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RSS 3.5G10 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]
3 goes high speed with HSDPA network
News 3 has finished off the UK's HSDPA roster with the announcement it is to roll out a high speed third-generation network. The third-generation operator, which recently celebrated its third birthday, has revealed it has completed trials of... [14 Mar 2006]
Set 3.5G free, says analyst
News Mobile operators should look at offering single-fee, unlimited data access plans to their HSDPA services if they want to see the technology take off as broadband has, according to an analyst. Devine Kofiloto, principal analyst at Informa... [08 Mar 2006]
Qualcomm CEO opens up
News The boss of mobile chipset and patents giant Qualcomm has denied that legal disputes with rivals, most notably Nokia, and a complaint lodged against it with the European Commission are distracting the company's top management. [15 Feb 2006]
3GSM Diary: Loose lips at LHR, mobile TV, mobile IM and more
Comment There is always a buzz as the top brass from the mobile industry head to Cannes each year for the sector's biggest conference. And the buzz appears undiluted as this February they leave for Barcelona, the new hosting city for... [13 Feb 2006]
Re:Viewing 2005: The year in mobile and wireless
News Mobile email, mega-mergers, BlackBerry envy and standards wars - it's been a big year for the mobile and wireless sector. Jo Best looks back at the highlights - and makes one or two predictions for what to expect in 2006. [15 Dec 2005]
Cingular dishes up 3.5G delights
News Cingular Wireless on Tuesday launched its third-generation network, which it says will give mobile customers high-speed internet access while on the road. The new service, called BroadbandConnect, will be available in 16 markets to... [07 Dec 2005]
