| ALL TODAY'S PRESS RELEASES SEE BELOW |
| First EDGE Videophone For ASIA Pacific |
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25th August 2003 |
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The EDGE enhancements will improve the user experience with existing services such as browsing, messaging and downloads, as well as provide an ideal environment for the commercial expansion of advanced new data services which employ video services. Under the agreement, Nokia, which is the sole supplier of the EDGE infrastructure, will provide upgrades and expansions to CSL's current GSM/GPRS network, together with support services. This agreement follows CSL's decision to deploy WCDMA as its forthcoming service for even higher data rates. "Our deal with Nokia will enable CSL to add EDGE enhancements to our existing GSM/GPRS data, which will support our development of services that will benefit business and consumer customer segments and maintain our market-leading position in Hong Kong," said Hubert Ng, Chief Executive Officer, CSL. "Nokia, our long-term vendor, has a proven track record for delivering solutions which integrate seamlessly with our existing network and which enable a smooth migration path to 3G mobile services," added Ng. "Nokia is happy to continue its close long-standing relationship with CSL," said Andy Paton, Account Director CSL Team, Nokia Networks, Asia Pacific. "Through this agreement, CSL's data network capability will be quickly enhanced to handle the rapid growth in data services, while ensuring a smooth and efficient evolution path to WCMDA as data demands grow even further in the future. This agreement further demonstrates our commitment to providing complete GSM systems to carriers like CSL, offering a direct and cost-effective migration path to the next-generation. "EDGE is a natural enhancement for GSM/GPRS networks in boosting the performance of the existing data services as well as enabling a wide range of rich multimedia services," explained Paton. Nokia has been working with CSL since 1991, providing the operator's full GSM infrastructure solution over this period. |
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TODAY'S
PRESS RELEASES |
| First EDGE Videophone For ASIA Pacific |
| CSL has begun to offer the Nokia 6220 phone, the first EDGE-enabled videophone available in Asia Pacific. |
| 3G Melody Call |
| The service is the first in Japan that enables subscribers to set approx. 15 seconds of music and voice content as ring tones heard by the incoming caller |
| 3G Subscriptions Approach 10 Million |
| Furthermore the 3G service (CDMA2000 1x) that was launched in April 2002, provides a fast mobile Internet access environment underpinned by high-speed data communications. |
| 3G Info-Cop |
| Info-Cop is affordable overlay software that provides real-time access to local, state and federal crime databases for faster and more accurate law enforcement and emergency response. |
| 3G Start Up Costs Knock Profits |
| The Hutchison Group’s unaudited profit attributable to shareholders for the half year amounted to HK$6,067 million, a 2% increase |
| 3G Ready For Take Off |
| 3 promotion has created another amusing gimmick. At the Departures Hall of the Airport, a series of 3 advertising billboards |
| 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
: Nokia and Hong Kong CSL Limited (CSL) announced an agreement for Nokia
to deliver EDGE enhancements to CSL's current GSM data network, which
will increase capacity at higher speeds and improve the quality of service
to CSL's data service users. At the same time, CSL has begun to offer
the Nokia 6220 phone, the first EDGE-enabled videophone available in
Asia Pacific.