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3G
Patent Upheld In Europe |
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24th January 2003 |
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BTG announced the decision by the European Patent Office (EPO) to uphold its patent relating to GSM, GPRS and 3G mobile communications. The Patent had been opposed by leading SIM Card manufacturers, following its grant in 1998. The successful resolution
of the patent’s validity will mean that BTG is now in a position
to actively enforce its global IP rights to this widely used technology.
Commenting on the recent Opposition outcome, Anthony V. Lando, Executive Vice President & Director of BTG’s Electronics, Engineering & Information Technologies division said “We are delighted to have successfully defended our rights to this invention, following a lengthy opposition by the major industry leaders. The EPO’s decision underlines the strength of the IP and the current widespread use of this technology presents a great business opportunity for BTG.” |
| TODAY'S
PRESS RELEASES |
Backed
by new orders in Asia, with an estimated value of more than 8 M US Dollars
during the second half of Q4 2002, Teleca is now opening a new subsidiary
in Seoul Korea. The new operation will address the emerging markets in
Asia and leverage the potential for increased business within mobile devices
and consumer electronics. |
BTG
announced the decision by the European Patent Office (EPO) to uphold its
patent relating to GSM, GPRS and 3G mobile communications. The Patent
had been opposed by leading SIM Card manufacturers, following its grant
in 1998. |
In
the last five years QUALCOMM has seen significant advancements in development
and adoption of CDMA technology, including the deployment of third-generation
(3G) wireless services. |
Grupo
Iusacell, S.A. de C.V. of Mexico announced the commercial launch of the
country's first CDMA2000 1X voice and high-speed data network using equipment,
software and services from Lucent Technologies. |
The
SPH-i500, which is 3G-enabled (CDMA 2000 1X) PalmOS4.1-based wireless
handset, features very compact clamshell form factor with the Graffiti
area separated from the main display. It allows consumers to communicate
with friends, family and business associates, by both voice, text, and
data, and do so wirelessly. |
Lucent
Technologies and Cisco Systems announced that Lucent will integrate and
resell select Cisco packet data and media gateway products as part of
Lucent's mobile networking product offering for the mobile service provider
market. |
ICQ
will be available in February on i-mode phones in the Netherlands and
thereafter in Germany. KPN Mobile provides i-Mode in Germany, Belguim
and the Netherlands. |
Walkers
Snacks announced the launch of a text promotion, aimed at driving the
visibility and consumption of its products in UK pubs and bars, specifically
its ‘Thai Sweet Chilli Sensations’ and ‘Salt & Shake’
crisps. |
Wayfinder
Systems, a global provider of wireless navigation, mapping and traffic
information services and technologies, today announces the launch of the
new Wayfinder(TM) wireless navigation product at Comdex Scandinavia in
Gothenburg, Sweden. |
Qualcomm
confirmed a jump in sales of over 80% of CDMA and UMTS chips plus licensing
fees due to roll out 3G wireless technology. |
KPN
Mobile plans to pitch third-generation mobile communications services
at both individual and corporate users, but its push into 3G may depend
more on business customers, |
The
Ajar platform delivers a suite of the latest applications technology including
Java, unified messaging service with multimedia messaging service (MMS)
and email client, WAP2.0, digital camera support, embedded and downloadable
wireless games and multimedia content. |
SK
IMT, a third-generation (3G) mobile service unit of SK Telecom, announced
its selection of Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics as the priority
negotiating bidders, as the industry remains mired in a dispute. |
During
2002, ISCO was asked to help resolve a significant in-band interference
problem for a network operator based in Israel. As a result of those efforts,
the operator has placed a purchase order with ISCO requesting nearly half
a million dollars worth of ANF (Adaptive Notch Filter(TM)) solutions to
be delivered during the first quarter of 2003. |
Tang
Ru'an, CEO of Datang Mobile Communications Co., Ltd., expresses that after
granted the mobile communications license of 3G, the company will push
dual-mode mobile phone chips compatible with GSM and TD-SCDMA in July
or August 2003, and will complete the design of dual-mode mobile phones.
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CSG
Systems announced that Sunrise in Switzerland -- has selected CSG Kenan®/BP
as its strategic billing platform to support its rollout of new 2.5G and
3G services. |
The
NetSpira solution can be very easily implemented into our current GSM
and GPRS infrastructure. It enables new innovative services based on NetSpira
features that are mainly content based billing, event charging and usage
of common APN for different kind of access like WAP and MMS |
Luxembourg
has now also taken off into the UMTS age: Only six weeks after the mobile
provider P&T Luxembourg and the Siemens Information and Communication
Mobile Group (Siemens mobile) signed a UMTS master agreement, the first
live call was transmitted to Luxembourg live via UMTS. |
TTPCom
announced its complete 3G technology set enabling silicon vendors and
handset manufacturers to develop stand alone 3G or dual mode 3G/GSM devices
for launch in 2004. |
TTPCom
and Matsushita Electric Industrial (MEI), have reached a significant milestone
in achieving functional first silicon of a 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership
Project) transceiver design based on TTPCom technology. |
Despite
a 22% decline in spending in 2002, the demand for wireless and mobile
network infrastructure remains strong, driven by the continued interest
in mobile solutions among corporate users and consumers. |
Huawei
Technologies Co., Ltd. has become the top-ranking 3G company based on
its eight-year efforts, 3500 staffs and total investment of RMB 3 billion.
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reated
to combine business and pleasure, the VX4400 supports Get It Now from
Verizon Wireless, which lets consumers download entertainment, games and
business applications over the air anytime. |
Spectrum's
aXs.740 subsystem is a clear leader in the packet-voice processing sector
of the IP telephony industry. We're proud to reward their hard work and
innovation with a Product of the Year Award for 2002 |
As
GPRS slowly starts to find a foothold in the minds of mobile consumers,
one question seems to pop up again and again; Why bother with 3G at all
- there is hardly any difference! |
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