- Sonera plans 3G launch using GSM
handsets.
EUROPEMEDIA-(C)2002 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/ Sonera, the Finnish mobile operator has confirmed that it will launch its 3G network on September 26. The company says services will initially operate primarily on the present mobile communications network (GSM/GPRS) on account of the technological delay and also on the UMTS ......
- DNA carries out Finland's first videocall on a 3G
network.
EUROPEMEDIA-(C)2002 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/ DNA, the mobile subsidary of Finnet telecoms group, this week became Finland's first operator to carry out a videocall on a 3G network, when DNA's CEO President Ari Tolonen called Suomen 3G's director of board Pertti Laiho. The video call was carried out ......
- Qualified endorsement of Hutchison 3G UK strategy from
market analysts.
EUROPEMEDIA-(C)2003 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/ Market research group Current Analysis has offered a 'slightly positive stance' on Hutchison Whampoa's third-generation mobile venture in the UK, '3', in a recent report on the company's plans to set up a UMTS network, according to an article from the Register, an ......
- Hi3G and SEB strike m-banking deal.
EUROPEMEDIA-(C)2002 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/ Swedish 3G licence holder Hi3G announced it has struck an agreement with SEB Swedish bank SEB to offer mobile banking services on its UMTS network. As part of the deal, subscribers are to be able to manage their personal finances, transactions and payments, ......
- Siemens to supply Tele2's Norway 3G
network.
EUROPEMEDIA-(C)2002 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/ German electronics company Siemens announced it has won a contract to supply Tele2?s Norwegian 3G network. Siemens said it expects to start supplying radio access and core network technology to the Swedish company in May. It?s the companies' first partnership for a UMTS ......
- Man alive
Amid speculation that global roll-out of 3G technology may still be years away, the race to launch the world's first 3G network is still well and truly on. But surprisingly the favourite is no longer NTT DoCoMo, which expects to be operating in Tokyo by 30th May. Nor will Vivendi's ......
- Eurotel tests 3G network in Prague.
EUROPEMEDIA-(C)2003 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/ Czech mobile operator Eurotel has announced it is testing its 3G UMTS network in Prague. The company says that the network supports internet access at 360Kb/s, which is faster than fixed-line ISDN internet access. Under the terms of Eurotel's 3G licence, bought in ......