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The last few months press releases are listed here, all others archived at 3G Search.
3G Home 33G Press July 3G Press August 3G Press September
| Qualcomm Add 3G GSM/GPRS Capabilities to SANYO's Handsets |
| QUALCOMM
and SANYO announced the selection of the QUALCOMM MSM6200 Mobile Station Modem hipset and system software for SANYO's dual-mode third-generation (3G) handsets. |
| Nokia Launches New MMS Wireless Phones |
| Nokia today introduced the latest additions to its strong portfolio of phones, with high-quality color displays, Java (TM) and multimedia messaging (MMS). |
| O2 Wireless Media Messaging Launches in UK And Its FREE |
| O2 has launched its multimedia messaging service in the UK offering customers free media messaging until 31st January 2003. The service, called O2 Media Messaging |
| GSM and 3G Hook-UP |
| The GSM Association, the world's leading wireless industry representative body and 3G Americas, a new wireless organization formed to unify the Americas through wireless technology - both representing the GSM family of wireless communications --jointly announced today their collaborative partnership. |
| Major Report on 2.5G and 3G Cellular Infrastructure |
| Forward Concepts has announced the publication of an in-depth market and technology study of the worldwide cellular infrastructure. The new report, “Wireless Infrastructure Technology & Markets: Evolution to 2.5G & 3G,” |
| Brazilian 3G Market Worth US$ 6 Billion Annually |
| This is great news for handset manufacturers as well as operators and developers of 3G services and applications", stated Dr Eylert. "With the Brazilian market now primed for UMTS, vendors will have an opportunity to sell UMTS terminal equipment into this exciting and highly significant marketplace |
| Telecom Fraud is Single Biggest Cause of Revenue Loss for Operators |
| Telecommunications fraud is one of the largest causes of revenue loss for service providers," said Mr. Idelson. "With the advent of new services such as 2.5G, 3G and VoIP, and as telecom fraud becomes increasingly sophisticated, this problem will only become compounded. |
| LG Aiming To Be the First in China With Color cdma2000 Wireless Handsets |
| LG Electronics is stepping up its marketing drive in China – one of the top 3 strategic markets for the company for mobile handset business along with Korea and the U.S., - with introduction of the latest CDMA color handset. |
| 3G Not Sparking In Europe For NTT DoCoMo |
| Alliances have faltered as the European firms postponed or withdrew from the 3G business, leaving DoCoMo in an unenviable position of promoting its system on its own in Europe. |
| World's Smallest 3G WCDMA Node B |
| Huawei Technologies, a global supplier of telecom infrastructure, today announced that the company has launched the world's smallest WCDMA Node B at PT/EXPO COMM CHINA 2002 |
| High Performance Multimedia Technology For 3G Phones |
| NeoMagic Corporation unveiled its new processing architecture for the MiMagic® family of Applications Processors. The architecture, called APA (Associative Processor Array), is based on sophisticated circuit structures that perform bit-level processing within an array of memory cells. |
| MPEG-4 Video Decoding For PDAs And Wireless Phones |
| eoMagic Corporation announced that it has partnered with PacketVideo, the global leader in mobilemedia software, to further enhance the video quality on current and next-generation handheld devices, including PDAs and mobile phones. |
| Performance Management Solution For 3G Wireless Operators |
| WatchMark® Corp announced WatchMark Prospect 7, the latest version of its industry-leading performance management solution for wireless network service providers. |
| 3G FOMA Expansion Plans |
| FOMA can be useful in providing medical and nursing services to a distant place such as an isolated island. We want to present various business models with FOMA to expand the use of the system among corporate users |
| 3G is NOT a Dot-Bomb |
| hird generation B2B exchanges will be the catalysts for the delivery of business-to-business web services, according to e-commerce guru William Woods in his new book. |
| 340 Million WAP Page Impressions In One Month |
| The Mobile Data Association (MDA) announced the first set of Mobile Internet page impression (PI) figures on behalf of GSM Network operators O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone. The figure for September 2002 is a staggering 340 million |
| First WLAN System Launched By Wireless Operator |
| Huawei Technologies announced that Huawei has been selected as the premier supplier to provide its customized and cost-effective Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) equipment for China Mobile, the largest mobile operator in China. |
| Trimble Supply 3G Global Positioning System to Samsung |
| Trimble announced that Samsung Electronics has selected the Company as its primary supplier for Global Positioning System (GPS) time and frequency receivers for its next generation CDMA base stations that will be used in KDDI Corporation's mobile network. |
| Telecom Fraud is Single Biggest Cause of Revenue Loss for Operators |
| With the advent of new services such as 2.5G, 3G and VoIP, and as telecom fraud becomes increasingly sophisticated, this problem will only become compounded. |
| BellSouth Takes CDMA2000 1X Wireless Network |
| Ericsson was selected as the sole supplier for BellSouth Colombia's new CDMA2000 1X network. Ericsson will overlay its end-to-end CDMA2000 1X solution on BellSouth Colombia's existing nationwide TDMA network. |
| Ericsson Confirms 3G Leadership |
| Ericsson's leadership in supplying 3G networks to the market is confirmed as the milestone of 10 000 commercial UMTS/WCDMA macro base stations is passed. |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Ericsson's CDMA2000 1xEV-DO solution will support such 3G applications as streaming audio, video and data transfers. Deployment is expected to begin in Q1 2003 and the 1xEV-DO network is expected to be commercial by mid-2003. |
| Europe's First Mobile Video Hosting Service |
| Vemotion, an independent company operating Europe's first mobile video hosting service, is utilising patented technology from BTexact to deliver full-colour video services to the latest mobile phones and PDAs. |
| 3G Showcase In China |
| UTStarcom announced that it will showcase its comprehensive IP-based solutions, including its complete end-to-end 3G solution, PAS/iPAS, mSwitch and broadband systems at the PT EXPO COMM CHINA 2002 Trade Show in Beijing, China. |
| 3G CDMA2000 1xEV-DO For Latin America |
| Vesper, a Brazilian operator, has selected Nortel Networks as the sole supplier of its CDMA2000 1xEV-DO (Data Optimized) network to improve capacity and enable delivery of high-speed and broadband wireless data services. |
| Vodafone Sweden Creates Cisco-Based Backbone for 3G UMTS Traffic |
| Cisco Systems today announced that Vodafone Sweden has introduced a Cisco-powered nationwide IP backbone network to support the roll out of its third-generation Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service (UMTS). |
| CDMA 2000 Wireless Cheer |
| Although the wireless data/Internet market has had to bear the brunt of some tough public criticism, it is steadily progressing, according to In-Stat/MDR. |
| Hutchison 3G To Hit 3G In 2002 - maybe not ! |
| Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., Asia's biggest investor in European mobile-phone companies, may not reach its goal of having paying customers for faster wireless services in the U.K. by year-end, a spokesman said. |
| Aplix Provides Java Environment For 3G Phone |
| Aplix Corporation announced that its JBlend(TM) Java platform has begun shipping in a second PCS Vision(SM)-enabled phone by Sprint, this one manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd. |
| Orange Switzerland selects Nokia to supply its MMS Wireless |
| Nokia and Orange Communications SA Switzerland have signed a three-year contract for the delivery and implementation of Nokia's multimedia messaging service (MMS) solution. Orange Switzerland launched its commercial service on October 24, 2002. |
| Vemotion launches wireless video hosting service |
| Vemotion, part of BTexact Technologies’ corporate technology incubator Brightstar, announced its mobile video hosting service at the source O2 developer conference in London. |
| New WCDMA 3G Network Order For Nokia in Taiwan |
| okia has won a 400 million euro deal as turnkey supplier of CHT's 3G network in Taiwan. Deliveries begin during fourth quarter 2002 with Nokia providing both 3G core and radio-access network equipment for the smooth roll-out and introduction of CHT's nationwide WCDMA network. |
| A Potential 3G Application For Mommy |
| MommyTrack is the foremost mobile video child safekeeping and monitoring system available. MommyTrack allows concerned parents to quickly and discreetly monitor and view their child's well-being in real-time, without being limited to a stagnant location for viewing. |
| Multiple Bank Flash Memories for 3G Mobile Phones |
| STMicroelectronics has introduced a pair of multiple bank Flash memories targeted at high-performance next-generation mobile phones. |
| Lucent Hits CDMA2000 2.1Ghz Wireless Calls |
| Using a CDMA2000 2.1 GHz test terminal and Lucent's CDMA2000 infrastructure, Lucent demonstrated high-quality voice calls. In addition, high-speed mobile data services such as Web browsing and e-mail access were exhibited at data speeds of up to 153 kilobits per second when the test terminal was connected to a laptop. |
| Hutchison 3G "Hot Desking" |
| Hutchison 3G's IP telephony solution includes features such as 'hot desking,' which enables employees to 'log on' to any IP phone with just a PIN number. |
| Powerful Data Gateway Added To 3G 1X Wireless Network |
| HP and Sprint announced the deployment of a powerful, next-generation data gateway in Sprint's new 3G 1X wireless network |
| Real 3G Hits The U.S. |
| Marking another milestone in the deployment of third-generation (3G) services, the CDMA Development Group reported that CDMA2000 1xEV-DO is now commercially available in the United States. |
| Two New Sha-mail (picture messaging) Wireless Handsets |
| J-Phone announced today it will offer two new Sha-mail (picture messaging) handsets in late November 2002, the J-T08 by Toshiba and the J-SA05 by Sanyo. |
| 3G CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Launched In US |
| Monet has built and commercially deployed North America's first, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO wireless data network giving people the unique combination of high-speed, mobility and a complete Internet experience. |
| Vodafone Takes Customised Unified Wireless Messaging |
| Tecnomen Corporation has received an order to deliver a customised unified messaging solution for Vodafone in Ireland. Tecnomen's solution will provide a core component in Vodafone Ireland’s 'Vodafone Mail', which is an element in the new global 'Vodafone Live!' offering. |
| Sharp to Commence Shipment of GSM / GPRS Mobile Phones to Vodafone in Europe |
| Sharp Corporation will commence shipment of its GX10 color LCD mobile phone with built-in camera to the Vodafone Group, the largest mobile operator in Europe. The GX10 is to be released by each Vodafone European operator within this month. |
| KTF Blazes Trail into 3G Future |
| At a time when other parts of the world are still waiting to begin third-generation (3G) mobile telephone services because of its high infrastructure costs and technical glitches, South Korea has emerged as the world's hottest 3G market. |
| GOOD 3G News ? |
| Rather
than communicating with a brand, a service or a piece of content, what people primarily want to do with their mobile (3G handset included) is communicate with other people. |
| Starent Lands Major 3G Contract In China |
| Starent Networks Corporation today signed a multi-year, multimillion dollar contract with China United Telecommunications Corp. |
| PacketVideo Licenses Its MPEG-4-Based Wireless Software to Qualcomm |
| PacketVideo Corp and QUALCOMM Incorporated announced an agreement to license portions of PacketVideo's pvPlayer(TM) software for inclusion in QUALCOMM's streaming video solution |
| TDMA to CDMA2000 3G Migration |
| Attendees will hear case studies from operators and infrastructure providers who have migrated a network from TDMA to CDMA2000. Key topics to be explored will include the economic and technical reasons for selecting CDMA2000, issues encountered during the transition and future plans for both voice and data services. |
| New Interface for 3G / GPRS Developers |
| Adax and Hughes Software Systems (HSS) have announced a pre-integrated solution that is crucial to infrastructure developers who are under pressure to roll out new GPRS/UMTS networks, services and provide revenue streams. |
| James Bond Takes Sony Ericsson Wireless Phones |
| Sony Ericsson’s products have been selected to appear in the movie, and they also star in a special co-promotional campaign, that offers limited edition product packages and premium content for phones. |
| The Case For 3G |
| There will be more than a billion mobile users by the year 2003, and more than 2 billion within the next 10 years. Users of 3G technologies will be empowered by communications as never before to be able to do anything, anytime, and anywhere. |
| Nokia Chase Chinese 3G Market |
| Nokia, the mobile phone sector's bell-wether, is forcing the cellphone revolution by staking a bigger bet on China, despite gloomy global sentiment about the much-discussed third-generation (3G) roll-out. |
| Hutchison set to show off 3G phones |
| Hutchison 3G, the mobile telecom group controlled by Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa, plans to open three UK flagship stores next month for the first viewing of new-generation phones. |
| Wireless Games Body Issues Mobile Gaming Specification |
| the Mobile Games Interoperability Forum (MGIF) today publicly released its v1.0 specification, while announcing its intent to integrate into the Open Mobile Alliance by year-end. |
| Wireless Instant Messaging For T-Mobile |
| T-Mobile will deploy a Mobile IM service powered by the MessageVine IM Server. The service enables mobile users to share presence information and communicate directly with other users. |
| The Emerging MVNO Wireless Market |
| Put simply, a new breed of mobile service provider is riding into town - the MVNO. Unlike the fixed line market, which has spawned several layers of service provider over the past few years, currently the mobile market is comparatively flat. |
| Owners of Wireless Phones Keep Them Longer |
| Despite the continuing decline in the average price of a wireless mobile phone, wireless subscribers are waiting longer to replace their current mobile phones. |
| Action Engine Signs Wireless Agreement with Orange SA |
| Orange has licensed Action Engine’s Mobile Web Services Platform and has embedded it onto the new Orange SPV™ mobile phone powered by Microsoft® Windows® Powered Smartphone software. |
| Vodafone Live Lays Foundations For 3G Live |
| Vodafone's
consumer and business propositions lay the foundations for Vodafone's next stage of growth. All data services will be accessed initially over 2.5G and, after launch, on Vodafone's 3G networks. |
| Siemens Invests In 3G For China |
| As part of the acceleration of its mobile communication activities in Asia, Siemens is continuing its focus on China as the largest market in the Asia-Pacific region. |
| 3G Player Opens UK Subsidiary |
| The addition of our new UK subsidiary in Bristol reinforces WaterCove Networks' commitment to our first customer, and extends our presence in what continues to be among the most compelling markets for wireless services |
| WLAN Hot Spot Access For 3G |
| Ericsson believes that integrating indoor and Public WLAN "Wi-Fi hotspots" with mobile 2G and 3G networks is a winning business concept for the future. |
| Ericsson to supply MMS and 2.5G solution to all Hutchison wireless networks in India |
| Ericsson has been selected by Hutchison Group in India as sole supplier of an end-to-end MMS solution and GPRS infrastructure for all mobile networks it operates in India. |
| Will 3G Data Services Close the Value Gap |
| The next generation of data services has the potential to provide needed benefits for wireless carriers, including increasing customer stickiness, reducing churn, driving additional revenue from the existing subscriber base, and attracting new subscribers through more compelling offerings. |
| 7 Million Wireless Camera Phones for J-Phone |
| J-PHONE announced that the number of “Sha-mail” units ( picture messaging enabled handsets equipped with mobile cameras ) exceeded the 7 million mark. |
| The World's First Wireless SmartPhone - the SPV |
| The SPV – which stands for Sound Pictures Video – is a new class of mobile phone that combines high-resolution colour, speed and exciting applications such as full web access, easy-to-use wirefree email and instant messaging – all on a small, stylish mobile handset. |
| Hop-On Signs 3G CDMA Wireless License Agreement With QUALCOMM |
| Hop-On has signed a CDMA subscriber unit license agreement with QUALCOMM Incorporated. Under the terms of the royalty-bearing agreement, QUALCOMM has granted Hop-On a worldwide license under QUALCOMM's CDMA technology and patents to develop, manufacture and sell cdmaOne(TM) and CDMA2000 1X/1xEV-DO subscriber equipment. |
| Lucent Lands 3G Network Order |
| Lucent Technologies announced that it has signed a contract with Tata Teleservices to deploy high-speed 3G CDMA2000(TM) wireless networks in several Indian states. This agreement underscores Lucent's ability to rapidly deploy 3G CDMA2000 networks and equipment worldwide and further reinforces the company's leadership in spread-spectrum 3G technology. |
| 3G Network For Reliance Infocom |
| Lucent Technologies announced that it has signed a five-year contract with Reliance Infocom, a leading service provider in India, to deploy a nationwide, third-generation (3G) CDMA2000(TM) wireless network designed for voice and high-speed data services. |
| Sarantel Antenna Helps Add GPS to Ericsson Wireless Phone |
| Sarantel has announced a significant design win for its advanced GeoHelix GPS (global positioning system) antenna which is to feature in the new GPS add-on for the Ericsson T60c cellular 'phone. |
| 3G TD-SCDMA Network Equipment and Terminals Order |
| Under
theagreement, Sasken and Datang will jointly collaborate on TD-SCDMA protocol
stack development for the realization of third generation networks and handsets, which are expected to be rolled out in China by mid 2003. |
| Gemplus builds on existing 3G experience in Europe |
| Gemplus announces its selection by mobilkom austria to deliver USIM card technology from which to build the Austrian 3G network. |
| 3G Phone Commences Production |
| The handset, the Motorola A830, is designed to deliver on the promise of 3G. The dual mode handset works on both new 3G networks and 2/2.5G networks - meaning the phone can still make/receive calls even if it is not in a 3G coverage area. |
| Live Streaming of 3GPP Compliant Video over the Orange UK Network |
| PacketVideo Corp. announced at the launch of the Microsoft® Windows Powered Smartphone that it has worked with Microsoft and Orange SA to deliver streaming and video content solutions via the Windows Powered Smartphones. |
| 2 Million 3G Phones Ordered ( pictures of phones ) |
| Hutchison Whampoa Limited announced an agreement with NEC Corporation (NEC) to increase its November 2001 order of third generation (3G) video devices for Hutchison's 3G companies worldwide from one million to two million NEC video devices. |
| New Clear SIM Card for Wireless Operators |
| SIM solutions provider Bluefish Technologies have introduced ‘Clear Card’ a new SIM carrier card, which is completely transparent. |
| MMS will spur a rapid growth increase in data usage traffic and lead us into 3G |
| The ball is now rolling for exciting new multimedia messaging services (MMS) with an agreement between Nokia and international sports marketing company IMG. |
| NetHawk for Hutchison 3G |
| The Austrian 3G multimedia provider Hutchison 3G Austria has concluded cooperation with NetHawk for the supply of “NetHawk Probe” UMTS protocol monitoring and testing equipment. |
| SMS Wireless Game Crazy |
| Digital Bridges announced that its SMS games available on mobile network operator O2 have generated more than eight million messages sent by O2 subscribers in the UK in only nine and a half months. |
| Smartphone “battle of the wireless giants” commences |
| Microsoft and Orange launched today the first commercial Smartphone running the Microsoft operating system “Smartphone 2002” and have thereby started on a new chapter in mobile history. |
| J-Phone Creating a Japan-wide 3G WCDMA Network |
| Nokia has signed a contract with J-PHONE for the expansion of the company's WCDMA radio-access network (RAN) in Japan. |
| New and Enhanced Solutions for Wireless Service Providers Reduce 2.5G and 3G Deployment Costs |
| Agilent Technologies introduced solutions that will directly address wireless service providers' urgent need to reduce operational expenditures as they deploy 2.5G and 3G wireless networks. |
| World's First 3G UMTS Calls Using an IP-based UTRAN |
| Nortel Networks demonstrated the world's first UMTS calls using an IP-based UTRAN (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Terrestrial Radio Access Network). |
| FOXSports Goes Mobile With Verizon Wireless |
| Fox Sports Mobile is a showcase application within the Verizon Wireless Get It Now portfolio that is the type of advanced application consumers can expect on their wireless devices. The ActiveSky platform is a real innovation in next generation publishing, speeding adoption of rich media applications in the wireless space. |
| Thin Technologies in deal with Hutchinson 3G |
| Thin Technologies Ltd announced an agreement with Hutchinson 3G Australia Pty Ltd to roll out Thin's point of sale and retail information system. |
| Symbian OS for 3G Phones |
| Samsung Electronics and Symbian announce today that Samsung, the world's third largest mobile phone manufacturer,(1) has signed an agreement to license the Symbian OS for use in its smartphones for 2.5G and 3G networks worldwide. |
| European MMS Wireless Handset - Five New U.S.-Specific Mobile Phones |
| Siemens mobile in New York today launched five new U.S. specific mobile phones, ranging from the voice-centric A56 and dynamic M46 with personalization options, to the entertainment-rich CT56 and C56, through to the S56 with color display, Multi Media Messaging (MMS) capability and attachable camera. |
| US$280 Million in CDMA2000 1X Wireless Contracts |
| Nortel Networks signed a series of contracts estimated at approximately US$280 million to supply China Unicom with CDMA2000 1X digital wireless network infrastructure equipment. |
| 3G Comes Indoors |
| Centurion Wireless Technologies announced the availability of the UMTS Microsphere(TM) antenna to provide wireless connectivity for Next Generation (3G) voice and multimedia applications in buildings. |
| 3G Expansion In Japan |
| In
support of J-PHONE's strategy to aggressively build-out nationwide 3G coverage, Ericsson will deploy its 3G macro base stations as well as its newly developed 3G micro base stations which are especially efficient for urban areas, hotspots and for example subways and in-building coverage. |
| First Siemens 3G Phones Shipping |
| Siemens
Mobile unveils the U10 - its first UMTS colour-screen mobile phone operating both in W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) networks and in GSM/GPRS |
| South Australia Unveils 3G Mobile Network |
| outh Australia has become one of the first locations in the world to offer a third-generation (3G) mobile network capable of providing the high-speed transmission of video and other media-rich services to the next generation of mobile phones. |
| New Angle On Wireless Location Revenues |
| Mobile operators could greatly boost revenues from location services to current handsets by choosing the right positioning technology, argues a new White Paper from UK telecoms consultancy BWCS. Making the Most of Legacy Mobiles examines a wide range of technology choices facing mobile operators and identifies one clear winner. |
| Voice Messaging LBS Application for Java Wireless Devices |
| Infinite Bandwidth has completed development of a demonstrator application of its location-based GPRS application TVaCS, for the exchange of voice messages amongst subscribers "trapped" in a traffic jam, and wishing to escape it. |
| Multimedia Software Solution for 3G Mobile Phones |
| Royal Philips Electronics further strengthened its portfolio of technology solutions for mobile phone manufacturers by introducing Platform4 Micro Edition (ME), a complete media encoding and decoding software-based product line enabling 3GPP-compliant multimedia handling by next generation mobile phones. |
| 3G Phone Has Software Glitch |
| NTT DoCoMo announced that a software glitch has been discovered in some T2101V mobile phones. Sales of the model have been suspended today until the problem is fixed. |
| 3G Wireless LAN Solution |
| Am-Beo announced their Wireless LAN Solution, developed to manage the roaming, revenue settlement and rating functionality required to deploy and integrate a wireless LAN (WLAN) solution. |
| 3G Over-the-Air Data Synchronization Solution |
| Starfish Software announced that it has been selected by H3G to implement a solution that will enable over-the-air synchronization of consumer and corporate enterprise data. |
| More 3G Games For UK |
| THQ(R) Wireless and Hutchison 3G today announced an agreement to develop and publish premium licensed and non-licensed gaming and entertainment content. |
| 3G Dual Mode Phone Approved Europe and Japan |
| Nokia has today announced that it has passed all regulatory WCDMA and GSM type approval tests for the Nokia 6650 WCDMA/GSM dual mode mobile phone conforming to the requirements of European Union CE mark under the R&TTE directive. |
| Rocket MMS Wireless |
| Rocket Mobile demonstrated their new Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) client for CDMA handsets developed for QUALCOMM's Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless™ (BREW™) platform. |
| 3G Mobile Operators Sitting Pretty |
| The study indicated that 3G mobile operators are in a good position to provide these services to enterprise customers, a market segment characterized by high subscriber loyalty and a willingness to incur some incremental costs in exchange for nationwide high-speed data coverage. |
| 3G Blasts Off To 19 Megabits |
| In initial lab testing, the chips lived up to theoretical predictions, receiving data in a third-generation (3G) mobile network at a blazing 19.2 Megabits per second (Mbps). By comparison, today's fastest 3G networks, offer maximum speeds of roughly 2.5 Mbps. |
| 02 Wireless Take CriticalPath |
| Critical Path announced that mobile operator O2 has selected and implemented Critical Path's personal address book and directory products. |
| New 3G Test Products with Internet Connectivity Shorten the Time Needed to Design Wireless Devices |
| Agilent Technologies introduced new wireless protocol R&D solutions for testing 3G wireless devices -- such as cellular phones -- under real-world Internet conditions, shortening the design-to-manufacturing cycle. |
| NTT DoCoMo to Accept i-mode Applications for Monthly Bank Payments |
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced today that starting October 21, 2002, customers nationwide may use the fee menu site to apply for payment of monthly mobile phone charges by automatic bank transfer. |
| NTT DoCoMo to Introduce New i-shot Wireless Handset |
| NTT DoCoMo announced that the company will begin marketing a new i-shotTM compatible phone, the N251i, beginning October 19, 2002. |
| MMS Wireless Set To Fuel Growth |
| The worldwide GSM community meets this week in Istanbul at the GSM Association’s 48th Plenary, with mobile multimedia messaging services - MMS - in the vanguard of the change sweeping through the wireless world. |
| 3G MMS and WAP Integration |
| Teleca and QUALCOMM Iannounced an agreement to work together to provide fully integrated MMS and WAP solutions for third generation (3G) Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) and GSM/GPRS handset manufacturers. |
| New CDMA 2000 1X Phone |
| Kyocera Wireless Corp. today its newest handset, the Kyocera 3225, at the CTIA Wireless IT show. |
| Wireless Consumers Access 3G Services With 200 CDMA2000 Devices |
| They feature the most advanced functionality such as high-resolution color displays, cameras, GPS and voice recognition, and support the latest high-speed 3G applications including video, picture transfers and audio streaming. |
| MMS Wireless Set To Fuel Growth |
| The worldwide GSM community meets this week in Istanbul at the GSM Association’s 48th Plenary, with mobile multimedia messaging services - MMS - in the vanguard of the change sweeping through the wireless world. |
| First U.S. Wireless Animated Messaging Using BREW |
| Shout Messenger demonstrates the power of the BREW platform and Eyematic's multimedia software to create advanced mobile messaging solutions, commonly known as multimedia messaging services |
| mmO2 Chooses Mediation Solutions for 2G, 2.5G and 3G Networks |
| omptel Corporation and mmO2 Plc have signed a significant frame agreement on Comptel's mediation software solutions for mmO2's 2G, 2.5G and future 3G networks. |
| Wireless Industry Plugs GSM/GPRS 850 MHz |
| Some of the industry's largest GSM/GPRS operators and manufacturers today announced there will be an abundant variety of terminals available for carriers interested in adopting GSM/GPRS technology for 850 MHz networks. |
| Qualcomm Show Off 3G Capabilitites |
| Live CDMA2000 1xEV-DO data calls using GTRAN Wireless' DotSurfer 6210 Dual Band 1xEV-DO PC Card with Airvana's all-IP Radio Access Network equipment. |
| WAP Comes Good |
| While most European mobile operators preferably don’t even mention the word WAP any more, WAP has grown to be a huge success in Korea – as described in Strand Consults latest report ”The Korean Mobile Market, a window to 3G”. |
| i-Mode Wireless Launch In Belguim |
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. said that BASE N.V./S.A., announced that it will begin service today. |
| New MMS Wireless Tool |
| ChangingWorlds announced the launch of ClixSmart EZmms™ – a tool which enables users to effectively create, manage, publish and play MMS messages for mobile devices via the web. |
| America's First Built-in Wireless Camera Phone |
| Point, shoot, click and call: this and more is possible with the PCS Phone by Sanyo 5300 - America's first wireless phone with a built-in camera, unveiled today by Sprint and Sanyo. |
| New 3G CDMA Wireless Phone for Verizon |
| Verizon Wireless and LG Mobile Phones announce the availability of the VX10 wireless handset that can access the Express Network(SM) -- Verizon Wireless' national high-speed wireless data network. |
| Instant Activation Software for 3G CDMA2000 1X Networks. |
| Telespree Communications announced the debut of its instant activation software for CDMA2000 1X networks. Telespree is initially demonstrating its advanced activation and provisioning technology |
| Infrared Transceiver For Ultra-Thin PDAs and 3G Wireless Phones |
| Agilent Technologies introduced the industry's smallest, low power serial infrared transceiver. The Agilent HSDL-3208 transceiver is enclosed in a breakthrough 1.6 mm package and provides optimum characteristics for slim portable information appliances such as 2.5G and 3G wireless handsets |
| Wireless Entertainment Player Secures $8 Million Investment |
| JAMDAT Mobile announced the Company has closed an $8 million Series C round of financing. The investment, led by QUALCOMM Incorporated, included Apax Partners, Intel Communications Fund and Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
| GPRS / 3G and Voice over Packet Protocol Stacks for MontaVista |
| Hughes Software Systems (HSS) announced a partnership with MontaVista Software, Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution. Under terms of this agreement, the HSS Wireless GPRS/3G, Voice over Packet and SS7 protocol stacks will be ported and validated for MontaVista(TM) Linux(R) Carrier Grade Edition (CGE). |
| Marconi Lands 3G Network Order |
| Marconi announced that it has been selected by 02, the German mobile network operator, to build a transmission network to support the launch of third generation mobile services due to be introduced in Germany |
| Bye Bye Mono Wireless Screens |
| A
quiet revolution is occurring in the wireless handset and PDA arena, according
to In-Stat/MDR. |
| Baseband Processor for 3G Multimode and Multi-Function Wireless Terminals |
| This chip technology enables a single wireless consumer device to support multiple standard wireless protocols including: GSM, GPRS, W-CDMA, WLAN, Bluetooth, other communications systems. |
| Roaming Between WiFi And 3G CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Wireless Networks |
| Lucent Technologies announced plans to demonstrate seamless handoffs of wireless data calls from a "WiFi" or wireless local area network (WLAN) to a third-generation (3G) CDMA2000(TM) 1xEV-DO network |
| Ericsson Signs GPRS Contract With Chinese Operator |
| Ericsson signed a second contract for supplying 2.5G (GPRS) mobile handset platforms to TCL Mobile Communication Ltd, China's biggest domestic mobile handset supplier. |
| Logica Extends O2's SMS Wireless Services |
| Logica announced an agreement with O2 Germany, O2 Ireland and O2 UK to extend the capacity of SMS services across parts of its European O2 network. |
| Facts On Real-World CDMA2000 3G Performance |
| oday, there are 22 CDMA2000 networks throughout Asia, the Americas and Europe and 19 more are scheduled to deploy in the coming months. These commercial rollouts are providing global operators significant advantages such as 3G data applications at speeds of up to 2.4Mbps. |
| 3G CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Deployments Expand |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO is now in commercial service in South Korea and is in market trials in the United States. Additional trials and commercial services are expected to begin before the end of this year. |
| Hungary's 3G On A Go Slow |
| Neither the government nor the country’s three mobile providers are in any hurry to introduce “third-generation” UMTS telephony in Hungary |
| 3G Irrelevance |
| Financial migraines and technology-development crises aside, participants at the UMTS Mobile Internet Conference here this week are beginning to voice the unthinkable: that there is no compelling reason today for customers to gravitate toward 3G. |
| Nokia Open 3G Centre In China |
| The Hangzhou R&D center is focusing on software development and platform technologies related to Nokia's 3G mobile networks. The results developed in Hangzhou will be used in Nokia-provided 3G networks worldwide. |
| 3G Phones To Benefit From Multiple Bank Architecture and Synchronous Burst |
| The advantage of the new 0.13 micron technology is a 1.8V, 64Mbit device featuring Multiple Bank architecture and Synchronous Burst read mode targeted to meet the performance requirements of 3G mobile phones |
| 3G Steady Growth Ahead |
| UMTS Forum Vice Chairman Thomas Sidenbladh urged the mobile industry to remain steadfast in the face of cynicism regarding the future success of 3G. |
| Hutchison 3G Financial Statement |
| In response to some inaccurate media reports published to-day in the local press, Hutchison Whampoa Group Finance Director Mr. Frank Sixt today issued the following statement : |
| Live 3G videophony calls have been established between Kuala Lumpur and Paris. |
| Alcatel announced that it is establishing daily live 3G/UMTS mobile videophony communications between Asia and Europe. |
| European Wireless Phones To Receive New LCD Display |
| Hitachi announced the HD66768 LSI for passive color liquid crystal display system, supporting a 104 × 84-pixel screen size and 65,000-color display on a single chip |
| First 3G UMTS Calls Acoss Live 1900Mhz Spectrum |
| This is significant for North American operators, who have spectrum available at 1900 MHZ but not at 2100 MHz. To date, U.S. and Canadian regulatory bodies have not indicated when or if 2100 spectrum -- traditionally used for UMTS (or W-CDMA) service elsewhere in the world -- will be made available in North America. |
| First Independent Fully Operational Multi-Vendor 3G Network |
| he Management Network Group and inCode Telecom Group have created the first independent, fully operational multi-vendor 3G network with supporting front and back office platform. |
| T9 2G 3G Wireless Messaging |
| T9 Text Input software enables the use of communication services such as wireless instant messaging, SMS (short messaging service), and the wireless Internet by making it quick and easy for consumers to enter text |
| 3G Player Listed In Top 5 list of "Private Wireless Hardware Firms" |
| On the heels of securing a major commercial deal with Orange UK, WaterCove Networks today announced that it has been named to the Unstrung Top 25 list of privately funded firms in the wireless sector. |
| 3GPP UMTS-Compliant 3G-to-2G Handover Calls |
| This was an important milestone in launching 3G networks. Operators will need to support their current subscriber base on both GSM and UMTS to offer uninterrupted service as they transition to 3G. |
| Western European Wireless Market To Stagnate |
| The industry has had a very slow year so far, with Western European subscriber numbers growing less than 3% in the first six months of 2002, and barely increasing at all in some countries, such as Germany |
| Wireless Survey Reveals Gaming Trends |
| Based on Sample of 600 Customers, Survey Reveals Usage and Key Drivers Summary of findings: |
| Microwave Radio Systems to Support GSM / 3G UMTS |
| Alcatel and O2 Germany, a subsidiary of mmO2 plc, announced the signature of a frame agreement to build up a part of O2 Germany’s nationwide backhaul transmission network infrastructure in Germany. |
| 3G WLAN Mission |
| ServiceFactory has entered into an agreement with Transat Technologies, Inc., to sell Transat's SIM-card authentication with its Orbyte Wireless System. |
| Macara Wireless Platform Deployed by Orange UK |
| The Macara platform, an optimization service node (OSN), further increases the speed of Orange's GPRS services, significantly enhancing Internet access performance for customers. |
| Global Java Wireless Games Push |
| Digital Bridges announces today that it has begun a major rollout of its Java games and download services in the company's key markets across the globe. |
| 4G Experimental Blast off In Japan |
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it has succeeded with the 100Mbps-downlink and 20Mbps-uplink transmission experiment under an indoor environment using an experimental system for fourth-generation (4G) mobile communications. |
| Solution for 3G Handsets Will Add WCDMA Capabilities to Samsung's GSM Handsets |
| The MSM6200 solution, with its direct conversion radio technology, provides a cost-effective solution that will enable Samsung Electronics to be among the first to bring dual-mode WCDMA and GSM/GPRS handsets to market |
| Sampling of Advanced Multimedia Solution for 3G CDMA2000 1X |
| A highly integrated 3G CDMA2000 1X multimedia solution, the MSM6100 chipset began sample shipments on September 30, 2002. |
| 3G Edge To Take Off In Singapore |
| It is our belief that Singapore will benefit most by having mobile operators here taking a more evolutionary path towards 3G. |
| Hutchison 3G = 3 |
| Hutchison Whampoa Group unveiled the brand identity 3 for its 3G services worldwide. A name, a number and a logo, 3 represents the company’s commitment to deliver on the promise of the 3G medium. |
| Hutchison 3G Takes Mobile Services Platform |
| Buongiorno Group Company announced that it had signed an agreement with Hutchison 3G to supply its Mobile Services Platform (MSP). |
| Orange Award 3G UMTS Contract |
| MIKOM announced that it has been selected as a supplier to the Orange Group for Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) tower mounted amplifiers (TMAs). |
| 30,000 3G CDMA Base Stations Shipped |
| Motorola's Global Telecom Solution Sector (GTSS) has shipped more than 30,000 Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) 2000 1X third generation (3G) base stations. |
| Lucent and MetroPCS Sign 3G Deal |
| Lucent Technologies and MetroPCS said that the companies have signed a contract extension for Lucent to continue as the exclusive provider of third-generation (3G) wireless systems for MetroPCS. |
| LG Mobile Phones and Verizon Wireless Sign Co-Branding Agreement |
| Continuing to build on its growing market share in the CDMA handset industry, LG Mobile Phones has taken another step forward in its aggressive branding campaign by entering into a co-branding agreement with Verizon Wireless |
| Wireless Industry Experts Gather in San to Discuss Opportunities with CDMA2000 |
| The CDMA Development Group announced the keynotes and agenda for the seventh annual CDMA Americas Congress, which will be held Dec. 3-5, 2002, at the San Diego Convention Center. |
| 3G Player Joins As Symbian Platinium Partner |
| Anthropics Technology, the London-based developer of 3G-like visual messaging services announces it has joined the Symbian Platinum Partner Programme. |
| Cingular Wireless - Best Mobile Operator |
| Cingular Wireless proudly announced it has been named "Best Mobile Operator - Americas" at the prestigious World Communication Awards held September 30 in London. |
| Vodafone Ireland Reduces Wireless Test Times Using Anite GPRS Solution |
| Anite Telecoms Ltd announced its latest GPRS handset test solution that will enable network operator Vodafone Ireland to halve the time taken for testing new handsets prior to launching the latest-generation mobiles on its network. |
| 3G and GPRS Wireless GPS Radio Receiver |
| As a complete solution, these chips provide best-in-class GPS performance for UMTS and GSM/GPRS systems, enabling simultaneous GPS operation with UMTS/GSM/GPRS radio operation. |
| Ericsson Launch 3G in Taiwan |
| Ericsson Mobility World, an application development center under Ericsson Taiwan, launched the island's first full-fledged commercialized 3G system |
| China Hits 3 Million CDMA Wireless Users |
| China has more than 3 million subscribers of code division multiple access (CDMA) mobile service, according to an official from China Unicom, the country’s CDMA operator and No. 2 mobile carrier. |
| Development Software designed to enable applications to be quickly developed for 2.5G and 3G wireless |
| IntelliNet has completed the integration with Adax's High Density Channelized (HDC) Protocol Controller to deliver its Accelero Application Development Software and Convero Signaling Gateway. |
| Orange To Launch Wireless Location Based Services |
| Orange announced its intention to launch new location based services, which will be available to more than 30 million customers across Europe. |
| Feeding Content to 3G Keitais |
| apanese carriers have created killer Java services... and they had to do so from scratch. That included the provisioning system which actually feeds the applis onto the handsets (providers merely have to write the downloadable Java code). |
| 3G Network Consultants Sign Agreement |
| The IT integrator Dimension's subsidiary, Dimension Telecom has signed a framework agreement with 3G Infrastructure Services AB (3GIS) on consulting services for the expansion of infrastructure for 3G networks. |
| 3G UMTS Automatic Tester |
| Spirent Communications has launched an integrated solution for the thorough analysis of WCDMA user equipment (UE) performance. |
| Colombia Launch 3G |
| QUALCOMM congratulates EPM-Bogota of Colombia, a company belonging to Empresas Publicas de Medellin, on its commercial launch of third-generation (3G) services through its AirNet service for the city of Bogota. |
| First CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Test Systems in Asia Pacific |
| The protocol test system, together with the Signaling Conformance test cases will help customers meet the specifications of the latest digital cellular wireless standard, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, the first commercially deployed system to provide full third-generation (3G) services. |
| 3G Break Even Doubtful |
| Only 10% of European mobile users will use UMTS in 2007, delaying industrywide payback until 2014. 2.5G will remain the center of innovation for at least five more years say Forrester Research. |
| Vodafone's 3G Rollout In Spain |
| Nortel Networks presented details of the rollout program for Vodafone’s nationwide network in Spain, currently one of the largest 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project) UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) networks in Europe, at UMTS 2002 in Paris earlier this week. |
| Nortel's 3G Strategy |
| Nortel Networks has outlined the company’s strategy addressing the industry’s changing business needs for migration to next generation technologies, and unveiled a new wireless brand to support this strategy. |
| Java Virtual Machine for NTT DoCoMo's i-Mode Wireless |
| The Jbed Micro Edition Platform provides the Java virtual machine, associated libraries, APIs and provisioning services that i-mode providers need in order to deliver rich and exciting applications that i-mode users can install on-demand. |
| 3G Credit Cards Go Live In Japan |
| KDDI and JCB Co and a numbner of credit card companies announced that field trials for 3G ( CDMA2000 ) credit card transactions via the KDDI Au service. The credit service is known as Kei-Credit. |
| Call Marks an Important Milestone in New 3G Network Architecture |
| Nokia and Vodafone Omnitel have |