1) T-Mobile and O2 3G Cooperation 2) Dow Jones Try Out 3G Phones 3) Flash Trial For 3G in Korea 4) 3G Launched In Puerto Rico 5) Seamless, Transparent Roaming Between 2.5G / 3G Networks and 802.11 Hotspots 6) 160 Million A-GPS Wireless Phone Sales by 2008 7) More Wireless Games for Vodafone Live 8) Watchmark Lands Hutchison 3G Project
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Predicting future mobile services is impossible. But even without knowing what the services will be, it's still possible today to deploy the systems and processes required to support them and to provide a rapid return on investment. Tertio Telecoms new Provident provisioning suite is designed to more effectively manage the increasing complexity of mobile, data and content over 2.5 and 3G networks.
T-Mobile Deutschland and o2 Germany are expanding their cooperation to include shared usage of T-Mobile's UMTS network. The new agreement builds on the contract between the two network operators signed in the summer of 2001 and provides for the expanded use of T-Mobile's network by o2 customers.
The futuristic gizmos that nearly bankrupted some of the world's biggest phone companies are poised to hit European store shelves in the next few weeks, offering technology that allows users to see each other while they chat.
Flarion Technologies and KT, formerly known as Korea Telecom, announced that KT will conduct a field trial of Flarion's flash-OFDM wireless broadband system in Seoul, Korea.
Verizon Wireless Puerto Rico, announced the commercial launch of its Express Network, a CDMA2000 1X voice and high-speed data network using equipment, software and services from Lucent Technologies.
5) Seamless, Transparent Roaming Between 2.5G / 3G Networks and 802.11 Hotspots
HP and Transat Technologies announced an agreement that will help mobile operators significantly enhance the high-speed voice and data services they now provide to their wireless customers.
The latest Strategy Analytics Wireless Device Strategies Insight, "Qualcomm Fuels 160 Million A-GPS Phones Global Sales in 2008," concludes that global volume will be led by CDMA carriers and device vendors in the US and Asia Pacific regions using Qualcomm's A-GPS-enabled chipset.
The deal will roll out to Vodafone live! customers in Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and the UK. As part of its commitment to providing cutting-edge wireless content, iFone will ensure all of its games are delivered in local language and with local relevance.
WatchMark announced that they through Teleca will co-operate with 3, a new 3G operator owned by Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. and Investor AB. 3is using WatchMark as part of an agreement with Teleca, which will install and integrate WatchMark's management solution WatchMark Prospect® 7 and its visualization solution.
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