3G Features June 2003
3G Americas reports GSM's significant progress in the Americas with coverage expanding in nearly every country in the region ...
Movie Sha-mail Users Top 2 Million
J-PHONE announced that as of June 24, the number of subscribers to its video messaging service known as Movie Sha-mail passed the 2 million mark.
The implementation will enable E-Plus to use their existing transport infrastructure to efficiently manage the large increases in network traffic as customers subscribe to new 3G UMTS services.
Sony Ericsson focused business strategy to drive market share growth in both the Japanese and GSM
Orange said Tuesday it was on track to launch high-speed, third-generation (3G) mobile phone services in Britain in mid-2004.
Huawei Technologies announced that the company has made a successful demonstration of 3G MMS (Multimedia Messaging Services)
ATELAB Research Group unveils the first details about Chameleon - a new mobile phone for players. The device operates in two positions; vertical as a mobile phone and horizontal as a game console.
As mobile data becomes more of a basic consumer and business user want through the years, services can be augmented by an emerging complementary standard to WiFi.
The total approved 3G capital expenditure until the end of 2004 amounts to approximately EUR 35 million, part of which includes technology infrastructure to be provided by Ericsson.
The future is Mobile Multi Media, and 3 eases the entry into this new world: with video packages at a more affordable price
Anritsu confirms its leading position in 3G conformance testing with a total of 20 RF test cases.
DigitalRooster negotiations in relation to providing access to its rich library of content and live multimedia services to a large North American wireless provider
The new services are the first to be launched in Singapore and allow GPRS customers to view content rich streaming video and listen to audio clips on their handsets.
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) reported that operators who have deployed CDMA2000 in North America are seeing positive results in network performance, service differentiation and product availability.
Teleca and Legend, the leading supplier of consumer electronics in China, have signed an agreement covering licence of Teleca's Obigo mobile suite. Initially, Legend will use Teleca's Browser solution in its G820 phone.
NTT DoCoMo announced they will begin marketing the mova SH505i, a camera phone equipped with a 1-megapixel (effective resolution) CCD camera.
High Tech Computer Corporation (HTC) has selected Ericsson Mobile Platforms to supply 3G mobile platform system solutions
Unity Wireless Corporation announced that its has experienced an increase in shipments of its Cougar model power amplifier designed for use in third generation, or 3G, high speed wireless networks
The Mio 8380, MiTAC's first WindowsR Powered Smartphone, was introduced to the public in Taiwan at a product launch.
Powerwave announced that is has an agreement to acquire certain assets and liabilities of Ericsson Amplifier Technologies.
There is a powerful trend toward seamless mobility in the wireless industry, where professionals ...
The new camera phone features advanced enterprise functionality plus a large color screen, digital zoom and video recorder
The new ABiT AP-4000 is an air protocol analyser for testing the latest third-generation UMTS (W-CDMA) mobile communications systems.
Photo messaging has found strong awareness among global mobile phone users and appears to be the first breakout capability of next generation multi-media messaging services (MMS).
Samsung has introduced the TV Phone (model: SCH-X820) in Korea that accesses color TV in real time over VHF/UHF.
This solution combines the accuracy and reliability in laser-based bar code scanning with the extensive voice, data and application capabilities.
This enables operators to easily build rich communications applications that combine presence, messaging and voice and deliver them via over-the-air downloads to a subscriber’s mobile phone.
NTT DoCoMo announced that service area for its 3G mobile phone will be expanded to an additional 43 towns and villages in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region
KPN Mobile announced it considers Hutchison Whampoa Limited to be in material breach of the shareholders agreement ...
With the launch of a Personal Java version of Photostore for the popular Sony Ericsson P800 ...
The UMTS Forum believe that for terrestrial IMT-2000 it is vital that the band 2500-2690 MHz, which was identified by WRC-2000 for IMT-2000 globally ...
3 Italia does not plan to match a move by its British sister company and launch a fierce price war.
The exiting Motorola 3G CDMA2000 1xEV-DO was released by SK Telecom earlier this year under the model name T800.
The "basestation on a CD" includes tested algorithms and source code for WCDMA FDD, providing a low risk route to develop a fully compliant 3G basestation.
0% of Europe's SMS traffic now comes from value-added services and content such as ringtones, quizzes and mobile chat, says international wireless messaging operator Netsize.
Sony Ericsson Mobile unveiled the T226 mobile phone for the American market. The T226 is a colour screen dual-band 850/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS handset that combines the fun of imaging, entertainment and Internet connectivity in a lightweight, easy-to-use phone.
Siemens announced it has chosen Infineon’s S-GOLD Family for their next generation of multimedia oriented GPRS and EDGE handsets.
The recent merger of Palm and Handspring further reinforces the growth expected in the smart phone segment for wireless handsets.
Alphamosaic has announced that it has secured $12 million in a Series B financing round which will be used to further fund the expansion of the product portfolio and its worldwide
3, the UK’s first video mobile company, announced two new pricing options that will be available from Monday June 9th.
I came across a very special construction board outside a shop under refurbishment. When I took a closer look ...
Tesco and O2 announced the creation of a new 50:50 joint venture, Tesco Mobile, using O2's technology and network.
NEC announced its new technology, Semantic Zoom function, which enables the user to comfortably view Web pages using a wide variety of Internet-ready terminals including TVs, PDAs and mobile phones.
Seiko Epson has developed the S1D13715 a display control LSI for cellular phones equipped with cameras.
A high-tech market research firm finds that, the prospects for 3G services, which are being launched during a unending telecom slump, look grim.
J-PHONE will offer two new Sha-mail picture messaging handsets, the J-D08 by Mitsubishi Electric and the J-T010 by Toshiba.
Radio Frequency Investigation has become a shareholder in RFI Japan to support the development of Bluetooth and 3G products.
Huawei Technologies, announced that the company's success of service handover between WCDMA system and GPRS system completed in its Shanghai 3G trial network.
Japan Airlines (JAL) and NTT DoCoMo announced they will test applications operating on 3G and wireless LAN networks for JAL ground staff.
Ultra Wideband stands to capture technology market share over the next several years in a variety of applications, especially the distribution of wireless video.
Lucent introduced the latest software for its end-to-end high-speed data solution for third-generation (3G).
NTT DoCoMo announced the FOMA N2701, the first dual-network handset that works both with DoCoMo's 2G and 3G networks. The N2701 goes on sale nationwide.
InfoVista announced that 3, brand of H3G and subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Group, has selected InfoVista's solutions to manage its network.
TeliaSonera is the first operator in Sweden to launch mobile business services based on Microsoft Windows® Powered Smartphone.
KDDI Corp and Okinawa Cellular plans to launch five new handsets increasing their new lineup of 3G mobile phones .
Nomadix and ipUnplugged AB announced complete interoperability between their solutions for carriers to enable secure seamless roaming across Wi-Fi, GPRS, UMTS or CDMA
Alcatel announced its successful participation in the FOMA demonstration provided by NTT DoCoMo and KPN Mobile.
WIND Telecom has launched a new service in Italy called SMSurprise, which converts any SMS message into a MMS Picture Message or Animation..
With a customer base of 3.5 million, the Jamba! mobile portal is more popular than VodafoneLive!.
Two Japanese companies ( NEC and Konami ) have come up with a novel use for "Phones For Boys" where you use your mobile phone to remotely control toy cars
 
3G Features June 2003
It is significant that NTT DoCoMo and Hutchison 3G, the world's leading operators of W-CDMA-based 3G services, kick off their collaborative efforts for the further development of 3G
NTT DoCoMo and Wind Italy's number one provider is combining fixed-line, mobile and Internet services, today announced that they have started a strategic i-mode™ partnership in the Italian market.
Through the use of its newly launched ETSI TTCN adaptor, customers will gain the ability to use 3GPP's ETSI originated test cases as part of their test process.
HCL announced it will provide multimedia solutions and services for 2.5G and 3G wireless handheld manufacturers that use OMAP platform.
Dilithium Networks announced the DTG 2000TM multimedia gateway. The carrier-class gateway enables mobile operators to offer a new class of revenue-generating ...
Japan's cellular and PHS handset sales for 2002 reached 39.3 million and 1.24 million units, respectively, for a total market of 40.54 million units.
The world's first ‘viral’ voice conferencing system – where participants can join, leave, re-join or involve friends and colleagues in conferences at will
This applies to all network types including GSM/GPRS, CDMA, 1xRTT, UMTS and WLAN, covers all services types including voice, data and premium content, and all payment options including pre-paid, post-paid and converged payment approaches.
A new brief by Forrester Research forecasts that there will be 286 million Bluetooth-enabled phones, laptops, and PDAs in Europe in 2008 compared with 53 million WLAN devices -- mostly laptops.
NTT DoCoMo, announced that they will introduce the FirstPass™ SSL client authentication service via the 3G network in conjunction with the launch of new F2102V and N2102V FOMA handsets.
LG Mobile Phones' VX3100 handset for Verizon Wireless matches the ultimate in sleek design and technical innovation with Verizon Wireless' superior service
Ericsson, Huawei, NEC, Nortel Networks and Siemens announced the creation of a new industry cooperation, CPRI - Common Public Radio Interface, aiming to define a publicly available specification for the key internal interface of radio base stations.
The rising popularity of mobile phones is likely to force the next big issue for European mobile operators: the economics of adding capacity to ease traffic and congestion.
The multi-million dollar framework agreement will increase SFERIA's ability to offer enhanced voice and data services more efficiently and cost-effectively to a wider range of business and residential customers over its code division multiple access (CDMA) network.
The Treo 600, will combine a world-class phone, a Palm OS 5-based organizer with messaging, email, and web browsing features. The first Treo 600 products are expected this fall worldwide.
Hutchison 3G Austria, the first purely mobile multimedia provider in Austria, provides its video solution based on Nextreaming’s industry standard software applications.
The wireless association 3G Americas announced the appointment of Erasmo Rojas as the Director of Latin America
Nokia started commercial shipments of WCDMA/GSM handset. As 3G networks based upon WCDMA technology continue their slow but inevitable deployment globally,
The Carphone Warehouse has agreed to purchase 50 Kodak Order Stations for stores across the UK, France and Spain – the first deal of its type anywhere in Europe.
Ericsson announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Telecom Italia Group further extending the commercial relationship regarding the supply of mobile communication solutions. 
NTT DoCoMo unveiled new 3G F2102V and N2102V clamshell-type handsets and F2402, the FOMA lineup's first PC card-type terminal equipped for PC-based videophone.
Samsung has been stepping up exports of CDMA systems to Indonesia, concluding supply contracts with two Indonesian companies last year and a third operator this year.
Tele2 AB, the pan-European telecommunications company, announced that it has signed an MVNO agreement with Radiolinja Origo, the number two GSM operator in Finland, with a market share of 30%.
The Nokia 6650 phone is expected to become available in Europe, Asia and Japan as mobile operators roll out their 3G services.
Standard & Poor's ratings action reflects their negative outlook on the prospects of Hutchison Whampoa's 3G businesses.
Xilinx announced that Agilent Technologies, a global technology leader in communications, utilized Xilinx devices in the development of its latest wireless manufacturing test solution.
In WCDMA, Nokia has already gained more than 30% of the market and currently leads the industry in WCDMA deployment, with over 20,000 base stations shipped globally. Nokia believes it is well on track to achieving its targeted 35% market share in WCDMA networks.
The patented mobile java applications known as air.karaoke include a back catalogue of 8,339 songs and function on the latest multimedia handsets from Nokia ...
Alcatel announced a contract with Wave Telecom to supply a GSM/GPRS and 3G/UMTS mobile network in the island of Guernsey.
3G networks, which have yet to launch in earnest, have promised to answer that call, but hotspots, or Wi-Fi applications, are currently providing plausible solutions.
Toshiba's micro power amplifier is targeted for use in 3G phones using the W-CDMA protocol, a technology for wideband digital audio and other applications.
The latest reveal that Asia is ready to adopt 3G wireless services and pay extra for them, supporting its role as one of the world’s most sophisticated mobile markets.
nReach has begun trials with electronics retailers for the first-of-its-kind, in-store, self-serve Mobile Content Vending Machine.
Siemens is setting up a GSM/EDGE mobile radio network for Telecom Americas, one of the largest mobile operators in Latin America.
3G Americas has published a white paper entitled GSM for Rural and Regional Mobile Operators. The report identifies the opportunities for TDMA wireless operators in the Americas
Sendo confirmed that it has initiated legal proceedings in the High Court of Justice in London against the mobile operator Orange in the UK.
PALM OS has enabled the mobile-minded to extend their life well beyond the desktop. Now, with the new Wrist PDA, you can take that life even further.
Vendors face multiple challenges -- from intense cost pressures to rapidly evolving standards to significant R&D risks -- in their quest to deliver base station platforms for 3G.Vendors face multiple challenges -- from intense cost pressures to rapidly evolving standards to significant R&D risks -- in their quest to deliver base station platforms for 3G.
3 UK has launched its WCDMA network in Northern England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, completing the deployment of its 3G commercial service in the UK.
Palm and Handspring announced that they each have unanimously approved a definitive agreement for Palm to acquire Handspring.
Atheros introduced seven new chipsets that cover the gamut of WLAN applications. These chipsets support multiple WLAN standards with optimizations ..
The Malaysian mobile operator DiGi Telecommunications, a subsidiary of the Norwegian telecoms company Telenor, has commissioned Siemens to equip its network with GSM, GPRS, and EDGE technology.
The royalty-bearing patent agreement with Sharp covering sales of devices compliant with TDMA-based PDC and PHS standards
Apple announced QuickTime is to support the 3GPP standard and to deliver a foundation for the creation, delivery and playback of rich content over wireless networks.
After all the hype around 3G what is the main selling point for a new "3" mobile phone? Unbelievably it is the price of the voice traffic!
Intec Telecom has signed a second deal with Taiwan-based 3G operator Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless to supply InterconnecT.
NTT DoCoMo announced they will begin marketing the mova SO505i, the world's first camera phone equipped with a 1.3-megapixel (effective resolution) CCD camera.
Vodafone Italia has acquired the exclusive worldwide rights to show pictures of the games of 31 Italian Serie A, Serie B and Serie C football teams.
3 UK announced that its video mobile network will be available in over fifty cities in the UK. The go live of the video mobile network in the North.
NTT DoCoMo announced plans for a field trial of a fourth-generation (4G) mobile communications system.
NTT DoCoMo announced a new 2G / 3G service, called "i-mode My Box," for easy linkage to customized web pages via "iMenu," the official i-mode portal. The service will be launched on a trial basis.
J-PHONE Co., Ltd. announced that it will change its brand name from J-PHONE to Vodafone and adopt the same corporate logo and design used by Vodafone operators throughout the world.
Europe :MOBILE phone giant Vodafone was yesterday thought likely to stick by the price of third generation phone licences bought at the height of the telecoms boom..
Casio in Japan announces the new Casio A5401CA, the first phone to be equipped with a 1,24 Mp CCD.
NTT DoCoMo announced that the companies will launch an on-line payments service, "DoCommerce," enabling 3G SSL-compatible handset users to enjoy mobile shopping.
The new Mobile FCRAMs enable the latest cell phone features, including a built-in digital camera, along with video data streaming and other multimedia services.
Agilent introduced three operations support system solutions that collect and analyze GPRS and GSM signaling data
With the launch of six new mobile phones, Siemens Information and Communication Mobile (Siemens mobile) intends to conquer the Indian mobile communication market.