July 12th, 2007 by
Budi Putra
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The Asia Pacific region is leading the world in adopting HSPA, the higher-speed version of 3G.
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May 22nd, 2007 by
Budi Putra
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Ukrtelecom is considering a proposal to establish a joint venture with the UK’s Vodafone Group to develop 3G mobile services, reports local online paper rynok.biz. The two companies are reportedly holding negotiations on the possibility of cooperation in the 3G sector.
Observers also noted that the Ukrainian mobile sector is already very competitive and that taking [...]
May 22nd, 2007 by
Budi Putra
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Turkey’s telecommunications regulator has postponed to Sept. 7 a tender for four third-generation phone licences, an official from the Communications Ministry said on Tuesday.
Bids had been due by Thursday, and the tender was scheduled for Friday.
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May 18th, 2007 by
Budi Putra
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Mobile operators around the globe are busy rolling out 3G services and upgrades, dreaming of a day when users casually make video calls and download movies, allowing companies to reap several times more revenue per phone.
But that rosy future remains elusive. Despite the billions of dollars spent on new networks and marketing, operators are still [...]
May 18th, 2007 by
Budi Putra
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A recent study has indicated that the worldwide 3G market will rise by 55 percent per year from 2006 to 2010. China and India are major areas of growth.
In other news mobile web use in the UK appears to be taking off, despite reports of poor user experience. 20 percent of the UK, or 5.7 [...]
May 18th, 2007 by
Budi Putra
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China’s Ministry of Information Industry said Wednesday it has set the technical specifications for two third-generation mobile-phone technologies developed abroad (WCDMA and CDMA2000), bringing China one step closer to issuing 3G licenses.
In a statement on its Web site, the ministry said the standards for WCDMA and CDMA2000, together with that for a locally developed 3G [...]
May 18th, 2007 by
Budi Putra
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Due to widely use of 3G, 3G mobile bandwidth will increase fast in the coming years.
iGR has published a new report which is forecasting that 3G mobile bandwidth usage will experience a nearly tenfold increase by 2011.
The report reached this conclusion by modeling: the current bandwidth usage among mobile data users; the future bandwidth usage [...]
May 18th, 2007 by
Budi Putra
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The official Chinese news agency, Xinhua News has reported that Nepal Telecom launched a 3G network yesterday.
According to Nepal Telecom director Buddhi Acharya, the SIM card for 3G service will cost 4,195 Nepali rupees (US$64.50) and its charges will be similar to that of prepaid mobiles.
For the time being, the 3G services will be made [...]
May 16th, 2007 by
Budi Putra
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The first unit of Nokia E90 Communicator sold in an auction today in Jakarta.
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May 15th, 2007 by
Budi Putra
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SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile service operator, said it has attracted 237,000 customers over the past year to its third-generation HSDPA service and nearly half of them were tech-savvy consumers in their 20s and 30s.
SK Telecom said it analyzed its subscription base and found that around 47 percent of its 3G service users [...]
