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News One of the biggest stories in July was the launch of the 3G iPhone and silicon.com cast its eye over the eagerly anticipated device to see if it's any cop for businesses. And, showing that despite all the launch hype the... [31 Jul 2008]
3G roll-outs show lack of Eastern promise
News Japan Telecom's mobile subsidiary, J-Phone, will now roll-out 3G networks in Tokyo in June 2002, and central and Western Japan in October of that year. Rival NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile network operator, plans to... [06 Mar 2001]
3G antenna invasion quelled by MoD boffins
News The UK government's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) has launched itself into the commercial world with an ambitious bid to force 3G operators into sharing phone antenna. DERA's brand new private sector arm,... [06 Jul 2001]
3G for the common man
Comment We've shaken our heads at the licensing excesses, heard about the glitches, sighed at the missed launches and even scrutinised the sleek advertising campaign. Now 3 - Hutchison's greenfield UK mobile venture - has launched. [03 Mar 2003]
3G 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... [18 Jun 2007]
3G prizes will go to 'second movers'
News Against the dot-com tradition, the bonanzas of 3G will probably go to the 'second movers', according to a report by Capgemini. Instead of the advantages which have accrued to the 'first movers' in the dot-com revolution,... [18 May 2004]
Bill Gates, 3G iPhone, UK top CIO, Firefox 3, XP and more…
News This month silicon.com looked at the amazing career of Bill Gates as he stepped down after three decades of running Microsoft. Gates wasn't the only high-profile Microsoft departure, however, with Windows XP disappearing to the software... [02 Jul 2008]
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... [06 Dec 2004]
3G fortunes are not lost, telcos assured
News Debt-laden European telcos can turn their fortunes around and start raking in the cash from third generation (3G) mobile services within five years. Referring to the likes of BT who has spent billions on UMTS (universal... [31 May 2001]
3G player picks billing partner
News Hutchison 3G has chosen ADC billing technology to use in all the areas where it will run next generation phone networks. ADC is providing the telco with its single.eView product. Hutchison will use the software first in... [18 Sep 2001]
3G - give raw bandwidth to business users, says BP
News Mobile data technologies such as GPRS - a so-called 2.5G standard - just don't measure up to business needs anymore, according to one prominent user. Speaking to silicon.com, BP director of wireless and mobile Ken Douglas this week said... [14 Nov 2003]
Integrating SDH and ATM in UMTS (3G) Access Networks
White Paper The deployment of cellular UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems, better known as 3G) is one of the most difficult challenges facing today's service providers network planning experts. They need to juggle... [29 May 2009]
3G hit by Japanese setback
News Japanese telco KDDI has pushed back the date when it will start offering 3G mobile phone services. The move is a further blow for the roll out of advanced mobile data services. The two other Japanese mobile operators -... [21 Sep 2001]
3G hit by fresh health scares
News Fears that 3G technology microwaves your brain may inflict further financial woe on the distressed telecommunications industry, according to a report. Perceived health risks from mobile technology could become a fresh... [30 Oct 2001]
M2M: 3G taking on WiMax
News Machines are gearing up to take over 3G, analysts believe, as M2M increasingly shifts away from older radio technologies - but the third-gen tech will still have to compete hard against the likes of WiMax. [22 May 2007]
