This phone, manufactured by SMS Australia, claimed as the smallest phone in the world. The M500 watch phone weigh only 60 gram and has 1.5 inch screen with 120 x 160 pixel. Australia is not really known as phone maker. This must be a big leap for Australian manufacturer.

Posted by Amir Karimuddin on October 27th, 2007 1 Comment »

I think it's a good news to explore 3G capabilities in any devices, especially in mobile technologies.

Posted by Budi Putra on October 16th, 2007 No Comments »

Cellular-news.com keeps a counter to track which news articles are of most interest to you, the readers. As an end-of-year idea, below are the most popular stories published on cellular-news as read by yourselves over the past year, in order of popularity.

Posted by Budi Putra on January 2nd, 2007 2 Comments »

Definitely I need to add this notebook to my wish list. Hewlett-Packard's new nc6400 is a 3G-capable laptop that offers download speeds fast enough to pull in podcasts, multimedia-heavy Web sites, and even videos -- from just about any major city around the world -- thanks to the built-in Cingular 3G module. The nc6400 is also Vista-ready and powered by a choice of Intel Core 2 Duo processors. In an overture to knowledge workers with wanderlust, Hewlett-Packard and Cingular have launched what they are claiming is the world's first notebook Relevant Products/Services with built-in global 3G capabilities. The HP Relevant Products/Services Compaq nc6400 boasts a built-in Cingular Wireless UMTS/HSDPA module -- in plain English, hardware that lets the notebook connect to ...

Posted by Budi Putra on December 12th, 2006 1 Comment »

Geekzone reported a very interesting statictic on cellular industry milestones. Mobile phone industry has become a spectacular industry: it took 20 years to reach 1 billion connections, three years to reach 2 billion connections and is on target to reach its third billion in a period of just over two years. According to estimates from Wireless Intelligence, a venture between market intelligence firm Ovum and the GSM Association, the total number of cellular connections in the world will reach 2.5 billion, having passed through the 2 billion mark just 12 months ago, "The cellular industry took 20 years to reach 1 billion connections, three years to reach 2 billion connections and is on target to reach its third billion in ...

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

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 SingTel and StarHub, while the 8707v will be offered by M1. One of the key features of the new BlackBerry handhelds is their ability to multitask. According to RIM, the 8707g and 8707v allow simultaneous voice and data usage while being used as a modem for a PC. Each handheld will come with a 16-bit QVGA screen, 64MB flash memory, onboard BlackBerry ...

Posted by Budi Putra on August 23rd, 2006 2 Comments »

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 Ericsson, and will do so later with Siemens, to support the rollout of Telkomsel's 3G network. Telkomsel also signed collaboration agreements with 4 initial content providers -- SCM, Metro TV, Bizcom and Elasitas -- in order to provide a large selection of content through live mobile TV services, video-on-demand streaming and video downloading. Link

Posted by Budi Putra on August 16th, 2006 1 Comment »

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 portrayed as the bad guy, as it has come under fire for its royalty charges and licensing policies from Nokia, Broadcom and others in anti-trust complaints and patent suits. But now, Qualcomm was not alone. A GSM guy already joined the club! Ericsson is getting just as aggressive, suing Samsung over use of essential GSM, GPRS and EDGE patents. Like ...

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

Indonesia has five 3G licensed-operators. Yes, you got it right: Five. The problem is, none of them is actually operating. Telkomsel, Indonesia’s leading cellular operator, will launch commercial 3G services only later this year. Indosat and Excelcom, two other biggest GSM operators, did some trials in Jakarta last year, but we haven't heard much from them since then. What about the other two operators, Cyber Access Communications and Natrindo Telepon Seluler? Do not expect these new entrants to launch 3G services anytime soon. So far they have no broad existing subscribers, and they operate small coverage of cellular networks only. [3G] This post was originally published in Sarapan Ekonomi

Posted by Budi Putra on June 27th, 2006 1 Comment »

Nokia, a leading mobile networks supplier, recently announced that it has won a GSM network expansion deal with Sichuan Unicom, a subsidiary of China Unicom. The agreement is Nokia's first with Sichuan Unicom and marks a significant milestone for Nokia in entering the GSM market in Sichuan and West China. The deal also highlights Nokia's leading position in mobile softswitch systems deployment in the China area. Under the agreement, Nokia will deploy its GSM radio and core networks, including the Nokia MSC Server mobile softswitch, in 4 cities in the Sichuan Province. Nokia also provides an extensive range of services, including network planning, optimization and rollout services. Deliveries have started and the network expansion will be fully operational by ...

Posted by Budi Putra on May 23rd, 2006 No Comments »