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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SingTel mobile customers invited to trial 3G for free
September 3, 2003
Singapore's SingTel announced that at least 100 of its mobile customers
will be able to enjoy selected 3G services for free in a month-long trial
starting end-December 2003.
The trial customers will be given free usage of three services - video
calls, video-streaming for faster downloads of video-clips and movie trailers,
and high-speed Internet access. Charges for voice calls, SMS, MMS and
value-added services will apply based on their existing SingTel price
plans.
Customers taking part in the trial will be picked from among those who
register their interest at the 3G showcase at the hello!@Orchard store
or via the SingTel website at www.ideas.singtel.com/3g from 3 September
2003 to 31 October 2003. Priority will be given to those who register
in person at the showcase.
Other selection criteria include the customers’ current mobile data usage
levels as well as their interest in using 3G services as indicated in
the 3G trial registration form.
Mr Hui Weng Cheong, SingTel’s Vice President (Consumer Products), said:
“We are looking for customers who are early adopters of technology and
who have a high level of interest to use high-speed data services to take
part in our trial. They are likely to be fairly conversant with SMS, MMS
and GPRS. SingTel will seek their feedback in helping us to enhance the
3G services that we will be rolling out commercially early next year.”
SingTel will offer trial participants 3G handsets at a highly subsidised
rate. Depending on its discussions with suppliers, handsets may even be
given free. Customers will be allowed to keep their 3G handsets at the
end of the trial.
For the duration of the trial, the participants will be asked to provide
feedback online to SingTel on a weekly basis. Some will be asked to take
part in focus group interviews. The feedback received will be used to
help SingTel plan the commercial roll out of its 3G services.
For other members of the public, SingTel will offer them the first preview
of new 3G-enabled handsets at its 3G customer showcase from today. The
showcase located at SingTel’s flagship hello!@Orchard store (270 Orchard
Road) features first hand demonstrations of services such as video mobile
telephony, high-speed video streaming and high-speed Internet access.
About SingTel's 3G network
SingTel awarded a S$220 million contract to Ericsson in July 2003 to
build its 3G mobile network. SingTel’s 3G network, based on Wideband-CDMA
technology, will be ready in the Central Business District by early next
year. It will be fully operational nationwide by end-2004, complying with
the deadline set by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore.
SingTel’s initial 3G network will support data transmission of up to
384 kbps on-the-move. Customers can expect services such as ‘live’ video
mobile telephony, high speed video-streaming, richer multimedia content,
faster downloads of large e-mail attachments and videoconferencing on-the-move.
The new network will be backward compatible with SingTel’s existing GSM
and GPRS networks. 3G users can switch easily to conventional GSM networks
for their voice and GPRS data communications on dual mode 3G W-CDMA/GSM
handsets, which will be available when SingTel introduces 3G services
early next year.
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3G Motorola A920
