The UMTS Forum and The 3G Association Russia (www.3gassociation.ru) are hosting a Common Workshop in Moscow on Monday 7th June 2004, titled '3G Cellular Communications Introduction in Russia'.

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The UMTS Forum today announced the appointment of Dr. Klaus Kohrt as its new vice chairman. Dr. Kohrt, who works for Siemens, replaces Josef Huber (Siemens) who had previously held the vice chairman role. The replacement comes as Huber comes to the end of his four year term.

The UMTS Forum and 3G Americas today joined forces to provide a New York City audience with a global picture of the evolution of GSM. This is the first time that the UMTS Forum, the international body promoting the global uptake of UMTS 3G mobile services and 3G Americas, the trade organization promoting the seamless progression of GSM, GPRS, EDGE and UMTS in the Americas, have collaborated to give an update on the global advancement of the world's wireless industry.

A new report from industry body The UMTS Forum provides an in-depth analysis of radio spectrum bands availability around the world for private and public WLANs (Wireless Local Area Networks).

A new report from The UMTS Forum into the potential impact of real-world mobile multimedia applications on use of 3G mobile radio spectrum has concluded that at least twice as much data traffic will flow to customers on radio downlinks as will be carried "upstream" from users' mobile devices to 3G networks.

The UMTS Forum has this week confirmed its membership of all three sector groups of the International Telecommunication Union: ITU-T (Telecom Standardisation Sector); ITU-R (Radiocommunication); and
ITU-D (Telecom Development).

The successful implementation of 3G in Brazil and Latin America will depend on the quick migration from TDMA to GSM/GPRS/EDGE and the progression to UMTS, which will primarily be deployed in urban areas. Another factor of future 3G success in Brazil and Latin America will be the avoidance of the aggressive auctioning licence models and the adoption of flexible coverage obligations for operators. These were just two of the main messages communicated by Jean-Pierre Bienaim, chairman of the UMTS Forum during his participation at the GSM Americas congress, currently taking place in Rio de Janeiro.