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Archive for November, 2006

Personalisation and interactivity will be the key drivers of mobile TV according to a new report commissioned by Nokia and conducted by Dr Shani Orgad from the London School of Economics. The report, titled ‘This Box Was Made For Walking’, examines the future impact of mobile TV on the broadcasting and advertising industries.
The report predicts […]

3G is the future of the music industry

Published Date: November 10th, 2006
Category: 3G, Cell Phone, Tech Idea, Business Briefing, News

The future of music industry will rely on mobile phone and 3G technology will be a great enabler for it.
The mobile phone is set to become the retail channel of the future for music fans according to a report published by 3.
The report investigates how young people are using new technology to revolutionise the way […]

3G coming to Libya

Published Date: November 3rd, 2006
Category: 3G, Network Contract, Network Operator, 3G WCDMA, HSDPA, Asia Pacific, News

Libya is set to get its first 3G network, with the country’s second largest cellular operator Libyana rolling out a W-CDMA and HSDPA network covering 14 cities. Libyana has contracted ZTE of China to supply its 3G infrastructure.
The new network will have an initial capacity of one million lines. State-owned Libyana had around 700,000 subscribers […]

Homegrown 3G tech trial begins

Published Date: November 3rd, 2006
Category: 3G, Network Operator, Asia Pacific, News

A two-month trial of China’s third generation mobile technology will begin on either Sunday or Monday in Beijing, Shanghai and three other cities in China, Sina.com reported today. TD-SCDMA, time division-synchronous code division multiple access, was developed in China and is one of the world’s three next-generation mobile standards.
Initially, the trial TD-SCDMA network will involve […]