T-Mobile To Test Flarion In Europe
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T-Mobile International is testing the waters of Flarion Technologies&#39; FLASH-OFDM in The Hague, the Netherlands. The carrier plans to collect usage and customer behavior data during the trial.
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By Richard Mullins, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Feb. 2--TAMPA -- Tech Data Corp. is moving to enter the fast-growing European market for cell phones and wireless data links.
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Next month, residents of a Farglory Land Development housing project in Taiwan will be invited to&#160;test a new mobile phone&#160;from BenQ, the T80, that uses NFC (near field communications) technology to access home security systems and pay for items including subway rides.Farglory has teamed up with the island&#39;s largest telecommunications provider, Chunghwa Telecom, on the trial, which starts early next month, a BenQ representative said. The T80 is one of BenQ&#39;s latest smartphones. It runs on Microsoft&#39;s Windows Mobile 6.0 OS and allows NFC from either the SIM card (subscriber identity module) or from a microSD card.The handset also works with Chunghwa Telecom&#39;s Combi SIM card, an e-wallet with enough memory to keep record of transactions as well as other service applications. The Farglory project will allow residents of certain apartment complexes to access home security systems in order to turn alarms on or off and receive status updates.The telecom provider plans to add functions continuously to the handsets as time goes on. BenQ&#39;s T80 handset can also be used as a remote control for home entertainment centers as long as a user&#39;s equipment supports DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) technology.The T80 boasts a 2.2-inch screen, a 3.0-megapixel camera and can time automatic wallpaper changes, in addition to smartphone computing functions similar to a PDA (personal digital assistant). The handset&#39;s appearance next month in Taiwan will be the first time it has been marketed anywhere in the world, according to BenQ.BenQ will release another NFC-enabled handset in June in tandem with Taiwan Mobile, another service provider on the island. The T60 is only 8.9-millimeters thick yet carries a 2.2-inch screen and a 2.0-megapixel camera and an audio player.BenQ declined to discuss further details of the Taiwan Mobile agreement.&#160;
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European telecom regulator issues proposals that would let passengers use their handsets on European flights.
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A new music service that allows  consumers to directly download an unlimited number of tracks to  their cell phones for a small weekly fee from wherever they are  will launch in Europe on Thursday.
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Apple and T-Mobile said Wednesday that the carrier will begin selling the iPhone in Germany on November 9, the same day UK consumers first see the device.
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(InfoWorld) - T-Mobile USA Inc. is moving into 3G (third-generation) mobile services with Nokia Corp. and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson as major equipment suppliers. The fourth-largest U.S. mobile operator is the last of the major operators to deploy 3G but secured a big chunk of radio spectrum in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's AWS (Advanced Wireless Services) auction in September. It bid almost US$4.2 billion for 120 frequency licenses around the country. T-Mobile started rolling out its WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) network during this quarter and will continue it through 2007 and 2008, according to the company. In New York, the deployment is already half finished. Nokia will provide small, modular base stations called the Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base Station, making T-Mobile the first U.S. carrier to use them, Nokia said. The contract depends on T-Mobile completing its acquisition of the spectrum. WCDMA delivers an average downlink speed of about 400K bps (bits per second) and the Nokia Flexi base stations can be upgraded to support Nokia's HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access) technology, according to Nokia spokeswoman Chantal Boeckman. HSPA includes both HSDPA (High-speed Downlink Packet Access) and HSUPA (High-speed Uplink Packet Access), with downlink speed as high as 14.4M bps and uplinks as fast as 5.8M bps, Nokia said. The company has already supplied HSPA gear to T-Mobile operators in Germany, the U.K. and the Netherlands. T-Mobile is a member of the T-Mobile International group, the mobile division of Germany's Deutsche Telekom AG. Meanwhile, Ericsson has signed on as T-Mobile's main radio provider in certain markets, including New York, and to provide services including network planning, installation and testing. That deal also relies on the carrier getting its new spectrum licenses.
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Ericsson has inked a supply contract with Poland&#39;s Polkomtel to deliver GSM, EDGE and wideband-CDMA equipment. The Polish operator has called on Ericsson to implement 2G and 3G network elements
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Time Warner Cable said Wednesday it would offer wireless telephone service on a trial basis with Sprint next year in the Kansas City, Kan.
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Next month, residents of a Farglory Land Development housing project in Taiwan will be invited to test a new mobile phone from BenQ, the T80, that uses NFC (near field communications) technology to access home security systems and pay for items including subway rides.
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Germany's T-Mobile is under strong pressure to expand its T-Mobile cell service into new countries and may embark on an acquisition binge to meet its goals.
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Vodafone Group, Europe's largest mobile phone operator, is testing several network systems from Chinese manufacturers with the intention of purchasing equipment within the next few years.
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If you're craving an iPhone but just can't bite the bullet on two years of AT&T service, you could always move to Germany. A report in a newspaper there says that T-Mobile will be Apple's service partner when the gadget launches in Europe later this year.
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Deutsche Telekom AG&#8217;s T-Mobile division has won a deal to sell Apple&#8217;s iPhone in Germany starting Nov. 1, according to a report in a German regional newspaper.
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InfoWorld - Next month, residents of a Farglory Land Development housing project in Taiwan will be invited toÂ test a new mobile phoneÂ from BenQ, the T80, that uses NFC (near field communications) technology to access home security systems and pay for items including subway rides.
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MAIDENHEAD, United KingdomâT-Mobile International said it has deployed a trial of Flarion Technologiesâ FLASH-OFDM system for its mobile broadband services in The Hague, the Netherlands.
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Nokia, Royal Philips Electronics together with Rhein-Main Verkehrsverbund (RMV), public transport authority for Frankfurt, Germany&#39;s greater area, have announced a joint project to trial a near field communication (NFC) ticketing solution that uses mobile