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 »

Jakarta -- Ozura Sdn Bhd has via PT Nextnation Prisma, both subsidiaries of Malaysian public listed Nextnation Communication Berhad, in partnership with, Indosat Tbk, one of the leading telecommunication providers in Indonesia, recently announces the launch of the first mobile gaming community in Indonesia - GameWar. Indosat mobile subscribers will be the first to enjoy the benefits of GameWar to experience the new technology. GameWar is a gaming community where mobile users are able to download games, compete in game tournaments and win redemption points which can be used in GameWar’s virtual gift shop. Users are also able to interact with one another via GameWar’s club and blog functions as well as the multiplayer games ...

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

Nokia Indonesia announced its participation in the Indonesia Cellular Show 2006 (ICS 2006) in the Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, 5-9 Juli 2006. This event is the biggest mobile telecommunication industry exhibition in Indonesia aiming at accommodating demands and needs of all parties in this industry, particularly mobile phone users in Indonesia. In ICS 2006, Nokia Indonesia introduces Mobile TV, the latest technology offered by Nokia N92 phone, which enables users to watch digital TV broadcast, with the support of DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast – Handheld) technology. As a player in the mobile telecommunication industry in Indonesia with a commitment to always provide the best for its users, Nokia Indonesia welcomes this Indonesia Cellular Show 2006. "We see the people have a ...

Posted by Budi Putra on July 6th, 2006 1 Comment »

Indonesia, which has five 3G operators already, will be the third ASEAN country after Singapore and Malaysia to have WCDMA-based 3G services. We will be joining around fifty million people who already have access to this service around the world. But it's not clear what services the operators will offer. When the operators did 3G trials last years, they indicated that their services would be video conferences, video telephony and internet broadband connection only. According to an Ericsson Consumer Lab survey in Indonesia, video telephony -- being able to see the person you are talking with -- ranked only fifth in the list of services that users were interested in. Topping the list was radio entertainment, ...

Posted by Budi Putra on July 6th, 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 »

The third generation (3G) providers in Japan have came to "open war" now. In facing the fast growing of the rival KDDI with CDMA2000 1xEV-DO and BREW platform, NTT DoCoMo chooses Windows Media to support their W-CDMA handset. Japan's premier mobile communications company, NTT DoCoMo, provides wireless voice and data communications to tens of millions of subscribers. NTT DoCoMo is the creator of W-CDMA technology, the new de facto global industry standard, as well as the groundbreaking mobile i-mode service. NTT DoCoMo is collaborating with Microsoft to incorporate Windows Media in its 3G wireless phones. The companies announced Thursday that Windows Media Audio and Digital Rights Management 10 would be used in the F902iS handset NTT will release ...

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

The number of third generation mobile phones in Finland doubled in the month after new laws took effect on April 1 allowing bundled sales of phones and subscriptions, a senior executive at operator Elisa said on Monday. "The number of 3G handsets has doubled in a month, they are now 2 percent of all phones and the churn has come down," Matti Vikkula, Elisa's executive vice president for private customer business, said at Helsinki's MobileMonday technology fair. Mobile operators in Finland had competed fiercely on price for several years, with call costs dropping at the fastest speed in Europe last year, according to research firm Informa. But competition has calmed in recent months, with operators like TeliaSonera announcing their first price hikes. ...

Posted by Budi Putra on May 8th, 2006 No Comments »