ITU Telecom Asia 2002

last updated: December 15, 2002

The ITU Telecom Asia 2000 in Hong Kong attracted visitors from all over the world. The show features significant focus on third generation technologies ranging from handsets to networks.

Visitors were able to see the current 3G handsets on offer by the few operators that have launched 3G services. Handset makers - including Sanyo, Samsung, LG, and NEC - showcased their future handset releases and concept phones. The NEC e606, selected by Hutchison 3G UK, was one of the highlights of the event. It has a built-in dual camera and supports a range of graphic and media formats.

The DoCoMo stand drew huge crowds as they demonstrated limited FOMA services. They offered viewers the chance to try out the service and actually make voice and video calls within a small area inside the hall. Furthermore, pictures could be taken with the handset and sent via email to the another handset.

The Ericsson and Fujitsu offered a similar WCDMA network demonstration, allowing users also to test 3G handsets over a live network.

Other 3G operators such as KTF and SK Telecom also featured in the event, showcasing their 3G cdma2000 handsets and service on offer in South Korea.

The number of exhibitors was below that of 2 years ago, with only 320 exhibitors instead of 500. Visitor levels were also down.

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ITU Telecom Asia 2002 inside the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center

3G conceptual model - this phone can be controlled from a remote device

NEC e606 - UMTS/GSM terminal with built-in DUAL camera supporting video conference calls and video recording (up to 12 secs.)

NEC N2002 - one of the earliest FOMA terminals and also one of the most popular

Jinichi Aoki, Assistant Manager of System Development at NEC holding the N2002

An NEC engineer standing next to the WCDMA 3G Micro NodeB NB-341

Chris Wan and Katherina Lo demonstrating videophone services offered by FOMA using the T2101V

FOMA SH2101V, one of the least popular 3G phones offered by DoCoMo's FOMA services and was said to be relatively large in size by Kenichi Miyakawa, Public Relations Dept.

Adrienne Cheung and Qu Gang (Fujitsu Engineer) showing the Evolium UMTS NodeB

Young H. Choi, Assistant Manager of Business Development Team at SK holding the IM-5400 (Blue) - one of the best cdma2000 1x phone around with its egg like design and vertical slide.

IM-5400 (Red) - cmda2000 1x (144kbps) - 89g - 88 x 48 22 mm - 65,000 Color LCD

LG LG-KH5000 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - one of the most popluar video-phone offered by SK Telecom - 2.4 Mbps - 110 g - 2.2-inch rotating color TFT-LCD - 110,000 pixel CMOS Camera

Samsung SCH-V300 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - 2.4 Mbps - 110 g - 176 x 192 pixel, 262,000 color TFT-LCD - built-in 110,000-pixel camera (rotates 180 degrees)

Samsung SPH-E1000 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - 2.4 Mbps - 91 g - 128 x 160 pixel, 4,096 color TFT-LCD

Samsung SPH-X5900 CDMA2000 1X - 153 kbps - 99 g - 160 x 120 pixel, 4,096 color STN-LCD - built-in CCD Camera

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