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LG KS20 New 3G Prada Phone Arriving

An LG Prada successor will be soon out on the market, looking to win the credit that its predecessor has not been capable of achieving. LG KS20 will have to work hard in order to stand out from the large line of touchscreen mobile phones out there. One great thing about LG KS20 is that it will run on Windows Mobile 6...

29 August 2007
06:49 GMT

Nokia 6555 with 6x Zoom Has Been Released

Nokia has just released the 6555 phone model, one more 3G-enabled handset. The phone's only special feature is that of 6x zoom, which hints towards a highly powerful camera, as, other than that, the device features only average capabilities.Along with an appealing design that Nokia is quite proud of, the mobile ...

21 August 2007
03:57 GMT

GSM Rules, Literally

3G Americas, a group that represents the GSM technologies in the Americas, announced that the GSM/UMTS services gained more than 564.6 million customers worldwide between June 2006 and June 2007. According to Informa's World Cellular Information Service, more than 100 millions of the new subscribers are from th...

17 August 2007
09:26 GMT

Ericsson to Supply WCDMA/HSPA Network Equipment to Elisa in Finland

Ericsson announced it has been selected by Elisa, the largest wireless operator in Finland, to supply the mobile carrier with WCDMA/HSPA network equipment. Under the terms of the agreement, Ericsson will supply a number of radio base stations that will nearly double the coverage and capacity of Elisa's existing ...

13 August 2007
09:02 GMT

Alcatel-Lucent Deploys HSUPA Network for mobilkom austria

Alcatel-Lucent announced that it has successfully deployed its HSUPA solution in all Alcatel-Lucent NodeB base stations of mobilkom austria's network in Austria. The completed project now enables mobilkom austria to offer its customers mobile broadband services with an uplink speed of up to 1.4 Mbps, which is fi...

8 August 2007
09:08 GMT

Nokia Deepens Collaboration for 3G Technology

Nokia has decided to increase their efforts in the development of evolved 3G technologies by expanding their partnership with STMicroelectronics. This comes as part of the Finnish company's new chipset development strategy and will start taking effect in the near future.Under the extended agreement, STMicroelect...

8 August 2007
06:40 GMT

Nokia Siemens Extends GSM and 3G WCDMA Network

Nokia Siemens Networks will extend their GSM and 3G WCDMA network with the Telekom Srbija Mobile branch. The company will also provide all needed associated services for making sure that customers will enjoy them at their full potential.Nokia Siemens Networks started the deliveries in July, which allowed Telekom Srbi...

30 July 2007
14:14 GMT

Ericsson and Texas Instruments Bring Innovative 3G Solutions

Ericsson and Texas Instruments, the world leader in silicon solutions for wireless communications, have announced an agreement to form a strategic technology engagement in order to produce custom solutions for Open OS enabled 3G handhelds. This will help handheld producers to provide Open OS devices for the high-end ...

27 July 2007
08:53 GMT

Nokia 7660, the Eccentric 3G Handset

Nokia has broken the pattern of its classic mobile phone models that it has offered until now to customers with the 7660 device. It features an impressive design, one extremely unusual for a telecom device, but excellent for those who wish to stand out.Nokia has kept the release of this new handset pretty quiet, alth...

25 July 2007
09:20 GMT

Google Invests in 3G Mobile Company

Ubiquisys proudly announced that it is one of the companies that received Google's support to become more powerful and fight for the leader position of the market. The UK company sustained Google joined other several investors which brought funds to the firm in order to reach its goals. The entire amount of mone...

23 July 2007
10:23 GMT

Mobile TV Solutions from Telstra

Telstra will make it possible for people living in Australia to benefit from the possibilities of mobile TV too from now on. With BigPond TV, users of this company's 3G and Next G networks will be able to watch programs on their handsets, just as many others across the globe who already do that.A TV model can be...

19 July 2007
10:31 GMT

NTT DoCoMo Goes for 300Mbps Super 3G Network

NTT DoCoMo looks for a revolutionary breakthrough in mobile data transfer speeds. The Japanese company has started testing an experimental Super 3G system for mobile communications.NTT DoCoMo aims for high results with this experiment. In the future, they will do their best in managing to reach performances of up to ...

13 July 2007
07:40 GMT

LG Trax Arrives at AT&T

AT&T will be thickening their line of affordable music phones with LG Trax soon enough. The clamshell is capable of providing some of the most evolved sound performances and also has to offer a large number of capabilities at rather high standards.LG Trax is especially designed for the mobile phone users who lead an...

10 July 2007
06:05 GMT

NTT DoCoMo Brings 3G FOMA 704i Series

NTT DoCoMo has announced eight more mobile phones, part of the 3G FOMA 704i series. This line of handsets brings a great amount of diversity, both in design and performances, as it usually happens with the phones released in Japan.The FOMA 704i series includes the TV-capable D704i and SH704i models, as well as the L7...

4 July 2007
10:34 GMT

ZTE D Evolution Phone with Two Keypad Languages

The number of people who speak two languages is larger than you might think at first. With this in mind, ZTE Corporation brings their new Evolution handset, which is capable of responding to the need for working with two alphabets.ZTE D Evolution is capable of supporting two languages, either Latin or Cyrillic. Even...

4 July 2007
08:36 GMT

Nokia Siemens Brings Out 3G Femto Home Access Solution

Nokia Siemens Networks announced the launch of its 3G Femto Home Access solution, a new and innovative approach to home access that features open interfaces and a unique network element: Femto Gateway. This new solution, besides improving the overall femto cell ecosystem, will help network operators to boost their 3G...

3 July 2007
09:10 GMT

Sagem my850v Packs 3G Performances

Sagem is one of the few mobile phone producers that dared in launching a new handset on the big day when the iPhone is due for launch. Probably because the Sagem my850v has nothing to do with the high performances of Apple's phone due for release.This 3G clamshell phone model manages to bring for its user the mo...

29 June 2007
08:02 GMT

More than 40 Million 3G Phones Sold in Japan

3G phone sales seem to have boosted in the last year in Japan, as the number of such sold handsets has reached 40 million. This means great evolution for the mobile phone market in this country and for the 3G-enabled cellulars in general.The telecommunication market in Japan is one of the most important, as its prof...

28 June 2007
09:41 GMT

WORKABOUT PRO Available in U.S. to Make Mobile Working Easier

AT&T Inc. together with Psion Teklogix announced that WORKABOUT PRO, the UMTS/HSDPA-powered rugged wireless device created by Psion Teklogix, is available on AT&T's BroadbandConnect and EDGE networks. This is the first time when such a device is introduced to customers from North America. WORKABOUT PRO is a mo...

22 June 2007
10:12 GMT

Video Share Service at AT&T

Video Share will be the first service in the US to allow users to share live video while also placing a voice call. This will be available for all wireless enabled devices.This service is meant to provide for all AT&T subscribers communication in a much more efficient way, from any place, at any time. With Video Shar...

20 June 2007
11:22 GMT

World's First 3G Handsets with 65-Nanometer Chipsets

Qualcomm has just started the shipping for the first 65-nanometer chipsets at a worldwide level. The technology is used for multiple 3G enabled handsets coming from this company.More than 40 handset models will be commercially available later this year. For the time being, there are already three models which work wi...

19 June 2007
05:05 GMT

3G Performances with Nokia 6121 Classic

With the release of the Nokia 6121 phone model, the Finnish company has managed to bring the most efficient solutions for mobile phone users at average price and performances.Nokia 6121 is only one of the three such mobile phones which have been released today. "With the introduction of these three new devices, we ar...

18 June 2007
03:49 GMT

2.5 Billion GSM Global Subscribers

The number of mobile phone subscribers has been continuously increasing in the last six years. 3G Americas report the fact that there are currently more than 700 GSM networks which currently operate in more than 200 countries.The high number of worldwide GSM networks has led to a considerable increase in the subscrib...

8 June 2007
09:32 GMT

Ericsson Will Deliver 3G Solutions to Argentina

Ericsson will start building a HSPA-enabled 3G network for a leading Argentinean telecommunications operator, called Personal. This means that it will introduce a new solution for upgrading the current network to much higher standards and performances.Ericsson will introduce Mobile Softswitch in order to provide new ...

7 June 2007
08:37 GMT

IP Unity Glenayre Enables Video Calls from 3G Handsets to Non-Video Phones

IP Unity Glenayre announced it is going to unveil a new technology at CommunicAsia 2007 that is designed to connect video calls from 3G-enabled handsets to non-video phones. The solution will also introduce new advertising capabilities that expand the value of video telephony over 3G networks.The new application, ca...

6 June 2007
09:19 GMT

Slim Samsung a717 and a727 Come at AT&T

AT&T has just announced that they will be offering Samsung a717 and a727 phone models too from now on. These ultra-slim handsets are modern devices that respond to high standards in design and performance, too.The two handsets "are packed with the advanced features our customers demand and are stunning additions to o...

1 June 2007
10:52 GMT

Nokia 6500 Has Two Looks: Classic and Slide

Nokia brings for the European market a new phone model. Nokia 6500 looks fresh and stylish and this might catch the interest of many people and bring high anticipations on its release date.This 3G handset actually comes in two forms. We have the slider phone and the classic-looking one. They both have a stylish and m...

1 June 2007
07:56 GMT

One97 Partners with HP for 3G Technologies Research Lab

Indian telecommunications solutions provider, One97 Communications, in partnership with Hewlett-Packard, have announced the setting up of the first of its kind 3G telecommunications and technology laboratory to research and develop technologies and applications for the 2.5G and 3G market. The research lab is powered ...

29 May 2007
10:55 GMT

Beatnik Brings Low Cost Music on Your Phone

A new generation of mobile music devices has been announced by Beatnik. The company offers audio software solutions for mobile devices that make music, games and device interaction between users highly more accessible.Beatnik Mobile Music Player will bring its users the possibility of browsing and purchasing new son...

29 May 2007
09:08 GMT

117 Million 3G Subscribers for UMTS/HSDPA

3G technology has reached its peak with the UTMS/HSDPA service that is currently being used at the largest scale. Most people around the world seem to prefer it to any other 3G technologies available.UMTS/HSDPA currently holds a share of almost 70 percent from the entire 3G world market. In other words, 117 million s...

28 May 2007
02:07 GMT

Qualcomm Ventures Expands into Europe

Qualcomm announced its intention to invest €100 million in European companies focusing on wireless communications. The investment will take place through Qualcomm Ventures and will concentrate on European small-sized to medium-sized enterprises that can deliver innovations in the 3G (WCDMA) field. Businesses eligible...

24 May 2007
09:41 GMT

Nokia Builds 3G Network in Moscow

Nokia Siemens will build Moscow's first 3G Network for MTS. This is a profitable new service from Nokia and also a new technological breakthrough for the Russian mobile phone market.Nokia Siemens Networks will collaborate with Mobile Telesystems (MTS) in order to construct the integrated 2G/3G network in Moscow....

22 May 2007
04:42 GMT

China Approves American and European 3G Standards

China's Ministry of Information has accepted the European and American standards for 3G (third generation) mobile phones. Their decision will widen the area of possibilities that Chinese mobile phone users will have when it comes to mobile data processing.This comes after China has refused two years ago to accep...

19 May 2007
03:06 GMT

Alcatel-Lucent to Build the First UMTS/HSPA Network in West Africa

Alcatel-Lucent announced a contract with Globacom, Nigeria's second national operator, to supply and install a wireless network based on UMTS/HSPA technology in selected Nigerian cities, including Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Benin and Ibadan. The UMTS/HSPA network, the first of its kind in West Africa, follows ...

26 April 2007
04:51 GMT

Texas Instruments Goes Beyond 3G with the LTE Standard

As Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) deployments continue to expand worldwide, Texas Instruments announced it is now looking beyond 3G to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard. An initiative of the Third Generation Partnership Program (3GPP), LTE encompasses higher data rates and flexibility in frequen...

19 April 2007
11:03 GMT

Vivatel Network Upgraded to 3G HSDPA

Mobile operator Vivatel's subscribers will now be able to make video calls as well as access the Internet at higher-speeds, of up to 1.8Mbps downlink and 384Mbps uplink. Of course, customers will also be provided with the usual services offering various contents such as photos, ringtones, videos and more. Vivat...

19 April 2007
05:45 GMT

Alcatel-Lucent Deploys Enhanced 3G Network in the Caribbean

Alcatel-Lucent announced it has completed the deployment of an enhanced 3G network based on CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO technology covering the entire Caribbean island of Aruba. The new network will enable SETAR, the leading mobile operator in Aruba, to expand its wireless service to offer users high-quality, mobile voi...

17 April 2007
06:38 GMT

ABI Research Regarding the Near Field Communication System

By the year 2012, it is reported that 20 per cent of the Mobile handsets will include Near Field Communication and the annual shipments of such devices could reach almost 50 million.The NFC system is a short-range wireless technology mainly aimed at the usage in mobile phones that wants to bring much more mobility to...

12 April 2007
10:26 GMT

Nokia Announced 3% Aggregate Gross Royalty for WCDMA

The payment that big companies have to make for certain concessions of commercial value or to the ownership of a copyright, patent, trademark or know-how for its use is most often quite expensive.Recently Nokia announced the aggregate gross royalty payment that the company has operated until this year for Wideband Co...

12 April 2007
09:21 GMT

LG Launches 3G Shine

At the beginning of this year,LG nicely surprised everyone with the launch of the Shine mobile device which later managed to win the Best Fashion Mobile award at last year's Shiny Awards. This time, LG outruns itself by launching a new Shine Phone that not only 'shines' but has 3G connectivity and impr...

11 April 2007
11:34 GMT

Ericsson Supplies Vodafone Mobile Networks

Vodafone has selected Ericsson to manage the supply and distribution of spare parts for its mobile networks across several of its major European operating companies including Germany, Spain and Portugal. Under the multi-million Euro deal, Ericsson will assume responsibility for the logistics, warehousing, repair and ...

11 April 2007
03:04 GMT

SFR and Alcatel-Lucent Provide UMTS Network in France

SFR and Alcatel-Lucent announced late this week a contract to supply UMTS network equipment for France. Alcatel-Lucent will deploy UMTS/HSPA equipment from September 2007 for the SFR network in France, thus becoming the second 3G supplier for the operator. This new UMTS contract, the first in Western Europe since the...

6 April 2007
05:42 GMT

Sony Ericsson 3G Phones More Successful Than Nokia's

Sony Ericsson seems to have outperformed Nokia as the largest vendor of 3G mobile phones. While not saying that Nokia makes better 3G phones than Sony Ericsson, it's hardly believable that the Finish manufacturer's handsets could sell less than Sony Ericsson's, simply because most customers prefer Noki...

5 April 2007
09:35 GMT

Call Problems Are Reduced on 3G Networks

Due to all the evolution and innovation in the mobile phone industry, according to J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Wireless Call Quality Performance study, the overall number of customers that are experiencing a wireless call quality problem has declined for the third consecutive time. First conducted five years ago, ...

16 March 2007
10:11 GMT

3G Video Calling's Price Is Too High

Tarifica, Broadband Business Forecast's sister division has looked into why video calling hasn't been as popular and appreciated by customers as expected. Among other reasons, the group found that the primary reason is the service's high price. Also discouraging is the lack of networks that support vid...

13 March 2007
08:08 GMT

Nokia E90 Gets FCC Nod - to Be Branded by T-Mobile?

Got a sweet spot in your heart for Nokia's Communicator phone line-up? If the case, this info will certainly make you rise an eyebrow. The recently unveiled E90 has just hit the FCC stands and - as the documents published by them on their secrets revealing website - the handset has passed all the tests and the F...

3 March 2007
07:46 GMT

E-TEN's First 3G Smartphone

E-TEN has announced in a press release on their website the launch of their first 3G enabled smartphone during the CeBIT international trade show that will take place in Hanover, Germany from March 15 to 21. According to the same press release, the device will be launched during late 2007 under E-TEN's commercia...

3 March 2007
07:41 GMT

Nokia Selected as 3G Network Supplier by RCS & RDS in Romania

Romanian fixed and Greenfield mobile operator, RCS & RDS, has selected Nokia as its WCDMA 3G core and radio network supplier. With Nokia's support, the operator will be able to quickly enter the Romanian 3G mobile market and offer a wide range of services under the brand name Digi.Tel. RCDS & RDS has recently la...

2 March 2007
05:35 GMT




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