3G Features April 2004
Ericsson has been awarded a contract by mobilkom austria to supply radio base stations for the expansion of its UMTS network. The frame agreement lasts through 2007. Delivery of base stations will start immediately.
Thai mobile operator AIS places an order for EDGE technology and expansion of its GPRS network worth 30 million US dollars
Alcatel announced that it has been selected by ETISALAT, the United Arab Emirates fixed and mobile operator, to carry out part of its 3G/UMTS deployments in the UAE.
picoChip successfully demonstrated its ultra-low-cost HSDPA-ready 3G picocell basestation at The Commodity Basestation conference in Bath, UK.
Building on the success of the best-selling Zire(TM) handhelds, palmOne, announced two color Zire handhelds.
Samsung Electronics has chosen the JA108 Java/Multimedia Application Processor for its new line up of multimedia phones. Samsung's SCH-X850 and SCH-E350 handsets,
The SPH-V4400 is an amazing new 2 Mega pixel camera phone with flash, enabling users to take clearer photos, both day and night.
3 HK and Universal Music Limited today announced the delivery of the latest full-version music videos and original songs
Kyocera and Opera Software ASA today announced that the handset AH-K3001V is going to be launched mid May
Vodafone K.K. announced that after late May it will offer the new KOTO -V303T- model by Toshiba with a look that fuses elements of traditional Japanese and modern designs.
Motorola and Picsel Technologies announced a global partnership which will revolutionise Browsing on Handsets.
Tecnomen and Nokia announced a cooperation agreement aimed at promoting video mail services to the 3G telecoms market.
TMN launches 3G this week becoming the first operator to offer the service of 3G video mobile in the Portuguese market.
The US market for broadband wireless access services based on technologies such as WiMAX will be worth US$3.7 billion by 2009.
T-Mobile bet correctly by embracing Wi-Fi in the US early on. The bundling of Wi-Fi and cellular is driving business users to T-Mobile and away from competitive carriers.
Wolfson Microelectronics announced the third generation of its audio/touch-panel codecs. The WM9713L provides broad functionality and new levels of power-saving for the next wave of mobile communications devices.
UMTS Discovery is an expert analysis tool providing call tracing, performance measurement and event logging for 3G mobile networks.
UK-based miniature antenna specialist, Sarantel, has responded to the growing demand for its innovative GPS, WiFi and 3G products in the Asia/Pacific market by appointing three new distributors.
The robot can be controlled remotely through the local area network (LAN) using a personal digital assistant (PDA) or via a third generation (3G) mobile phone using images from the integrated camera placed in Banryu's head.
Sprint and SANYO announce the introduction of Sprint’s tenth integrated camera phone, the Sprint PCS Vision Picture Phone PM-8200 by SANYO.
According to U.S. market researchers Strategic Analytics (SA) last year LGE sold the world market 21.3 million CDMA phones for a 21.6 percent market share.
EDGE will delay sales of next generation equipment in many parts of the world, with several hundred thousand EDGE-enabled base stations deployed by 2009.
A new study published by communications specialists Pitney Bowes has revealed that only 66% of top telecoms companies are complying with the EU Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications
CSR PLC, a market leader in Bluetooth(R) silicon today announced that the Orange SPV E200 uses its BlueCore Bluetooth solution.
Europe's leading mobile marketing firm 12snap has - for the first time - broken even across its offices in UK, Germany and Italy
The processors include a set of new technologies designed to meet the multimedia, low power and security requirements of advanced cell phones and wireless PDAs.
The signing of a marketing partnership agreement to jointly develop prepaid and messaging applications for IP/3G service providers.
This is a review of the Motorola A925 and was undertaken in April, 2004. The A925 replaces the A920 which is no longer on-sale.
STMicroelectronics announced the volume production of its 1-Gbit and 512-Mbit NAND Flash memory products, which are the first available devices
Lucent Technologies and 3 today announced an agreement to provide Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) wireless PC cards to 3 customers
According to the new Pyramid report The New Wireless Road Warrior: How Business Travelers Are Shaking Up the Telecoms Industry – from Wi-Fi to 3G, in the years ahead more Americans will consume mobile data using Wi-Fi than using 2.5/3G
Actix, the global provider of wireless performance engineering solutions, has today announced that Finland's Radiolinja has selected Actix' 3G UMTS solution to accelerate the speed at which Radiolinja can launch a commercial UMTS network.
The Carphone Warehouse has selected Bango.net technology to enable fast, easy access and flexible payment options for its new mobile content “shop”
Vodafone Sweden is now following up the successful launch of its new 3G datacard by lowering its mobile data traffic prices as from today.
UTStarcom, Inc. announced a new contract with China Netcom Corporation (CNC) valued at approximately $75 million to expand deployments
The Austrian network operator ONE has selected Ericsson as the sole supplier for its UMTS radio access network.
3, the mobile video communications company has joined forces with Synergenix Interactive AB, providers of the mophun™ gaming solution and a leading mobile games publisher.
Sony Ericsson will start shipping out its 3G (Third Generation) enabled mobile handsets within days
The test solution R&S UPL16 together with the R&S CMU200 is the world's only official test platform for acoustic and audio tests.
According to a new survey published by ARC Group, the mobile industry is optimistic for the year ahead. Of the industry professionals surveyed for the 3GSM 2004
SK Telecom announced that starting on April 1st, the company will launch a Wireless Data Automatic Roaming Service in Japan.
3 Hong Kong announced further enrichment of its video mobile phone and content portfolio with the launch of the Motorola A835
A mobile phone can now trigger the recording of a TV program on a satellite or Internet-enabled Personal Video Recorder (PVR).
CinemaElectric, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CINM) and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications have partnered to release CinemaElectric's award-winning PocketCinema
Canning Fok, Hutchison Whampoa Limited Group Managing Director, met with press today and expressed the Company's concerns on OFTA's second consultation paper on 2G licence renewal.
Intuwave, the mobile software specialist, has conducted focus groups of business Smartphone users that highlighted concern with Smartphone quality and customer service.
Mobile Media Processors (MMPs) for mobile phones and other handheld devices, which will be available in sample quantities from April 2004.
The controller itself connects to the FOMA network via a data card that can be connected to the unit via a PC card slot.
Addressing an industry-wide need for real-time performance in Flash memory management software,
Starent ST16 to Provide Market's First CDMA2000 Gateway with Integrated Enhanced Charging Capabilities
Despite many years of delays, it seems to be better late than never for 3G wireless deployments,
KDDI is pleased to announce the launch of the DO CARD, a CDMA2000 1x EV-DO service compliant card device for wireless data communications at a 2GHz frequency band.
A very impressive clam style phone which is still on the big size yet the smallest 3 phone to-date.
Anritsu has won an order with Radio Frequency Investigations Limited (RFI Ltd), a UK test house that provides consultancy and testing services to the wireless communications industry
3 Hong Kong announced many new attractions for purchasing the premium NEC c616 video mobile phone
3G Features April 2004
Mobile subscriber numbers in Africa have increased by over 1000% between 1998 and 2003 to reach 51.8 million. Mobile user numbers have long passed those of fixed line
Shipments of dual-mode cellular / voice-over-Wi-Fi enabled handsets will top 50 million by 2009.
picoChip successfully demonstrated its ultra-low-cost HSDPA-ready 3G picocell basestation at The Commodity Basestation conference in Bath, UK.
Nokia today expanded its CDMA product portfolio with the introduction of the Nokia 2112 phone, a new CDMA2000 1X entry level phone
By using 3G roaming-in service compatible handsets that will be provided by DoCoMo, subscribers will be able to make and receive calls using their regular local number.
The Sprint PCS Vision Video Phone VM-A680 by Samsung features a movie light, audio and brightness controls, zoom, and personalization options, giving users creative control to produce 15-second videos that can be sent quickly and easily to friends and family.
UTStarcom, Inc. announced an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Vancouver-based TELOS Technology Inc.
Movilnet's new BREW-based "3rd Generation Services" allow the company's 2.8 million wireless subscribers to browse and download a variety of applications
UNISK, a joint venture company formed by SK Telecom and China Unicom, has been officially launched in China.
The UMTS Forum Chairman Jean-Pierre Bienaimé today emphasised on UMTS being India's best choice for 3G platform and underlined the benefits of adopting W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) radio access technology
Revenues were $1.2 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2004, up one percent sequentially and 20 percent year-over-year.
Axesstel, Inc. announced the introduction of two models of wireless local loop (WLL) telephone terminals for the 450 megahertz (MHz) spectrum
Rolling out its penetration of the global cellular telephone market, Spatializer Audio Laboratories announced that its Spatializer technology is a key feature in Sanyo's new A5505SA handset for KDDI's au 3G service in Japan.
The recent launch of the Vodafone 3G data card across Europe has brought 3G coverage to the forefront of many consumer's minds for the first time since GSM population coverage was the network selection metric of choice for the eager mobile masses.
Entrée’s Mobile Area Network solution -- dubbed the MANPack -- is a battery-powered, briefcase-size device that integrates a high-speed wireless Wi-Fi access point with access to a third-generation (3G) cellular network
Now the "One-Stop-Shop" concept is on its way to the mobile sector! Just imagine - if you are thinking of starting your own discount mobile service provide
Rohde & Schwarz is a leading supplier of validated test cases for intersystem handover between UMTS and GSM.
Narus, Inc., announced it is expanding its focus into the mobile market through new business with long-time customer and leading Japanese 3G operator KDDI.
With 54% of In-Stat/MDR's Consumer Mobility Study respondents currently using one or more wireless data services
3, the UK's first video mobile network, today announced that the Nokia 7600 will be available in its retail outlets across the United Kingdom.
It provides power and level shifting for 2.5G/3G wireless applications which are required to interface with either a 1.8V or 3V subscriber identity module (SIM) or Smart Card.
LGE has supplied the super-high growth CDMA sector of emerging market India with 5 million CDMA phones, and presently has a 50 percent market share.
CEVA, Inc has licensed the CEVA-X1620 DSP core to power Samsung's next generation 3G multimedia handsets.
Telecom Italia Mobile's (TIM) subscribers can now send, receive, forward and reply to SMS messages from their MS-Outlook
Nokia announced the N-Gage QD mobile game deck, the latest addition to the N-Gage platform.
CinemaElectric, Inc. announces download growth rates for its PocketCinema(tm) digital video download product in Europe.
The global telecommunications industry will return to historic growth patterns beginning in 2004, says a new market analysis report
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) reported that CDMA2000® 1xEV-DO Revision A has been approved by the 3GPP2 Technical Specification Group (TSG-C). Revision A is optimized for packet data service
Proximus announces the commercial launch of its 3G services.
As the mobile phone industry pursues its second billion subscribers, a new generation of handsets with integrated cameras, push-to-talk, locating, and other features
Tektronix announced that Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), the leading mobile operator in Russia, has decided to extend its Tektronix network monitoring system
With the V401T, customers can enjoy television broadcasts on a high-quality QVGA (320 x 240 pixel) screen. They can also record up to approximately 12 minutes of TV programming
Responding to the demands of urban sophisticates, Nokia has introduced an exclusive, limited edition Nokia 7200 phone. With tailored, pure white leather covers, the Nokia 7200 Limited Edition, offers state-of-the-art technology
Texas Instruments announced that TI's OMAP(TM) application processor is featured on new models of FOMA '900i Series'3G (third generation) handsets from NTT DoCoMo
Warner Bros. Online and Vodafone have signed a distribution deal that will bring iconic Warner Bros. Entertainment brands as well as current information on upcoming projects
Mobility Electronics has entered into an agreement to supply its iGo Quickoffice Premier(TM) 1.0 for the Panasonic X700 Smartphone. The software was recently demonstrated at the Panasonic booth at the 3GSM World Congress 2004, in Cannes, France.
Crown Castle International, one of the UK's leading network infrastructure management companies, has completed its 1001st site for 3, the UK's first video mobile network.
Subject to approval from Austria’s Telekom Control Commission, T-Mobile Austria will be acquiring a UMTS frequency package
TeliaSonera International Carrier is launching a new service for mobile operators, called TeliaSonera 64K Clear Channel.
Available today in 64 Vodafone Retail stores, the recommended retail price for the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS datacard ranges from £50 to £180 (excluding VAT).* With speeds of up to 384 kbps
The strongest interest is seen in Asia, Europe and Latin America. The first EDGE operator in Africa, Scancom in Ghana, is also confirmed. EDGE-enabled services are commercially offered today on 14 networks globally.
Two years ago they literally didn't exist - today they are the "talk of the town". From being completely unknown and uninteresting in the minds of the mobile operators
A delegation of eight local wireless companies made their way to Cannes recently to exhibit Singapore's innovation in wireless applications and solutions at the Singapore Pavilion.
The NEC N400i will be introduced this spring to Germany (E-Plus), the Netherlands (KPN Mobile) and Belgium (BASE),
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced that its "Mobile Society Research Institute," which will study the social impact of mobile phone use
The agreement calls for the two companies to execute existing customer agreements and pursue new business opportunities in the Japanese market.
Chaoticom, Inc. announced today that the Chaoticom Mobile Music Solution was selected as the Most Innovative Mobile Music Application at the CTIA 2004 Mobile Music Awards.
Spirent Communications announced the commercial release of its new Push To Talk Over-The-Air (PTT-OTA) Test System. Spirent’s PTT-OTA Test System is the first-to-market solution to meet the test challenges associated with CDMA networks and handsets that support Voice over IP (VoIP) PTT.
The R&S UPL16 together with the R&S CMU200 from Rohde & Schwarz is a test solution for use in the type approval
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced semiconductor memory technology, today announced a full line of Dual Voltage MultiMediaCards (DV-MMC) that support lower voltage requirements
Tektronix announced the addition of Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) capabilities to its market-leading handheld NetTek Base Analyser, the only base station tester to offer a toolbox feature set
Matsushita Electric announced that it will introduce 1GB SD Memory Card.
Skyworks Solutions announced the world's first TD-SCDMA power amplifier (PA) module in a compact, 4mm x 4mm package. TD-SCDMA has emerged as one of three possible 3G standards
CinemaElectric mobile content in the US to retailers and via a 6000-strong Mobile Content Vending Machine network for in-store unattended sales
LGE CEO S. S. Kim announced that it would officially launch its wire and wireless portal site for overseas mobile phone customers
IMS is a platform that may be used by operators to quickly develop and deploy multimedia services for 2.5G and 3G mobile networks.
Fujitsu Limited and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation today announced that they are exploring a collaboration to jointly develop new FOMA mobile handsets running the Symbian OS