May 3G News

26th - 31st

Vodafone Italia to show Serie games on 3G phones, May 31, 2003
3 video mobile available Nationwide, May 31, 2003
SK Telecom Selects Two Equipment Providers for WCDMA Service, May 31, 2003
JAL and DoCoMo to Test 3G Systems for Airport Ground Staff, May 31, 2003
DiGi invest in EDGE from Siemens, May 31, 2003
NTT DoCoMo to Conduct Field Trial of 4G Mobile Communications, May 30, 2003
Spain Set To Force The 3G Pace, May 30, 2003
3 UK appoints Gareth Jones as Chief Operating Officer, May 29, 2003
KDDI Launch 5 New 3G Handsets, May 29, 2003
NTT DoCoMo to Introduce FOMA N2701 Handset for 2G/3G Networks, May 29, 2003
UK operators cannot claim back VAT, May 29, 2003
VOD Australia to decide this year on launch date, May 29, 2003
D2 and T-Mobile not sure on launch date, May 29, 2003
Peoples Signs MOU with Ericsson to Adopt EDGE, May 26, 2003

19th - 25th

Alcatel opens 3G Reality Centre in China to combat SARS, May 23, 2003
Alcatel enables 3G data traffic between Japan and Netherlands, May 23, 2003
Hutchison confirmed to launch 3G next month in Hong Kong, May 23, 2003
Qualcomm announces new Dual-CPU Single Chip Solutions for 3G, May 23, 2003
Hungary and Albania to sell licenses soon, May 23, 2003
Qualcomm Announces WCDMA/GSM/GPRS Multimode Solution Supporting HSDPA, May 22, 2003
Qualcomm Announces Complete End-to-End CDMA2000 Revision D Commercial Solution, May 22, 2003
J-Phone First to Market with Megapixel Camera Phone, May 22, 2003
WLAN will not be a threat to 3G - in the long run, May 22, 2003
HK Sunday to launch next generation service in 4Q 2004, May 22, 2003
Playboy on 3, May 21, 2003
FMA Introduces Two Mobile FCRAM Burst Mode Devices for 3G Cellular Phones, May 21, 2003
£10.2 billion Loss for mmO2, May 21, 2003
Increasing Innovation And Consumer Demand To Drive Handset Market, According To ABI, May 21, 2003
Mobility Infrastructure Revenues Decline 14% in 1Q03 - Dell'Oro Group, May 21, 2003
3 Hints At 3G Subscriber Shortfall, May 21, 2003
Next generation users to increase 8 fold in Japan - IDC report, May 21, 2003
CDMA2000 Equipment on Track for 2.1 GHz Deployment, May 21, 2003
Ease-of-use remains the primary barrier to mass-market mobile data services, May 21, 2003
3 HK ready for launch, May 21, 2003
NTT DoCoMo to Launch Inter Roaming Service for 3G FOMA Users, May 20, 2003
VimpelCom and Alcatel give mobile multimedia services over 3G/UMTS in Russia, May 19, 2003
mmO2 to Make Massive 3G Write-Down, May 19, 2003
GCF Approves 3G Mobile Systems, May 19, 2003
TI and ST Enter cdma2000 Market, Leverage Joint Development with Nokia, May 19, 2003
Exide Technologies To Supply 3G Infrastructure Services AB, May 19, 2003
News not looking good for 3, May 19, 2003

12th - 18th

Hutchison 3G might lose 2G roaming agreement with O2, May 17, 2003
Artesia products supports the delivery of 3G content to Hutchison 3G UK, May 17, 2003
Qualcomm Congratulates Reliance on the Rollout of 3G CDMA2000 1X Services in India, May 16, 2003
More Cuts for 3, May 16, 2003
CEO said Switzerland will only have 2 networks, May 16, 2003
ACPO fears child abuse images spreading on 3G, May 16, 2003
Qualcomm Congratulates China Unicom on Reaching 10 Million Subscriber Milestone, May 16, 2003
Pannon and Nokia make Europe's first public EDGE call by an operator, May 16, 2003
Huge call centre opened in India by Hutchison, May 16, 2003
Lucent conduct tests of CDMA2000 for the 2.1 GHz spectrum band in China, May 15, 2003
WLAN To Establish Itself at 3G Expense According To New Report, May 15, 2003
Hutchison 3G has chosen Astellia solution to monitor its 3G network, May 15, 2003
DoCoMo Sets Sights High (Again), May 15, 2003
ENCB designated the participants of the open tender of UMTS permits, May 14, 2003
PTS rejects 3G rollout delay, May 14, 2003
Hutchison 3G UK appoints Colin Tucker as Deputy Chairman and Bob Fuller as co-CEO, May 14, 2003
Intec wins another 3G mobile mediation deal - with APBW in Taiwan, May 14, 2003
First TD-SCDMA chipset to be ready for mass-production by mid 2004, May 13, 2003
3G World Congress move to Bangkok due to killer virus SARS, May 13, 2003
Mobilcom Frees Itself From 3G, May 13, 2003
More 3 shops to be opened in Australia, May 13, 2003
Tele2 acquires Finnish 3G Suomen 3G Oy, May 12, 2003
KPN's i-mode Disappointment, May 12, 2003
3 Sweden targets 20% of users, May 12, 2003
Faster than UMTS speed, May 12, 2003

05th - 11th

VIPnet presented the first trial UMTS network, May 11, 2003
Siemens supplying 3G networks and handsets to two 3G operators, May 10, 2003
UMTS Forum welcomes Swedish 3G launch by Three, May 10, 2003
Orange UK to challenge Three, May 10, 2003
T-Mobile Awards Network Upgrade Valued at US$300 Million to Nortel Networks, May 9, 2003
Nokia launches its latest research on MMS usage, May 8, 2003
3G Launches to Peak in 2004, Ubiquity Waits to 2007, According to ABI, May 8, 2003
Latest subscribers in Japan, May 8, 2003
Tokyo firm goes beyond UMTS, May 8, 2003
Racal Instruments Has Best Track Record for EGPRS Test Cases, May 8, 2003
LocatioNet Releases LBS Application Suite - LocatioNet MyMap, May 8, 2003
3G takes to the skies, May 8, 2003
DoCoMo FOMA update, May 7, 2003
U-TDOA technology standardized by 3GPP, May 6, 2003
Only 20,000 handset sold in the UK by Three, May 6, 2003
E-Plus to buy MobilCom, May 6, 2003
Swisscom Mobile Selects Actix’ Network Optimization Solutions for 3G Networks, May 5, 2003
3 Sweden launching 3G service today, May 5, 2003

1st - 04th

Slow Start For Hutchison Down Under, May 4, 2003
Vodafone Begins Irish 3G Trials, May 4, 2003
The New War in Iraq - CDMA vs. GSM, May 1, 2003
A Challenging Base Station Market Will Witness Growing 3G Spending - report, May 1, 2003
Another high profile worker leaves Three UK, May 1, 2003
SK Telecom given the clear to merge with SK IMT, May 1, 2003
DoCoMo confidence on FOMA, May 1, 2003