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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GCF Partners with IMTC to Develop Test Specifications for 3G Handset Manufacturers Supporting Video Telephony

January 11, 2007

The Global Certification Forum (GCF) and the International Multimedia Telecommunications Consortium (IMTC) announced today that any new 3G mobile phones supporting R99 CS (circuit-switched) video telephony must now pass interoperability and conformance test developed by IMTC as part of the GCF certification process.

GCF-certified handsets provide assurance to operators and manufacturers alike, indicating seamless interoperability at both bearer and application enabler levels on GSM, GPRS and W-CDMA networks worldwide.

In 2005, the GCF asked IMTC to adapt its existing test specifications and develop new specifications for 3G phones that support video telephony to include in the GCF certification program. The new tests were approved and added to the GCF certification process in 2006, allowing the test industry to validate test implementations and offer them to the wider industry.

"Since GCF and IMTC members include handset manufacturers, operators and testing tool, gateway and application developers, their collaboration contributes to shortening the time to market and testing costs when they work together with agreed upon testing criteria," said Anatoli Levine, president of the IMTC. "The current testing tools were developed by IMTC members companies and IMTC members have early and regular access to IMTC tests, including these new GCF-specified tests."

"These IMTC test cases further our mission to certify terminals against current global market standards," said Dr. Adriana Nugter, chairwoman of the GCF. "Developed for GCF criteria, the organized and systematic IMTC interoperability tests will help to certify handsets that will deliver high-quality interoperability assurance to operators."

"IMTC test events enable developers and manufacturers to test their products with many of the same companies they'll go live with after GCF certification," Levine said. "Benefits from cooperative test experiences are tangible, shortening time to market, helping to meet operator certification requirements and reducing product development costs."