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3G Industry news from the UMTS Forum
11 April 2008

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GSM/HSPA Subscriptions Now 3 Billion Worldwide
3G Americas, a wireless industry group advocating for the GSM family of technologies in the Americas, today announces the technology milestone of 3 billion GSM and UMTS/HSPA subscriptions worldwide, based upon research and projections by Informa Telecoms and Media. 
Huawei Celebrates Winning More Than 100 HSPA/WCDMA Contracts
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., today announced that it won 14 HSPA/WCDMA contracts in Q1 2008, and its total number of HSPA/WCDMA contracts has exceeded 100 to date.
Beyond 3G: “LTE-Advanced” Workshop, Shenzhen, China
The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has this week agreed plans for the further evolution of LTE so that it can be considered within the ITU's recent call for "IMT-Advanced" technologies. 
3 Super-Charges Business Offering with the BlackBerry 8707g Smartphone
3 and Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry® 8707g smartphone at significant cost savings, offering BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution free of charge, including installation and client access licenses, to businesses that activate five or more users on one of 3’s plans for BlackBerry Enterprise Solution.
Ericsson sole supplier of HSPA expansion and all-IP upgrade for SmarTone-Vodafone in Hong Kong
Ericsson has been selected by leading operator SmarTone-Vodafone in Hong Kong as the sole supplier for network enhancements to provide the operator's mobile customers with a greater variety of advanced mobile broadband and multimedia services.
Dutch government: Vodafone’s UMTS network best with 100% coverage
The Dutch Radio Communications Agency ('Agentschap Telecom') officially informed Vodafone that it showed 100% UMTS license coverage.
 
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