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The last few months press releases are listed here, all others archived at 3G Search.
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| Mitsubishi Trium Release New GPRS Wireless Phone |
| Express yourself in words and pictures with the M320, a great-looking phone with a must-have big colour screen. |
| 3G Mast Appication Refused - Midlands UK |
| An "eyesore" telecommunications mast which was compared to Blackpool Tower will stay at its present size after councillors threw out plans to make it bigger. |
| Thai Telecom Aims for 100,000 CDMA Wireless Customers |
| Thai Mobile, which is scheduled to launch its mobile-phone service commercially today, says it is aiming to sign up 100,000 subscribers by the end of next month. |
| Nokia Begins Delivery of CDMA2000 1X Wireless Handsets to MetroPCS |
| Nokia began deliveries of the CDMA2000 1X Nokia 3585 phone to wireless carrier MetroPCS Inc. The Nokia 3585 phone will be offered in each of MetroPCS' markets, including Atlanta, Miami, Sacramento and San Francisco |
| North American Public Wireless LAN Market Will Generate $1.63 Billion |
| Interest in public wireless local-area networking (PWLAN) is gathering steam in the mobile computing and networking arenas. For wireless carriers, the emergence of PWLAN solutions based on Wi-Fi technology represents both opportunity and threat. |
| Color Rings Enables Further Wireless Personalization |
| More than one-half million Korean mobile phone subscribers signed up in the first month for a new service that lets them choose what people will hear when they call their phone. |
| Orange Takes Kiss Me Wireless Application |
| 04.com has announced that activities outside Japan have been enhanced through being selected as a supplier of a mobile applications platform to Orange group companies |
| Eurotel Puts Faith in Oplayo Wireless Video-Streaming Technology |
| Oplayo, the company that brought the world's first video streaming to existing GPRS networks, today signed its first mobile phone operator deal with Eurotel Praha. |
| DoCoMo Wireless Camera Phone Sales Exceed 3 Million |
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that sales of i-shot™ handsets have topped the 3 million mark, less than six months |
| Debt, 3G costs put Hutch in danger of downgrade: report |
| Hutchison Whampoa's growing debt and the cash flow drag from its third-generation mobile telecom business (3G) put it in danger of a ratings downgrade next year, UBS Warburg has warned. |
| MMS Wireless Revenues to Reach $8.3bn by 2004 |
| Juniper Research interviewed over 40 industry leaders and concluded that MMS has the potential to generate revenues in excess of $8.3bn by 2004 |
| GPRS Wireless For Russia |
| lcatel announced it has signed a frame agreement and three supply contracts with Mobile Telesystems, a leading mobile operator of Eastern Europe. |
| 3G / UMTS Wireless Facility Opens in Germany |
| Alcatel officially inaugurated its 3G Reality Centre in Stuttgart, Germany today. This facility, which has been operational since June of this year, is the first end-to-end, fully open 3G/UMTS mobile facility in Germany |
| New 3G Base Station Unveiled |
| Lucent Technologies today introduced a third-generation (3G) CDMA2000 base station that, because of its compact design and distributed architecture, offers the flexibility needed to meet a variety of deployment needs and coverage challenges for mobile operators |
| French Operator Selects 3G UMTS Transmission Solutions |
| Alcatel announced that leading French mobile operator Cegetel/SFR Group has signed a multi-million Euro contract for Alcatel's flagship multiprotocol, platform family, network management and services. |
| Star Trek Goes i-Mode Wireless |
| igital Bridges announced it has launched its first i-mode title - Star Trek® First Duty - with German mobile operator E-Plus. |
| Strategic 3G Standard Partnership For China |
| UTStarcom announced the signing of a strategic partnership with Datang Mobile ("Datang"), marking their joint effort to develop and promote the TD-SCDMA 3G standard. |
| 3G Visionary Or Lost Mind |
| Until recently, Li Ka-shing's business judgment seemed above reproach, thanks to his decades of virtually flawless maneuverings in everything from container ports to hotel management. |
| 3G Driving Battery Market |
| Implementation of third- generation (3G) communication systems, especially in Europe and Asia, and new automobile electrical accessory designs are powering the growth of the world lead acid batteries market. |
| TDMA Wireless Operators Choose 3G CDMA2000 |
| The CDMA Development Group announced that already eight TDMA operators in Asia and the Americas have migrated to or are deploying CDMA2000 for 3G. |
| 3G More Energy Efficent Than 2G |
| There are rumors in academic circles and in the media that 3G will lead to a dramatic increase in power consumption. This is not true. |
| First To 3G Not Always The Best |
| Japan was first to launch a 3G network for mobile services. But South Korea has been by far the best in turning this network technology into a commercial success. |
| Samsung Steps Up US Wireless Market Blitz |
| Samsung Electronics is scheduled to introduce multi-function intelligent terminals in CDAM2000 1x format. |
| Car Price Guide Goes WAP |
| Parker's Car Guides and Bango.net to give Vodafone, 02 and T-Mobile users the chance to check prices and get mini reviews through WAP-enabled handsets. |
| 100 Million Wireless Handsets Shipped Q3 |
| It is a positive sign for the industry to see vendors remaining profitable in challenging market conditions. Motorola even managed to turn its highest operating margin since 1997 |
| Hutchison 3G Tariff's Become Clearer |
| Hutchison 3G, the new mobile operator aiming to launch a 3G service in the UK and Italy next month, is closer to deciding on what tariff plans it will offer consumers in the UK. |
| 3's Italian 3G Website Takes Off |
| 3, the Italian video mobile company of the Hutchison Whampoa Group, marks the beginning of the era of the mobile communications of third generation in Italy, opening its website to the reservations of the first UMTS offer of the Italian market. |
| MobilCom 3G UMTS Rescue Plan in Germany |
| France Telecom has signed a conditional transaction with MobilCom for an amicable termination of their agreements regarding the development of UMTS in Germany. |
| 3G Testing Tool Released |
| Dilithium Networks today announced the introduction of QuickReach DNA (Dilithium Network Analyzer) a protocol analysis platform for the mobile market. QuickReach DNA is a H324M/3GPP-324M protocol analysis tool |
| WISMO-Powered Wireless Phones with Colour LCD Hit the Market |
| Wavecom SA announced the launch of the first WISMO-powered mobile phones with a colour LCD. After the success of its existing range of mobile phones, TCL Mobile Communication now responds to a strong demand in the Chinese market with its first models featuring colour LCDs |
| Samsung Bringing 3G Phones To Europe |
| Samsung Electronics said on it will debut with a third generation mobile phone on the European market in the third quarter of 2003, using a Qualcomm chip that was announced last week. |
| 3G UMTS Trials Undertaken In Spain |
| amsung Electronics, Vodafone and Nortel Networks has agreed to carry out a program to realize the first 3G UMTS trial test in Spain. |
| Management Consultants Become Approved Supplier To 3G Player |
| The Nordic IT and management consultant HiQ signs an agreement with the operator 3, former Hi3G. The agreement, which gives HiQ preferred supplier status, covers services like radio network and transmission design, telecoms strategy and specialist technical competence. |
| 2.5G and 3G Applications Partnership for Mobile Phones |
| This will provide 2.5G and 3G module and terminal manufacturers with application-specific solutions. The partnership will speed up time-to-market for mobile multimedia devices and will allow reduced R&D investment |
| 4G Is Imminent on the Heels of 3G |
| Fourth generation wireless will be rolled out by this time next year by forward-thinking wireless operators who are now working with 4G technology providers in an effort to leapfrog expensive and ineffective third generation wireless strategies. |
| SK Telecom To Launch 3G W-CDMA in 2003 |
| South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom said on Thursday it would launch a third-generation service based on W-CDMA technology |
| J-PHONE to Make “Super Mail” Wireless Notifications Free |
| J-PHONE announced that as of December 1, 2002, customers using J-PHONE’s “Super Mail” (Movie Sha-mail-enabled) packet data service will be able to receive initial message notifications for free. |
| Japanese Wireless Carriers to Study Effects of Radio Waves on Living Organisms |
| apan's mobile phone operators, NTT DoCoMo, Inc., KDDI Corporation, J-PHONE Co., Ltd. and TU-KA Cellular Tokyo, Inc., have agreed to conduct a joint study on the possible biological effects of exposure to radio waves from mobile phone systems. |
| Effnet expands effort in 3G market |
| InterDigital Communications has selected Effnet's IPHC (IP Header Compression) product for integration with InterDigital's FDD protocol stack product in order to improve efficiency |
| One Million Choose J-Phone's Wireless Movie Sha Mail |
| -PHONE announced that the number of subscribers to its video messaging service known as “Movie Sha-mail*” passed the 1 million mark. J-PHONE reached the milestone approximately 9 months after first introducing the service in March 2002. |
| Hutchison 3G Face Human Chain Over Mast |
| Hutchison 3G's plan to install a mast, just yards from Thorpe Hamlet First School, was blocked by Norwich City Council's planning applications committee last August. |
| 3G Winning Solutions WILL Come |
| Operators that paid too much for 3G licenses, technology that won't be ready for at least three years, and skeptical investors add up to a losing proposition. But winning solutions are available. |
| Moving to 4G Wireless |
| To spur development for mobile devices and services, the company that birthed the multi-media mobile experience known as “i-mode” believes that anything moving -- planes, trains, automobiles, people or pets -- is fair game for expanding the communications market. |
| Start-Up Wins $14 Million GPS Wireless Cellphone Contract |
| UK-based antenna manufacturer, Sarantel, has won an $14 million contract for its PowerHelix(TM) GPS (Global Positioning System) antennas for use in cellular handsets. |
| 2.5G and 3G Multimedia Demos |
| PacketVideo Corporation will be demonstrating PacketVideo's new mobilemedia software on Nokia Series 60 phones |
| New i-Mode wireless camera phone for NTTDoCoMo |
| Integrating an infrared communications port, the new i-shot™ compatible N504iS is the first DoCoMo phone that can be used as a remote control for TV, video and other appliances. |
| 3G UMTS Multi-radio Networks Offer the Most Spectrally Efficient Capabilities |
| The Rysavy Research white paper concludes that in comparing EDGE, WCDMA and CDMA2000 1XRTT, EDGE is the most spectrally efficient 3G technology for low speed applications and WCDMA is the most spectrally efficient 3G technology for high speed applications |
| Ultimate Gaming Platform for Wireless Operators |
| Analysts Datamonitor predict that 200 million customers in Europe and the US will be playing games on mobile phones by 2005, |
| New MPEG 4 Standard To Deliver High-Quality Stereo Audio to 3G Handsets |
| Called "High-efficiency AAC" by MPEG, Coding Technologies has already released updated aacPlus libraries to match the current specification. |
| America's First Built-in Wireless Camera Phone Now Available from Sprint and Sanyo |
| The PCS Phone by Sanyo 5300 combines the functionality of a digital camera with the clear calls of a PCS Phone |
| New Single-Chip for 3G Designs |
| The mixer is the first of its kind to deliver very high linearity along with the cost and space efficiencies of direct conversion technology for CDMA, WCDMA, GSM, TDMA, 2.5G and 3G base stations. |
| Vodafone hangs up on a 3G network |
| STRUGGLING No. 3 mobile phone group Vodafone has acquiesced to financial imperatives and will not build a national third generation mobile network in Australia. |
| 3G Player Acquired |
| WatchMark Corp announced it has acquired Stockholm-based Locomotive Mobile International AB (LMI), a provider of performance management software and services to wireless network service providers. |
| Over 278 million Europeans With 'Wireless Feature Phones' by 2007 |
| By the end of 2003, millions of Western Europeans will be accessing mobile data services over GPRS networks from one of the new breed of feature-rich 'smart' phones |
| 3G CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Trial Network Launched |
| UbiquiTel Inc announced that they have launched a data-optimized CDMA2000, or 1xEV-DO, trial network in Boise, Idaho. |
| Asia's 3G edge in mobile-phone market |
| As third-generation timetables in Europe continue to slip and as Asian mobile-phone manufacturers look to expand overseas, is Europe's dominance of the market beginning to fade? |
| Wireless Phones : Credit Card Fraud Boost |
| UK-based Optical Antenna Solutions (OAS) will today launch a revolutionary optical device that will help reduce the massive global problem of credit card fraud. |
| World's First GSM / EDGE 3G Mobile Phone |
| okia announced the Nokia 6200 tri-band (GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/1800/1900MHz) phone, the world's first 3GPP compliant EDGE (Enhanced Data-Rates for GSM Evolution) handset |
| 3G Wireless Network for Mobile Operator 3 |
| Lumentis will deliver an optical SDH/SONET-solution (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) that is optimized for mobile 2G- and 3G-networks. |
| 3G Music Applications On Way |
| Nokia and Vodafone are among a host of organisations linking up to create a music application for mobile phones. |
| New GPS-enabled CDMA2000 1X Wireless Handset |
| Nokia's newest CDMA handset combines the features most desired by consumers while offering CDMA operators a new choice as they migrate subscribers to new GPS-enabled CDMA2000 1X networks. |
| Siemens Investing in 3G Product Quality |
| The Finnish manufacturer of protocol-analyzers and –simulators NetHawk has concluded an agreement with Siemens for the supply of the network emulation part of the Final Factory Testing of Siemens UMTS base stations. |
| Five Million Wireless Subscribers Served by gpsOne-Enabled Devices |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated announced that more than five million gpsOne(TM)-enabled devices are now in commercial use in Japan, South Korea and the United States. |
| Mobile Application Download - the case for a common technology |
| The selection of a common technology for mobile application download services can create more business opportunities, reduce handset costs and enhance the service experience for customers. |
| Data Calls Made Using 3G UMTS Modem Cards |
| Lucent Technologies announced the completion of a series of third-generation (3G) Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) data calls using a new wireless modem PC card jointly developed by the two companies. |
| Vision For Wireless Integration |
| Navini Networks announced its vision for providing seamless Internet access connecting what, today, are disparate technologies. |
| European Wireless Operators Help Consumers Make Sense of Roaming |
| GSM Europe announced the results of an independent report, highlighting that consumers in Europe now have far more information and transparency of choice available to them when they use their phone abroad. |
| Preparing For 3G |
| It's without doubt the biggest individual telecommunications project the world has ever seen. Representing billions of dollars of investment from hundreds of the world's mobile network operators and equipment manufacturers, Third Generation (3G) Mobile will soon bring high quality multimedia services to people everywhere. |
| 3G Handsets Feature Strongly In LG's R & D Plans |
| LG announced today that it plans to spend KRW1.8 trillion for R&D in its Electronics & Telecommunications business unit in 2003, an increase of 20 percent over 2002. This initiative was unveiled at a strategic meeting held today at the LG Production Engineering Research Center in Pyungtaek, Korea. |
| Legend's First Color Screen Wireless Phone |
| Legend Group launched its first color screen mobile handset - Legend i188. It is also the first handset that could display 65536 colors in China market. |
| Vodafone Offers 3G Roaming |
| HUNGARY’s third mobile operator Vodafone (under the name VRAM Rt) announced that Hungarians can now use the world’s first third generation (3G) mobile-phone roaming network. |
| 3G Contract Mystery In Taiwan |
| TAIPEI - Score another one for the transparency of Taiwan's public procurement process. The government's recent decision on a contract to supply third-generation (3G) mobile broadband telecommunications equipment for state-owned Chunghwa Telecom |
| 3G WCDMA Recognized Revenues Surge 4x in 3Q02 |
| According to Dell'Oro Group, revenues of WCDMA or UMTS infrastructure equipment surged over four-fold to nearly $800 million in 3Q02. 3Q02 marked the first quarter when material revenues were recognized from the WCDMA deployments that have been occurring in Europe for the past couple years. |
| James Bond on your mobile - in wireless colour, pictures and sound |
| Vodafone Sweden's customers, the Bond experience goes beyond the cinema. Vodafone Sweden's new consumer concept, Vodafone live!, will enable them to access a host of Bond-related material - such as colour pictures, screen-savers, ring tones and news - via their mobile phones. |
| Comprehensive Embedded Graphics Wireless Platform |
| Criterion Software announces the launch of RenderWare Mobile, a comprehensive embedded graphics platform that enables the delivery of games content and high performance graphics across all personal devices, including mobile phones, smart phones and PDAs. |
| Qualcomm To Take 3G Wireless Standard to Taiwan |
| Qualcomm, whose technology is the basis for a wireless phone network launched in China earlier this year, is in talks to bring its next-generation systems to Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Hutchison 3G UK Terminates A 3G Contract |
| Hutchison 3G UK has terminated a contract with TTI Telecom. Edward Brwester of Hutchison 3G's London press office confirmed the termination of contract with TTI Telecom and also that this would not impact on the planned 3G Network Rollout in the UK. |
| Over 70 Million Wireless Gamers In US by 2007 |
| The U.S. wireless gaming market is emerging as a viable long-term opportunity for game developers and publishers, wireless carriers, and wireless handset providers. |
| Comarco Lands 3G Test Equipment Applications License |
| omarco Inc announced that it has expanded its test equipment license agreement with QUALCOMM to cover WCDMA and CDMA2000 3G technologies for wireless test equipment applications. |
| ComScape Launch of CDMA2000 Wireless Network |
| Ericsson congratulates ComScape Telecommunications on their launch of advanced CDMA voice and data services in North Carolina. |
| Qualcomm To Take 3G Wireless Standard to Taiwan |
| Qualcomm, whose technology is the basis for a wireless phone network launched in China earlier this year, is in talks to bring its next-generation systems to Hong Kong and Taiwan, |
| World's First Commercial 850Mhz GSM Wireless Network |
| interWAVE(R) Communications announced that it has signed an initial $2 million contract for deployment of the worlds' first commercial 850MHz GSM network. Alaska Wireless Communications |
| Network Operators Helped To Rapidly Deploy 3G UMTS |
| HP and Motorola's Global Telecom Solutions Sector (GTSS) today announced an expanded OEM agreement aimed at reducing network complexity and mobile operators' costs. |
| Catapult Extends 3G Testing Capabilities |
| atapult Communications announced it has expanded its portfolio of software for testing telecommunications networks based on the W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) standard for third-generation (3G) wireless technology. |
| 3G Wireless Operators May Have To Revise Non-voice Revenue Expectations |
| As the penetration of mobile phones in Europe starts to reach the maximum in many European countries, the mobile operators already know today what kind of revenues can be expected from voice traffic in the years to come. |
| Wireless Operators Must Get The Marketing Mix Right |
| Mobile operators are depending on new data services to dig them out of debt and build positive expectation around 3G, but you'd never know that from their marketing approach. |
| 10 Million Wireless Camera Phones Sold In 2002 |
| ccording to the new Wireless Device Strategies report from Strategy Analytics, “Global Cellular Camera Phone Sales: Q3 2002 Update,” 10 Million embedded-camera phones were sold worldwide in the first nine months of 2002. Almost half the sales were in Q3, as camera phone sales boomed in Japan. |
| New Wireless Phone With 3D Colour Screen |
| NTT DoCoMo today that it will introduce a new i-shot™ handset, the mova SH251iS featuring a 3D color LCD, on November 16, 2002. |
| World's First Wireless Firewall Trials Sucessfully |
| Bluefire Security Technologies announced it has closed a $6 million second-round of funding led by JK&B Capital. The funds will be used to expand business operations and commercialize the world's first mobile firewall for handheld devices |
| 3G RF Test Solutions Speeded Up |
| Keithley Instruments recently completed a product development effort, using Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) measurement requirements from QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| One World Standard ( XPP ) In The Wireless World |
| With
the XPP Technology PACT offers a software-programmable platform, which
gives manufacturers of integrated devices the required flexibility and dynamism in the development process. |
| European Commission Grants Agreement Aimed At 3G Mobile |
| As in the case of 3G network sharing, the Commission welcomes industry initiatives that accelerate the introduction of 3G mobile services for European customers, provided that such initiatives do not distort competition with respect to different 3G mobile technologies. |
| Telesp Celular and Lucent to Expand CDMA2000 1x Wireless Network |
| Telesp Celular, one of the largest and most innovative Brazilian cellular operators, today announced plans to expand its CDMA2000 1X network to the ABC Paulista and Chacara Flora regions using equipment supplied by Lucent Technologies. |
| Three Million KDDI CDMA 2000 1x Wireless Subscribers |
| Openwave Systems announced that its WAP 2.0 technology has supported the extraordinary growth of KDDI, the number two wireless operator in Japan. |
| High-Performance Multimode Handsets Supporting CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO and GSM/GPRS |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated announced details regarding the MSM6500(TM) Mobile Station Modem (MSM(TM)) chipset and system software, a high-capacity, high-speed wireless data solution that supports the industry-wide CDMA2000 1X and CDMA2000 1xEV-DO standards, as well as roaming on GSM/GPRS |
| First Toshiba Wireless Phone Launched In Europe |
| The TS21i is an innovative and easy to use mobile phone featuring a central navigation ball and a large colour screen all contained in a compact and stylish design. The phone will be sold by KPN Mobile. |
| Bluefish Announce New Wireless Range of SIM Applications |
| Bluefish
Technologies has announced a new range of SIM based applications aimed
at Network Operators looking to attract new subscribers and increase revenues. |
| New Products Enable High Quality Photo Imaging For 3G phones |
| Dialog Semiconductor has launched the first two products of a new family of standard CMOS image sensing modules. The DA3510 and DA3520 will enable high quality photo imaging and video capabilities to be embedded into next generation mobile phones |
| New Era For GSM Wireless Begins |
| The launch announcement for the first GSM 850 network in the world by Cable & Wireless Panama with the support of its vendor partner Ericsson opens a new era in the global diffusion of the GSM wireless interface, in the view of 3G Americas |
| Cash-U Completes Successful MMS Wireless Trial With Ericsson and Nokia |
| MMS-based services are fast emerging as the next major revenue driver for mobile operators and are widely expected to emulate the success of SMS. |
| Vodacom Picks Openwave for Photo Wireless Messaging |
| The Siemens Mobile Group and Openwave Systems announced that they have been selected by Vodacom, the pan-African cellular communications company, to install Openwave® Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) and integrate with the operator’s GSM and GPRS mobile network. |
| Planning and Managing a 3G Network |
| Despite the recent reduction in enthusiasm for mobile communications, and for third generation in particular, it is likely that 3G services will play an important role in satisfying future communication needs. |
| QUALCOMM Licenses USB On-The-Go for 3G Chipsets |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated and TransDimension announced the licensing by QUALCOMM of TransDimension's USB On-The-Go (OTG) technology. |
| Instant Activation Solution Approved for CDMA Wireless Networks |
| Telespree Communications announced that its Instant Activation Technology Solution has secured interoperability approval with Nortel Networks' CDMA2000 Wireless Data Network equipment. |
| High Performance Antennas Deal For 3G CDMA Phones |
| SkyCross has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SK Telecom to develop custom-designed, high performance antennas for use in next generation CDMA phones designed for SK Telecom's networks. |
| Siemens Sees 3G TD-SCDMA Confirmed For China |
| Frequency allocation for TD-SCDMA “a milestone” in the development of the 3G standard – technology being vigorously advanced by 300 Siemens engineers |
| Hutchison 3G Has 100,000 3G Phones Available For Launch |
| Hutchison 3G is ready to sell 3G phones and devices in 300 shops ( beleived to be Superdrug ) in the UK before the end of 2003. |
| New CDMA2000 Wireless Phone by Sony Ericsson |
| Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan, Inc. has announced the shipment of a new CDMA2000 1x mobile phone, A1101S, to KDDI CORPORATION and Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company |
| New i-mode Wireless Handset With English to Japanese Dictionary |
| Equipped with a 1.8 inch, 65,536 color display, the new model measures just 13 mm when folded, making it the thinnest DoCoMo i-mode handset on the market. |
| New i-mode Wireless Handset Featuring Dual Cameras |
| The P504iS is the first in DoCoMo's new 504iS series of camera-equipped handsets, which will be positioned as the most advanced PDC-based i-mode phones. |
| Low Power MPEG4 Encoder Solutions For 3G Phones |
| Amphion Semiconductor has extended its CS6700 series of high performance cores for low power MPEG-4 enabled applications with an advanced modular accelerator-based solution for real-time MPEG-4 video compression. |
| Snap A Celebrity With Your 3G Phone |
| With the public’s growing facination of ‘Celebrity watching’ a new service is being launched tfor mobile users worldwide. CelebSnapper™ launches hot on the heels of an increasing number of Celebrity based TV programmes |
| 3G Licence Holder Becomes 3G MVNO |
| Tele2 AB announces that following the completion of its MVNO agreement with Telenor, which will provide UMTS access to Telenor's Norwegian network, Tele2 has today returned its UMTS license to the Norwegian Government. |
| Wireless Test Equipment and Operators Meet For CDMA2000 Forum |
| Top Wireless Test Equipment Companies and Network Operators Examine Technologies and Techniques for the Optimization of CDMA2000 Networks |
| Corporate Customers Receive Wireless Boost |
| Corporate customers account for 20 per cent of Western Europe's subscriber base yet they generate over 50 per cent of all service revenues |
| 3G Player Expands Into Far East |
| 3G technology company, UbiNetics, is expanding its presence in the Far East with the opening of an office in Taiwan and the appointment of David You as vice-president for Asia. |
| Only 20 Percent Of European Mobile Users Will Adopt Next-Generation -- 2.5G And 3G -- Mobile Apps |
| Europe's mobile industry is looking to a raft of GPRS and 3G services to drive the new revenues that it desperately needs to fund infrastructure investment. |
| 3G Rollout Software For Orange |
| Gamma Projects announces Orange Sverige as another 3G client to its expanding portfolio. |
| 3G Centre Opens In Netherlands ( Holland ) |
| Alcatel officially opened its 3G Reality Centre for the Benelux in Rijswijk, the Netherlands, today. This facility is the first fully functional 3G/UMTS system in the Benelux and the newly born member to Alcatel's worldwide 3G Reality Centre program. |
| New Wireless Handsets For T-Mobile in US |
| Motorola announced the nationwide availability of two Motorola mobile phones, the Motorola C332 and the Motorola V70, through T-Mobile USA |
| Micro-browser breaks new wireless ground by unifying WAP, XHTML, i-Mode and Java |
| This version achieves the long-awaited goal of unifying Java and browser-based approaches in the mobile world, hence paving the way for the development of open, modular Java-based device platforms. |
| First Integrated GSM / GPRS Wireless and Internet Solution for Use In M2M |
| Wavecom SA and eDevice announced the launch of an Internet connectivity solution on WISMO(R), for use in the M2M (machine to machine) market. |
| J2ME Java Video Player for Mass Market Mobile Phones |
| Oplayo, the company that brought the world’s first video streaming to existing GPRS networks today unveiled another first at Nokia’s Mobile Internet Conference in Munich – a J2ME Java video player for mass market mobile phones. |
| NTT DoCoMo to Introduce New i-mode wireless phone |
| NTT DoCoMo that the company will market a new compatible i-Mode handset, dubbed SO212i, beginning November 9, 2002. |
| 3G W-CDMA Mutual Understanding Between Big 4 |
| Industry
leaders NTT DoCoMo, Ericsson, Nokia and Siemens, and Japanese manufacturers reach a mutual understanding to support modest royalty rates for the W-CDMA technology worldwide |
| Nokia powers Wireless Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) network in Australia |
| Nokia is providing Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) network components to deliver Telstra's MMS service in Australia |
| High Quality Adult Images To 3G Mobile Phones |
| OVTX Inc. announced the launch today of PocketJoy .com, the first website to send full color erotic images to 3G, WAP enabled wireless phones and PDA devices. |
| World's First Dedicated Wireless Games Phone |
| Orange UK, IN-FUSIO and Sagem UK, today announced that Orange UK customers will soon be able to download games on the world's first dedicated mobile games phone - the Sagem myG-5. |
| Sprint and Bell Mobility Collaborate on CDMA Wireless |
| Sprint and Bell Mobilityannounced an agreement in which both companies will collaborate to further advance CDMA2000 capabilities. |
| J-Phone Expand Serices To Wireless Cusomers |
| J-PHONE announced it will integrate the functions of its call, billing and registration centers located in the four cities of Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo and Kanazawa in eastern Japan. |
| Don't wait for 3G |
| The industry has been too obsessed with 3G technology to the detriment of the needs of consumers. The vast majority of consumers don't know what their phones are capable of today, let alone what 3G is and why they should have it. |
| US$100 Million GSM, GPRS, 3G EDGE for West Indies |
| The network integration includes implementation of GPRS and EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Evolution)-ready technology to support migration to 3G (third generation) wireless services. Phase 1 of the deployment is expected to be complete by the second quarter of 2003. |
| 3G Video Streaming Showcase In Israel |
| Royal Philips Electronics, Nokia and Cellcom are jointly showcasing the exciting potential for multimedia delivery over next generation mobile networks with a demonstration of live content streaming over a UMTS network. |
| 3G MultiMedia Encoder For Mobile Markets |
| The Helix™ Mobile Producer powered by Envivio, based on RealNetworks’ Helix platform, will provide content creators a single, high-quality encoding solution for 3GPP, 3GPP2 and RealAudio® and RealVideo® content. |
| GPRS Roaming Exchange Comes To 60 U.S. Wireless Operators |
| These agreements significantly enhance the development of international GPRS data roaming between wireless mobile networks and ensure that the Infonet/Comfone partnership is well-positioned to offer mobile operators one of the most highly connected GRX services available. |
| i-Mode Wireless To Lauch In France This Month |
| NTT DoCoMo said that Bouygues Telecom S.A. has announced it will introduce i-mode, the service developed by DoCoMo, to the French market beginning November 15, 2002. |
| Nokia expects to ship 50-100 million wireless devices which have a color display |
| "Nokia continues to benefit from good demand for color-screen phones with advanced mobile messaging capability," said Nokia Chairman and CEO Jorma Ollila |
| 3G To Drive More Customers Towards Unified Messaging |
| The
study covers market sizing and forecasts of three key UM segments, a breakdown
of unified communications technologies, in-depth analysis of market players, and results from a 2002 user survey. |
| Fancy A 3G Mast On Top Of Your House ? |
| Mobile phone companies have launched their latest bid to build more masts in Norfolk – by offering householders up to £7,000-a-year to hide them on their property. |
| Strategic Alliance to Address 3G Market in China |
| The alliance will incorporate interWAVE's newly acquired CDMA2000 product, WAVE2000, with widely used UTStarcom networks to broaden deployment opportunities in China, which is one of the most rapidly expanding telecommunications markets in the world, and throughout other areas of the world. |
| 340 Million WAP Page Impressions In One Month |
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