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Indonesia’s Bakrie Telecom Will Launch 3G 1xEV-DO

Indonesia’s fixed wireless access operator PT Bakrie Telecom Tbk (BTEL) will soon launch 1xEV-DO-based 3G services, BTEL’s president director Anindya Novyan Bakrie told 3GWeek recently. In near future, BTEL will implement a trial of 1xEV-DO in selected areas in the capital city Jakarta. A direct evolution of the CDMA2000 third-generation (3G) wireless standards, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO enables [...]

3G Vodafone in HP Notebook

The third generation (3G) will come to many commercial laptops. Over the weekend, HP and Vodafone in Ireland revealed that Vodafone 3G Connect Cards will come bundled with every HP commercial laptop. The offer is subject to the customer signing up for a business plan with Vodafone. The promotion is currently available across the entire range [...]

Indonesia’s Telkomsel to Launch 3G This Year

PT Telkomsel, Indonesia’s leading cellular operator, ready to launch commercial 3G services this year, a Jakarta-based newspaper reported today. During a trial since May last year, Telkomsel performs services such video streaming, video calls and broadband Internet connection. “Development of 3G market was also pushed by economic growth, technology evolution, regulatory, consumer behavior and interoperator competition,” [...]

Philippines’ Smart Offers New 3G Services

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 [...]

MSN Messenger for 3G Users in Austalia

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

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 [...]

Fastest Growing 3G in the Philippines

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 [...]

3G Access in Thailand Airport

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!] Source SHARETHIS.addEntry({ [...]

3G Network Regulation Rings Telstra Alarm Bells

Telstra will seek Federal Government reassurance that it has no plans to ask the competition watchdog to regulate its new mobile phone network. Australia’s Communications Minister Helen Coonan was yesterday quoted as saying Telstra would not be allowed to shut its CDMA mobile network, used in regional areas, until its third-generation (3G) network was operational. Whether [...]

No Specific Timetable for China 3G License Issuance: Report

A Ministry of Information Industry official said the government has no specific timetable to issue third generation (3G) mobile technology licenses in China, the China Securities Journal reported. “There is no timetable to issue 3G licenses and no decision has been made on which operator will be awarded,” said the MII’s vice minister, Lou Qinjian. Lou said [...]


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