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Phone giants give birth to Super 3G
News While the United States has hardly tasted regular old 3G, the big international players are cookin' up the next G.
Tags: Cellular phones, Mobile/Wireless
Internet to boost China's mobile revenue
News Increased high-speed Internet access is expected to allow the country to capitalize on growing mobile revenue this year.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation)
Tough road leading to next-gen networks
Insight perspective Migrating to next-generation networks is extremely complex, and telecom operators must be mindful of certain pitfalls, says industry player.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Protocols and platforms, ATM, Operator, IP, Broadband, Service, SLA, Consulting, outsource
Femtocells to speed arrival of next-gen mobile networks?
News Femtocells could help speed the arrival of next generation mobile broadband networks, such as WiMax and LTE (long term evolution).
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Mobile/Wireless, Next-generation technology/networks, WiMax, Mobile, Generation Network, Silicon.com, chairman, network, UMTS
Open-source security push gets US$20M
News Intrusion prevention vendor Sourcefire has secured extra capital to fuel its expansion into Europe and Japan.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Open source
Australian 2002 3G launch “optimistic”
News Despite DoCoMo’s recent rollout of 3G in Japan, Australian mobile telephony carriers are reluctant to set a date for a local launch, but a 2002 deadline has been described as “optimistic.”
Software on tap to ease cell congestion
News AT&T Wireless will be testing a software intended to help wireless carriers create room on their networks for more calls.
EDB to train 4,000 info-comm experts
News The Economic Development Board (EDB) said it plans to train more than 4,000 people in Singapore in wireless communications, Internet, networking and signal processing technologies over the next three years.
Chinese domain name market fuels confusion
News The recent launch of Chinese-language domain name registration services has re-ignited concerns over Hong Kong's inexperience in online copyright protection.
Next stop: Next-generation network
News Despite technical challenges ahead, next-generation network, or NGN, is imminent because the demand for NGN business applications is already here.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, IPv6
New Year resolutions
Blogs How appropriate it is that this column is kicking off at the start of a new year, allowing a quick goodbye to 2006 and a...
Keeping BT's tech agile
Insight Inspired by Google's model of rapid software development, BT is undergoing a similar initiative to bring its products to market in quicker time.
Tags: IT Management, Infrastructure/architecture management, Mobile/Wireless, Network infrastructure
Linux set for central role in 3G devices
News Texas Instruments plans to make its OMAP wireless platform Linux-friendly, meaning that 3G devices by Nokia, Ericsson, Sony and Sendo could use the open source operating system.
Hutchison, CyberWorks criticize HK's 3G phone license plan
News Hutchison Whampoa Ltd and Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd, two of Hong Kong's biggest mobile phone operators, criticized the city's plan to force winners of third-generation cellular licenses to share their networks.
Say hello to China's mobile generation
Insight SMS and ringtones continue to be the most popular mobile data services, while applications such as 2D barcode and location-based services are slowly emerging.
Tags: Mobile, Development/design, Mobile/Wireless, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile commerce, Location-based services, Mobile applications, Cellular phones
