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Huawei: Don't skip 3G for 4G
News Operators intending to leapfrog their 2G networks straight to LTE (long term evolution) may end up with higher cost and risk, warns Huawei exec.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2009, 3G (Third Generation), Next-generation technology/networks, Operator, Telecommunications Company, QoS, UMTS, 3G (Third Generation), LTE, Next-generation technology/networks
Analyst: 2G to dominate Southeast Asia
News Voice and text messaging to stay predominant mobile services due to expanding subscriber base in rural areas; 3G adoption remains in saturated markets.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Network infrastructure, Broadband, 2G, 3G Network, Southeast Asia, Frost & Sullivan, 3G, Emerging Market, analyst
iPhone soars, Microsoft 'main loser'
News Apple iPhone's market share grew significantly over past year while newcomer Android also made waves and Windows Mobile suffered, says Canalys.
Tags: Smart phones, Windows Mobile, Symbian, BlackBerry, Apple Inc., Motorola Inc., Smart Phone, Android, Microsoft Windows Mobile, OEM
Europe to allow 3G services over 2G spectrum
News European Commission has announced agreement over the issue of 'spectrum refarming', which could let operators run rural mobile broadband services more economically.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile Broadband, Spectrum, European Union, Europe, 2G, Analysys, 3G, GSM, Mobile platforms/communications
Woolworths to sell Optus 3G and data deals
News Woolworths' CEO Michael Luscombe says uptake of its talk-and-text prepaid mobile packages, which uses Optus' 2G network, has been so successful that it will now offer 3G and data packages.
Tags: Network infrastructure, 3G (Third Generation), 2G network, 2G, Optus, 3G, CEO, retail company, earnings announcement, pricing strategy
Dell shows prototype at China Mobile platform launch
News Prototype was presented at the Beijing introduction of China Mobile's Open Mobile System. The company won't comment on plans for a future product.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, China Mobile Ltd., Smart Phone, Wireless, 2G, MicroSD, microSD Card, Bluetooth, Dell Computer Corp.
Analysts: Mobile shipments down 9 percent this year
News Analyst house Ovum says it will take until 2012 for mobile-phone shipments to return to 2008 levels .
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Ovum, Mobile, Asia-Pacific, 2G, 3G, Emerging Market, North America, handset
Samsung and InterDigital reach 3G, 2G settlement
News Under the settlement agreement, Samsung will receive an InterDigital license to use its technology in all of Samsung's 3G related products through 2012.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Settlement, 2G, payment, 3G, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., W-CDMA, wireless technology provider, litigation, technology provider
Telstra in further China buys
News Telstra has made further investments in China to bolster its plans to reach US$1 billion in revenue from its Chinese media assets by 2013, snapped up mobile and music businesses.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Music, Handhelds, Mobile, China Mobile Ltd., Sharp Corp., 2G, Telstra Corp., financial, China
EC approves Ericsson, STMicro joint venture
News The European Commission gives nod for deal that sets up a business to provide wireless platforms for handsets and semiconductors for mobile communications.
Tags: Networking, Mobile platforms/communications, Hardware, Software, Mobile, Wireless Platform, Semiconductor, Wireless, Dutch company, wireless semiconductor
Apple's knuckles rapped again over latest iPhone ad
News The Advertising Standards Authority in the United Kingdom has banned a second iPhone ad, ruling that it exaggerated the speed of the device.
Tags: Advertising, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Mobile platforms, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, 2G, Advertisement, Advertising Standards Authority, phone
iPhone manufacturing costs down from last year
News iSuppli estimates that Apple cut more than US$50 from manufacturing costs per unit since the phone made its debut last year.
Tags: Mac OS, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Mobile, iSuppli Corp., Apple iPhone 3G, Manufacturing, 2G, phone, software
Cambodia leapfrogs to 3G
News New entrant Cadcomm is banking on its QB 3G network to deliver services such as mobile TV and high-speed Internet access, and outshine market incumbents.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms/communications, Next-generation technology/networks, ATM, TV, Internet Access, Broadband, 2G, VPN
3G touted to drive China's mobile uptake
News Country's Ministry of Industry and Information expects 3G to drive new mobile subscriptions, despite other reports projecting slow initial adoption.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Network infrastructure, 3G (Third Generation), China Mobile Ltd., China Unicom, phone, 3G, China Telecom, W-CDMA, TD-SCDMA
S'pore revs up again for F1 night race
News Singapore's F1 track features several alterations this year, but race teams have suited up with new tools to support backend IT systems and communications.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Data Management, Race, SingTel, Storage, AT&T Corp., telephony, team, car, Mobile platforms/communications
