December 03 3G News

22nd -

Telefonica Moviles sells 3G company to Mobilkom Austria, December 28, 2003
Huawei help Etisalat launch UMTS services, December 28, 2003
Mobilcom returns 3G license, December 28, 2003
3 UK hit 5,000 site milestone, December 23, 2003
Not So Hungary for 3G, December 23, 2003
Yen37 billion investment for DoCoMo FOMA handsets, December 23, 2003
Reduction in UK mobile charges leaves out 3G, December 21, 2003
Apple expands 3GPP support with QuickTime 6.5, December 21, 2003

15th - 21st

NTT DoCoMo unveils ultimate 3G i-mode phones: FOMA 900i Series, December 18, 2003
Sunday partners with Huawei on 3G, December 18, 2003
Hutchison seeks 3G handset help, December 18, 2003
Slovenia launch precommercial 3G UMTS service, December 17, 2003
South Korea looking towards 4G, December 17, 2003
InterDigital signs high tech computer to worldwide 2G and 3G patent license agreement, December 17, 2003
BellSouth expands 3G coverage to nine countries in Latin America, December 17, 2003
Catapult Communications targets China market with TD-SCDMA support, December 17, 2003
EDGE - is a step towards 3G, not its competitor, December 16, 2003
UTStarcom selected for 3G W-CDMA trial with China Netcom, December 16, 2003
PacketVideo wireless multimedia technology powers NEC 616 Handset, December 16, 2003
3 services still boring, December 16, 2003
Faraday announces silicon proven 3G serial ATA technology, December 15, 2003
O2 Ireland switches on 3G network, December 15, 2003
Hutchison unveils 3G services in Hong Kong, December 15, 2003

8th - 14th

ACS members demand a better deal for unhappy 3 customers, December 14, 2003
Mobile phones to buy for Christmas, December 14, 2003
KDDI and Hitachi to develop e-wallet 3G handsets, December 13, 2003
SK Telecom set Dec 29 launch date for WCDMA, December 13, 2003
Alcatel conducts first 3G Multimedia call in the Pacific Islands, December 13, 2003
Tecnomen chosen by LuXcommunications to provide MMSC for 3G network in Luxemburg, December 13, 2003
JTB considers 3G move, December 11, 2003
Blazar chooses Adax for its next-generation wireless application tool, December 11, 2003
Qualcomm Congratulates PT Mobile-8 Telecom on Commercial Launch of Its CDMA2000 1X Network, December 11, 2003
Ericsson further expands WCDMA network and services for Yuan-Ze in Taiwan, December 11, 2003
Anritsu's Radio Communication analyser first to offer complete evaluation of 2G to 3G mobile telephone terminals, December 11, 2003
UMTS Forum and 3G Americas Deliver Global Picture of GSM Evolution to 3G, December 11, 2003
Hutchison nears 3G launch in Hong Kong, December 10, 2003
T-Mobile Austria starts up 3G UMTS network, December 10, 2003
Si.mobil - Vodafone starting with EDGE technology from Siemens, December 10, 2003
Videotelephony mass market in five years, says Analysys, December 10, 2003
Downstream will exceed upstream traffic levels on 3G networks by a factor of more than two - reports, December 10, 2003
Spirent launches integrated test solution for high speed wireless terminals, December 10, 2003
Motorola seek 3G factory in Asia, December 9, 2003
DTI Showcases New Wireless Testing Solutions at CDMA Americas Congress, December 9, 2003
3 launches high-quality mobile video-streaming service in the UK, December 9, 2003
Fujitsu achieves breakthrough output with Gallium Nitride HEMT amplifier, December 9, 2003
Spirent Communications provides advanced feature testing platform for 3G handsets, December 9, 2003
Mobile gambling: revenues forecasted to reach $16 Billion - report, December 9, 2003
Former Oz staff slams 3, December 8, 2003
Czech operators get 3G delay approval, December 8, 2003
Two join to promote 3G test platforms, December 8, 2003
Lucent to participate in field testing of 3G mobile technologies in China, December 8, 2003
Singapore's M1 awards Nokia deal for WCDMA and GSM/GPRS expansion and enhancement, December 8, 2003
Unveiling the 'fourth screen': mobile video all set to go, December 8, 2003

1st - 7th

Chilean Mobile Market Forecast Shows US$1.3 Billion Market by 2007, December 7, 2003
Softbank to test 3G TD-CDMA, December 7, 2003
Framfab starts pilot project with 3 and the Stockholm Real Estate, Streets and Traffic Administration (GFK), December 7, 2003
Vodafone live! key to 3G, December 5, 2003
DoCoMo to reach 25 million 3G users in 2006, December 4, 2003
Hutchison 3G may require an extra Euro 2 billion, December 4, 2003
Ericsson chosen as 2G and 3G supplier to Maxis in Malaysia, December 4, 2003
Codetel and Lucent launch 3G mobile network in Dominican Republic, December 4, 2003
Spanish Operators to Plough Euro800 million into 3G, December 4, 2003
NTT DoCoMo to Expand FOMA 3G Service Area, December 3, 2003
Hutchison deny 3 Italy funding, December 3, 2003
Etisalat selects Alcatel's latest Intelligent Networks to deliver 3G services, December 3, 2003
KDDI suspends sales of EV-DO handsets, December 3, 2003
The Saviour of 3G, December 3, 2003
KDDI suspends sales of EV-DO handsets, December 3, 2003
DoCoMo developing Linux and WLAN3G handsets, December 3, 2003
TelstraClear and Telecom in 3G network sharing talks, December 3, 2003
3UK offers free video calls for customers for 12 days over Christmas, December 2, 2003
Uruguay to finalise 3G bidding rules mid-Dec, December 2, 2003
Motorola and Orange Introduce Edge in Romania, December 2, 2003
Spirent helps accelerate deployment of UMTS Location Based Services, December 2, 2003
NetTest introduces MasterQuest solution for UMTS wireless network and service performance monitoring, December 2, 2003
Unveiling the 'fourth screen': mobile video all set to go - report, December 1, 2003
Austrian operators seek 3G refund, December 1, 2003
Customers angry over 3 service down-under, December 1, 2003
Mobile mast attacks won't affect 3G rollout in UK, December 1, 2003
CDG Congratulates KDDI on Deployment of CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, December 1, 2003