3.5G
RSS 3.5GVodafone 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]
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]
3GSM: Siemens defiant despite handset doubts
News Siemens has spoken openly about the options for its mobile handset arm, bristling at the thought of closing the loss-making division altogether. Speaking at the end of the first day of the 3GSM show in Cannes this week, Siemens... [15 Feb 2005]
EDGE, WiMax, HSDPA, IMS: Can you pick the winners from the losers?
News Mobile operator mmO2 has been sorting out where it will be setting out its stall for the alphabet soup of connectivity of the future. EDGE, for one, is out, as is the company's own Wi-Fi network, due to a lack of business case, according... [27 Jan 2005]
Leader: Orange launches, 3G advances
Leader So Orange has managed to launch 3G services aimed squarely at consumers ahead of Christmas. Plenty of staff on the shop floor might not know it yet ("Launches are a closely kept secret", we were told) but from Friday this week handsets... [06 Dec 2004]
Orange 3G phones hitting shelves this week
News Orange has taken the wraps off 3G aimed mainly at consumers - four days before handsets are due to be on sale in stores - claiming to have the best network and set of devices available yet in the UK. Despite an attempt by rival mmO2 to... [06 Dec 2004]
What's beyond 3G? 3.5G, stupid
News With 2004 looking like the year of widespread launches of 3G cellular networks based on the W-CDMA standard, experts have identified what's mostly likely to come next. HSDPA - or (take a breath now) High Speed Downlink Packet Access - is... [29 Mar 2004]
Analysts predict non-3G mobile advances
News Uncertainties about the future development of 3G mobile means a number of alternatives are on operators' agendas, some below and some above promised 3G speeds. A range of research out this week suggests some operators will offer... [21 Nov 2003]
