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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KDDI to introduce flat rate for faster 3G data service
October 24, 2003
Japanese mobile operator KDDI is to launch an improved 3G mobile service
staring from November 28. The new service is based on CDMA2000 1x EV-DO
technology that offers data transfer speeds of up to 2.4 mbps, six times
faster than DoCoMo's 3G service at 384 kbps. KDDI's current network is
only capable of 144 kbps.
KDDI will offer a tariff that enables unlimited use of data communications
at a flat rate of 4,200 yen ($38) a month and aims to attract 450,000
customers by the end of the business year. The plan is aimed at heavy
users and it is hoped that low end users would be encouraged to sign on
and raise the average they spend.
Japan has been wary of offering flat rate mobile services because of
the strain on the limited amount of spectrum available. Users to the new
service has unlimited access to e-mail and data services available through
KDDI's portal, including access to the Internet, but does not apply to
the use of a handset to connect a notebook computer to the Internet.
KDDI is Japan's second biggest operator but is winning the next generation
mobile battle against its bigger rival DoCoMo. The firm has attracted
around 10 million subscribers to its 3G service while DoCoMo has about
1 million users to their 3G FOMA service. DoCoMo suffered early in its
launch as their advanced handsets were much bigger in size and lacked
battery life while its network had limited coverage.
KDDI's new service will initially launch only in metropolitan areas and
is expected to cover 90 percent of Japan's population by September 2004.
DoCoMo plans to counter the threat by launching an advanced 3G service
with transmission speeds of up to 14 mbps as early as next year.
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