Testing 3G in Hungary

T-Mobile Hungary says that it started pilot commercial operations of its 3G network in the capital city, Budapest last week. In preparation for the commercial launch of 3G, T-Mobile continues the pilot operation - started in February - by involving customers in the company's third generation network available in the downtown Budapest area. The purpose of the customer trial operation for T-Mobile is to introduce the commercial service by building upon experiences gathered through the everyday use of video telephony and broadband Internet - these services will be free of charge during the pilot operation.

Using the Nokia 6680 video telephones during the test, T-Mobile's multimedia NewsExpress service - being unique in Hungary, offering a new level of user experience - will also be introduced in this period. In a nutshell, this service offers timely and automatically updated information and newscast, using a programme installed on appropriately enabled terminals. Users of NewsExpress can browse in the application - constantly displayed on the screen - by "fingering through" different themes, learning about latest news.

T-Mobile's 3G network - built upon Ericsson's equipment - will be available in the majority of Budapest by year end; the network expansion goes ahead as scheduled in the coming months. During the pilot operation 3G services will be available with the latest terminals equipped with dual cameras and special USIM cards. Additionally to corporate customers, key partners and telecommunication experts, those interested can also participate in T-Mobile's 3G testing."

Posted to the site on 6th June 2005