GPRS

Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Introduces the BlackBerry Pearl

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:32:33 +0000

New Smartphone Available in Carrier’s 17-State Service Area

BlackBerry Pearl

Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems have announced the availability of the BlackBerry® Pearl™ smartphone at its locations nationwide.

Developed by Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM), the small, smart and stylish BlackBerry Pearl is one of the smallest and lightest smartphones in the world, and delivers the renowned BlackBerry user experience with the full complement of functionality including voice, e-mail, messaging, organizer, web browser and other mobile applications. The BlackBerry Pearl is also the first BlackBerry handset to incorporate a digital camera, MP3 player, video player and an expandable memory slot.
Cellular One will offer the BlackBerry Pearl in the two-toned, silver and black finish. » read more »

Cellular One Puts Its Network on "Fast Track"

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:29:17 +0000

Wireless Provider Aggressively Expanding Service Nationwide

Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems – an independent provider of wireless service to rural America – today said its “2007 Network Fast Track” plan will expand its coverage for thousands of the customers it serves.

Under the strategic plan developed and implemented by Cellular One’s Network Quality Assurance Team, by end of the second quarter the company will turn on 75% of its new cell sites that it will build this year.

“Fast Track gives us the ability to hit the ground running in 2007,” said Timothy J. Duffy, Chief Technical Officer and Senior Vice President. “We will add as many new cell sites in six months as we would have added in nine months. The result is better coverage, fewer dropped calls, increased capacity and an overall enhanced wireless experience sooner for our customers.”

Cellular One, which operates GSM/GPRS/EDGE voice and data networks in 17 states, plans to build approximately 300 new cell sites this year, he said. » read more »

GaAs Suppliers at 3GSM Demonstrate Leading Edge and Low Cost Solutions

admin — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:36:26 +0000

Power Amplifiers, Front-end Modules and Transceivers

According to the Strategy Analytics GaAs service report on 3GSM 2007, suppliers of power amplifiers, front-end modules and transceivers emphasized their strong product mixes to provision custom solutions at handset OEMs -- including cost-effective solutions for emerging regional markets and leading-edge products to meet the challenges of W-CDMA and beyond. Details on these products are can be found in "3GSM 2007 Show Report: Power Amplifiers, Front-end Modules and Transceivers."

GPRS handsets will continue to make up a significant portion of the cellular handset market, especially in emerging regional markets, while the momentum behind 3G/3.5G, and its successors, emphasizes requirements for multi-mode and multi-band architectures. GaAs device manufacturers demonstrated products at both ends of the spectrum. » read more »

Palm and Claro Launch Treo 680 Smartphone in Chile

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:06:05 +0000

New Smartphone, Available in Chile Only Through Claro, Offers Consumer and Business Customers a Slim and Sleek Device Packed Full of Functionality

Palm, Inc. and Claro have announced the availability of the Palm Treo 680 smartphone in Chile. The Treo 680 GSM/GPRS/EDGE(1) quad-band world phone, running on the Palm OS(R), boasts Palm's hallmark ease of use. Slim, compact, and packed with features beyond its stellar phone capability -- such as email, web browsing, messaging, multimedia, calendar, contacts and more(2) -- the Treo 680 will keep any user productive.

With the introduction of the Treo 680 smartphone, Palm is targeting new users in the rapidly growing smartphone and feature-phone markets. The Treo 680 will offer a simple and fun way to get started and stay connected.

Claro's clients will be able to better balance their personal and business lives, as the all-in-one Treo 680 smartphone seamlessly combines a compact, full-featured mobile phone with so much more, all at a competitive price. Users can do even more with their phone, from editing documents to organizing photos and music. » read more »

MATERNA allows for a quick configuration of more than 200 mobile phone types

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:25:00 +0000

Anny Way OTA-Server for more ease of use

MATERNA Information & Communications’ new Anny Way OTA-Server (Over-the-Air) puts an end to complicated and time consuming configurations of mobile phones. The telecommunications specialist has developed an internet portal which allows the user and the call center agent to configure the end device for WAP and GPRS settings.

The handling is as follows: the consumer visits a special web site, selects his network operator and the service he wants as well as the type of his mobile and queries the settings. The basis for this is a device portfolio with more than 200 devices, which is monthly extended by MATERNA’s Device Management by up to 10 new devices. With only a few mouse clicks and the entry of his mobile number, the customer receives an SMS that automatically configures his hardware. The service can be used immediately afterwards. » read more »

Sony Ericsson Announces W660 WALKMAN phone

admin — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:28:33 +0000

Sony Ericsson W660i

Sony Ericsson has announced the W660 – a Walkman® phone which places an emphasis on style and feel. With a tactile finish that just begs to be touched, it’s a classic-design 3G phone available in two distinctive colours, Record Black and Rose Red. Also introduced is a compact new music accessory, the Snap-on Speakers MPS-75, which let you play the tracks stored on your Walkman® phone out loud.

“The W660 has a finish that stands out among its peers,” explains Steve Walker, Head of Product Marketing at Sony Ericsson. “Although the W660 places the emphasis firmly on design, it is also a full member of our Walkman® phone family, able to store several hundred full-length songs. That’s important because our research indicates users are listening to more music than ever before – an average of 4.4 hours a day, according to the latest Sony Ericsson Music Monitor.” * » read more »

SGSN

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:21:49 +0000

SGSN (serving GPRS support node)

The GPRS network element that provides the direct customer interface. (Cingular)

The SGSN is the node which in some sense carries out the same function as the Foreign Agent in Mobile IP. However, an SGSN is actually considerably more complex since it also does the full set of interworking with the connected radio network. This means that the functions carried out by the SGSN vary quite considerably between GSM and UMTS. (Wikipedia)

GPRS

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:10:55 +0000

GPRS (general packet radio service)

A GSM data transmission technique that does not set up a continuous channel from a portable terminal for the transmission and reception of data, but transmits and receives data in packets. It makes very efficient use of available radio spectrum, and users pay only for the volume of data sent and received. (Cingular)

General Packet Radio Service is a wireless data transmission service based on packet transmission. For example, if an email is sent by GPRS it will be reduced into .packets. of information. Each individual packet travels to its destination by the quickest possible route. This means the different packets from the same mail can travel separately through foreign networks around the globe in order to avoid obstructions. At the pre-set destination they are rebuilt and presented to the recipient as a whole. GPRS offers instant access, and permanent connection between the mobile device and the network. With GPRS you only pay for information sent or received, rather than for connection time. (Nokia) » read more »

EDGE

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:03:48 +0000

EDGE (enhanced data rates for GSM evolution)

Based on 8PSK modulation, EDGE provides 3G packet data throughput on GSM networks. (Cingular)

A technology that gives GSMA and TDMA similar capacity to handle services for the third generation of mobile telephony. EDGE was developed to enable the transmission of large amounts of data at a high speed, 384 kilobits per second. (Ericsson)

Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution, or EDGE, is a digital mobile phone technology which acts as a bolt-on enhancement to 2G and 2.5G General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) networks. This technology works in GSM networks. EDGE (also known as EGPRS) is a superset to GPRS and can function on any network with GPRS deployed on it, provided the carrier implements the necessary upgrades.

EDGE provides Enhanced GPRS (EGPRS), which can be used for any packet switched applications such as an Internet connection. High-speed data applications such as video services and other multimedia benefit from EGPRS' increased data capacity. EDGE Circuit Switched is a possible future development. » read more »

Bytemobile and Vodafone Czech Republic Team to Enhance User Experience for GPRS/EDGE Network

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:23:13 +0000

Bytemobile and Vodafone Czech Republic Team to Enhance User Experience for GPRS/EDGE Network

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and PRAGUE, Czech Republic - February 14, 2007 -- Bytemobile, Inc. and Vodafone Czech Republic a.s. (CZ) today announced the successful deployment of Bytemobileâ€™s Optimization Services Node (OSN) 3.1 in Vodafoneâ€™s wireless network, which serves approximately 99% of the Czech mobile population. The Bytemobile optimization solution accelerates traffic for laptop subscribers to Vodafone CZ data services by 3x-7x on the 2.5G (GPRS/EDGE) network. » read more »

Lenovo Adopts Broadcom CellAirity Platform for Multimedia GPRS Handset With Stereo Bluetooth Technology

admin — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:18:16 +0000

Lenovo Adopts BroadcomÂ® CellAirityâ„¢ Platform for Multimedia GPRS Handset With Stereo BluetoothÂ® Technology

Broadcom's Complete GPRS Baseband, Software Design Platform and Bluetooth Technology Provides Top Chinese Phone Maker With Advanced Features, Faster Time-to-Market and Improved Affordability

BARCELONA, Spain, 3GSM World Congress, Feb 13, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that its BroadcomÂ® CellAirityâ„¢ platform for mobile phone designs has been adopted by Lenovo for its recently introduced P768 multimedia GPRS handset. The Lenovo P768 leverages Broadcom's field proven silicon, a complete software suite and development and test tools, which helped Lenovo deliver the thin, innovative bar phone to the market quickly. As the leading phone maker in China, Lenovo's adoption of the CellAirity platform provides a tremendous market opportunity for Broadcom. » read more »