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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Nokia plans for huge numbers on mobile game

May 17, 2005

Finnish phone maker Nokia has announced that hundreds of thousands of mobile game players will soon be able to participate in a new multi-player game they are about to launch. The new game, provisionally entitled "Space Shooter", will be available on selected Java-enabled handsets using the Nokia SNAP Mobile service.

According to the phone maker, the game will build on the popularity of its first multi-player game "Pocket Kingdom". Nokia describes the theme of the game as pitting "humanity against alien hordes" in an outer space setting.

Lisa Waits, head of Nokia SNAP Mobile, commented "Our users told us they wanted deeper gameplay in the Java domain so we're harnessing the power of Java to bring massively multi-player games like "Space Shooter" and "Pocket Kingdom" to phones. And because our Nokia SNAP Mobile service can run on any carrier and Java handset - be it Nokia, or some other - our community of users has huge potential."

All online Java games currently created for the Nokia SNAP Mobile platform are supported by Series 60 Java MIDP2.0 capable phones from Nokia. Earlier this year, Nokia announced deals with Hong-Kong based carrier SmarTone and has several other potential agreements with other carriers lined up to bring Nokia SNAP Mobile platform games to their customers.

"Space Shooter", developed by Monkey Business, is set in a persistent online world where players take part in a massively cooperative, ship-to-ship war against an attacking alien horde. A live moderator keeps the game fresh by guiding the alien fleets and adding new starbases, alien nests and other challenges.

The game is expected to be available on mobile phones later this year.