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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NZ Telecom to consider unorthodox 3G path
October 6, 2003
Telecom Corp., New Zealand mobile operator, may take an unconventional
path in its 3G rollout process, according to a New Zealand newspaper.
The firm uses CDMA technology in its 2G network but is considering whether
to adopt a WCDMA implemented 3G network. The natural migration path for
CDMA network operators would be adopting CDMA2000 as its 3G technology
while GSM operators would instinctively choose WCDMA.
A path from CDMA to CDMA2000 is a relatively simple upgrade while going
from CDMA to WCDMA would require a more expensive network to be built.
Telecom said it has commissioned equipment makers Ericsson and Alcatel
to undertake a planning exercise to look at different migration options.
Adopting WCDMA technology would be an admission that Telecom backed the
wrong technology when it settled on the CDMA standard several years ago.
Lucent, who is responsible for managing Telecom's network, is believed
to be upset with Telecom's plans. The company insist that it would be
able to take Telecom to 3G more quickly and cheaply.
Vodafone, a backer of WCDMA and Telecom's main rival, said is it committed
to spending "hundreds of millions of dollars" over the next few years
building a 3G network.
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3G Motorola A920
