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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Argogroup offer first HSDPA testing

March 20, 2006

Argogroup, providers of user experience optimization for mobile services, has announced the industry's first HSDPA testing capability as part of its Monitor Master range of products. HSDPA (high-speed downlink packet access) is a software upgrade to 3G promising data speeds similar to those of fixed-line broadband networks or the equivalent of four times today's 3G theoretical maximum.

The first HSDPA phones are expected to appear on the market in mid-2006 from handset vendors including Samsung and Ben Q. Live networks in Europe should appear later this year. All operators already have test networks running.

Monitor Master's new capabilities assist mobile operators and handset vendors around the world to provide the best possible user experience to HSDPA customers before and beyond the launch of new services.

According to Thomas Renz, senior VP of the Quality of Service Business Unit at Argogroup, service testing has become a real source of competitive advantage for operators.

"HSDPA has potential to take off in a way that 3G didn't because of its much faster download speeds and lessons learned from the 3G experience," said Renz. "3G operators are already looking to grow data revenues as fast as they can. HSDPA offers the chance to improve services that are little more than novelties under (WCDMA) 3G - particularly those built around point-to-point video or streaming."

"While the technology may be new, the old business rules still apply," Renz continued. "The quality of the user experience under HSDPA powered networks will remain the only differentiator between operators when users choose which premium data services to buy. Unless operators get this right, they will struggle as far as revenue, profit and customer churn are concerned."

The news of the industry's first HSDPA testing capabilities being offered in Argogroup's Monitor Master products comes hot on the heels of the company's acquisition of ACTeSys, provider of hardware-based solutions for end-to-end network and service testing.