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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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Ericsson demonstrate 3G HSUPA uplink

May 10, 2005

Ericsson and 3 Scandinavia have performed successful demonstrations of enhanced uplink, also know as HSUPA, being standardized in 3GPP release 6. This is the first time that enhanced uplink, implemented in a live WCDMA system based on commercial products, is being demonstrated over the air.

With the fist evolutionary step of WCDMA, called HSDPA, the focus has been on improving the downlink capacity and bit-rates but Ericsson now also introduces enhancements in the uplink. Demonstrated mobile broadband applications include e-mail uploads at 1.5 Mbps, voice over IP and IP based high quality video conferencing. All applications are efficiently utilizing both HSDPA and Enhanced Uplink. The system is now undergoing extensive laboratory and drive testing.

"3 is an innovator and pioneer in the telecom industry", said Shlomo Liran, CEO of 3 in Scandinavia. "It is therefore challenging to see the world's most advanced technology being demonstrated in our cutting-edge WCDMA network. We see an increasing consumer interest in our 3G services and with this enhanced capabilities consumer convenience and ease of use will be further stimulated."

"We are taking another important step towards making our mobile broadband promise a reality," said Carl-Henric Svanberg, CEO and President of Ericsson. "Last year we took the challenge to do with broadband what we did to telephony some 20 years ago - make it mobile and available to everyone, everywhere. We now continue on an already established track to break the ground for the development of WCDMA with the aim to further increase bit rates and system capacity."

Ericsson WCDMA Enhanced Uplink, or HSUPA, will be introduced on the market in line with terminal availability. Initial terminals and PC-cards will be available on the market during the second half of 2006, with handsets coming early 2007.