New phones deliver speedier HSDPA downloads
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South Korea's three big cell phone makers are speeding the path to faster data downloads over wireless networks.
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British mobile telecom operator mm02 will launch a high-speed mobile broadband service in 2005. Users will be able to download videos and music, and send large e-mail attachments at speeds
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Wireless carriers already are thinking ahead to even bigger and speedier networks than the current 3G systems being deployed worldwide. A new standard called "Super 3G," supported by dozens of the world's biggest carriers, could be 10 times faster than the current fastest mobile networks.
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GSM Association spills Sony Ericsson beans Sony Ericsson's as yet unannounced W999 Walkman slider phone has appeared on the web in an official capacity, turning up among the GSM Association's list of HSDPA-compatible handsets.â¦
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(InfoWorld) - South Korea's LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics onÂ Tuesday demonstrated a technology upgrade for WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) networks that will allow for much faster upload speeds. Most current 3G (third generation) mobile networks based on WCDMA offer maximum uplink and downlink speeds of 384Kbps. The downlink speed can be increased with the use of HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), which allows downloads at speeds of 3.6MbpsÂ or more. Both LG and Samsung took advantage of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World 2006 show in Hong Kong to unveil prototype HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) systems. LG expects to make HSUPA technology in handsets available during the second half of next year, said Choi Hyung Keun, a research engineer at LG's Mobile Handset R&D Center. Engineers at LG's research and development labs have gotten uplink speeds of up to 2Mbps using HSUPA, with average throughput at around 1.5Mbps, Hyung said. However, LG believes this speed can be increased. The technology is theoretically capable of speeds up to 5.8Mbps or so, he said. Samsung's HSUPA technology is also now capable of uplink speeds up to 2Mbps, the company said. The increase in uplink speed reduces the time a user takes to upload five MP3 files from five minutes with WCDMA to one minute with HSUPA, it said. Samsung plans to build its first HSUPA systems in Europe during 2007 for Orange SA and other operators. Telecom World runs through Friday.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.
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Update Buys Chinese phone software firm to speed release
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Based on a CDMA EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) 3G network, Verizon&#39;s BroadbandAccess promisses speeds of 300-500kbps. The company announced BroadbandAccess will be available in 13 major metropolitan markets
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Cingular Wireless, the largest cellphone service provider in the United States, will upgrade its high-speed data network, allowing faster downloads than are now available
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Recent launches by Entel PCS, Chile and MTC, Namibia raised the number of commercial HSDPA networks to 91.Comment
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The new version of the Nokia N95 is slightly smaller than its predecessor, and offers a much faster 3-G data connection. Best of all, it works with U.S. carriers.
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The award-winning Nokia N95, launched last April, received a number of upgrades today geared toward improving the North American user's experience today.
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The Nokia (NYSE: NOK) 6620 tri-band smartphone (850/1800/1900 MHz) from Cingular Wireless incorporates a higher-speed EDGE (enhanced data rates for global evolution) capability that is designed to achieve data speeds of up to 118 Kbit/sec over compatible GSM/GPRS networks.
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It's crunch time for Europe's mobile telephone giants. After spending billions of euros on third-generation licences, they now hope to persuade millions of customers to make the switch to the new 3G services with high-speed Internet access and video and music downloads.
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(InfoWorld) - High Tech Computer, the world's largest maker of smart phones that use Microsoft software, began supplying HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) smart phones to SoftbankÂ in Japan on Thursday. The deal is the second major design launch in Japan for the Taiwanese company. In July, HTC started supplying a Windows Mobile-based smart phoneÂ with NTT DoCoMo. HTC's new Softbank X01HT features multiple ways for users to access high speed Internet data, HTC said. HSDPA allows data transfer rates of up to 1.8Mbps, and uploads of 384Kbps, faster than W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access). Users can also access WLAN (wireless LAN) hot spots using the handset. The smart phone runs on Windows Mobile 5.0 and has the Microsoft Office suite, as well as Explorer Mobile. The QWERTY keyboard allows users to input data or play music on Windows Media Player. In the near future, the users will be able to use a push e-mail service, running on Microsoft Exchange Push E-Mail technology. The handset is also wired with Bluetooth technology, and boasts a 2-megapixel high resolution digital camera, and a microSDTM card slot to store pictures, music or video. Earlier this month HTC announced it was joiningÂ forces with VodafoneÂ to deliver 3G smartphones in Japan.
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Sony Ericsson has joined the mobile Internet hardware game by premiering two of its first High Speed Packet Access ExpressCard/34 devices at 3GSM in Barcelona this week.
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Six mobile-phone makers have teamed up to develop a new GSM platform for dual-mode handsets that support 3G, or HSDPA2/W-CDMA, and 2G, or GSM/GPRS/EDGE, communications. The goal is to provide both high-end multimedia functionality, as well as GSM features.
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Fujitsu showed off two new laptops that it claims are the first to include built-in wireless HSUPA access at&#160;the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.The laptops will let users connect to AT&amp;T&#39;s HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) network, which offers wireless upload speeds of around 500Kbps. Most of the other cellular data networks offer fast download speeds but slower upload data rates.Fujitsu&#39;s LifeBook U810, a very small notebook that weighs just over 1.5 pounds, was released previously in a similar form but without the HSUPA wireless connectivity. Retailing at $999, it will ship with software that lets users subscribe to AT&amp;T&#39;s wireless service over the air.The wireless connection should make the ultramobile PC more attractive to many users, said Paul Moore, senior director of mobile product marketing for Fujitsu. When the LifeBook U810 first came out, lots of reviewers cited the lack of wireless wide area networking as one of the drawbacks to the computer, he said.&quot;You need wireless to make this practical,&quot; he said. The capability also may make some users more accepting of some of the downsides to a smaller device, like the reduced screen and keyboard size, he said.Fujitsu also showed off the 3.5-pound LifeBook T2010, another computer that was previously available but now includes AT&amp;T&#39;s HSUPA wireless connectivity. Both devices, which also support HSDPA (High Speed Download Packet Access) high-speed download capabilities, will hit shelves in March.