Friday, May 26, 2006|
3G/WCDMA handsets to dominate in 2006 - report. 
A recent Yankee Group report notes that 3G penetration is projected to be 20% of the total mobile market by 2006 with projections for 60% by 2009. According to the report, the 3G handset market in particular is expected to account for over 80% of the total handset sales. |
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3G the hope for mobile content. 
After an initial burst of growth, mobile content--which can include everything from ring tones to video clips--is struggling to break out of the early adopter segment and achieve mass consumption. It is too soon to forecast the demise of this promising new field...On advanced 3G handsets, consumption is about three-times stronger than on the older, more widespread 2.5G phones. (Also elsewhere 3G handsets are forecast to be 80% of all sold phones in 2006). |
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Japan: NTT DoCoMo 3G/WCDMA users to surpass 2G/GSM. 
NTT DoCoMo became the world's first carrier to launch a commercial 3G service based on the WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) standard when it started service in the Tokyo area in October 2001. |
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Nokia's IPR position in GSM/WCDMA 'getting stronger' - says UBS. 
UBS analyst Maynard Um wrote in a report on Nokia that the Finnish handset behemoth[base ']Äôs IPR position within the industry is [base ']Äústrong and getting stronger[base ']Äù due to significant IPR in GSM and W-CDMA. |
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Telefonica's O2 sees 3G handset sales taking off from Christmas. 
Telefonica SA's UK wireless operator O2 sees 3G handset sales finally taking off from Christmas, chief financial officer David Finch said. Speaking at Telefonica's investors' day, Finch also said the company is maintaining its forecasts for above-average growth in the UK and German |
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Freeview will push UK DVRs as Playback devices. Consortium to set industry standard, secure market shareThe UK has had its TV services changed forever by the early introduction of a 30 channel digital terrestrial service called Freeview, which has driven over eight million customers in two and a half years, and now that service will come out with a Digital Video Recorder specification using the Freeview Playback brand.âo[oe] [The Register]2:27:39 PM  comment
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Italy to get mobile TV in time for World Cup. But is it two systems or one?This week, Silvio Berlusconi's Italian broadcasting empire Mediaset and Europa TV finalised their agreement, set at the end of last year, to sell broadcasting infrastructure and spectrum for the Mediaset imminent launch of a DVB-H network.âo[oe] [The Register]12:10:36 PM comment
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Mobiles now the target for developers. For 'nomadic' think cellular, not tents and camelsWhen it comes to targeting the highest of high volume applications markets, developers have now only one place to look, according to Rob Shaddock, corporate vice president and chief technology officer of Motorola. That place is the mobile phone and its growing range of expanded derivatives.âo[oe] [The Register]12:03:43 PM comment
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