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RSS 3.5g3G vs wi-fi: Let battle commence
News The battle between 3G and wi-fi for dominance of the wireless internet world will all come down to which offers the broadest benefits to individual users, analysts have predicted. The two technologies offer a variety of different... [18 Jun 2007]
Ericsson: Cheap phones mean 4.5 billion users
News The CEO of telecoms giant Ericsson is betting on more than a billion new mobile subscribers signing up before the decade is out. Carl-Henric Svanberg told delegates at the company's capital markets day he predicts the number of mobile... [10 May 2007]
Heathrow Express rolls out 2Mbps wi-fi
News All Heathrow Express trains have been wi-fi-enabled to provide passengers with broadband speeds of up to 2Mbps for the 15 to 20 minute journey. The service, providing a direct link between Paddington station and Heathrow Airport, offers... [24 Apr 2007]
Photos: How Heathrow Express does wi-fi
Photo All Heathrow Express trains have been wi-fi-enabled, providing broadband access to passengers for the entire journey which lasts about 15 to 20 minutes. The wi-fi offering, provided by T-Mobile, lets passengers access the internet at... [24 Apr 2007]
Leader: €12 for roaming data? Could try harder
Leader At this year's CeBIT trade show in Hanover, Vodafone announced it will offer a flat-rate data plan for European roaming users - all the data you can eat, including web and email usage, for €12 per day. [15 Mar 2007]
Next version of 3G to milk operators for $18bn
News 3G is ancient history and the HSDPA flavour of 3.5G is fast becoming yesterday's man - it seems mobile operators are already gearing up for LTE, or long-term evolution, the next iteration of cellular networks that could... [01 Mar 2007]
10 mobile trends: Should you care?
Comment On the verge of this year's big 3GSM show in Barcelona, silicon.com's Jo Best looks at 10 oft-debated areas in mobile and wireless and asks a simple question: how much should you care over the next 12 months? [09 Feb 2007]
4G coming 'in three years'
News While European operators are pressing ahead with rollouts of HSDPA networks - a type of 3.5G - their counterparts in the land of the rising sun are already working on the subsequent generation. NTT DoCoMo, Japan's... [04 Jan 2007]
3 goes flat-fee with web 2.0 makeover
News Mobile operator 3 has announced a major shift in its business model - repositioning itself as a media and web access company, a strategy that has been more common with broadband sellers. In a scheme called X-Series, 3 has signed up the... [16 Nov 2006]
Photos: The top 10 smart mobile devices
Photo Palm recently announced its decision to up the ante in Europe, showcasing the Treo 750v as its main offering for the continent. It's something of a departure for Palm, offering 3G connectivity and highlighting its newfound Windows love... [09 Nov 2006]
Update: Nortel sheds UMTS access for $320m
News Nortel has announced plans to shed its UMTS access business, claiming a lack of proper scale has hampered the unit's progress. Alcatel has signed on the dotted line with a Memorandum of Understanding to acquire the loss-making unit for... [01 Sep 2006]
T-Mobile reveals UK 3.5G phone first
News T-Mobile is claiming to be the first operator to get an HSDPA - that's 3.5G - phone out the door and into business users' hands. The MDA Vario II runs on Windows Mobile 5.0 and comes with Redmond's push email. [17 Aug 2006]
GNER's on-board wi-fi arrives early
News East coast rail operator GNER is on target to fit out its entire fleet of trains with wi-fi by the end of this summer - eight months ahead of schedule. GNER has already kitted out all 30 of its electric trains with wi-fi and is now... [26 Jul 2006]
3.5G to hit same old handset shortages
News Just like GSM, just like the widely-adopted flavours of 3G, handset shortages are likely to dog the rollout of the even faster, so-called 3.5G mobile services. The term 3.5G - sometimes referred to as... [18 Jul 2006]
Vodafone: We will be first with 'next' next-gen 3G
News With the paint barely dry on its '3G broadband' service, Vodafone is already looking to the next generation of high speed mobile connectivity. Big Red today announced the launch of its HSDPA network, which will allow customers packing... [22 Jun 2006]
