Siemens in talks with Malaysian telcos

date: October 31, 2001

Siemens, which initiated research on the UMTS in 1992, is talking with several Malaysian telecommunication operators on the possibility of adopting the system, it was announced today.

As GSM was launched on the market in 1992, Siemens had already started research on UMTS and today it co-operates with NEC of Japan on the system.

Siemens and NEC are the only companies co-operating worldwide which can offer both UMTS radio technologies -- FDD and TDD). FDD is for long-distance coverage and symmetrical broadband applications such as mobile video telephony while TDD is for asymmetrical applications such as Internet services in densely populated areas.

Michael Kuehner, senior vice president of Siemens Malaysia Sdn Bhd, said local telcos were currently evaluating UMTS, which was part of the so-called third generation or 3G technology.

"We are in contact with them (telcos). They are busy looking at our technology," he told a press conference after the first "live" UMTS call demostration in Malaysia today between the Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia, Datuk Amar Leo Moggie, and Rainer Althoff, president and CEO of Siemens Malaysia.

Kuehner said Siemens felt that the first UMTS network would be available in Malaysia by 2003.

He said technologies like UMTS may need some time to be widely accepted and more people would be eager to use it in two years' time.

Asked when would Siemens strike the first UMTS deal with local telcos, Kuehner said it could be materialise after the issuance of 3G licensing.

Moggie had said that Malaysia would only commercialise 3G in 2002.

Top Sellers at our online store

1.	NEC e606 on 3
2.	Orange Nokia 7250i
3.	O2 Samsung A800
4.	NEC e808 on 3
5.	Motorola A920 on 3

last updated: January 12, 2004

Visit our online store, click here

3 phones

3G Motorola A920
Available Now! Superb full colour touch- sensitive screen with a built-in digital camera for Video Calling.
Buy now from Free

M-Profits: Making Money from 3G Services
ISBN: 0470847751

This book discusses 3G services from the view of what is needed for the service to provide value to the user, what is the value proposition for the user, how will money be made out of delivering the service, and discussions on how revenue sharing propositions might work to benefit content providers and network operators. 3G operators should take note of this highly recommended book.

buy it UK | USA

3G Books to Read!

top