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Mobile Bidding May Damage Consumers Warns Telefonica
News The latest telecommunications company to withdraw from the bidding for third generation (3G) UMTS mobile phone licences, Telefonica, has warned that sky-high bidding may leave consumers with a raw deal.
[April 19, 2000, 7:06]
Can You Spell CDMA20001xEV-DO?
News A total of 17 different carriers have announced plans to build next-generation phone networks based on CDMA, he said. The International Telecommunication Union, a body representing carriers on five continents, this week said CDMA20001xEV-DO meets...
[August 16, 2001, 11:33]
Nokia, Ericsson Reach Mobile Milestone
News On Thursday, Nokia intends to announce that w-CDMA cellphones it developed now meet the requirements set by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), the industry group that brings together the various standards bodies involved in national...
[September 25, 2002, 10:43]
3G Operators Open Up A VAT Of Controversy
News A multibillion-pound court case between the British government and the five mobile phone companies that hold UK third-generation network licences began on Monday. Many European countries auctioned off radio spectrum for third-generation services in...
[February 9, 2004, 14:40]
Government Denies Allegations Of Secret 3G Talks
News Newspaper reports over the weekend claimed that representative from Vodafone, BT and One2One have asked the government to assist them while they attempt to roll out third-generation (3G) mobile phone networks in the UK.
[March 19, 2001, 11:53]
GSM Association Pushes 3G To Developing World
News In total, there are more than 2 billion GSM mobile phone users worldwide, with new consumers signing up at a rate of 1,000 per minute for services that include both second-generation GSM, as well as third-generation GSM services, the group said.
[June 14, 2006, 10:00]
3 And Japanese Telco Team For Video Telephony
News The Japanese mobile giant, which owns a 20 percent stake in Hutchison 3G, helped the UK operator establish the country's first third-generation high-speed mobile phone service, which was introduced in March this year.
[September 18, 2003, 11:40]
Pre-paying Brits Won't Flock To 3G
News A new study from independent research group The Work Foundation casts doubt on the ability of third-generation network operators to build successful mass-market services in the near term. After spending a total of £22.5bn acquiring 3G licences in...
[April 1, 2003, 13:34]
Nokia Glitch Could Crimp 3G Plans
News But analysts said the glitch is an embarrassment for Nokia and potentially another setback for the introduction of highly touted third-generation, or 3G, phone networks. The company said that its newest generation of phones will not be affected by...
[April 4, 2001, 9:42]
Cost Blamed For Gloomy Global 3G Outlook
News A report by market researchers TNS shows that the number of people aspiring to buy third-generation phones has dropped from 7 percent in 2005 to 4 percent in 2006. And in July, Vodafone was forced to deny it was giving up on recouping its huge...
[October 13, 2006, 12:30]
Orange Ready To Join 3G Christmas Battle
News This will make it the third company to launch third-generation handsets in the UK, after Hutchison's 3 and Vodafone. It says that the cost of buying a third generation handset is too high, because the 3G network outside London and the UK's major...
[December 2, 2004, 12:45]
Mobile Firms Could Face Legal Action Over 3G
News Earlier this month, Forrester claimed that European mobile phone network operators would fail to generate sufficient revenue from third-generation (3G) networks and would face a steep decline in earnings by 2005.
[January 31, 2001, 9:50]
UK To Lead Europe In 3G
News A new report from analyst house Forrester predicts that 3G take-up will languish in the doldrums in Europe until around 2010, when some 60 percent of the continent's citizens will be using third-generation phones.
[January 19, 2006, 15:40]
Mobile Subscribers Surge Worldwide
News Increased adoption of third-generation wireless phone technology should help sustain record growth in the mobile handset market. Third-generation wireless networks are expected to deliver an array of new products and services to mobile phone users...
[September 5, 2003, 9:05]
Wireless Execs: We Hate Spectrum Sales!
News The result has been a chaotic financial situation for the carriers hoping to offer third-generation, or 3G, phone services. Motorola's chief executive, Chris Galvin, told an audience Wednesday at the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet...
[March 22, 2001, 10:09]
IPhone 3G Hits London
News Almost none of those waiting were existing iPhone owners, because Apple stores in the UK are unable to process upgrades from the first- to second-generation handset. Steve, who works for a law firm, avoided the first generation of the iPhone...
[July 11, 2008, 10:31]
Latest GPRS Deal Gives 3G Sleepless Nights
News 3G's future prospects took another knock this week with the news that Endemol, a pioneering television production company known for breaking new ground, is broadcasting continuous footage of its latest reality TV show over GPRS, rather than using...
[January 7, 2004, 17:00]
Wireless Net Set To Boom
News Arc also said by 2002, third generation mobile standards, also know as 3G, including the Universal Mobile Transmission Systems (UMTS) will stretch bandwidth to 2 megabits per second. The arrival of third generation (3G) wireless services will kill...
[June 2, 1999, 17:18]
A Year Ago: Wireless Net Set To Boom
News Arc also said by 2002, third generation mobile standards, also know as 3G, including the Universal Mobile Transmission Systems (UMTS) will stretch bandwidth to 2 megabits per second. The arrival of third generation (3G) wireless services will kill...
[June 2, 2000, 7:01]
What Is 3G?
White Papers The cost of third generation (3G) mobile phone technology to the world's mobile phone operators stands at $129 billion (September 2001), a fact that has arguably contributed to a major downfall (or at least slide) in some of the worlds most...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
