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| Softbank Apllies For 3G License |
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5th December , 2003 |
| ASIA : Reuters - Softbank has applied to Japan's Telecommunications Ministry for a license to test a 3G technology, TD-CDMA. Softbank declined to elaborate on its plans, but the license, if granted, would be the company's first step into the cellular market. Softbank, which already offers IP phone and wireless local area network (LAN) services in addition to ADSL operations, said it was unclear when the license for would be granted. No operator currently offers a commercial service using TD-CDMA, which is a TDD-based standard using unpaired spectrum in the 1900 MHz range. NTT DoCoMo and Vodafone KK, the Japanese mobile unit of Britain's Vodafone Group, used W-CDMA and KDDI's 3G operation is based on cdma2000-1x. A Telecommunications Ministry official said the granting of a test license does not guarantee that a commercial license will follow, and that candidates for commercial operations need to go through a series of screening steps. COPYRIGHT: © Reuters 2003 |
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TODAY'S
PRESS RELEASES |
| New 3G Wireless Partnership |
| Spirent Communications and Anite announced a partnership to speed the delivery of third generation (3G) wireless terminal test systems to the mobile industry. |
| Softbank Apllies For 3G License |
| Softbank has applied to Japan's Telecommunications Ministry for a license to test a 3G technology, TD-CDMA. |
| 3G Players Combine |
| Powerwave Technologies and LGP Allgon Holding AB have agreed to combine their businesses in a strategic transaction |
| Vodafone, T-Mobile Set to Acquire More 3G Spectrum |
| Telecom Paper in the Netherlands has reported that Vodafone and T-Mobile are expected to be the only bidders for two additional chunks of 3G spectrum |
| 3G 1xEV-DO Advantages Over WCDMA |
| Wireless CDMA2000 1xEV-DO (Data Only) technology has significant advantages over WCDMA, the dominant UMTS technology |
| Nordic Alliance Push Wireless Imaging |
| Scalado and Open Bit are fully committed to develop applications that enhance the imaging functionality in mobile phones |
| Lucent Offers Wireless In-Building |
| Lucent a suite of Professional Services that will enable mobile operators and enterprises to improve voice and data coverage |
| Messaging System To Assist 3G Take-Up |
| The Tecnomen messaging system will provide enhanced voice mail services including multimedia capabilities |
| Focus on 3G 1xEV-DO |
| The Congress is the largest event for the CDMA pan-American community, and last year attracted more than 1200 delegates |
| 3G Handset Sales Suspended |
| The announcement comes just four days after KDDI's au mobile phone unit launched a high-speed 3G service based on the CDMA2000 1x EV-DO format |
| Orange Trial Motos EDGE Wireless |
| Motorola’s Global Telecom Solutions Sector (GTSS) announced that it is trialling its EDGE solution within Orange Romania’s GSM network. |
| Women Up For 3G Wireless |
| The survey results show that women are also open to the idea of UMTS. Like their male counterparts, half of the female interviewees are convinced that UMTS will be a market success |
| Free 3G Video Calls For Xmas |
| 3 is celebrating the festive season with free local and international video calls for all its customers across the 12 days of Christmas - December 22nd to January 2nd inclusive*. |
| Extension for 3G UMTS Monitoring System |
| The important enhancement to the MasterQuest system simplifies the deployment and troubleshooting of UMTS networks, providing intuitive and powerful end-to-end call trace and protocol analysis applications. |
| 3G A920 Moto - Bluetooth and Infrared Issues |
| We are aware that a limited number of the first batch of Motorola A920 phones were not Bluetooth® enabled. |
| Testing of Location-Capable 3G UMTS Wireless Devices |
| Spirent's new product, UMTS Location Test System (ULTS), builds on Spirent's location test expertise, gained through global leadership in GPS simulation |
| Smartone Gears Up for 3G Launch |
| SmarTone has already installed 10 3G base stations in central Hong Kong and is undertaking network and handover testing at the current time in readiness |
| 3G Take Up In Italy Slows |
| Italy's sole 3G operator 3 Italia is likely to miss its 1 million client target in March 2004 due to delays in handset deliveries, according to 3 Italia's CEO. |
| 3G Reality Centre in Italy |
| This unique facility is part of Alcatel's worldwide program which offers a live and comprehensive end-to-end network environment open to operators |
| 3G Break Even for 3 is 2007 |
| The current bleak outlook and disappointing sales are mainly due to a lack of handsets as opposed to a negative response |
| Wireless In Europe - a turning point |
| Leading players from the mobile industry, European Commission and the European Parliament met in Brussels to discuss the future prospects for mobile communications |
| Commercial Success of CDMA2000 Wireless Praised |
| CDMA2000 continues to expand rapidly around the world, with 71 commercial networks and 64.5 million users in 36 countries |
| Polythonic Wireless Ringtones Hit Next Level |
| One of the fastest-growing requirements demanded by users is a high quality musical ring tone, and this is made possible through provision of a large number of polyphonies |
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