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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HELIO unveils custom wireless experience and 3G services

February 16, 2006

HELIO LLC, a new mobile brand built for young, tech-savvy consumers, unveiled its exclusive launch devices - the Hero and Kickflip - and initial details about its mobile service strategy. The multimedia handsets, debuting exclusively with Helio this spring, are designed to maximize the high-speed 3G experience for U.S. consumers. The Helio service portfolio has also been carefully crafted to make Helio the hub of a connected group of friends by giving members extraordinary access to the people, entertainment and information they care about. Highlighting Helio's services suite is a partnership to optimize the mobile MySpace experience for Helio members.

Exclusive, Powerful Handsets

The first two Helio devices, based on popular high-end handsets from Korea, combine innovation from one of the most advanced 3G markets in the world with design elements and features tailored for the U.S. consumer.

The jet-black Hero, produced by Pantech, is a multimedia powerhouse, featuring a virtual mobile entertainment center with a 2.2 inch, 262K-color high-resolution QVGA LCD display, industry-leading audio capabilities with full duplex stereo speakers, removable memory, and a 2.0 megapixel camera with digital zoom and flash for capturing pictures and video. Hero also packs a co-processor chip that delivers high-quality music and video for an exceptional entertainment experience, allowing for versatility in content and services like never before.

The pearlescent Kickflip, produced by VK Mobile, packs similar advanced features as the powerful Hero in a sleek body with an innovative swivel opening that flips to the right or left with the simple nudge of a finger. The swivel action was designed by Helio to be fun and addicting, like its services.

Hero and Kickflip each sport an elegant, luminescent user interface designed by, and exclusive to, Helio. The jet-black Hero features a "night" themed interface, while the lustrous Kickflip glows with a "day" theme.

"Helio is for those of us who want a badge of personality, not a phone; a mobile lifestyle, not a utility," said Sky Dayton, CEO of HELIO LLC. "We combine innovation directly from Korea, one of the most sophisticated mobile cultures in the world, with local consumer insight to give our members devices and experiences they've been craving but haven't had access to before in the U.S."

Helio Services

Helio will offer services customized for its members that combine access to friends, games, music, video and more with exclusive community-based functionality that enhances their overall experience.

"The true power of wireless is about communication, about connecting us to our friends when we're out living life," added Dayton. "This is also a signal of Helio's unique approach in the industry. Instead of simply cutting and pasting the traditional monolithic content distribution model into the 'third screen,' we see the mobile device as the hub of your world, and content itself not just as something to be consumed, but as particles of communication to be discovered and shared."

MySpace Mobile On Helio

Anchoring the Helio service vision as the hub of a connected lifestyle is a launch partnership with MySpace. MySpace Mobile On Helio will bring together the phenomenon of online social networking with the power of wireless connectivity to transform the way people discover, create and share within their connected lives. Helio is customizing the MySpace Mobile experience to free the more than 55 million MySpace users from their PC, giving them anytime, anywhere access to their MySpace network.

"MySpace Mobile On Helio will allow our members to share their lives as they happen and evolve the MySpace experience from being about what you did last night to about what you are doing right now," said Rob Gelick, head of media and community services, HELIO LLC.

MySpace Mobile On Helio is a rich mobile service that leverages the devices' advanced capabilities to keep MySpace members connected to their network through mail, bulletins, profiles, blogs and photo galleries.

Helio will launch in the U.S. this spring. Stay tuned.