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Archive for April, 2006

3G Handset for 2006 World Cup

Published Date: April 30th, 2006
Category: 3G, Handset, 3G WCDMA, GPRS, Cell Phone, Europe, Vendor, Consumer, UMTS

For those who want to enjoy 2006 World Cup beginning June 6 in your handset, you may choose a new release of LG Electronic mobile phone, LG-U900. This phone supports the digital video broadcasting handheld (DVB-H) standard, exclussively to Italian mobile telecommunications service provider, Hutchison. The provider has exclusive DVB-H broadcasting rights for the 2006 […]

The Philippines’s leading wireless services provider Smart Communications Inc. unveiled new 3G service offerings and announced the commercial rates for its 3G cellular service.
Starting May 1, Smart postpaid and prepaid subscribers with 3G-capable handsets will enjoy enhanced applications and extensive rich media content on a commercial basis. These include live TV streaming of two major […]

Virgin Offers Unique 3G Content

Published Date: April 29th, 2006
Category: 3G, Network Operator, 3G WCDMA, Cell Phone, Europe, Consumer

Indeed, there is no content there is no 3G. I think the only way to have the success of 3G service is offering unique and creative content services. For example, UK’s Virgin Mobile Bites. The operator offers 3G services and more unique music, editorial and video content.
There are exclusive celebrity and music interviews, the latest […]

At least 4,1 milion users of 3 mobile, Australia’s first 3G network, now can enjoying MSN Messenger in their cell phones.
According to 3 mobile’s General Manager of Content and Services, Scott Taylor, the launch of MSN Messenger is the opportunity for 3 mobile customers to choose how and when they communicate with each other is […]

Qatar’s Qtel Starts Testing New 3G Service

Published Date: April 29th, 2006
Category: 3G, Network Operator, Asia Pacific

The third generation (3G) technology already expands to Gulf region. Qatar Telecom has begun testing third generation (3G) service and will commercially launch it in June/July, Qtel chief executive officer, Dr Nasser Marafih has said.
Qtel is the exclusive telecommunications provider in Qatar and is one of the largest public companies in the country with around […]

Canada’s Bell Expands 3G Network

Published Date: April 29th, 2006
Category: 3G, Network Operator, 3G 1xEV-DO, America

Just like mostly other coutries in the American continent, Canada expanded 3G CDMA2000 1xEV-DO network. The country’s second largest cellco Bell Mobility has expanded the network to cover Ottawa, Hamilton, Burlington and Oakville, alongside a new roaming agreement with Aliant to provide its users with EV-DO services in Halifax. [3G!]
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The Philippines would be one of the fastest growing 3G country in Southeast Asia. Smart Communications, a mobile operator in the Philippines which received its 3G operator’s licence in December 2005 and became the first 3G operator in the country when it launched W-CDMA services in February 2006, has expanded its 3G network to 60 […]

If you arrive at Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport or just killing time in transit process, you can enjoy the advanced multi-telecommunications network there.
The airport will incorporate six different network technologies, including WCDMA and GSM, to allow for third-generation connectivity across the facility. Ericsson sait it completed the network project in the new Thai international airport. [3G!]
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