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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3G firms fights back health claims
October 3, 2003
The mobile phone industry has denied claims that radiation from 3G base
stations can cause headaches and nausea. The claims were made earlier
this week in a study conducted by the Dutch research institute TNO which
suggested the radio signals can have harmful effects on other people,
not just mobile phone users.
The GSM Association, a global organisation of mobile telecommunications
operators, played down the claims.
"As the effects are small, it is unclear whether they have any health
significance," the GSM Association said in a written statement.
They also added that further research needs to be carried out before
they can take the health scare seriously.
Sweden's Ericsson backed the GSM Association's position by saying it
could not draw any real conclusions from one study and maintained mobile
networks were not harmful.
"Our position is that there is no scientific evidence that there are
any health problems associated with radio waves from mobile communications,"
an Ericsson spokesman said.
Siemens is another major industry player to dismiss the study but will
follow future progress on the matter.
In the study, TNO carried out double-blind laboratory tests that meant
no participants in the survey knew if a base station was transmitting
signals or not. The study did however suggest the radio signals can boost
memory functions.
Some of the new handsets on the market are manufactured with the internal
antenna near the bottom of the phone so emitted radio waves is further
away from the user's brain.
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3G Motorola A920
