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Korea woos viable third operator: Last 3G license delayed
SEOUL, South Korea-As South Korea postponed plans to select a third and final third-generation (3G) mobile service operator, the government's enthusiasm for a viable bidder is greater than ever. But potential bidders seem unimpressed, putting the 3G license itself into doubt.The Ministry of Information...
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HandsetsPhilipsPhilips introduced several new handsets. The Ozeo GSM dual-band mobile phone offers a new user interface and a large LCD display with five text lines. The carousel icon screen feature simultaneously displays up to five visual icons representing the phone's functions and features. The...
VIEWPOINT: THE FUTURE IS NOW
The future is convergence.The future is data.The future is 3G.Now that the Operators Harmonization Group has approved a plan to harmonize wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology with the cdma2000 version, all should be fine in the new frontier, right?Of course, anyone in this...
3G STANDARDIZATION PROCESS MOVES ON TO ITU
Though most are based on some form of wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology, the proposals submitted to the International Telecommunication Union last month suggest a tough road toward achieving the family of systems concept to allow for global roaming, let alone convergence of...
3G PAVES WAY FOR WIRELESS INFORMATION SOCIETY
This piece was excerpted from a speech presented at CeBIT `98.Last year the cellular-terminal market reached around 100 million units. The figure is expected to grow significantly this year, and will be larger than the combined sales of personal computers and passenger cars, currently...
CDMA FAITHFULS TALK FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES
SEOUL-It was only fitting that the future of Code Division Multiple Access technology was discussed in South Korea at the 2nd CDMA International Conference.Since SK Telecom launched the country's first CDMA system in January 1996, South Korea now has five CDMA operators and about...
NOKIA, ERICSSON BACK NTT DOCOMO
SINGAPORE-Nokia Corp. and L.M. Ericsson are submitting a statement to the Association of Radio Industries and Business, the Japanese standardization body, backing the proposal of NTT DoCoMo in support of the wideband Code Division Multiple Access air interface at 5 MHz bandwidth."Together, our companies...