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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Chunghwa Telecom sees 3G launch in 3rd quarter
January 18, 2004
Taiwanese 3G license holder Chunghwa Telecom is to conduct tests for
its high-speed mobile service during April and hopes to launch the service
in the third quarter of the year.
Senior vice president Chang Feng-hsiung told the local press the operator
is using WCDMA technology for its network. 3G enable faster access to
Internet and allow streaming of music and video clips. Chang did not say
what services the company would offer and warned that consumers may not
be willing to migrate to 3G.
"The lack of sufficient models supporting 3G services is expected to
add extra difficulties for us to convince consumers to subscribe the data
services," Chang said.
The lack of WCDMA handsets has been a major problem for operators worldwide
and some have delayed their 3G launch because of this reason. Industry
experts expect decent handsets to be more readily available in 2005.
"Additionally, it's difficult to persuade handset makers to work with
us to develop models tailored for Chunghwa Telecom's services because
of the limited Taiwan market," he said.
Asia Pacific Broadband is currently the only operator providing 3G mobile
services, which began last July. The company is using the alternative
CDMA2000 technology for its 3G service, but failed to attract the planned
710,000 subscribers. It cut the price of some of its handsets by as much
as NT$10,000 to interest consumers.
Chunghwa Telecom is testing both the Nokia 7600 and Motorola A835 handsets
for its WCDMA technology. The Nokia 7600 model, which supports both GSM
and WCDMA networks, will be in the shops from next month.
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3G Motorola A920
