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Taiwan Market: Nokia Introduces Mid-Range 3G Handset

Nokia yesterday introduced a 3G handset, the 6280, to the mid-range market in Taiwan. The new slide phone, which offers a 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, MiniSD memory card and flash light, will be priced at NT$16,800 (US$519). :: Photo: Jeremy Huang, DigiTimes

78.08 Million Users Will Be Using 3G Mobile in China by 2008

Analysys International, a leading Internet based provider of business information about technology, media and telecom (TMT) industries in China, says 440,000 users will be using 3G mobile terminals by the end of 2006 and by the year 2008, 78.08 million users will be using 3G mobile terminals in China. According to the report ‘China Mobile Terminal [...]

2006 3G Summit Prepares For China’s 3G Rollout

The 2006 China 3G Summit ran from April 12-14 and was held at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center. The 3G Summit runs concurrently with the 20th Tele-Expo China and the 67th China Electronics Fair, one of the largest annual telecom exhibitions in China. The 3G Summit was organized by China’s Ministry of Information Industry [...]

Samsung Hit by Sliding Mobile Phone Margins

Samsung Electronics posted an increase in its year-over-year net income during the first quarter, although, despite record shipments during the quarter, the company’s results were hit by declining margins in its cell phone business. The company reported net income of $1.96 billion, up from $1.56 billion a year ago. Revenue was up slightly, too, but operating [...]

Mobile Phone Uses Increased Rapidly in Thailand

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Telecommunications in Thailand to their offering. This Study has been published for those companies requiring an in-depth report describing the current state of the telecommunications industry in Thailand. While that industry is under-developed at present, it is moving forward. Until recently, it was characterized by a regulatory regime [...]

3G CDMA in Japan Continues to Grow

The third generation (3G) technology in Japan continues to grow. More than 50 percent of cellular subscirbers in Japan are 3G CDMA now, a senior manager Qualcomm told Asia Tech recently. According to Takayuki (Ted) Nozaki, Senior Manager Business Development Qualcomm Japan, as of end of February, number of 3G CDMA subscribers of each carrier was [...]

3G service to spur mobile growth: Study

The mobile user base in the country is expected to reach 201 million by 2010. With the commercial launch of the 3G (third generation) service in early 2007, 11 per cent or 21 million of these users will be 3G users, according to a report. The study “Enabling India’s Broad Band Economy-The 3G Way” is a [...]

India to have 21.3 m 3G users by 2010: Study

India is expected to have 21.3 million 3G users (11 per cent of the mobile lines) by 2010. Within two years, India is expected to take over Japan to become the third largest mobile market in the world after China and the US. This was the finding of The Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) report [...]

China to Let Mobile Phone Companies Pick Own 3G Standard

China has promised to let its phone companies pick their own standard for next-generation mobile phones, the U.S. government says, despite industry fears that China would impose its own system. China has developed its own third-generation, or 3G, standard in an effort to reduce its reliance on foreign technology. China has the world’s largest mobile phone [...]

3G Bloggers Win Award

Weblog is indeed creating many opportunities. Tapuz Mobile, a developer of unique fun and community content and applications for mobile, today announced that the BLOGTV, the 3G reality video service, has won ‘Best Made for Mobile Video Service’ category in the GSM Association Awards. The BLOGTV enables everybody who has a web cam or a [...]

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