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RSS 3.5g3 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]
Vodafone CEO: We're looking to broadband and WiMax
News With the sun barely set on its 3G launch, Vodafone is already turning its attention to the next generation of radio technologies, including mobile WiMax, and may even make a play as a wireless broadband provider. [15 Nov 2005]
The WiMax Spectrum Picture
Wireless broadband is clearly at a crossroads. Convergence is taking place between the technology road maps of WiMAX/802.16 and advanced 3GPP, 3.5G-4G cellular systems. These technologies are on a collision course and... [15 Nov 2005]
First HSDPA rollout from UK operator
News O2 has become the first UK network operator to officially adopt the high-speed mobile broadband technology HSDPA, the operator said today. The rollout will start on a small scale on its network on the Isle of Man, which has a population... [20 Oct 2005]
Mobile industry will bet on 3.5G
News Mobile industry association the GSMA has confirmed today that HSDPA - a high speed broadband technology some call 3.5G - is the only upcoming access technology to get its official seal of approval. HSDPA (high speed... [28 Sep 2005]
Radioactive: What's next for 3G?
Comment Take-up of 3G services around Europe has been disappointing, prompting operators to bring forward plans to upgrade their networks to 3.5G, and - wait for it - 3.99G. But just what this entails remains debatable. [08 Sep 2005]
Kent gets commercial WiMax network
News Following the completion of a six-month pilot, Kent will now have its own permanent WiMax network. Telabria, which set up a WiMax network in the Swale area of Kent earlier this year, has announced the pilot has become a permanent... [02 Sep 2005]
Qualcomm buys Flarion for $600m
News Qualcomm has announced it is to buy broadband wireless access technologies firm Flarion in a deal that could be worth up to $805m. Qualcomm, the company which owns CDMA technology, will pay $600m outright for its acquisition in stock and... [11 Aug 2005]
3GSM: Mobile expectations - the lessons of DoCoMo
News The president and CEO of NTT DoCoMo, Masao Nakamura, has been sharing some of his company's plans for advanced mobile technology - and talking about how users in his home market can nowadays be a tough crowd to please. [16 Feb 2005]
3GSM: Hot air - Qualcomm CEO on mobile TV in Europe
News The CEO and founder of mobile chipset and intellectual property player Qualcomm has been playing up the chances of mobile TV and the US company's BREW user interface platform being used in Europe. Speaking to journalists at the 3GSM... [15 Feb 2005]
