Vodafone offers bundling 3G services as an unlimitted usage option to its subscribers. Vodafone has introduced what it says is Australia's biggest mobile TV and music offering on Vodafone live! with 3G. In all there are 21 live and made for mobile TV channels to watch. Vodafone live! with 3G customers can now get access to 6 live channels (Sky News Business, Sky News UK, BBC World, Fashion TV, ABC and SBS) another 15 made for mobile channels (including MTV, E!, Rage, VidZone TV, ABC Kids and Chilli TV) as well as a bunch of exclusive Vodafone content. Available only on Vodafone live! You can watch Team TV which takes you behind the scenes with Australia's top sporting talent and ...

Posted by Budi Putra on December 8th, 2006 1 Comment »

Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM.O: Quote, Profile , Research) shares jumped more than 4 percent on Tuesday after China said it may grant a license for a next-generation cellphone network that would boost royalties to the wireless technology and chip supplier. Qualcomm shares rose $1.61, or 4.3 percent, to $38.99 in early afternoon trade on Nasdaq. Ed Snyder, an analyst at Charter Equity Research, said news that China may soon roll out its first third-generation telecoms network -- which allows faster Internet speeds and streaming video -- helped push up Qualcomm shares. He said that the company would benefit both from royalty payments for its so-called CDMA technology the network would be based on as well as from sales of chips used in ...

Posted by Budi Putra on December 6th, 2006 No Comments »

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 they access and listen to music and reveals some startling results for the music industry: Music purchased on mobile is the fastest growing music format - up 100% on 2005 Mobile could overtake computer based music purchases within 5 years Six out of ten under 24 year olds have purchased music via a mobile Downtime' is becoming the newcommerce space for music retailing Two thirds say they buy on public ...

Posted by Budi Putra on November 10th, 2006 No Comments »

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 and a 40% share of the market at the end of June. Link

Posted by Budi Putra on November 3rd, 2006 No Comments »

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 20,000 users in Shandong Province's Qingdao City, Hebei Province's Baoding City and Xiamen City in Fujian Province. They will use new cell phone numbers beginning with 188 or 199 in the trial. Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co and China International Telecommunications Construction Corp will organize the trial in Beijing, where no more than 5,000 people will participate. Datang, China's flagship developer of the country's 3G network, has ...

Posted by Budi Putra on November 3rd, 2006 1 Comment »

Infineon Technologies AG announced that its GPRS/UMTS multimedia platform will power Panasonic Mobile Communications Co. Ltd's newest Softbank 705P mobile handset. The Softbank Mobile Corp. handset will be for the Japan market. Infineon's scalable Multimedia Platform EDGE/UMTS (MP-EU) allows mobile phone manufacturers to introduce various UMTS models based on the same core architecture, reducing design cycles and cutting time-to-market. It has all necessary hardware and software components of a mobile handset. "Infineon and Panasonic have a long track-record of successful cooperation and we are happy to expand our activities by bringing a common dual-mode 3G solution in the market," said Dr. Hermann Eul, management board member and president of communication solutions business group at Infineon. EETAsia

Posted by Budi Putra on October 9th, 2006 No Comments »

New York - Nokia today introduced the Nokia N95, an all-in-one multimedia computer with a pioneering 2-way slide concept, integrated GPS functionality, a 5 megapixel camera and support for high-speed mobile networks, making it easier to watch and record videos, listen to songs, take high-quality photos, browse the internet, or catch up on email while on the move. "The Nokia N95 brings a range of multimedia ingredients together, such as a fantastic display, outstanding photo and video capability and high-speed connectivity, making it the ultimate multimedia computer," said Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President, Multimedia, Nokia. "This single device - which fits easily in your pocket - can replace stand-alone devices that you no ...

Posted by Budi Putra on September 27th, 2006 2 Comments »

Malaysia's biggest mobile firm, Maxis Communications Bhd, will spend a total of RM2.2 billion over the next three years to expand its third generation (3G) network and wireless broadband Internet services. The company expects a break- even period of about three years. Maxis aims to make broadband available to three quarters of all households by 2010. At the end of June, there were more than 650,000 broadband subscribers. Chief executive officer Datuk Jamaludin Ibrahim said plans are to invest RM1.5 billion for the next three years, starting in 2007, to expand 3G coverage to more than 60 per cent of the population by 2009. Currently, its 3G services are only available in the Klang Valley, Penang and Johor Baru. So far, RM650 million ...

Posted by Budi Putra on September 27th, 2006 No Comments »

Vietnam will follow its ASEAN partners to launch 3G services. The Ministry of Post and Telematics (MPT) is checking technical standards to prepare for the issuance of a regulation on using frequency bands for the 3G network. The MPT plans to issue a business licence to the first firm that meets conditions to offer 3G services next year. Doan Quang Hoan, Director of MPT’s Wireless Frequency Department, revealed that the policy on licencing 3G network services had been considered for a long time. Due to of a lack of management regulations, the MPT has not licenced any firm yet. “We are working with some big international telecom groups to learn about their experiences in frequency allocation before issuing the rule on frequency use and ...

Posted by Budi Putra on September 27th, 2006 No Comments »

Mobile softswitch ideal to combine 2G and 3G services. Nokia has signed a nationwide supply contract with the Philippine telecommunications company Globe Telecom Inc. This network modernization deal includes an upgrade of the Globe Telecom circuit switched core network, also enabling fixed mobile convergence. Under the agreement Nokia will renew the core network of Globe Telecom including the upgrade of Nokia mobile switching centre into Nokia MSC Server mobile softswitch. Included are also the unique, multitechnology Nokia NetAct(TM) network and service management solution, Nokia Voice over IP Server, and Nokia IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). In addition, Nokia will provide implementation, commissioning, systems integration and training services. The deliveries have already started. "The contract with Nokia for an upgrade of our existing MSC to an ...

Posted by Budi Putra on September 18th, 2006 No Comments »