Tag: 3G

T-Mobile USA Inc. launched the Sony Ericsson GC79 PC card providing access to the carrier's GPRS and 802.11b-based Wi-Fi data networks from a single device. The tri-band device operates on 900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS networks and sells for $200. Via [rcrnews.com]

German telecommunications gear maker Siemens is backing a new kind of broadband wireless technology that will compete with Wi-Fi and 3G cellular services. Via [news.com.com]

Startup Azaire Networks has secured $9 million in Series B financing for its cellular/WiFi network convergence technology. Via [commsdesign.com]

Mobile operator O2 has launched a 3G datacard as part of a service combining general packet radio service (GPRS), 3G and Wi-Fi access. Via [vnunet.com]

In their haste to kick-start 3G revenues some mobile operators are embarking on risky strategies as they try to compete with public wireless local area network (Lan) services, analysts claim. Via [vnunet.com]

Wi-Fi connectivity in the cellular handset will be key to seamless handoffs between wide and local area networks. Today, we see only a few handsets that support Wi-Fi. Barriers exist, but when they are overcome, both mobile operators and consumers will reap the rewards.

Wi-Fi and cellular network technology finally tied the knot last week, as Hewlett-Packard Co. and Motorola Inc. each introduced mobile devices that can roam between the two technologies. But both products have limitations. Via [computerworld.com]

If you have been reading technology news lately, you'll know it's an unusually busy summer for mobile operators. European and American operators have been launching their much-delayed 3G services. Unfortunately, all of them have decided to price the service way beyond what a lot of people are willing to pay for slow 200 kbps connections....

Japan's NTT DoCoMo Inc. on Tuesday formally launched the N900iL, a handset combining 3G and IP telephony capability, the first such phone to appear from a major network operator. Via [eweek.com]

New York City plans to build a public safety wireless network of unprecedented scale and scope, including the capacity to provide tens of thousands of mobile users with the ability to send and receive data while traveling at speeds of up to 70 mph citywide. Via [computerworld.com]

The fourth generation of mobile services - 4G - will be a combination of 3G and WiMax technologies, analyst Forrester has predicted. Via [vnunet.com]

Kineto Wireless has secured $35 million in third-round funding for its cellular and Wi-Fi integration technology that will provide carriers the ability to enable and control roaming in dual-radio handsets among different networks. Via [commsdesign.com]

Avaya, Motorola and Proxim will introduce what they have dubbed the "enterprise phone", which can easily switch voice phone calls from a wireless Lan to a wide-area cellular network. Via [computerweekly.com]

Calypso Wireless said Monday that it is negotiating with what it calls a "major" original design manufacturer about its patented technology that enables seamless hand-offs between cellular and Wi-Fi networks. Via [crn.com]

Vendors insist third generation mobile and Wi-Fi hot spots are complementary technologies, while analysts claim that for IT professionals, it's decision time again. Via [insight.zdnet.co.uk]