine Says o2 Gaining Mobile Momentum |
| mmO2 continued record-breaking growth for text messaging (SMS) - handling on average more than 30 million messages per day - and other mobile data services for the year ending 31 March 2003, it was announced today. |
| Innovation To Drive Wireless Handset Market |
| Wireless users are migrating toward feature-rich devices that incorporate color screens, advanced data, and messaging applications, including navigation, gaming, multimedia messaging, and instant messaging, among others. |
| Operators to Increase Return on 3G Investments |
| Tektronix, a leading provider of test, measurement and monitoring tools for mobile network operators, has announced its passive monitoring solution for an emerging technology growing in popularity as operators strive to maximise profits from third-generation (3G) investments. |
| CDMA2000 on 3G Track for 2.1 GHz |
| The CDMA Development Group (CDG) announced that leading network and terminal vendors have made rapid progress with product development and testing and are now preparing to offer commercial-grade CDMA2000(R) equipment at 2.1 GHz, one of the IMT-2000-designated 3G spectrum bands. |
| World’s First Java Mobile Instant Messaging Service |
| LineFusion, the developer of JustYak™ Chat mobile Instant Messaging (IM) application, announced today the launch of the world first Java Mobile IM on Nokia 6800, 7250, 7210, 6100, 6610 and 5100 mobile phones. |
| International Roaming Service for 3G FOMA |
| WORLD WING service allows subscribers traveling abroad to make and receive calls from their regular FOMA phone numbers. To use the service, customers simply insert the UMI chip that comes with their FOMA handsets into any GSM handset having international roaming service capabilities. |
| New Test Paltform for 3G W-CDMA |
| CETECOM Spain (Centro de Tecnología de las Comunicaciones, S.A.) announces the launching of a new and fresh family of test platforms for mobile communications, MiNT, Mobile Communications INtegrated Tester. |
| 3GPP Handset Testing Validated |
| 3GPP 51.010-1 Test Cases for GSM handset testing have been validated on the ORGA Test Systems' IT¨ Test Platform |
| Mobility Infrastructure Revenues Decline |
| According to Dell'Oro Group, in 1Q03 mobility infrastructure revenues declined 14% to $6.4 Billion, compared to 4Q02. |
| O2 Launch GPRS Video Trial |
| Emblaze Systems announced the launch of a trial for mobile video with O2, a leading provider of mobile services to consumers and businesses in the UK. |
| Videoconferencing Via Wi-Fi |
| Calypso Wireless C1250i video cell phone is the first and only mobile phone capable of using Wi-Fi to connect users to the Internet at blazing broadband speeds of 11,000KB per second, enabling movie-quality, real-time video conferencing. |
| E-Plus Takes 3,723 3G MobilCom Sites |
| Since both MobilCom and E-Plus have concluded agreements with Nokia and Ericsson to supply UMTS technology E-Plus is able to use the MobilCom infrastructure components. |
| 3G Mobile Services Live In Russia |
| VimpelCom, Russia's leading mobile operator, and Alcatel are demonstrating new 3G/UMTS mobile applications and services live at the Svyaz-Expocomm trade fair. |
| GCF Approval 3G Mobile Terminals |
| Anritsu Corporation proudly announces that its ME7873A W-CDMA TRX Performance Test System and MX785201A W-CDMA Protocol Test System have gained approval of the Global Certification Forum (GCF)[*2] in Europe. |
| Yell Wirelessly To XDAs |
| Under the new agreement the Yell.com service will enable O2 users to search for information on more than 1.7 million UK businesses. This facility marks the first agreement of its kind for Yell.com. |
| Wi-Fi Takes To The Slopes |
| PacketVideo, the world leader in mobilemedia software, has provided its streaming video solution for mobile devices to power a new wireless WiFi service. |
| UK 3G Market Escapes Regulation |
| Measures to promote competition and reduce the price of calling a mobile phone have been proposed today by Oftel. |
| 3G Microwave Link-Up |
| Ericsson and mmO2 have signed a pan-European frame agreement for the supply of the microwave solution MINI-LINK. The agreement covers all subsidiaries within the mmO2 group. |
| 3G Forecast for 2005 |
| Reuters : Japan's top mobile phone operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc, said on Thursday it expected six million users for its high-speed third-generation (3G) service by March 2005, up from a forecasted 1.46 million users by March 2004. |
| 3G Billing Contract Extension |
| Info Directions announced a contract extension with Monet Mobile Networks, the nation's only true 3G wireless Internet service provider. Monet Mobile Networks will continue using Info Directions' CostGuard(R) ASP to manage its back office billing and customer care needs. |
| 3G CDMA2000 1xEV-DV Chipset Pact |
| STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments Incorporated and Nokia announced that TI and ST will offer ICs, based on technology developed jointly with Nokia that together compose standard CDMA chipsets. The chipset ICs will be marketed by ST and TI to handset manufacturers worldwide for cdma2000 1X and 1xEV-DV (1x Evolution for Data and Voice) mobile Internet handsets. |
| 3G Battery Contract |
| Exide Technologies secured a new contract agreement with 3G Infrastructure Services AB (3GIS) to supply batteries for the Swedish 3G/Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). |
| NTT DoCoMo Licenses Picsel Browser |
| Picsel Technologies, a pioneering provider of embedded software, today announced that the world's leading mobile communications company, NTT DoCoMo, Inc. has licensed Picsel Browser(TM) for their self branded sigmarionIII handheld device, manufactured by NEC. |
| 3G Launch In India |
| Reliance Infocomm's success in signing up over one million customers and achieving a record 30 million minutes of wireless usage per day demonstrates that the company is at the forefront of delivering advanced wireless communications. |
| Hutchison 3G UK Appoints Deputy Chairman |
| Hutchison Whampoa Limited ("HWL") Group Managing Director and Chairman of Hutchison 3G UK Group ("3 UK") Mr Canning Fok today announced that Dr Colin Tucker, currently Managing Director of 3 UK, will be appointed as Deputy Chairman of 3 UK. |
| 3G Calls Handled In India |
| Hutchison Whampoa in Hong Kong ( headquarters for Hutchison 3G ( 3 ) ) is setting up a huge 3G call centre in India. A new company has been set-up - Hutchison TeleServices INDIA. |
| Delivery of Video Over 3G |
| Artesia Technologies announced the deployment of its TEAMS digital asset management solution by BBC Technology for 3, Hutchison 3G's new UK service. |
| JAMDAT Acquires 3G Player |
| AMDAT Mobile Inc., a global leader in wireless entertainment, announced today that it is acquiring Hexacto Games Inc., a leading provider of games for Palm, Pocket PC and next-generation 3G phone platforms. |
| EDGE Wireless Call |
| Pannon GSM Telecoms conducted Hungary's first public EDGE call by a mobile operator, the first such call to be announced in Europe. The call was made using Nokia's solution for EDGE technology |
| 3G & WLANs : Competing or Complementing |
| 3G & WLANs: Competing or Complementing" at the conference, which draws an international audience from large-scale enterprises, national and international carriers and communications technologies providers. |
| Covigo Names 3G Mobile Support Products |
| Covigo, Inc., a leading provider of adaptive software for developing and deploying mobile, web and portal applications, today announced that the Covigo Platform will now be named as two separate products -- Covigo Mobility Suite for Enterprises and Covigo Mobility Suite for Operators. |
| CDMA2000 Solutions Support 3G Mobile |
| Lucent set up a CDMA2000 2.1 GHz interoperability test system at the Chinese Ministry of Information Industries' MTNet facility to conduct the tests, which build on earlier successes Lucent has achieved in the commercialization of CDMA2000 for 2.1 GHz. |
| Siemens Expands GSM Mobile Networks |
| The project with the China Mobile subsidiary Anhui Mobile is the seventh phase of the network expansion in the Anhui province. Within the scope of the project, Siemens is supplying and installing new GSM 900 network components |
| 3G-Like Services |
| CellGlide's GPRS MTS (Mobile Traffic Shaper) will be presented as a critical enabler to ensure efficient and profitable delivery of 3G-like services over GPRS networks and overcoming service quality and cell utilisation challenges. |
| Intec Wins 3G Mobile Deal |
| Intec's solution will meet the complex 3G requirements of APBW by offering support for voice, data, content and other services as well as prepaid and postpaid business models. |
| First TD-SCDMA Chipset Ready by mid 2004 |
| RTX Telecom has signed an agreement concerning the development of a state-of-the-art GSM/TD-SCDMA chipset for the Chinese 3G TD-SCDMA standard with a tier-one supplier of cellular chip-sets. |
| Sony Ericsson UK Wireless Content Deal |
| Sony Ericsson has signed its first UK deal to bring exclusive mobile content solutions to the mass market with Wizcom, developers of interactive mobile data solutions for the business and consumer markets. |
| 3G Microwave Link-Up |
| Ericsson and mmO2 have signed a pan-European frame agreement for the supply of the microwave solution MINI-LINK. The agreement covers all subsidiaries within the mmO2 group. |
| 3G Forecast for 2005 |
| Reuters : Japan's top mobile phone operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc, said on Thursday it expected six million users for its high-speed third-generation (3G) service by March 2005, up from a forecasted 1.46 million users by March 2004. |
| 3G Billing Contract Extension |
| Info Directions announced a contract extension with Monet Mobile Networks, the nation's only true 3G wireless Internet service provider. Monet Mobile Networks will continue using Info Directions' CostGuard(R) ASP to manage its back office billing and customer care needs. |
| 3G CDMA2000 1xEV-DV Chipset Pact |
| STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments Incorporated and Nokia announced that TI and ST will offer ICs, based on technology developed jointly with Nokia that together compose standard CDMA chipsets. The chipset ICs will be marketed by ST and TI to handset manufacturers worldwide for cdma2000 1X and 1xEV-DV (1x Evolution for Data and Voice) mobile Internet handsets. |
| 3G Battery Contract |
| Exide Technologies secured a new contract agreement with 3G Infrastructure Services AB (3GIS) to supply batteries for the Swedish 3G/Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). |
| NTT DoCoMo Licenses Picsel Browser |
| Picsel Technologies, a pioneering provider of embedded software, today announced that the world's leading mobile communications company, NTT DoCoMo, Inc. has licensed Picsel Browser(TM) for their self branded sigmarionIII handheld device, manufactured by NEC. |
| 3G Launch In India |
| Reliance Infocomm's success in signing up over one million customers and achieving a record 30 million minutes of wireless usage per day demonstrates that the company is at the forefront of delivering advanced wireless communications. |
| Hutchison 3G UK Appoints Deputy Chairman |
| Hutchison Whampoa Limited ("HWL") Group Managing Director and Chairman of Hutchison 3G UK Group ("3 UK") Mr Canning Fok today announced that Dr Colin Tucker, currently Managing Director of 3 UK, will be appointed as Deputy Chairman of 3 UK. |
| 3G Calls Handled In India |
| Hutchison Whampoa in Hong Kong ( headquarters for Hutchison 3G ( 3 ) ) is setting up a huge 3G call centre in India. A new company has been set-up - Hutchison TeleServices INDIA. |
| Delivery of Video Over 3G |
| Artesia Technologies announced the deployment of its TEAMS digital asset management solution by BBC Technology for 3, Hutchison 3G's new UK service. |
| JAMDAT Acquires 3G Player |
| AMDAT Mobile Inc., a global leader in wireless entertainment, announced today that it is acquiring Hexacto Games Inc., a leading provider of games for Palm, Pocket PC and next-generation 3G phone platforms. |
| EDGE Wireless Call |
| Pannon GSM Telecoms conducted Hungary's first public EDGE call by a mobile operator, the first such call to be announced in Europe. The call was made using Nokia's solution for EDGE technology |
| 3G & WLANs : Competing or Complementing |
| 3G & WLANs: Competing or Complementing" at the conference, which draws an international audience from large-scale enterprises, national and international carriers and communications technologies providers. |
| Covigo Names 3G Mobile Support Products |
| Covigo, Inc., a leading provider of adaptive software for developing and deploying mobile, web and portal applications, today announced that the Covigo Platform will now be named as two separate products -- Covigo Mobility Suite for Enterprises and Covigo Mobility Suite for Operators. |
| CDMA2000 Solutions Support 3G Mobile |
| Lucent set up a CDMA2000 2.1 GHz interoperability test system at the Chinese Ministry of Information Industries' MTNet facility to conduct the tests, which build on earlier successes Lucent has achieved in the commercialization of CDMA2000 for 2.1 GHz. |
| Siemens Expands GSM Mobile Networks |
| The project with the China Mobile subsidiary Anhui Mobile is the seventh phase of the network expansion in the Anhui province. Within the scope of the project, Siemens is supplying and installing new GSM 900 network components |
| 3G-Like Services |
| CellGlide's GPRS MTS (Mobile Traffic Shaper) will be presented as a critical enabler to ensure efficient and profitable delivery of 3G-like services over GPRS networks and overcoming service quality and cell utilisation challenges. |
| Intec Wins 3G Mobile Deal |
| Intec's solution will meet the complex 3G requirements of APBW by offering support for voice, data, content and other services as well as prepaid and postpaid business models. |
| First TD-SCDMA Chipset Ready by mid 2004 |
| RTX Telecom has signed an agreement concerning the development of a state-of-the-art GSM/TD-SCDMA chipset for the Chinese 3G TD-SCDMA standard with a tier-one supplier of cellular chip-sets. |
| Sony Ericsson UK Wireless Content Deal |
| Sony Ericsson has signed its first UK deal to bring exclusive mobile content solutions to the mass market with Wizcom, developers of interactive mobile data solutions for the business and consumer markets. |
| Fraud Management for 2G, 2.5G and 3G |
| Ranger™ is also capable of addressing fraud in emerging areas like GPRS and 3G technologies. Ranger™ FMS is part of Subex’s revenue maximization suite of products and services, RevMax™. The contract is valued at about One Million US Dollars. |
| 3G World Conference Moves To Bangkok |
| On
behalf of the Institute for International Research (IIR) and our partnering
associations, the CDMA Development Group (CDG) and the UMTS Forum, we
are pleased to formerly announce the rescheduling and location of the annual 3G World Congress to Bangkok, Thailand from 3 – 7 November, 2003. |
| Superscalar Architecture for 3G Mobile |
| This agreement marks the second major wireless integrated circuit (IC) provider to adopt the ZSP500, leveraging the low power, superscalar architecture for next-generation high-end 3G mobile communications systems. |
| Tele2 Acquires Shares in Finnish 3G Licence Holder |
| Tele2 AB, the leading alternative pan-European telecommunications company, announced that it has acquired the remaining shares in Finnish 3G Suomen 3G Oy, which holds one of four 3G licenses in Finland. Tele2 previously owned 27.4% of the company. |
| U.S. Launch of Walkie-Talkie for Wireless Phones |
| Want
to add walkie-talkie capabilities to your wireless phone? It's now as easy as downloading the latest ringtone or game to your handset, thanks to today's nationwide U.S. launch of fastmobile's fastchat(TM) instant communications service. |
| Dilithium Networks Founder Appointed to Wireless Board |
| Dr. Jabri is an authority in multimedia communications systems including voice and video coding and transcoding, and multimedia quality of service over narrow and broadband networks. He has performed extensive research and development in the integration of media communications protocols and their implementation inside real-time systems. |
| WLAN To Establish Itself At 3G Expense |
| WLAN will establish itself as the dominant mobile wireless infrastructure within the next five years at 3G’s expense according to a report published by Berlin based market researcher Metrinomics. |
| Hutchsion 3G Take Key Performance Indicators |
| Hutchison 3G Austria , one of the six Austrian UMTS license holders, has chosen Astellia’s operations, maintenance and surveillance solution CIGALE UMTS to monitor its 3G network. |
| Tira Wireless to Supply Telefonica Moviles with Mobile Games |
| As the leading mobile operator in Southern Europe, Telefonica Moviles represents a significant partnership for Tira Wireless," commented Chris Erickson, president and COO of Tira Wireless. "We can now offer our extensive portfolio of applications to a new market of European mobile users |
| 3G UMTS Gathers European Momentum |
| Bringing the number of European territories where UMTS is commercially available to five, 3's Swedish announcement demonstrates growing momentum for UMTS deployments. Several further launch announcements are anticipated from European operators this year and during 2004, supported by a growing choice of WCDMA terminal designs. |
| Movies on Your Mobile Phone |
| The demand for mobile data services is driven not only by technology, but also by the content of such services. This fact inspired Siemens mobile together with Universal Studios Networks'TV channels STUDIO UNIVERSAL and 13TH STREET to take the initiative and join forces in a win-win partnership. |
| Siemens Supplying 3G Mobile Networks And Phones |
| Siemens is a part of these two commercial starts of the new generation of mobile communication: With the U10 UMTS mobile phones in shops on the one hand, and Siemens'UMTS infrastructure forming the basis for the multimedia services from Hutchison 3G Austria on the other hand. |
| Hottest Trend in Wireless Phones Has a New Voice |
| Built-in camera phones are the latest trend to hit cellphones, with an estimated 18 million sold last year. And that number is expected to double this year, as camera phones become better and more affordable than ever. |
| 3G Trial In Croatia |
| With a mobile communications network of the third generation VIPnet established a connection with the four major Croatian cities and performed the first UMTS long distance call; by doing so it has confirmed its status of leading innovator on the Croatian market of mobile communications. |
| Motorola's Beijiing Wireless Office Closes |
| Local press in Beijiing has reported that a Motorola employee has contracted the SARS virus and is closing its headquarters. All employees ( over 900 ) will now work from home until further notice. |
| Keiji Tachikawa Sums Up Mobile Performance |
| Although the Japanese mobile phone market posted robust year-on-year growth of 10% in fiscal 2002, the harsh business environment remains as market growth continues to slow down. DoCoMo achieved year-on-year increases in both revenue and profit, with its income before income taxes exceeding one trillion yen for the first time. |
| KDDI 3G Subscribers Soar |
| KDDI Corp has released figures today that confirm that its subscribers are moving from 2G to its 3G network in great numbers. |
| Wireless Survey Shows Imaging Capability to be Key |
| Nokia launched the latest market research on perceptions of existing and future Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) -based mobile services in the United Kingdom, Japan, United States, Germany, Singapore and Finland. |
| RF Scanner Covering 2G, 2.5G and 3G |
| Comarco's 3G Scanner provides the capability to measure signal strength and various baseband parameters delineated in the IMT-2000 approved 3G specifications, as well as all 2G and 2.5G wireless technologies. |
| Wireless Network Upgrade Valued at US$300 Million |
| GSM, GPRS and EDGE-ready infrastructure will enhance T-Mobile USA's network capacity and capabilities for providing a quality customer service experience when using the company's portfolio of advanced features and services like visual communications, two-way text messaging, instant messaging, Web browsing and gaming. |
| Hutchison 3G Launches in Austria |
| The doors of Hutchison 3G 3Stores opened in Austria this week marking the beginning of 3's mobile multi-media services in Austria. |
| 3G Launches to Peak in 2004 |
| Three years ago, the euphoria surrounding 3G resulted in operators spending billions of dollars in licensing fees, solely based on exponential calculations of growth in subscribers and average revenues per user (ARPUs). |
| Best In EGPRS Test Cases |
| Racal Instruments has now delivered 145 test cases to a major mobile manufacturer and now has 98% of the entire EGPRS 3GPP test case list delivered, debugged and verified against the most advanced EGPRS mobile phones in development. |
| 3G Picture Messaging Community Application |
| Sapio AB, the leading developer of mobile applications for use on 2.5 and 3G has launched Photostore™. Photorstore™ is an advanced Mobile Picture Messaging Community application for Symbian and Smartphone devices. |
| Electric Pocket Launches MMS for Palm OS |
| Electric Pocket Limited announced the global launch of Pixer MMS for Palm OS(R), a standards compliant multi-media messaging service (MMS) solution for Palm Powered(TM) handhelds. |
| Next i-mode Wireless Gateway |
| NTT DATA Corporation and NEC Corporation announced the completion of NTT DoCoMo Corporation (NTT DoCoMo) next i-mode gateway system named "CiRCUS". |
| U-TDOA Formally Standardized by 3GPP |
| TruePosition announced that U-TDOA has been formally standardized by the 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project). 3GPP, the official governing body for development and standardization of GSM and UMTS networks |
| MyMap Navigator for 3G Handsets |
| LocatioNet, the developer of a comprehensive location-based service system for the wireless market, announced the release of LocatioNet MyMap -- a first to market integrated suite of graphical location-based service (LBS) application modules. |
| Low-Power PSRAMs for 2.5G and 3G Handsets |
| The devices are designed to meet growing memory and bandwidth demands of future 2.5G and 3G handset designs by offering a lower cost/bit ratio than current solutions. CellularRAM devices incorporate several low-power features and are drop-in compatible, having the same voltage range, package, and ball assignment, with asynchronous low-power SRAMs currently used in cell phone designs. |
| Chip Vendors To Benefit From 3G |
| According to Semico, an emerging class of devices dubbed Application Media Processors will be the key to enabling the convergence of communications and multimedia in 3G cell phones, smart phones, PDAs and other devices. |
| 3G Launching In Sweden |
| 3 believes that mobile video communication will give people a new way to reach each other. You can see, feel and experience more in the mobile, which brings mobile communication closer to real communication (face to face). |
| Bill to Shift Auction Deadlines for 3G Spectrum Bands |
| Enclosed is a draft bill to amend section 3007 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to shift auction deadlines for spectrum bands that are candidates for use in connection with 3G advanced mobile wireless services. |
| BenQ GPRS Fashion Phone |
| BenQ unveiled its first color mobile phone, the BenQ S830C. Aimed at fashionista, the dual-band feature-rich S830C is available in 4 eye-catching colors and features the world's smallest external digital camera, 4096 reflective color display, dual LCD screens, MMS functionality, polyphonic ringers, and computer data sync. |
| Certification for Java Wireless Applications |
| reated by Siemens Information and Communication Mobile, the 'Siemens mobile Optimized Test' and assurance logo will let developers prove the outstanding quality of their product. |
| Swisscom Mobile to Deploy Actix 2G, 2.5G and 3G solutions |
| Actix’ GPRS IVS technology will enable Swisscom to increase productivity, accelerate the rollout of new services and improve Quality of Service levels for its GPRS customers. Using the IVS solution, engineers can trace performance information across the entire network |
| GPRS and 3G Phones Porn Blocker |
| Telcotec launched a new product at the O2 Digital Media Conference in UCD. The Telcotec Content Guardian gives protection to mobiles from unsolicited or damaging content, in the form of pornography, viruses and spam. |
| Wireless Dating has International Text-Appeal |
| Mobile dating applications are proving to be amongst the most profitable data services for mobile operators says SmartTrust and application developer Landmat. |
| Wireless Video Messaging For ASIA |
| Hantro, the leading mobile multimedia solution expert, announced today that the Philippine mobile operator Globe Telecom has licensed the Hantro Multimedia Framework-based camcorder application. |
| 3D Smartphones and 3G Phones |
| The software solution enables efficient download of compressed 3D applications to ARM core-based wireless devices over 2.5G and 3G cellular networks. |
| New MMS Wireless Handsets |
| Legend launched six new models of self-developed color screen mobile handsets, the first batch of Legend's products using the new logo. |
| Codewarrior Facilitates Design Of 3G Phones |
| CodeWarrior Tools Kit Facilitates Development of 2.5G and 3G Wireless Applications and Mobile Devices for TI Hardware |
| 3G Lab Customise 3G Phone Interface |
| 3G LAB, the mobile interface company, and Motorola announced that Trigenix Mobile Interface technology has been ported to Motorola's i.MX family of application processors. The integration with 3G LAB's Trigenix technology, running on Symbian OS |
| Vodafone Launch 3G |
| The 3G service, which is initially being opened to a number of key business partners, provides superior data speeds of up to 144kbps, which will enable faster downloads and enhanced voice capacity. |
| Wireless Traffic Application for P800 Smartphone |
| Integrated Mobile Technologies, specialists in business lifestyle products for mobile handsets, announced today the launch of Traffic-i, a service that provides up-to-the minute, visual traffic information on the Sony Ericsson P800. |
| TI Technology Deployed In TD-SCDMA |
| Utilizing the TMS320C6416 DSPs, the industry's highest performance DSP designed for digital baseband processing, TI helps to reduce costs for carriers by offering a smooth migration from 2G to 3G. |
| 3G Base Station Market Growing |
| The market for wireless infrastructure has been under constant pressure to adapt to new markets, technologies, and changing standards. The base station plays a key role in these cellular networks, and is under extreme pricing pressure and market competitiveness. |
| Best Record for EGPRS Test Cases |
| Racal Instruments has now delivered 145 test cases to a major mobile manufacturer and now has 98% of the entire EGPRS 3GPP test case list delivered, debugged and verified against the most advanced EGPRS mobile phones in development. |
| Wristwatch Wireless Phone On-Sale |
| The wrist watch costs 37,000 yen (excluding tax) and comes with a standard accessory kit including battery charger, cushioned pad and adjustable wrist band. An optional cable (SI1001) that connects the WRISTOMO with a PC to exchange data costs 6,200 yen (excluding tax). |
| 3G Urgency In Hungary |
| Ericsson Hungary head Staffan Pehrson on the importance of research, the urgency of starting 3G, and why the local firm will not fall victim to a global downsizing. |
| 3G Network Launched In Luxembourg |
| Tele2 AB announced that Tele2’s mobile operator in Luxembourg, Tango, has launched its 3G (UMTS) network. Tango is the largest mobile provider in Luxembourg and Tele2 was awarded a UMTS license in Luxembourg in May 2002. |
| 3G Network Sharing in UK |
| T-Mobile and O2 have agreed to share their 3G network infrastructure such as 3G masts, power provision and base stations. This has been ratified by the EU Commission today. The ratification of the agreement by the European Commission opens the floodgates for other similar network sharing arrangements in Europe. |
| 10 Million Camera Phones in 11 Months |
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it has sold more than 10 million camera phones since launching the first model, the SH251i, on June 1, 2002. The phones transmit photos via the i-shot™ photo messaging service available on DoCoMo's PDC network. |
| 3G World Congress Cancelled |
| IIR, the conference event organiser, is concerned with the current SARS situation in Hong Kong. Altough the situation could improve over the next few weeks, IIR felt it prudent to postpone the 3G World Congress that was scheduled for 9 – 13 June. |
| 3G Success In Italy |
| By the end of 2003, H3G Italy is expected to make Euro 200M says Vincenzo Novari - Head of H3G. |
| 3G Mast Fight |
| Hutchison 3G and Vodafone face more residents objecting to the erection of 3G masts. This time in Lewisham, UK. The residents have won backing from Lewisham Coucil's planning department who object to two new masts in the sub-distric of Ladwell. |