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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PacketVideo powers Sony's mobile music service

June 16, 2004

Alcatel and Sony Network Services Europe announced that PacketVideo Network Solutions (pvNS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcatel, has been selected to provide the server and media player technology for Sony's StreamMan, the world's first personal mobile music service.

Offering a wide range of music from major and independent record labels, StreamMan is a service that provides music to mobile devices over a GPRS or 3G/UMTS mobile network. StreamMan will allow consumers to listen to their favorite music anytime and anywhere, discover new artists and bands tailored to their individual tastes, and also share tracks, play lists or collections with friends. In addition, StreamMan also includes a unique smart personalization system that learns and stores your tastes, so that StreamMan can provide a group of individually personalized music stations that know what you like to listen to.

StreamMan is based on the high-quality 3GPP-standard AAC audio format and was developed by Sony Network Services with support from pvNS. StreamMan is designed as a mobile entertainment application that mobile phone operators can provide for their customers on GPRS or 3G/UMTS networks.

Andreas Spechtler, director, Sony Network Services Europe, said: "Alcatel, through its subsidiary, pvNS, has provided a world-class mobile media technology platform that allows StreamMan to address the maximum number of devices with a high-quality, personalized, continuous listening experience. We are looking forward to extending our successful partnership with pvNS as we develop and launch StreamMan throughout Europe."

"Sony's StreamMan is a groundbreaking mobile service, providing users with a new way to enjoy music on their mobile phones. pvNS is proud to have been selected by Sony to provide the core music delivery technology for StreamMan, a decision that underlines our status as the premier technology enabler for 3GPP standards-based mobile music services", said Anthony Sheehan, Director Applications and Services, pvNS.

TeliaSonera Finland is the first operator to offer StreamMan. Leveraging this first reference, both pvNS and Sony Network Services will collaborate on a joint market plan to address other operators, initially throughout Europe.