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Articles tagged with: 3G and Smartphone
Mobile Handset Market Stays Afloat with 258 Million Shipped in 1Q-2009
Despite tough corporate and unemployment news making the headlines, the mobile handset-buying public did not head to the hills during the first quarter of 2009. Handset vendors had shipped 258 million handsets by the end of the quarter. Although that represents an 11% year-over-year decline, the result significantly exceeded the previous forecast of 253.5 million. "Green shoots are sprouting," is how ABI Research vice president Jake Saunders describes the latest figures. more
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Mobistar Profits Up Despite Price Pressures
Belgium based Mobistar has reported a slight rise in first-quarter revenues of 2.5% to reach EUR 371.2 million (US$483.8 million) - although its customer base rose by 6.4% over the same period. The company said the disparity was determined in part by the continuing price pressure in a highly competitive market, by the regulatory decisions (lowering of the mobile termination rates in May and July 2008) and a reduced activity in the business market. more
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AT&T Sees Surge in Wi-Fi Connections
AT&T has reported dramatic growth in the number of Wi-Fi users and connections. The US firm reported Wi-Fi connections totaled 10.5 million in the first quarter of 2009 - more than triple the 3.4 million connections in the first quarter of 2008, and more than half AT&T's 20 million total Wi-Fi connections for all of 2008. more
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Next-Generation Mobile Broadband Technologies to Close the Gap With Fixed Broadband
Mobile operators are expected to fully maximise their high-speed packet access (HSPA) deployments before eventually deploying 3g long-term evolution (LTE). Many operators will leapfrog from HSPA to 3g LTE, as the window of opportunity for HSPA Evolved is insignificant when compared to 3g LTE. more
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Dell Announces Netbook Deal with China Mobile
Dell has announced a deal with China Mobile - although not for smartphones as has been widely expected. Under the terms of the newly announced agreement, China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC) is to distribute Inspiron Mini 10 netbooks - with built-in support for China Mobile's 3g network. more
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Dell Reported to be in Talks for Chinese Smartphones
Dell Computers, which has been rumoured to be entering the smartphone market for several years, is now hotly rumoured to be in talks with China Mobile to launch its first range of handsets in the country. The company has been apparently rebuffed by several operators who considered prototype handsets as bland an uninspiring. However China Mobile is thought to be keen on the models presented to it. more
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Slower Replacement Cycle to Shrink Taiwan's Mobile Phone Market in 2009
Taiwan's mobile phone market is forecast to shrink by 9.3% to around 6.4 million units. The Taipei-based Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute (MIC) puts the shrinkage down to slower handset replacements due to the economic downturn. Some 80% of the Taiwanese market depends on replacement sales. more
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Nokia Launches its First 3G Phone in South Korea
Nokia has launched its first 3g phone in the South Korean market after securing a distribution deal with the mobile network operator, KTF. The first model to be launched in Korea is the Nokia 6210s. more
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Comsys Mobile Offers WiMAX-GSM Handset Reference Platform
Fabless semiconductor vendor, Comsys Mobile has announced the launch of their latest ComMAX reference design platform, the CM1125RD - an optimized multimode mobile WiMAX/GSM-EDGE smartphone reference design platform. Based on the ComMAX CM1125 baseband processor and integrating solutions from Comsys Mobile's partners, it incorporates all the features and functionalities required of smartphones, from antennae up to application processor. more
Related Tags: m1, semiconductor, wimax, mobile-wimax, voip, edge, smartphones, gps, wimax-forum, ovi, battery, ims, gsm, life, fm-radio
Dutch Railways launches mobile context-aware travel application
Service2Media, Appear and Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the National Dutch railway, have announced the launch of Reisplanner Xtra, the first implementation of wireless context-aware services for Dutch train travelers. more
Related Tags: wi-fi, sms, smartphones, gps, personal, displays, Netherlands
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