3G

HSDPA trials offer insight into likely service capabilities

Expect between half to one Mbps in busy cells

UMTS cell sites equipped with HSDPA technology will probably offer users average  data rates of between 500kbps and 1.5Mbps when they are working at full capacity, the results of

UMTS Forum claims 16 million 3G subscribers globally

Total increases 60% in final quarter of 2004

The UMTS association has said that it is confident there are now at least 16 million UMTS subscribers globally, about a third of them in Europe.

Mobestar partners with 3G-Scene to develop its 3G video dating technology

Two 3G specialists combine forces to help mobile operators and video dating companies enable 3G services

Mobestar, a leading provider of 3G video services has announced a partnership with 3G-Scene, a global leader in mobile dating and gambling

RF: the key to 3G?

AS UMTS finally takes off across Europe, network planners are exploring how best to meet projected 3G subscriber growth. And the technology at the base station RF interface holds many of the answers, says Jorg Springer, cmo, Radio

Telef

Axalto, the worldwide leader in microprocessor cards, today announced that it has been selected by Telefónica Móviles España to support its SIM-based service delivery strategy. Under the contract, Axalto supplies the operator with its Simsave and Simgo solutions

Creating an EDGE

Enhanced Data for Global Evolution (EDGE) should feature strongly in GSM operators' network evolution plans -- whether or not they are rolling out third-generation (3G) mobile networks based on Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), says Bjorn Samuelsson

02 Introduces 3G Data Card Package

O2’s makes its official entry to the 3G market today with the availability of its 3G/GPRS/WLAN PC data card package. The launch makes O2 the final UK operator to offer some kind of commercially available 3G service, but

Independent labels sign up to 3

VidZone deal brings Franz Ferdinand, Stereophonics, Eric Prydz and The Libertines music videos to 3

3, the UK’s first video mobile network, is enhancing its video jukebox service with a repertoire from Independent artists including Mercury award winners