February 03 3G News

24th - 28th

New ATMII-PMC protocol controller handles all 3G network signaling functions and cuts costs, February 28, 2003
Is 3 flat rate? Up to a point, February 27, 2003
GPRS/UMTS in Europe is back on the road, February 27, 2003
90,000 Is A Magic Number For 3, February 27, 2003
Qualcomm in talks with Chinese players, February 27, 2003
Chunghwa investing in next generation network this year, February 27, 2003
Lucent unveils new CDMA2000 base station system that extends life of early CDMA equipment, February 26, 2003
picoChip samples SSoC to cut the cost of 3G infrastructure, February 26, 2003
T-mobile Austria signs agreement for joint Philips and One Voice on future wireless products, February 25, 2003
SkyCross to license embedded antenna solution to SK Telecom, February 25, 2003
Orange 3G Segments Up For Sale, February 25, 2003
Optus to begin trial in July, February 25, 2003
KPN and mm02 will not co-operate on rollout, February 25, 2003
Mobile User Lifestyle Survey Available from My AvantGo, February 25, 2003
Alcatel and Sun demonstrate new wireless enterprise application solution, February 25, 2003
Huawei Releases Soft Switch-based UMTS Core Network, February 24, 2003
O2 Commits To Irish 3G Targets, February 24, 2003
CEO says Israel will not have 3G until 2005, February 24, 2003
Huawei moves into new market, February 24, 2003

17th - 23rd

New Baseband ASIC To Cut Power Consumption of Dual-Mode Terminals, February 23, 2003
Teleca to deliver solution for streaming media in 3’s mobile network in Sweden, February 23, 2003
3G providers must understand 'mobile emotion' to succeed, February 23, 2003
Samsung And CPS Announce Joint Development Of E-OTD Location Technology For 3G Phones, February 22, 2003
Infineon Introduces UMTS 3G Handset Solution Package, February 22, 2003
Symena Committed to TD-SCDMA, February 22, 2003
Network cooperation will save billions in Sweden - report, February 22, 2003
H3G delays launch by 2 weeks, February 22, 2003
mobilkom austria to Cooperate with Symena on UMTS Network Optimization, February 21, 2003
RADVISION'S Video Gateway Joins Alcatel's 3G/UMTS Product Portfolio, February 21, 2003
InterDigital Using Anite Technology To Test 3G Wireless Products, February 21, 2003
LG showcase WCDMA phones at trade show, February 21, 2003
Motorola says cheaper handsets are coming, February 21, 2003
The Nokia 6650 Makes Progress in Wireless Interoperability Testing, February 21, 2003
Alcatel and Fujitsu further extend the scope of Evolium SAS's mobile expertise and activities, February 20, 2003
New FOMA Handset Models from DoCoMo Feature Texas Instruments OMAP Processors, February 20, 2003
Alcatel and DoCoMo initiate co-operation for indoor radio design & optimization of 3G mobile networks, February 20, 2003
Orange to sign new deals in 4th quarter, February 20, 2003
Ericsson CEO says WCDMA will be widespread, February 20, 2003
WCDMA will take time to be adopted, February 20, 2003
3G trends - the coming of a price war, February 20, 2003
NTT DoCoMo to Expand FOMA 3G Service to Cover 97% of Kanto Koshinetsu Region, February 20, 2003
Ericsson chosen by Orange France for its UMTS core network, February 20, 2003
Cell Phones May Soon Replace Wallets, February 19, 2003
Taiwan Operator EBT Chooses SchlumbergerSema Rating Package Solution for 3G Services, February 19, 2003
Eurotel initiated the first UMTS network in Prague, February 19, 2003
Thai Mobile to offer next-generation services in the next few years, February 19, 2003
Hutchison lost increased in Australia, February 19, 2003
Qualcomm Announces New Power Management Chips for 3G Wireless Devices, February 19, 2003
Lucent and Novatel Wireless Unveil Wireless Modem Card For 3G UMTS Networks, February 19, 2003
NTT DoCoMo confident on 3G future, February 19, 2003
Motorola, Interphase and Hughes Software Systems Demonstrate RNC, February 19, 2003
InterDigital Study Outlines 50% Cost Savings for Operators Deploying WTDD, February 18, 2003
Tektronix Enables Operators to Increase Return on 3G Investments, February 18, 2003
Motorola Accelerates 3G Handset Development, February 18, 2003
RADVISION Announces General Availability Of 3G Video Telephony Gateway, February 18, 2003
Nokia on track with deliveries, February 18, 2003
EDGE will not affect UMTS said CEO, February 18, 2003
Alcatel awarded by OrangeFrance contract for the delivery of 3G/UMTS multimedia services, February 18, 2003
WCDMA 3G setback in South Korea, February 17, 2003
Sony Ericsson unveils its first commercial 3G phone, February 17, 2003
Ericsson, Nokia and Siemens join forces to promote push to talk technology over GPRS and EDGE networks, February 17, 2003
Samsung CEO believes DoCoMo set a bad example for WCDMA rollout, February 17, 2003
Japan and Australia top global 3G readiness survey, February 17, 2003

10th - 16th

Autonomy moves into 3G market with first customer, Hutchison 3G, February 16, 2003
3G Rollout Status in Norway - report, February 16, 2003
UbiNetics debut’s world’s first 3G network ‘stress tester’, protocol software, and module solutions at 3GSM, February 15, 2003
Vesper testing CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, February 15, 2003
WCDMA vs. CDMA2000 - A Balanced Assessment, February 14, 2003
KTF to Put TV on Phones, February 14, 2003
Cyprus to give away licence, February 14, 2003
World's First DBDM Phone for both CDMA and WCDMA Developed by LG Electronics, February 14, 2003
LG Electronics Leads the Global Standard of 3G CDMA Mobile Communications, February 13, 2003
Communications Chip from Lucent's Bell Labs Decodes Data at up to 24 Mbps, February 13, 2003
InterDigital to Demonstrate WCDMA Mobile Terminal Solution At 3GSM World Congress, February 13, 2003
Catapult Communications 3G Expertise Acknowledged by NEC, February 13, 2003
Philips cuts basestation costs with a unique modular approach to EDGE GSM power amplifier design, February 13, 2003
China Telecom testing CDMA2000, February 13, 2003
TCC have no fixed timetable to launch WCDMA network, February 13, 2003
Hutchison 3G to work with Gov to stop paedophiles, February 13, 2003
Zyray Wireless puts a new spin on dual mode 3G handsets, February 13, 2003
Modem-Art Advances 3G Market With Its MA1000 W-CDMA Programmable Baseband Processor, February 13, 2003
CDMA2000 reaches 30 million subscriber mark, February 12, 2003
Metatron Technologies Acquires Qualcomm WCDMA (UMTS) Serial Interface License, February 12, 2003
PrairieComm Announces Production-Ready UMTS/GSM/GPRS Baseband Processor, February 12, 2003
Dilithium Networks Unveils New Enhancements to 3G Protocol Analysis & Test Tool, February 12, 2003
Estonian approve the sales of 3G licenses, February 12, 2003
UK not interested in next generation technology, February 12, 2003
Survey finds European users are willing to pay premium for 3G handsets and services, February 12, 2003
Japan tops 5.4million 3G users, February 12, 2003
America Movil selects Nokia as main supplier for its new EDGE networks in Colombia and Ecuador, February 11, 2003
Ericsson demonstrates mobile video call in a fully integrated dual-mode 3G platform, February 11, 2003
Report Claims ehealth is an Ideal Application For 3G Operators, February 11, 2003
mmO2 delays rollout again until late 2003 in Germany, February 11, 2003
NewsNow.co.uk to track 3G news, February 11, 2003
au helps KDDI to net profit, February 11, 2003
Radical Horizon Signs an MOU with Mitsubishi Electric ITE-TCL to Speed the Development of SDR, February 11, 2003
Hi3G welcomes Norwegian Gov's decision, February 10, 2003

3rd - 9th

New Swedish regulatory powers to improve 3G development, February 7, 2003
SK Telecom Treads Cautiously With W-CDMA, February 7, 2003
H3G UK unviels competitive 3G pricing options, February 6, 2003
EBT implements NICE's management system for 3G networks, February 5, 2003
Teleca chosen by 3 to implement their 3G OSS, February 5, 2003
mmO2 committed to 3G in Germany, February 4, 2003
WatchMark provide service assurance to 3, February 4, 2003
UbiNetics unveils 3G network simulator, February 4, 2003
Mediation is an enabler of 3G, February 4, 2003
Earthlink launches CDMA2000 1xrtt wireless laptop access, February 4, 2003
Verizon launch 3G in Puerto Rico, February 4, 2003
3G CDMA access with the Multimedia Communicator Pocket PC from Hitachi, February 3, 2003
TI's UMTS infrastructure chipset slashes development costs, February 3, 2003
TI introduces integrated UMTS chipset for 3G devices, February 3, 2003
picoChip samples SSoC to cut the cost of 3G infrastructure, February 3, 2003
STMicroelectronics unveils its Nomadik chip for 2.5/3G mobile phones, February 3, 2003
UMTS Forum has confidence in 3G, February 3, 2003
Malaysian operators wait until March for 3G networks, February 3, 2003
Weekly Round Up and Comments, February 3, 2003

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