Articles tagged with: 3G Network and Music

Operator News in Brief - 5th Jul 2010

Singapore's StarHub is launching a DRM-free music download store - powered by Ithos Digital, a digital applications company. The music catalogue comes from 20 record labels. more

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ST-Ericsson Develops Android Based Handset Platform

ST-Ericsson says that it has developed a platform that supports Android, which manufacturers could use to produce smartphones with a wholesale price of less than EUR100, depending on the final device specification. more

Related Tags: st-ericsson, android, downlink, video, touch-screen, true

Chinese Believe WCDMA Phones Superior to CDMA and TD-SCDMA Models

Over half (58%) of Chinese customers believe that WCDMA phones are the best 3G network in the country, followed by CDMA2000 (14.1%) and just 4.3% saying that TD-SCDMA handsets are the best. more

Related Tags: td-scdma, cdma, wcdma, china-mobile, china-unicom, china-telecom, three, nokia,, coverage, era, video, 2g, China

3G to Restructure China's Mobile Phone Market

China's CCID Consulting has reported that with demand still affected by various setbacks that occurred in the first half of 2009, growth in the domestic mobile phone market, in particular the GSM mobile phone sector, has remained sluggish since late last year. A lack of innovative technology and new design in mobile phone products in 2009, as well the anticipated release of 3G mobile phone products have kept consumers from purchasing new phones. As a result, the GSM market has not seen much growth over the first half of 2009. more

Related Tags: ccid-consulting, 3g-phone, base, play, bandwidth, downlink, unicom, pace, era, mobile-web, planning, China

Batelco Upgrades 3G Network to 14.4Mbps Download Speeds

Bahrain's Batelco says that it has upgraded its 3G network to support peak download speeds of 14.4Mbps. more

Related Tags: batelco, 3g, hspa, huawei, memory, wireless-broadband, modem, flash, usb, mtc

Streamed Mobile Music Services to Remain Strong as Revenues Approach $5.5bn by 2013

Despite the impact of the global recession, revenues from streamed mobile music services and full-track downloads are expected to exhibit strong growth over the next five years, according to a new report from Juniper Research. more

Related Tags: juniper-networks, mobile-music, ringtones

Telecom New Zealand Outlines 3G Network Launch Details

Telecom New Zealand has revealed more of the services coming on its WCDMA based XT Mobile network including changes to mobile plan charging, and a range of handset and content announcements. At a media briefing, Group CEO Paul Reynolds said Telecom is changing the game for mobile customers by having fewer plans that are less complicated and take away the guesswork. more

Related Tags: telecom-new-zealand, wcdma, 3g, yahoo, New Zealand

BSNL Launches 3G Services in 11 Cities

Ericsson has issued an update on its Sept 2007 contract win from India's BSNL - and says it achieved the country's biggest simultaneous launch of 3G services to date, across 11 major cities. As part of its roll-out strategy, BSNL plans to launch 3G services using WCDMA/HSPA technology across more than 700 cities in the first phase. more

Related Tags: 3g, sim, mobile-tv, wcdma, cdma, hspa, ericsson, mobile-broadband, bsnl, partner, target, video-on-demand, India

iPhone in China: China Mobile or China Unicom?

Opinion by Sherrie Huang, analyst at Ovum

The iPhone distribution negotiations between Apple and China Mobile were first reported in 2007. While many expected to see the two shake hands, no deal has yet been announced and it is now rumoured that Apple will partner with China Unicom instead. What is interesting is how the competitive environment will influence any cooperation. more

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