| ALL TODAY'S PRESS RELEASES SEE BELOW |
| Vodafone Live On 3G Platform |
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21st August 2003 |
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Inset is the 3G V801SA phone by Sanyo. Main features of Vodafone live! for VGS are as follows: Sha-mail picture messaging, Movie Sha-mail video messaging and web contents accessible to customers in exactly the same way abroad as in Japan E-mails with attachments of up to a maximum 200 kilobytes can be sent and received, making for even richer communications Sha-mails with even higher resolutions than before and Movie Sha-mails of up to 40 seconds long can be sent and received Web functions that utilize fast data speeds, allowing for rich contents such as high-resolution QVGA*1 -size wallpaper downloads and video clip files of 15 to 30 seconds in length In addition, J-PHONE plans to launch a compatible handset, the V801SA by Sanyo, in conjunction with these new services. With these offerings, J-PHONE customers will be able to enjoy Vodafone live! on a 3GPP-based, high-speed W-CDMA network (up to 384kbps downlink) in Japan and by accessing the GPRS*2 networks of roaming partners while overseas. In conjunction with the launch of Vodafone live! services for VGS, J-PHONE will lower videotelephony and 64K digital communication charges to the same level as voice calls, down from the current rate of 1.8 times the price of voice. With this rate reduction customers will be able to enjoy 3G services at great value. |
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TODAY'S
PRESS RELEASES |
| Pay On Line - 3G Phones |
| The service would enable both 2G and 3G SSL-compatible handset users to enjoy mobile shopping and pay online with their VISA |
| KDDI Stretch Into China |
| Going forward, KDDI will aggressively pursue business development in a Chinese market that is becoming known as the factory of the world, |
| Vodafone Live On 3G Platform |
| With these offerings, J-PHONE customers will be able to enjoy Vodafone live! on a 3GPP-based, high-speed W-CDMA network (up to 384kbps downlink) |
| Wireless Data Services to Add $318B |
| Europe may have started the interest in mobile multimedia services with the 3G auctions, and the US may have first advertised "mobile Internet |
| Samsung Place 3G Contract |
| Powerwave Technologies announced that they have received $3.5 million in orders from Samsung Electronics for delivery of 2100 MHz W-CDMA RF power amplifiers |
| World’s First TD-SCDMA Handheld Call |
| RTX Telecom A/S and PRISMA Engineering S.r.l. have tested their TD-SCDMA 3G terminal against a live network. |
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ASIA
: J-PHONE Co announced that it will launch new Vodafone live! mobile
internet services after early October on Vodafone Global Standard (VGS),
J-PHONE’s 3G platform launched December 2002 that allows customers
access to mobile services both in Japan and abroad.