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
- previous news
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Vodafone ditch Nokia for Japanese 3G handsets
November 10, 2003
Vodafone is expected to offer Japanese 3G handsets for its initial launch
of 3G services and snubbing the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer,
Nokia. The worldwide cellular provide has placed orders for millions of
next generation mobile handsets with an unnamed manufacturer, the Sunday
Telegraph has reported.
An unnamed senior Vodafone executive said Nokia did not yet have handheld
devices with the functions he wanted and "they are behind the Japanese".
He said substantial purchases had been ordered in preparation for the
mass market sales next autumn.
The new phones will feature a camcorder, an MP3 music player and gaming
functions. Vodafone is in talks with music companies and news broadcasters
to provide online content for download by its customers.
An analyst told 3GNewsroom.com that Sharp is the likely handset supplier
for Vodafone as they already have a good working business partnership.
Sharp handsets were widely adopted for Vodafone's Live! multimedia data
services.
So far, Japanese WCDMA 3G handsets are widely used in Japan and some
parts of Europe and are technologically more advanced than its European
counterparts. Handsets from European handset makers have failed to penetrate
the mass market.
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3G Motorola A920
