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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Slovenia launch precommercial 3G UMTS service
December 17, 2003
On 12 December 2003 Mobitel became the only Slovene operator to introduce
the precommercial use of 3G UMTS mobile telecommunications. Due to improved
data transfer rate (up to 384 kb/s in phase one), UMTS will enable users
to access enhanced audio and video services as well as to send and receive
multimedia content many times faster than the GSM system. The new technology
thus enables a better use of existent as well as development of new services.
One of the new services is video telephony, allowing mobile phones to
serve for a simultaneous audio and visual communication. There are no
major differences between a video phone call and a normal one. The only
requirement is that both users should have an appropriate UMTS mobile
phone. During precommercial use period this service will be available
free of charge.
Mobitel already adapted the content of multimedia portal Planet according
to new UMTS system capabilities. The portal is now offering richer and
technically more attractive content; some of it was only made possible
by introduction of UMTS. Among these new services is radio station Planet
radio, which is broadcast for mobile phones through Planet portal. Due
to better data transfer rate, UMTS mobile phones offer better sound quality.
Multimedia portal Planet is now offering a special area – Planet UMTS.
Mobitel's present packet-based data transfer offer will be upgraded with
two new options, which are tailored especially for UMTS users – Mega and
Mega Business package. Monthly subscription for these is 5,000 SIT (US$1
= 190.86 SIT) and includes 500 MB of transferred data.
A whole new subscription package called Mobitel UMTS is also being introduced.
Monthly subscription is 15,000 SIT and includes 200 minutes of talk time,
200 minutes of video telephony, 200 MB of packet-based data transfer,
200 MMS's – valid for services in Mobitel network. Users who sign up for
this package will also be able to buy a UMTS mobile phone at a very reduced
price.
During precommercial use period the coverage of UMTS network includes
Ljubljana and Airport Ljubljana thus reaching 15% of Slovene population.
Phase two of Mobitel UMTS network building is already in progress, aiming
at national coverage of 62% of population – targeting especially urban
areas. In areas with no UMTS coverage mobile phones automatically switch
to GSM network.
In phase one UMTS users will have one mobile phone at their disposal
(Motorola GSM/UMTS A835) , while in the first half of 2004 users will
be presented with a choice of other UMTS models. The coverage of UMTS
network will be expanded further – at first in urban areas and later on
elsewhere.
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3G Motorola A920
