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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Malaysia's Maxis to award contact by end of 2003
August 18, 2003
Maxis Communications will award its first contract for a 3G mobile network
by year-end, but is not expected to spend much before more Malaysians
learn to send more than just text messages.
Chief executive Datuk Jamaludin Ibrahim said Maxis will not be awarding
“big ones” until perhaps in the later part of next year. It is currently
focusing on growing critical mass of mobile data users to make investments
in the area profitable.
Maxis, one of Malaysia’s two 3G spectrum holders via unit UMTS Sdn Bhd,
had said it would roll out commercial 3G services towards the end of next
year with trial runs starting early 2004.
With equipment prices having fallen significantly since the 3G bubble
three years ago, telecommunications equipment manufacturers are looking
to boost order books in Asia by offering better deals. Two weeks ago,
Singapore Telecommunications awarded a US$125 million (US$1 = RM3.80)
five-year 3G contract to Ericsson after evaluating proposals for nearly
three years.
Nevertheless, consistent with analysts’ expectations, Jamaludin said
SMS-based applications would remain Maxis’ main mobile data revenue generator
for the next two to three years or so.
“The (SMS-heavy) balance should change sometime in 2006 when 2.5G GPRS-based
services will play a more dominant role relative to SMS-based applications,”
he said at a media conference following the launch of the Maxis Developer
Programme (MDP) in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
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