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3G Industry news from the UMTS Forum
03 November 2008

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Brazil should reserve 2.6GHz band for IMT-2000
Brazil's administration should act now to allocate spectrum at 2.6GHz for IMT-2000 technologies including LTE (Long Term Evolution), says mobile broadband industry association the UMTS Forum.

Huawei Drives Commercialization of HSPA+ Technologies at P&T/EXPO COMM CHINA 2008
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, exhibited its innovative mobile broadband solutions - including DORA, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, WiMAX and LTE technologies - at P&T/EXPOCOMM CHINA2008 that was held in Beijing, China from October 21-25, 2008.

BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone launches with O2
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 is the first ever BlackBerryR smartphone to come in the popular flip form factor. Sleek and stylish, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip offers a large, high resolution display, a second LCD colour display on the outside for dynamic viewing of incoming messages and calls, SureTypeR keypad that makes typing text and dialling numbers quick and easy, built-in Wi-FiR and rich multimedia capabilities, that includes an easily accessible microSD/SDHC memory card slot that supports up to 16GB of storage.
MTS and Vodafone Sign Strategic Partnership
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC, the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS, and Vodafone announced a strategic, non-equity partnership to provide customers with high quality communications services and to collaborate jointly on future technological developments.

Major French operator launches Option-connected Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs)
Option N.V., the wireless technology company, announced that a major French operator has announced two Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs), the SFR M! PC Pocket 3G+ and the Archos 3G+, that connect to the operator's national HSPA mobile broadband network via embedded modules from Option.

Japan Embraces Long Term Future for Mobile Broadband
NTT DOCOMO Selects Fujitsu to Provide Nokia Siemens Networks’ Core Technology for its Super 3G / Long Term Evolution Core Network.

 
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