Qualcomm and Teleepoch
Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October
6, 2007
MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband
Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6,
2007
Brazilian government to
publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007
KTF 3G service suffers
from technical problems, October 6, 2007
Argentina’s Personal
lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007
Russia has it's first 3G
network, October 6, 2007
AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent
as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007
Enea Extends License Agreement
with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007
LG to unveil premium handsets
in Brazil, October 2, 2007
KTF 3G subscribers doubled
in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007
3G policy in India will
be non-uniform, October 2, 2007
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WLAN to establish itself at 3G expense according to new report
April 14, 2003
WLAN will establish itself as the dominant mobile wireless infrastructure
within the next five years at 3G’s expense according to a report published
by Berlin based market researcher Metrinomics. Almost 90% of participants
in the study also believe that WLAN will be the infrastructure of choice
should their employers decide to implement an in-house infrastructure
solution within the next five years.
The report, a study of the respective security, performance and cost
benefits of the two very different technologies, is based on questioning
of just under 300 members of Metrinomics 11,000 strong online IT Panel.
The results make grim reading for 3G providers who have woken up to the
fact that they may well have shelled out billions on 3G licensing only
to see WLAN ride in on its very expensive coat tails. Not only is WLAN
perceived as being the better overall performer of the two infrastructures,
it is also considered to have a better range of available services than
3G - scant 3G consolation is provided by the fact that almost three quarters
of those questioned consider 3G roaming to be superior to that of WLAN.
Despite well flagged up Wi-Fi standard backward compatability problems,
twice as many report participants were of the mind that WLAN delivers
greater interoperability than 3G. Ongoing 3G handset delivery problems
and consumer perceptions about mobile network operators ability to seamlessly
migrate from 2G to 3G have also directly impacted on 3G’s interoperability
reputation.
Announcing the report launch, Metrinomics Project Manager Matt Slater
said:
“Anecdotal 3G consumer interest to date shows that consumers, although
intrigued by 3G, might not be able to cross the 3G divide unless prices
and, paradoxically 3G takeup, fall and increase respectively. Incumbent
company spoiling tactics of squeezing the last drop of utility out of
2G services - like Vodafone’s Vodafone Live! Service - may further damage
new 3G offerings market opportunities. The failure of Hutchison Whampoa’s
3 to take off could prove, if not fatal, then certainly damaging to the
3G industry as a whole. 3G enjoys higher consumer visibility, but has
yet to wholly convince existing mobile users of the need to make the change
to 3G.”
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