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Security for the Third Generation (3G) Mobile System
White Papers In 1996, when the 3rd Generation system known as UMTS was being developed in ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute), the opportunity was taken to review the basis for security in existing mobile systems and to develop a new...
[March 22, 2005, 2:00]
Improving the Performance of Third Generation Wireless Communication Systems
White Papers The third generation (3G) mobile communication system uses a technique called code division multiple access (CDMA), in which multiple users use the same frequency and time domain. For more efficient use of resources, one wishes to allow more users...
[March 22, 2005, 2:00]
IDF: Ultra-fast wireless could be 'third-generation Bluetooth'
News It could become a third-generation Bluetooth," said Intel reseach fellow Kevin Kahn, "a common wideband personal area network between mobile devices, PCs and consumer electronics. Practical ultrawideband wireless is getting closer, according to new...
[September 12, 2002, 9:13]
3G for business: Orange takes a bite
News As Orange announces its own third-generation datacard, hot on the heels of Vodafone, mobile workers have some more substantial but expensive alternatives to the patchy coverage offered by Wi-Fi. Vendors insist third generation mobile and Wi-Fi hot...
[July 2, 2004, 12:15]
Hutchison performs successful 3G test
News Amid growing scepticism about third-generation mobile phones, Hutchison 3G appears to be making good progress towards launching a high-speed mobile network in the UK later this year. Third generation networks offer an exciting new gaming platform...
[May 20, 2002, 13:19]
Orange launches 3G with Microsoft on board
News Britain's third-generation mobile market turned much more competitive today, as Orange threw its 3G network open to commercial users and T-Mobile tried to steal Orange's thunder with the launch of its own 3G service.
[July 19, 2004, 15:15]
Vodafone kicks off 3G for business users
News Vodafone kicked its third-generation mobile network into commercial action on Friday by launching a high-speed data service for business users. Its third-generation network currently covers London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Liverpool...
[April 2, 2004, 14:40]
O2 expects little 3G interest this year
News UK mobile operator O2 will offer third-generation handsets and laptop data cards to UK customers this autumn, but doesn't expect to see significant demand for its 3G service until 2005. Vodafone began selling a third-generation mobile data card in...
[May 18, 2004, 14:10]
News Roundup: 3G, a year on
News It's twelve months now since frenzied bidding for the UK's third-generation mobile licences resulted in an unexpected cash injection of £22.5bn into the nation's coffers. After all, if the prediction that annual revenues from third generation...
[May 1, 2001, 12:13]
Nokia unsurprised by 3G handset complaints
News At the recently-concluded UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) Congress in Holland, a group of European mobile operators complained about the quality of third-generation handsets and how they were unfit for the mass market.
[June 18, 2003, 9:30]
UMTS Overview
White Papers The Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) as specified by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) was formally adopted by the ITU as a member of its family of IMT-2000 Third Generation Mobile Communication standards in November...
[March 23, 2005, 2:00]
Hutchison takes huge losses as 3G sales disappoint
News Hutchison 3G, the first company to launch a commercial third-generation mobile phone service in Britain, looks unlikely to reach its take-up targets for this year. Hutchison Whampoa's financial results show that the company has taken a hit from its...
[August 21, 2003, 16:15]
Government hails EC's 3G green light
News The UK government has given its backing to the European Commission's decision to allow T-Mobile and mmO2 to share third-generation mobile network infrastructure, and insisted that it has long been in favour of such a move.
[September 12, 2002, 13:39]
Ovum lays out 3G mobile roadmap
News Four possible development paths for third generation (3G) mobile network technology have been predicted in a report by industry analyst Ovum. According to the report, the success of third generation mobiles will be determined by consumer uptake and...
[November 1, 1999, 13:52]
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]
A Year Ago: Ovum lays out 3G mobile roadmap
News Four possible development paths for third generation (3G) mobile network technology have been predicted in a report by industry analyst Ovum. According to the report, the success of third generation mobiles will be determined by consumer uptake and...
[October 31, 2000, 6:02]
EC joins growing debate on future of 3G
News The high price paid for third generation mobile spectrum has left telcos with huge debts and the current despondent tech market has meant many of them will have to delay roll out of services. In response, the EC has adopted a policy document...
[March 21, 2001, 6:12]
Pre-paying Brits won't flock to 3G
News After spending a total of £22.5bn acquiring 3G licences in the UK, Vodafone, Orange, O2, T-Mobile and Hutchison 3G are under pressure to launch successful and lucrative third-generation mobile networks.
[April 1, 2003, 13:34]
O2 halves the value of its UK 3G licence
News The UK's mobile phone industry took another body blow on Wednesday as mmO2 announced it had made a pre-tax loss of £10.2bn, and admitted that it paid well over the odds for its third-generation licences.
[May 21, 2003, 10:35]
GSM Association pushes 3G to developing world
News A global trade association for mobile operators has approved a new programme called "3G for all" that could help bring third-generation multimedia services and mobile Internet access to more people in developing countries.
[June 14, 2006, 10:00]
