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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NTT DoCoMo confident on 3G future
February 19, 2003
NTT DoCoMo said better handsets, wider network coverage and new
data services would help its disappointing start to 3G. DoCoMo’s
3G FOMA service was launched back in October 2001 but has attracted
fewer subscribers than expected.
The Japanese operator had a hard time selling its 3G service because
of problems with heavy and short battery life handsets and the poor
coverage of its network. DoCoMo Chief Technology Officer Kota Kineshita
defended the company by saying these problems were in the past and
will expands its coverage and introduce new handsets with longer
battery life and 3G features like video calling.
Currently a 30 second video call was 1.8 times more expensive than
a voice call but DoCoMo hopes to make it cheaper so consumers regard
it as a commodity voice call.
DoCoMo announced in January that it would provide subsidies as
much as half the cost of developing 3G handsets to selected 3G handset
manufacturers in Japan. The subsidies are due to end in March 2004
but would be extended if the scheme is successful.
"Since the 3G handsets are not selling very much... the situation
was that makers were not able to get a return on their investments,"
Kineshita said.
It was also rumoured that Motorola was in discussions with DoCoMo
about developing handsets for the operator.
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3G Motorola A920
