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3G Features April 2006
3G Features April 2006
LG Electronics announced the launch o f the LG-U900, the world’s first commercially available UMTS (WCDMA) DVB-H phone, at a ceremony in Rome, Italy. Virgin Mobile Bites unveils its new enhanced suite of value added services, which includes new 3G-enabled services,
3 mobile, Australia’s first 3G network, today announced MSN Messenger is available to their customers. With 4.1 million users, MSN Messenger is Australia’s most used free instant messaging service. Nokia and Adobe Systems Incorporated announced that the standard sales pack of the new Nokia N93 mobile device will incorporate Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 software for Windows XP. With Adobe Premiere Elements
InterDigital Communications Corporation announced that the company and its wholly-owned subsidiary InterDigital Technology Corporation have reached agreement with Nokia Corporation
“It was only very recently that Qatar hosted a Founding Conference for Expatriate Arab Scientists where H.H Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Misned, wife of H.H the Emir and Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, endorsed the need to foster scientific research in Arab countries. Vipnet is the only Croatian operator providing a 3G network combination via the EDGE and UMTS technology to more than 90 percent of the population and it already offers the Vodafone Mobile Connect data card
As the preferred supplier of Skylink, Huawei is responsible for supplying CDMA solutions for Skylink’s overall network. As a result of its outstanding performance in the first stage of the construction of Skylink’s CDMA network in 2004, HSDPA is the first evolution of WCDMA and is part of the evolutionary path of 3G enhancements to the GSM technology family. The primary benefit of HSDPA is improved end-user experience for most existing services, while new services are enabled.
Sierra Wireless and Digi International announced that Digi has selected the Sierra Wireless AirCard(R) 860 and AirCard(R) 850 HSDPA PC Cards, AirCard(R) 775 EDGE PC Card,
HELIO LLC announced details about its mobile game service, including a custom-built mobile portal designed to maximize the 3G gaming experience.
 
The upgrade to HSDPA enables EMT to introduce its customers to a new generation of mobile services, including mobile broadband, mobile video and mobile music.
  
Blimey, the Z540V looks so much better in person than these Samsung photos portray it. Looking at these photos, I would immediately discount the handset as a damp squid out of its depth surrounded by sharks. UbiquiSys announced that it had selected picoChip's PC202 processor and modem technology for its 3G HSDPA ZoneGate home access point system.
 
Several European mobile operators are investigating the possibility of integrating a UMTS base station module into a home gateway connected via ADSL.
 
Nokia unveiled the latest addition to the Nokia Nseries family, the Nokia N73, a stunning multimedia computer in a compact and savvy exterior with exquisite photography features and integrated stereo speakers with 3D sound for optimized audio pleasure. Nokia introduced the Nokia N93, the ultimate mobile device for spontaneous video recording. Offering uncompromised digital camcorder, telephony and rich Internet communication functionalities, the Nokia N93 features a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics
Nokia revealed the Nokia N72, a sleek and stylish new addition to the Nokia Nseries range. In pearl pink or gloss black, this compact package has high-perfomance multimedia at its core, wrapped in a beautiful design.  
"It's an exciting time for the broadcast industry when millions of mobile consumers can view high quality television on Modeo integrated DVB-H smartphones with Windows Media technologies," says William Mutual, CEO of ComVu. Assisting service providers in delivering video content and interactive videoconferencing to mobile consumers, TANDBERG introduced unique 3G video capabilities that enable service providers, including mobile operators and content providers, to differentiate their offerings and maximize their revenues.
“For the first time we can now offer a whole show to watch on your mobile at the same time it screens on the TV network. The fact that it’s a news show is particularly relevant in today’s fast paced world as many of us need to keep up to date but don’t often make it home for the news,” says Tim.
Dr. Young-Chu Cho, president and CEO of KTF, commented, “This alliance is expected to greatly contribute in providing high-quality seamless mobile services to customers in the AP region.
 
The battle for the “quadruple play” market (the ability to offer fast internet, fixed line and mobile telephony and TV services), in the UK looks like heating up with reports that Vodafone is poised to make an offer for the British unit of Italian-based ISP Tiscali.
  
"We are excited to join together with Cingular and Georgia Tech to develop the first ongoing, live third-generation convergence test bed in the country," Comtech Group based in China, announced the first major design win from Huawei for customized 3G cell phone modules. Comtech will provide customized module designs for use in Huawei's new Vodafone-branded 3G phone. Comtech HQ Shenzhen shown left.
 
Cambridge Positioning Systems announced the launch of an MS-based version of its E-GPS high accuracy mobile location technology for GSM/W-CDMA networks - designed to deliver faster location fixes, lower cost implementations and reduced power and processing requirements.
 
“The 2GByte high-performance MMC is a powerful indicator of Samsung’s expanding efforts to embrace the widest possible range of multimedia applications including mobile video,” said Don Barnetson, Director, Flash Marketing, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. SimpleDevices announced a home media server PC application that will enable the wireless transfer of digital media with the Nokia N80 multimedia device.
As many as 25 million wireless phone subscribers in North America could be using their mobile phones as mobile wallets by 2011, reports In-Stat, a high-tech market research firm. Vodafone K.K. announced it will commence sales of the Vodafone 804N, a new 3G handset by NEC, in the Kanto-Koshin region. The Vodafone 804N will be rolled out in other regions when preparations are in place.
 
TelcoBridges announced that its highly scalable mobile video solution 3G-324M on a Blade™ is now available to enable the construction of high-performance 3G-324M systems of all sizes.
 
LG is set to launch the new LG-U890, a slim and wide screen music phone equipped with stereo Bluetooth in March.LG-U890 is the latest arrival in the MUSE (Multimedia with Unique Style for Entertainment) series of LG. While it is very early days for 3G in most countries, mobile operators in Japan and South Korea have already reached 40% penetration of 3G services and they provide valuable lessons for mobile operators in other regions, according to a new report
Vodafone is to offer New Zealanders mobile broadband solutions, confirming that it will launch 3G Broadband by the end of the year. Ericsson has been selected by 3 Scandinavia to provide the Ericsson Mobile Organizer (EMO), Ericsson's solution for push e-mail. EMO allows 3 Scandinavia's business customers to access e-mail, contacts and calendar conveniently while on the move.
Vodafone is to offer New Zealanders mobile broadband solutions, confirming that it will launch 3G Broadband by the end of the year.
Ericsson has been selected by 3 Scandinavia to provide the Ericsson Mobile Organizer (EMO), Ericsson's solution for push e-mail. EMO allows 3 Scandinavia's business customers to access e-mail, contacts and calendar conveniently while on the move.
T-Mobile is the first operator to launch HSDPA in the Netherlands and with this meets the requirements of the 3G-license with mobile Internet at ADSL speed. "Early availability of a complete test solution is critical to the successful roll-out of EvDO Rev A devices and applications," said Bruce Jolly, CDMA product manager, Aeroflex Test Solutions, Wireless Division.
The Nokia Nseries has become the mobile phone early adopter’s Holy Grail. But the latest N80 smartphone looks to have upped the ante and raised the multimedia fervour to new heights. 3G.co.uk takes this multimedia dream machine for a spin. Hantro announced the signing of a license agreement under which Spreadtrum Communications Inc. will integrate HantroŽs multi-format hardware technology into its SC8800 series 3G TD-SCDMA/GSM/GPRS baseband chip.
Mr. Zhu said, ''As a rising media, mobile media has a lot of differences compared to more traditional media. For example, the terminal cost is not high with mobile media and users only need a mobile phone, which is able to surf WAP networks. The Petrov Group announced its report on 3G/3G+ diversity capability and its architecture implementations. This mini-report is part of its HSDPA transceiver strategies report introduced in March 2006.
Digi International announced the introduction of the ConnectPort WAN, the industry's first upgradeable, commercial-grade 3G Wireless WAN router. Samsung's 'little black number' is the perfect companion for mobile phone users. It's slim design means that it fits into any trouser pocket and it supports all UMTS-based services.
 
LG 550 is an EV-DO capable 3G device that supports music and video on demand and will arrive firstly on Sprint.  
Sagem Communication unveils the my900C, it’s a hot new multimedia mobile phone. With both EDGE and UMTS technology, SAGEM's latest innovation lets you make the most of broadband wherever you are, on whatever network, with the best service quality available. PacificNet announced today that its Chairman and CEO, Tony Tong, delivered a presentation at the “3G Roundtable” at The 2006 China 3G Summit, April 12-14, at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center.
“Arialink is pleased to be working with Samsung toward the first commercial Mobile WiMAX deployment in the country ,” said Jason Schreiber, Arialink Broadband president.
Analysys International, says 440,000 users will be using 3G mobile terminals by the end of 2006 and by the year 2008, 78.08 million users will be using 3G mobile terminals in China.
"As part of our goal to become the leading cross-platform consumer hub for video guidance, we are excited to be partnering with Cingular to offer consumers, who are passionate about television, access to exclusive TV Guide Channel(R) content almost whenever and wherever they want it," Pantech Group announced ambitious plans to build market share and increase sales in France, one of Pantech’s strategic handset markets in Europe, through aggressive brand development initiatives and supply partnerships.
Ericsson Mobile Platforms has successfully started deliveries of the U350 and U360 platforms, the smallest and most powerful HSDPA/EDGE platforms released for true mass-market deployment. Personal Mobile Video Communications at the Launchpad: Liftoff or Shutdown for 3G Video Telephony & Messaging Markets & Technologies" is a new research report from Wainhouse Research that focuses on subscriber-generated video communications over high speed mobile networks.
 
Huawei Technologies signed a contract for the construction of a UMTS network for Vodafone Czech Republic. According to the contract, Huawei will provide a UTRAN system based on the new generation Node B technologies for Vodafone's operations in the Czech Republic.
 
Vodafone K.K. announces that on 15 April 2006 it will commence nationwide sales of the Vodafone 904SH, a new 3G handset by Sharp that features the industry’s first VGA (Video Graphics Array: 480 x 640 pixel) liquid crystal display (LCD). Nokia swept the board at this year's Mobile News Awards held in London, winning the awards for Manufacturer of the Year, Most Innovative Product and Most Technologically Advanced Product.
ITN Multimedia announces the launch of its streamed 24-hour news channel service and the ITN Weather Channel on Vodafone mobile TV. This is in addition to the services ITN already provides on Vodafone including hot news, regular bulletins, entertainment news and soap updates. HELIO LLC and Yahoo Inc.announced a relationship to give Helio members access to one of the most extensive suites of Yahoo! services available from any mobile brand.
The solution is the next generation offering of Oregan's clean-room Flash content player, developed in response to the increasing demand for the feature on gaming consoles, 3G and WiFi-enabled mobile handsets, set top boxes and consumer electronics, "These six new 'plug and play' titles will be available exclusively online at www.rokplayer.com " Jonathan Kendrick, Chairman of ROK reported "before we release them into selected mobile phone shops over the next few weeks."
"The Mokard R6 family product confirms the leadership of Incard's software laboratories in providing the most interoperable, advanced, and secure smart- card platforms for mobile applications," said Ettore Toscano, Director of Incard's Software Design Center. Skyworks Solutions announced that its complete CDMA radio is supporting several current as well as forthcoming platforms from LG Electronics, most notably their award winning and revolutionary LG5900 model, or "Black Label" handset.
Ericsson Mobile Platforms has successfully started deliveries of the U350 and U360 platforms, the smallest and most powerful HSDPA/EDGE platforms released for true mass-market deployment.
Even though total base-station deployments have been declining for some time, vendors of WCDMA and CDMA2000 1x base stations have reason to smile.
SAGEM Communication unveils the my800X, a 3G mobile phone that completes its multimedia range. Stylish and packed with features, this mobile is an outstanding example of cutting-edge technology. The Sagem my800X will be available from June 2006. Connex Vodafone is pleased to announce that 3G services are now available to customers in 7 new cities - Baia Mare, Satu Mare, Alba Iulia, Bistrita, Turda, Bacau and Buzau, for a total of 22 cities.
This high-performance system provides Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) cellular operators with a cost-effective way, within a single modular platform, to support the radio elements for second-generation (2G) and third-generation (3G) mobile networks, without the need to purchase individual systems for each technology.
Comlent Technology announced today that its transceiver for third generation (3G) mobile terminals (TD-SCDMA standard) successfully completed a phone call on a TD-SCDMA network.
 
SlipStream Data announced that Alegro PCS has deployed SlipStream’s newest mobile acceleration product, SlipStream MSP, in its 1X / EVDO network.
  
A leading Czech mobile operator, Eurotel Praha, spol. s.r.o. has launched the first High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network in the Czech Republic. During the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Stockholm, Carl-Henric Svanberg, President and CEO of Ericsson, outlined the potential of the telecom industry to shareholders.
Novatel Wireless announced the development of the industry's first EV-DO (Evolution Data Optimized) and HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) 3G external PCI ExpressCards/34, also known as external ExpressCards. Axalto announced that it has launched the first third generation CDMA User Identification Module (UIM) commercial card in Japan with KDDI, one of Japan's leading mobile service providers.
Are you the leading wo/man who enjoys the spotlight and embraces the new videophone age? Ericsson has been selected to upgrade 3 Scandinavia's 3G/WCDMA networks with HSDPA. The upgrade will boost 3's mobile broadband offering, delivering a download speed of up to 3.6 Mbps and pioneer the HSDPA technology in Scandinavia.
The path to the mobile broadband, which began with GSM/EDGE and WCDMA, has moved to a new baseline with High Speed Packet Access, starting with High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), delivering typical user data speeds of 1-3 Mbps. 3G/WCDMA operators globally are moving to HSDPA now.
Tecore Wireless Systems, a supplier of 3G and next-generation wireless networks, announced a new wireless gateway product that it says optimizes switching and media translation for wireless networks.
Deloitte's Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) industry group predicts that, in 2006, search will displace email as the most used digital application, girls will hit the video games, and subscription radio will soar.
History is made today as the UK’s first “mobile only” single is announced by mobile media company 3. The single "Stop Me", by Planet Funk will be released on 8 May 2006.
A Cyber-shot digital camera and a small and sophisticated feature-packed 3G phone all in one. The K800i has a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, image and video stabilizer and built-in Xenon flash ... The achievement comes approximately 4 months after surpassing the 2 million mark in November 2005, and approximately 3 years and 3 months after the service launch in December 2002.
Top Global announced that the company is working with Sierra Wireless to accelerate the market introduction of 3G gateways and routers that bundle Sierra Wireless EVDO or HSDPA embedded modules and Top Global’s MobileBridge platform. Huawei Technologies announced the release of its new-generation UMTS Base Station Solution for AWS Band (1.7GHz/2.1GHz) during CTIA 2006.
 
QUALCOMM Incorporated unveiled more of the Company's strategy for driving CDMA2000(R) 1xEV-DO Revision B to market. Still on schedule for commercialization in 2007, QUALCOMM's chipset solutions for the EV-DO Rev.
 
Tektronix announced a new software application for the Tektronix family of K12/K15 series protocol test systems that isolates the root causes of network problems and optimizes network operation in 2G, 2.5G and EDGE environments. RADVISION announces that Compal Communications Incorporated (CCI) has licensed RADVISION's leading 3G-324M protocol toolkit, along with professional consulting services, for development of an advanced 3G cellular video Windows Mobile(TM) PDA phone.
3 Hong Kong’s LG Muse 3G Music Phone and its Roberto Cavalli edition have been very well received by trend-setters. Today, 3 Hong Kong is once again leading the market with its exclusive launch of the LG 890 Muse Deluxe Video Phone.
Novatel Wireless and Panasonic Computer Solutions Company today announced that they have joined forces to embed Novatel Wireless 3G mini-PCI Express modems within Panasonic(R) Toughbook(R) notebook computers.
NEC Corporation announced that its High Speed Down link Packet Access (HSDPA) is to be deployed in the 3G network of 3 Hong Kong, a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Limited. This contract has been awarded to NEC and its 3G partner Siemens following a successful field trial on 3 Hong Kong's UMTS network. NEC LCD Technologies announced that it will begin shipping samples of its new 3.5-inch (8.9-centimeters-diagonal) amorphous silicon thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD), part number NL2432HC22-40A, in the beginning of June.
Finnish telecom operator Elisa launched the first commercial High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network in the Nordic Countries.
Siemens Communications today announced the market launch of its Multi-Standard Base Station (MBS), a system that enables mobile operators to accommodate radio elements for GSM and 3G/W-CDMA networks on a single modular platform.
At the annual CTIA Wireless 2006 trade show, Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) announced plans to launch what is expected to be the first commercial HSDPA phone in the U.S.
Ericsson is performing the world's first (High Speed Packet Access) HSPA demonstration with Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technology during the CTIA Wireless 2006 event April 5-7 in Las Vegas
 
The frenzy is back. Prices for memorable wireless-related domain names have skyrocketed. Last year "Cellphones.com" was sold for $4.2 million by its original owner who had purchased it for $90 in 1996.
  
Icuiti Corporation, the industry leader in Video Eyewear, unveiled its CP230 and CP920 Video Eyewear today at the CTIA Wireless Show (Booth 315) in Las Vegas, enhancing the telecom industry's brightest new opportunity - mobile TV. Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced a new cellular baseband processor that is fully compliant to the High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) standard for high-speed cellular data.
Cellular operators continued to steadily roll out new 3G systems in 2005, though the rate of new deployments has slowed, reports In-Stat. Comarco Wireless Test Solutions announced that a new version of the popular Seven.Five Multi-technology Drive Test System is now available with full HSDPA (High Speed Download Packet Access) capabilities.
UTStarcom announced that it is demonstrating the industry's first live video transmission using EVDO Revision A (Rev A) wireless technology at the CTIA WIRELESS show in Las Vegas this week.
Spirent Communications announced significant enhancements to the company's flagship APEX Application Test System, including support for UMTS air interfaces and a new modular software architecture.
Nokia has been selected as supplier of WCDMA 3G network equipment for Sonofon in Denmark. With Nokia's radio access network, Sonofon will be able to rapidly offer new 3G mobile services to its customers in Denmark this year.
"There is pent up demand for terminal solutions that address the convergence of 3G data and voice, landline and wireless technologies, and WWAN and WLAN networking," said Mike Kwon, chief executive officer for Axesstel.
 
3GUpload.com announced a $20 million investment from VantagePoint Venture Partners, one of the largest and most active venture capital firms in the nation and the investors behind the highly popular social networking site, MySpace.
  
Customers frustrated with unreliable wireless service can improve the range of mobile devices with award-winning cellular boosters from Digital Antenna, Inc. Known for its high performance antenna and cellular communications technology, Digital Antenna will unveil the latest PowerMax(TM) wireless cellular repeater The track has topped the charts through digital download sales alone and these findings highlight the major impact mobile sales are having on the UK chart.
TelASIC Communications announced the availability of transmit subsystems for HSDPA/ WCDMA, EVDO/cdma2000, and WiMAX base station radios using adaptive digital linearization technology tuned for Freescale Semiconductor's leading RF Power Amplifiers
The introduction of MBMS to the mobile networks will further enhance possibilities for mobile operators, allowing them to meet the future demands of mobile TV users during peak live TV broadcasts, such as of sporting events, news and music contest finals.
Major international operators, as well as leading manufacturers and business analysts, will be presenting their latest views on the wireless market at the third Basestation Conference to be held in Bath, England. Semtech Corp. announced the EClamp)237xP family of devices designed to protect against the increased risk of electrostatic discharge (ESD) and increased levels of electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI) in 3G and CDMA phones that have high-resolution displays and video and digital camera features.
QUALCOMM Incorporated and Samsung Electronics announced that the companies will conduct a live, over-the-air demonstration of FLO technology during CTIA Wireless 2006, April 5-7 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Nokia and Cable & Wireless have signed a contract for the supply of GSM and WCDMA 3G radio and core networks in the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey.
Pipex Communications formed an alliance with technology giant Intel to provide a wireless alternative to 3G in major UK cities. NTT DoCoMo announced that they will launch DCMX™ consumer credit services via iD™, DoCoMo's brand and platform for mobile credit cards.
Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo will be striking for BenQ Mobile. The exceptional 29-year-old Real Madrid athlete will be used as a testimonial for BenQ Mobile for the first time in spring 2006. Icuiti Corporation, the industry leader in Video Eyewear, unveiled its CP230 and CP920 Video Eyewear today at the CTIA Wireless Show (Booth 315) in Las Vegas, enhancing the telecom industry's brightest new opportunity - mobile TV.
Comba Telecom Systems introduces the new multi-carrier power amplifier (MCPA) for 3G networks at the CTIA Wireless 2006 event in Las Vegas, USA between 5-7 April.  
Awaken all of your senses and experience the world in a brand new way. The Nokia N80 is a quadband GSM 3G device boasting email, personal organizer, MP3 player and 3 megapixel camera. So now you can talk in pictures, argue in film, shout in color and laugh in song. WiMAX services will generate $53 billion in mobile revenue in 2011 and will generate $65 billion in mobile capital expenditures between now and then.
Emerging mobile services are demanding an ever-increasing amount of bandwidth, but the radio spectrum for third generation (3G) and beyond systems is in short supply.
Mobile TV will in most cases involve a broadcaster as an additional entity between MNOs and Mobile TV programming, meaning additional mark-ups before content reaches the operator.
Under the terms of the multi-million dollar agreement, QUALCOMM has granted Icera rights under certain QUALCOMM patents to develop, manufacture and sell software products for WCDMA devices.
Huawei Technologies signed a contract for the construction of a UMTS network for Vodafone Czech Republic. According to the contract, Huawei will provide a UTRAN system based on the new generation Node B technologies for Vodafone's operations in the Czech Republic.
Sprint announced aggressive plans for the expansion and evolution of the Sprint Power Vision(SM) network which now covers over half of the U.S. population with mobile broadband data services. "We declare with confidence that technological development of VELCOM network defines formation of the whole cellular market in our country.
TDC Mobile offers a line of services to the business market in Norway through TDC Song Norge. At the same time it will become easier to be a Nordic oriented business customer at TDC Mobile. Taking the next evolutionary step in mobile TV, Ericsson will showcase its enhanced program guide for mobile TV at the TV and broadcasting event MIPTV/Milia. The application integrates TV and on-demand mobile TV services in one location in one device.
Ojom GmbH announced the launch of Shaun of the Dead™ for mobile phones. Based on the hit cult movie of the same name, Shaun of the Dead pits players against an onslaught of zombies and un-dead scum set inside the confines of the Winchester Pub.
Vodafone Czech Republic has selected Ericsson to build a 3G transmission and core network, including its market-leading mobile softswitch solution, in the Czech Republic. The core network will be completed by the end of June 2006.
According to the recent report by ROA Group, the number of mobile subscribers in China reached 374.45 million as of the end of December in 2005. "The XJTAG system is a perfect fit for our development requirements as it enables us to read and write to all of the device pins in the JTAG chain using the XJAnalyser circuit visualisation tool," said Andrew Evans, design engineer within TTPCom's silicon hardware group.
T-Mobile Austria is bringing MobileTV to its customers with nine channels in an optimized format. In addition, the company is offering one of the most-watched German-language TV series to its customers, before the rest of the crowd has a chance to tune in. Sharp Corporation has developed a 110,000-pixel CMOS camera module with an optical system only 1/11-inch in size. The new LZ0P396D is the industry's most compact
Mr. Joy Huang, Huawei's expert in NGN, discussed the driving forces for network convergence in terms of industry convergence and customer experience requirements.
If you’ve been tracking what’s likely to be coming soon on advanced mobiles in the future, you’ll probably have read about receiving digital TV transmissions on your cellular phone.
KDDI and Okinawa Cellular are pleased to announce the world's first [1] real cellular phone 3D navigation service. "3D Navi", the new service which displays intersections and landmarks in three-dimensional images, is produced by KDD  
3G Americas reported today that 81% of all mobile digital wireless customers worldwide use the GSM family of technologies GSM / GPRS / EDGE / UMTS / HSDPA. In fact, from fourth quarter 2004 to fourth quarter 2005,
Nortel and QUALCOMM have successfully achieved the industry's first 7.2 Mbps HSDPA mobile data calls. The tests achieved data downloads at speeds up to four times faster than most current fixed broadband connections.
The new local authority service, launched in March, makes use of the most advanced 3G network in the UK to provide information on local council services to more than 3.2 million customers on the 3 network. By presenting the HSDPA technology in a ready-to-implement version, PTC has again confirmed its leading position on the Polish market of wireless data transmission. It is worth stressing that in 2001 PTC was the first mobile operator in Poland to present voice transmission in a UMTS network
 
Mobile TV provider Kamera has signed a content deal with South Korean Wireless broadcaster U1 Media, which sees Kamera delivering its entertainment news service WOW! TV to the newly-launched channel.  
Dell devotees now can have Cingular Wireless' critically acclaimed BroadbandConnect service built into their mobile systems beginning today with the availability of a new line of Dell Latitude(TM) notebooks. The spread of high speed mobile data services is driving the increasing adoption of wireless modems in laptop computers, according to a new study from ABI Research.
 
Vodafone Netherlands and Ericsson announced they have entered into an exclusive managed services partnership. Under the contract, Ericsson will be responsible for the management of the access part of Vodafone Netherlands' GSM, GPRS and UMTS radio networks.
  
Design innovation and the promising 3G user experience influenced European handset sales during the 2005 holiday season, according to Telephia, the leading provider of performance measurement information to the mobile industry. Ericsson was awarded with a USD 23 million contract for GSM and GPRS expansions with added EDGE capabilities for the entire network. The expansion will enable Jawwal, Palestine's leading mobile operator, to offer mobile broadband services to 1 million subscribers with EDGE capability.