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Archive for August, 2006

This is another new handset challenger in 3G market…
Research In Motion (RIM) recently announced its first UMTS-capable handhelds, the BlackBerry 8707g and 8707v, in Singapore. Both models, which essentially offer the same features but with slight differentiation in exterior casing, will be carried by all three local mobile operators. The 8707g will be available from […]

Indonesia finally gets 3G

Published Date: August 16th, 2006
Category: 3G, 3G WCDMA, GPRS, Asia Pacific, GSM, UMTS, News, Nokia, Siemens

The country’s largest cellular operator, PT Telkomsel, launched its third-generation (3G) service yesterday, marking the first commercial introduction of 3G to Indonesia.
“Today marks the start of a new era in the world of Indonesian cellular telecommunications,” said Telkomsel president director Kiskenda Suriahardja.
During the kick-off ceremony, Telkomsel signed contracts for network deployment with vendors Nokia and […]

GSM Royalty?

Published Date: August 9th, 2006
Category: CDMA, GPRS, Chipset, Vendor, GSM, Business Briefing, News, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Qualcomm, EDGE

We know that GSM technology is a sort of open standard technology — just like Linux in computer world. And we consider its competitor, CDMA, as a propietry technology, which always deal with royalty, patent rights or something like that .
That is why, so far, Qualcomm — the owner of CDMA technology — has been […]

With legions of communications platforms and devices used by employees nowadays, it’s not easy for a company to assemble a proper and optimal integrated communications system.
But there is one option available: provide an “umbrella”. Cisco Systems, the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, has unveiled such an “umbrella”: Cisco Unified Communications.
Based on Cisco’s Service-Oriented […]

Nokia N93 Golf Edition tees off

Published Date: August 2nd, 2006
Category: Cell Phone, Vendor, Business Briefing, News, Nokia

Espoo, Finland — Nokia today announced the availability of the Nokia N93 Golf Edition, a special package combining the unparalleled mobile video capabilities of the Nokia N93 multimedia computer with a unique golf application that enables you to capture your golf swing, analyze and improve your game by split screen swing comparison and other advanced […]