April 20th, 2006 by
Budi Putra
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Taiwanese ODM Compal Communications Inc. (CCI) is developing a 3G cellular videophone/PDA running Windows Mobile 5.0, according to Radvision, the supplier of a 3G-324M protocol toolkit to CCI. The new 3G handheld will include an “advanced” video application that lets users subscribe to video conferences and participate in video communities, Radvision says.
CCI’s new 3G PDA/videophone [...]
April 19th, 2006 by
Budi Putra
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Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), the largest telecom operator in Taiwan, yesterday started marketing in Taiwan a co-branded version of the Nokia 6280 3G handset manufactured to its specifications, according to CHT sources.
To boost its penetration in the 3G segment, CHT will launch more co-branded 3G handsets, with a model to come from Asustek Computer in May, [...]
April 19th, 2006 by
Budi Putra
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Aurora Telecom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taiwan-based IT distributor Aurora Corporation, and Vibo Telecom, one of the five operators of 3G mobile communication services in Taiwan, on April 18 jointly announced a strategic-alliance to sell 3G handsets and service under a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) license
Under the agreement, Aurora Telecom will purchase 3G numbers [...]
April 19th, 2006 by
Budi Putra
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1. Sony Ericsson W900i: This is the first 3G Walkman phone, and while its storage capacity can’t match the Nokia N91, its system for transferring music from PC to phone is extremely simple, playback is strong and the handset’s rotating front is effective. Bulky, but recommended.
2. Nokia N91: This is the real music-lover’s phone. It [...]
April 19th, 2006 by
Budi Putra
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South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. has unveiled a 3G music phone equipped with Bluetooth, the company said in a statement Tuesday (April 18).
The WCDMA-enabled LG-U890 phone provides Bluetooth stereo audio for higher fidelity compared with the mono audio used in other Bluetooth 3G phones, said LG in a statement.
The phone measures 18.5 mm thick and [...]
April 19th, 2006 by
Budi Putra
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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced that the country is making substantial progress in the telecoms sector, with teledensity now at 22 per cent. PTA plans to complete preparatory work for 3G technology within the next six to eight months.
Pakistan had some 27 million mobile subscribers at the end of March, according to the [...]
April 19th, 2006 by
Budi Putra
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Nokia hatched the Nseries as an elite brigade of 3G multimedia virtuosos. So elite in fact, that with the exception of the popular N70, getting your hands on these ‘multimedia computers’ has proved problematic.
The N90 didn’t even get picked up officially by a network operator. Its 4GB-hard-drive-packing musical sibling, the N91, hasn’t yet hit the [...]
April 18th, 2006 by
Budi Putra
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France’s Alcatel and USA-based Lucent Technologies have lots of reasons to stick with their old names after they complete their $13.5 billion merger. Several hundred million reasons, perhaps.
When Alcatel unveiled its acquisition of Lucent earlier this month, Alcatel Chief Executive Serge Tchuruk said that the two telecom-equipment giants would “choose a name later on.”
Yet rebranding [...]
April 18th, 2006 by
Budi Putra
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Surf’s up and prices are down. Singapore’s M1 slashed the cost of surfing the Internet and accessing e-mail wirelessly in a move to align the benefits of 3G mobility with those of fixed-line broadband.
M1’s premium 3G SunSurf 100 data plan, previously priced at about $125 per month for unlimited use, has been ratcheted down 65 [...]
April 18th, 2006 by
Budi Putra
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The number of GSM mobile users in Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to grow 50% this year to 180 million compared to 2005, Erasmo Rojas, Latin America and Caribbean director for GSM industry association 3G Americas, told BNamericas.
At the end of the first quarter, Latin America recorded nearly 260 million mobile users up [...]
