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December 30, 2001	GSM to WCDMA the Global Choice - 392KB - Ericsson WCDMA is the most chosen 3G standard in the world today. This paper introduces WCDMA as the path to 3G for GSM.
December 7, 2001	Isle of Man: The Future starts now - 229KB - Siemens
December 7, 2001	Fact sheet: The Isle of Man - 192KB - Siemens
December 7, 2001	Siemens UMTS - 99KB - Siemens
December 3, 2001	Proposed Policy Approach to 3G Infrastructure Sharing in Singapore - 25KB - IDA
December 1, 2001	Realistically Forecasting 3G Users and Revenues - 84KB - UMTS Forum A presentation for the UMTS 2001 shows in Barcelona
December 1, 2001	Migration Paths 2G to 3G Planning the Evolution to IMT 2000 - 531KB - UMTS Forum A presentation for the IMT-2000 shows in Warsaw
December 1, 2001	3G Changes and Market Opportunities - 212KB - UMTS Forum A presentation for the GSM-GPRS show in Singapore
November 30, 2001	3G Portal Study - 348KB - UMTS Forum A Reference handbook for portal operators, developers and the mobile industry.
November 17, 2001	The Evolution of IS-136 TDMA for 3G Wireless Services - 143KB - AT&T Labs Research Considers the evolutionary changes to IS-136 TDMA for the support of next generation mobile services.
November 15, 2001	Transition from GSM-2G to UMTS-3G - 148KB - UMTS Forum
November 14, 2001	3G: Licensing and Global Circulation of Devices - 654KB - UMTS Forum Services and Applications for Developing Countries - 58KB - UMTS Forum IMT-2000/UMTS - The Way to Avoid Digital Divide - 580KB - UMTS Forum Global Standardization by the 3GPP within IMT-2000 Framework - 144KB - UMTS Forum
November 12, 2001	Generating New Revenues from 3G - 88KB - UMTS Forum Preparing the way to 3G Services - 118KB - UMTS Forum ... and now for the good news - 176KB - UMTS Forum
November 13, 2001	The Intro of 3G Mobile Communications in the EU - 88KB - European Union Talks about the impact of 3G deployment in the EU.
November 8, 2001	Opening a New Road to 3G Evolution - 1635KB - Nokia Examines the impact of GSM 800MHz on the 3G migratory routers of TDMA and CDMA operators.
November 4, 2001	Location Technologies for GSM, GPRS and WCDMA Networks - 194KB - Qualcomm Presents how wireless location services can generate revenues for operators.
November 4, 2001	TD-SCDMA Siemens - 622KB - Siemens Explains what Siemens is doing with TD-SCDMA.
November 3, 2001	Mobile Wireless Internet - 3G and beyond (Presentation) - 927KB - Flarion
October 20, 2001	Benefits of Quality of Service in 3G wireless Internet - 385KB - Nortel Networks Discuss the serious considerations and planning that are required to ensure the successful end-to-end QOS delivery.
October 19, 2001	3G LICENSING COSTS: AN ANALYSIS - 18KB - UMTS Forum This document provides a brief analysis of the costs of 3G licenses in selected territories, examining how factors such as current global economic conditions and the methodology used by regulators to make their awards have influenced the cost of licensing.
October 17, 2001	Conformity Assessment & Global Circulation of Terminals - Challenges & Solutions - 176KB - UMTS Forum
October 14, 2001	The Essential Guide to Third Generation Mobile - 81KB - Logica This guide is for network operators, service providers, ISPs, content providers and anyone else who has an interest in 3G mobile.
October 9, 2001	Hong Kong's 3G Opportunities and Challenges - 12KB - OFTA Presentation by Deputy Director-General at the 11th Media & Communications Services Advisory Committee Meeting organised by Hong Kong Trade Development Council
October 3, 2001	FOMA Full Commercial service launch Information - 510KB - NTT DoCoMo
October 1, 2001	Post-Auction Issues for 3G Mobile Services in Hong Kong - 16KB - OFTA Presentation by Deputy Director-General at Luncheon Meeting, Singapore organised by UBS Warburg
September 21, 2001	OFTA Post-3G Auction Initiatives - 17KB - OFTA Presentation by Deputy Director-General at Roundtable Luncheon, Hong Kong organised by UBS Warburg
September 19, 2001	3G Survival Strategies and WASP Services - 103KB - OVUM View the presentation slides from the Ovum Executive Briefing on 3G Survival Strategies and WASP Services, held in Paris and Stockholm
September 16, 2001	The AMPS and TDMA roadmap to 3G - 719KB - GSA Outlining the advantages of the GSM/GPRS migration path to 3G for AMPS and TDMA operators.
September 2, 2001	3G in Finland - 96KB - Trenditieto The attitudes of the Finnish consumers towards the features of the new mobile phones.
August 27, 2001	3rd Generation Mobile Wireless - 2,459KB - CDG A presentation on the opportunities and challenges of delivering advanced mobile communications services.
August 26, 2001	Adopting the Right Evolution Path to 3G Profitability (Latin American) - 123KB - UWCC Talks about which is the better 3G migration path for Latin American and the alternatives.
August 11, 2001	TD-SCDMA in China - 9KB - Siemens The advantages of the new mobile standard called TD-SCDMA.
July 22, 2001	Transition to Third Generation (3G) Mobile Services in Hong Kong - 137KB - OFTA Presentation by Deputy Director-General at Workshop on "Recent Progress in Mobile Communications" organised by Institution of Electrical Engineers
July 21, 2001	3G Revenue Generating Applications - 88KB - Alatto
July 21, 2001	Preparing a 3G Business Case - 48KB - Bharat Bhargace Frameworks to estimate the revenues and costs associated with providing voice and data services using a 3G mobile network.
July 16, 2001	3G Market Evolution Primer - 107KB - Cambia Networks
July 14, 2001	Third Generation (3G) Mobile Telecommunications Licensing - 115KB - OFTA Presentation by Deputy Director-General at CPD Course organised by Courses and Seminars Limited
June 30, 2001	Turning competitors into profit partners - 183KB - NEC Talks about how mobile operators can generate revenue with 3G.
June 25, 2001	The new path from GSM to UMTS - 98KB - Siemens Describes the challenges for introducing UMTS standard.
June 25, 2001	Always on Mode in UMTS - 190KB - Nortel Networks This white paper describes how the Always On feature provides optimum quality of service to UMTS subscribers while reducing call set-up time, delivering improved operator efficiency and revenue.
June 24, 2001	Making 3G Make Money - 88KB - Logica Shows how 3G represent the best opportunity there is to create new, high-value, high-margin business and increased revenue per user.
June 16, 2001	GSM or CDMA: The Commercial and Technology Challenges for TDMA Operators - 714KB - Shosteck Group The paper compares CDMA and GSM migration paths as 3G options for TDMA/IS-136 carriers.
May 24, 2001	I Want My Wi-Fi: the Opportunity for Public Access WLANs in Europe - 89KB - Re:Think! Looks into how WLAN poses a treat to 3G technology in Europe.
May 21, 2001	CDMA Experience: a must for UMTS deployment - 153KB Lucent Lucent puts forward its case as a company that has the CDMA experience required for a smooth transition, or introduction, to UMTS for mobile operators.
May 6, 2001	The Economics of Mobile Wireless Data - 575KB - Qualcomm Describe how cdma2000 is the best choice for 3G standard.
May 6, 2001	The UMTS 3G Market - Phase II: Structuring the Service Revenue Opportunities - 553KB - UMTS Forum A report by UMTS Forum which forecasts that revenues from 3G services world-wide will represent a market opportunity worth as much as $1 trillion between 2001 and 2010.
April 27, 2001	Transition to 3G Mobile Services in Hong Kong - 96KB - OFTA Presentation by Chief Telecom Engineer (Regulatory) at Technical Seminar on 3G Mobile
April 16, 2001	3G Wireless- Lessons Learned from Europe/Japan - 1999KB - Lucent
1st April 01	3G Mobile Systems in the 1710-1850 MHz Band - 1684KB - NTIA
31st Mar 01	Spectrum Study of the 2500-2690 MHz Band - 1077KB - FCC
26th Mar 01	The barbarians at the gate - Wireless LAN storms 3G citadel - 162KB - Nomura
11th Mar 01	Make money with 3G services - 438KB - Nokia
11th Mar 01	Evolving from cdmaOne to Third Generation Systems - 255KB - Gwenn Larsson
03rd Mar 01	Driving Toward 3G Cell Phones: Are We There Yet? - 189KB - Louis E. Frenzel
10th Feb 01	Bluetooth as a 3G Enabler - 87KB - Intercai
04th Feb 01	A Practical Guide To 3G Implementation - 643KB - Cerillion Technologies
30th Jan 01	Moving to 3G Wireless Communications - 166KB - Motorola
19th Jan 01	Demystifying the Cost of 3G Networks - 343KB - Crown Castle Financing 3G Networks - 129KB - Crown castle
12th Jan 01	Multimedia Communication on the Move - 106KB- DTI