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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Japanese Mobile TV Partners Move Together

November 29, 2006 - source: BWCS

Japanese mobile giant DoCoMo has announced plans to work with Fuji Television Network Inc and Nippon Broadcasting System to develop new TV services for mobile phones. The trio, together with some smaller technology companies and the satellite TV broadcaster Sky Perfect Communications, will form a Yen 30 million joint venture, aimed at developing new mobile multimedia services.

According to press reports in Japan, the group will also promote a home-grown digital broadcast standard for mobile TV and will try to put pressure on the Japanese regulators to reallocate some frequency to mobile TV services in the future.

Free digital broadcast to mobile phones, known as "One-Seg" began in April of this year. However, the service is currently limited to broadcasts of regular TV programmes transmitted at the same time as they air on normal TV. Some regional regulators have said they may allow distribution of content made specifically for mobile phones from 2008.

DoCoMo had already brought a small stake in Fuji TV in an attempt to boost its development of content for mobile TV. However, it is not yet clear how mobile operators will make money from such free TV services; they hope mobile phone-specific programmes will allow scope for new types of advertisements.