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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 largest mobile operator, will have... [04 Jan 2007]
China and Japan announce 4G alliance
News China and Japan have decided to get together to develop the next generation of mobile telephony: 4G. An agreement to that effect will be signed on 26 August in Tokyo between state representatives, a spokesman for the Japanese ministry for interior... [25 Aug 2005]
Nortel ditches WiMax in 4G race
News Telecom equipment maker Nortel Networks is ditching its WiMax business to focus on a more popular 4G wireless technology. The company said earlier this week that it's focusing its money and development efforts on long-term evolution or LTE. [16 Jun 2008]
Comcast and Time Warner to invest in 4G…
News Comcast and Time Warner Cable are looking to help bankroll a new joint venture between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire to deliver 4G wireless services, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Wireless from A to Z [26 Mar 2008]
Sprint Nextel already looking to 4G
News During a keynote speech at Yankee Group Research's Wireless Leadership Summit in New York on Tuesday, Sprint Nextel CEO Gary Forsee said the company, which officially closed the books on its $6.5bn merger with Nextel on Monday, is already looking... [28 Jun 2006]
Samsung flashes its 4G
News Samsung is claiming to have cracked 4G, while most of the mobile industry couldn't tell you what it is yet. The electronics giant says it will demo 4G at the Samsung 4G Forum in Jeju Island in South Korea. [31 Aug 2006]
Sprint bets $3bn on 4G WiMax network
News Sprint Nextel plans to spend $3bn over the next two years to build a fourth-generation wireless network using WiMax technology. The wireless operator said on Tuesday it is partnering with Intel, Motorola and Samsung Electronics to build the network... [09 Aug 2006]
4G phone tested by Japan and China
News Japan and China plan joint experiments on a new generation internet-capable mobile phone for high-speed data transmissions that will work in both countries at far higher speeds than current 3G phones. [26 Nov 2003]
Breaking on through to 4G
Once every two or three years, a new company appears and makes extraordinary claims about fundamentally new technology. Often, these prove to be more hype than substance; sometimes, however, an idea has the potential to change the game. [09 Aug 2005]
WiMax to pip LTE 3G at the post?
News WiMax could prove to be the winner in the 4G race against the long-term evolution of 3G, simply because the technology is here first. Teresa Kellett, director of global development for telco Sprint Nextel, said during a panel discussion at this... [11 Apr 2008]
Mobile industry looks beyond 3G
Third-generation networks and services are still in their infancy but industry experts claim there is already a real need for faster technologies. Speaking on the Monday, the first day of the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, Neil Ransom... [14 Feb 2005]
Morning Edition 03.10.00
News Last week's postponement by the Halifax of its internet banking service caused mutterings of poor customer service and lax project management - but the Guardian brings more concerning news for the bank in the wake of its stalled online offering. [03 Oct 2000]
3G: Are you planning for what comes next?
News Some of the biggest names in mobile have clubbed together to think up just what they're planning as the successor to 3G. Operators including China Mobile, NTT DoCoMo, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone have all signed up to the Next Generation Networks... [15 Sep 2006]
Nortel to WiMax watchdogs: 'Get on with it'
News Nortel's head of technology has hit out at regulators whose procrastination he feels is holding back the rollout of long-range wireless broadband technology WiMax. John Rose, CTO of the networking company, has accused watchdogs of causing delays in... [05 Dec 2006]
Nortel moves into software
News Nortel is attempting to revamp its image with a move into software. The decision to diversify from its hardware heritage follows several moves by Nortel this year to slim down its core functions to focus on mobility and convergence. [06 Sep 2006]
