Latest 3G News January 2008
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| Now CETECOM has added RF performance tests for A-GPS (Assisted Global Positioning System) to its portfolio |
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| Toshiba unveiled the Portégé G910, an advanced smart mobile device for the professional user |
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| Worldwide instant voice messaging service that lets anyone with a mobile phone send voice messages |
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| Unique four-in-one innovative mobile device designed to enable anyone to connect a laptop to the internet using HSDPA |
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| With this free downloadable browser, users can finally watch videos from the real YouTube |
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| Nokia 2600 classic and the Nokia 1209, two mobile handsets that offer useful features |
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| Trolltech have entered into an agreement that Nokia will make a public voluntary tender offer to acquire Trolltech |
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| LG Electronics launched a new Dark Silver colour option for its popular LG Viewty |
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| 10 major record labels adding over 5 million new tracks to its extensive catalogue. |
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| Distinction of being the first ever mobile phone to receive Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certification. |
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| Enhancements to YouTube for Mobile will give users access to the largest repository of mobile video content |
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| Gravity announced first live interactive video service for mobile phones. |
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| Vodafone and Cisco demonstrate that heavyweight players are taking the market for indoor base stations (femtocells) seriously. |
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| Sony Ericsson gained market share during the quarter due to the continued success of new phones |
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| Nokia shipped more units in the fourth quarter than the next three vendors' shipment volumes combined. |
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| Important developments will include revolutionary designs and more intuitive user-interface. |
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| As mobile TV services expand over the next five years the total number of subscribers growing to 462 million, |
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| The Samsung F490 is another smartphone that is likely to be officially launched at 3GSM on the 11th February in Barcelona. |
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| The much anticipated upgrade to the HTC S710 ( HTC Wings ) , can now be bought via O2 |
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| ZTE has been selected as its partner and supplier for the expansion of its current 450MHz network and the rollout of the 2100MHz network. |
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| Latest Pocket PC Phone to offer the benefits of all-in-one connectivity, VGA display, and an ultra-compact form factor. |
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| Options for mobile network operators, in order to identify the realistic timescales and capabilities of 3G enhancements. |
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| Already the market leader in devices supported, Momail now hits the 1000 mark. |
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| S-Series picocell solution will be deployed by European mobile market leader Orange |
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| The USB Modem Stick is Vodafone’s smallest and slimmest yet |
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| 3G UMTS networks have the capability to produce high-accuracy caller locating |
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| Antenna Hungária and T-Mobile Hungary and Vodafone Hungary are conducting a DVB-H based mobile television test. |
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| Music, games and mobile TV will be the major contributors to the global mobile entertainment market |
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| Motorola designed ROKR E8 to deliver an uncompromised consumer experience for music or talk. |
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| New 3G network will allow the operator to offer new top-quality multimedia and data services. |
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| Sony Ericsson revealed the Z555, an elegant clamshell phone which combines a rich feature set with striking good looks. |
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| Swisscom to upgrade its WCDMA/HSPA network to enable mobile broadband coverage across 90 percent of Switzerland. |
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| The W350 Walkman phone offers a combination of key easy-to-use music and phone functions in a stylish, compact form |
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| 3 are the first mobile network operator in the UK to launch version 2 of Google Maps |
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| New solution that can reduce base station power consumption by up to 60%. |
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| Femtocells are low-power radio systems that plug into a residential broadband connection |
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| Alliance to develop improved compatibility and overall user experience between the companies' products. |
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| Allows customers to choose a bespoke solution – the plan that fits their needs and the mobile they want. |
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| LTE is on target and continuing its momentum as the next phase of technology development |
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| Player X appointed by Virgin Mobile as official aggregator for all its mobile games and video content |
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| InKyocera has reached a definitive agreement to acquire SANYO's mobile phone business. |
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| Internet Initiative Japan announced the launch of IIJ Mobile |
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| First TV show using iPoint-media’s mobile 3G live interactive participation TV solution. |
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| PC8808 TD-SCDMA femtocell reference design, the first to support this standard. |
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| Nokia N95 8GB Review by 3G.co.uk |
Nokia upgrades its Nokia N95 model looking to make it an even smoother operator. So is this just a makeover or a serious upgrade ? |
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| The revolutionary technology allows facebook users to ˜morph’ up to five of their friendswould look like as one. |
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| Nokia 6500 Classic Review by 3G.co.uk |
The Nokia 6500 Classic along with its stablemate the Nokia 6500 Slide have both been reviewed by 3G.co.uk. So, is it the Classic or the Slide for you. |
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| The agreement covers various types of studies and analyses in the communications field |
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| Strategic partnership which will see the first graphical advertising appear on T-Mobile |
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| Orange applied for two television channels for the allocation of DVB-H mode frequencies |
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| Framework contract with Italian mobile phone operator Wind for the supply of point-to-point wireless access systems. |
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| Mobile phone users in Malaysia now have a hip, new way to communicate with each other |
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| DVB-SH pilot jointly performed by SFR and Alcatel-Lucent from July to December 2007 |
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| Mobile broadband gateway to provide Internet access and vehicle tracking on long-distance coach routes |
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| New Interactive Functional Test (IFT) software ( see above ) for its 8960 Series 10 (E5515C) Wireless Communications Test Set. |
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| T-Mobile is ramping up its backhaul infrastructure in readiness for the latest mobile HSDPA data services. |
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| Global shipments of GPS-enabled handsets is expected to grow from 175 million units in 2007 |
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| RDA Microelectronics has selected the X-Series test system for testing of its devices for 3G and 4G handset applications. |
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| Strategic technology initiative designed to reduce development time and cost for OEMs |
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| SUMO.tv, the UK's leading video sharing community, has extended its overseas network by signing important new mobile distribution agreements |
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| Vodafone UK and Huawei Technologies have launched the next generation of USB device, |
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| Aeroflex has announced the addition of Wideband AMR (Wideband Adaptive Multi-Rate) support to its highly successful 6113 AIME basestation protocol test system. |
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| Ground breaking deal to provide a combined cellular and Wi-Fi network across the 15 Glasgow Subway stations. |
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| Antenova announced the availability of GPS RADIONOVA M10214-K1 Evaluation Kits |
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| BT acquired marina Wi-Fi network operator, Square Mile Marina, to deliver high speed wireless to 39 coastal and inland marinas |
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| WJ Communications announced the initial production order for a TD-SCDMA Multi Chip Module (MCM) chipset valued at $0.5 million |
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| TD-SCDMA is expected to be the dominant 3G technology in China, due to the heavyweight government support it receives. |
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| WiFi and high-speed 3G (HSDPA) are being fused together for the first time via ground-breaking web’n’walk price plan |
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| Mobility collaboration extended on developing advanced mobility solutions started a year ago. |
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| Gamma Telecom will offer an own-branded business mobile voice and data service |
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| Agilent Technologies announced that it will introduce new solutions for 3GPP Long Term Evolution |
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| Fourth quarter contracts totaled 53, rebounding from Q3, but unlike in Q3, there were no announced billion dollar contracts. |
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| Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) awarded Agilent a contract for Mobile WiMAX Protocol Conformance Test |
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| Many factors impact base station demand, and the largest is the uptake and usage of 3G technology, |
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| TDC offers its customers broadband access via the mobile network with Turbo 3G (HSDPA). |
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| Mobile subscriptions which offer unlimited music downloads on a rental basis are expected to surge in popularity |
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| Personal mobile video services provide real-time or non-real-time exchange of user-generated or user-selected video, with at least one mobile handset involved. |
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| SHOW Monitoring System uses 3G WCDMA to transmit live video from a SHOW camera device to a designated mobile phone |
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