3G
RSS 3G3G handsets? Don't touch them with a bargepole, says Which?
News Consumer magazine Which? has advised Christmas shoppers to stay away from 3G. Which? has told consumers that for the moment, the cost of buying a third-generation handset is too extravagant because of the limited nature... [02 Dec 2004]
'If you can't afford it, you shouldn't have bid', 3G 'winners' told
News Chancellor Gordon Brown this morning ruled out any chance of a rebate for the winners of last year's £22bn 3G auction. At a news conference in London, he said: "There won't be any change in our policy. [30 May 2001]
3G/UMTS: Towards Mobile Broadband and Personal Internet
White Paper This paper offers an overview of the current status of launches of 3G/UMTS networks, terminals and services, before examining the technology roadmap for 3G/UMTS and its relevance in the context of future... [20 Aug 2007]
3G operators: We'll hit coverage targets
News The UK's leading third-generation mobile operators are rolling out their high-speed networks faster than required to under their licences, indicating that 3G may have a brighter future than previously thought. [13 Dec 2004]
3G survival tactics - what are they?
Comment With arguments over the success or failure of 3G raging against the backdrop of a ticking clock everyone wants to know how the next-generation of mobile telephony won't be the biggest business white elephant ever. [27 Aug 2002]
3G - now is not the time to give up
Comment Should we be preparing a eulogy for 3G? If that's what you're looking for, you've come to the wrong page. But a pull-no-punches note from an analyst house has, over the past few days, demanded a re-evaluation of the... [19 Aug 2002]
3G rollouts: Better late than billions and never?
Comment JT's announcement won't be the last 3G bad news story because products and services in this industry are invariably late. Delays, like it or not, are the norm. Just ask Microsoft, who, once upon a time - 1994 to be exact... [06 Mar 2001]
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 hit by more cuts
News Another 3G licence-holder is expected to announce major cuts in its operation later today in what will be see as a further blow for Europe's nascent next generation mobile market. Ipse, which is partly owned by... [30 Jan 2002]
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 debacle: "At least we now know what not to do"
News Erkki Liikanen, European Commissioner for IT, has admitted the allocation processes for European 3G licences was fundamentally flawed. Liikanen said a lack of central regulation, with countries setting their own criteria... [25 Jun 2001]
3G to be the norm by 2009
News While 2004 may turn out to be Europe's year of 3G launches, it won't be the year of 3G take up. At least that seems to be the case according to the latest study from consultancy Analysys. It forecasts... [30 Apr 2004]
3G iPhone - the business perspective
News The 3G iPhone goes on sale this Friday 11 July and the launch hype is already in overdrive - but is the device really going to take the corporate world by storm, as O2 hopes? O2 claims there's a lot of interest from... [10 Jul 2008]
The Ovum View: 3G means business... or does it?
Comment Who should network operators initially aim 3G at? That's a big question across the industry, and one that Jeremy Green, research director, Ovum Wireless Group has been studying. Ask anyone in the wireless industry what... [04 Jul 2002]
Share and share alike: 3G players encouraged to work together
News The European Commission (EC) is working on a scheme to allow 3G licence holders to share their networks with other mobile operators. Erkki Liikanen, the European Commission minister responsible for enterprise and the... [12 Jun 2002]
