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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2.5 and 3G Deployments - report
November 10, 2003
Delays in commercial deployments of 3G networks and in delivery of 3G
handsets does not suggest the failure of 3GSM (formerly called W-CDMA)
as a technology or as a business, according to a recent study from Probe
Group LLC. Research Director David Chamberlain, author of the study said,
"At this time, we should be practicing the same patience being demonstrated
by the carriers and a growing number of regulators" Outside the Americas,
Probe believes, 3G will ultimately become the dominant mobile network.
Chamberlain also cautions that the success of 2.5G networks such as GPRS
could act to further delay deployment of true 3G. "On the 3G 'battlefield'
carriers might regard 2.5G the way any commander regards the weather:
having the potential to become a powerful ally or a remorseless enemy,"
Chamberlain says. 2.5G networks are actually giving carriers an opportunity
to judge just how much subscribers are willing to spend on non-voice and
non-SMS services.
According to Probe's data, the point at which 3G networks will have sufficient
customers to make its presence felt by global markets won't come until
some time in 2007. That date is significantly more pessimistic than previous
Probe forecasts. However, due to the gradual nature of customer acceptance,
Chamberlain believes that most of the infrastructure will be in place
and tested by that time and the carriers will be ready for the increased
customer loading.
In the latest Wireless Internet Services and Networks report, "2.5G and
3G Deployments," Probe examines the ongoing GSM vs. CDMA battle and covers
the developments in Japan, Korea, China, The Americas and Europe and shows
the commercial deployments and subscribers with forecasts to 2008.
This report is part of the Wireless Internet Services and Networks (WISN)
series, which covers the services that will drive customer demand and
the network infrastructures that enable new services on 2G, 2.5G and 3G
wireless networks. The service, directed by David Chamberlain, identifies
key technologies and services and provides global forecasts of wireless
Internet users, infrastructure spending, enterprise users and key enablers
such as handset operating systems, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
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