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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South African operators wise not to invest in 3G so soon
September 17, 2002
South Africa's cellular network operators are looking increasingly
wise in their decisions not to invest in 3G technologies and there
are no signs of the Government issuing 3G license until mid-2003.
A recent report by the South African telecommunication department
suggested while more people are gaining the ability to access the
internet on their cellphones in the world, few are actually bothering.
In the last six months, the number of users whose cellphones could
access the internet rose by 25%, but actual usage fell by 20%.
That is bad news for network operators which have invested heavily
in 3G technologies in the hope that video, text, internet browsing
and location-specific services will prove a must-have for the average
user.
In South Africa, MTN, Vodacom and Cell C have been more circumspect,
saying the demand in this country is mainly for basic voice services
so investing in 3G would be unjustified.
They believe the intermediate technology, GPRS, will be an adequate
substitute at a far less cost.
GPRS offers faster internet access than a standard GSM connection.
It can also handle multi-media messaging and mobile payments, which
seem likely to become the two most commonly used services even over
a 3G network.
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3G Motorola A920
