Zain Malawi gets 3G Licence.

On 11.13.09, In Mobile, By Editor

MACRA has awarded a 3G licence to Zain Malawi, which is expected to enhance high-speed wireless internet access.

Zain marketing director, Enwell Kadango confirmed that discussions that started between the company and MACRA since 2006 has finally borne fruit as its licence conditions have now been changed.
“3G is the telecommunication hardware standard and general technology for the mobile networking superseding 2.5G system which will now allow speed in data processing,” said Kadango who added that Malawi is taking after most developing countries that are using this technology.
Currently Zain Malawi is about to finish its equipment installation across the country which will be compatible with the new system which offers fast downloading speeds of between 2-8mbps.
Malawi’s Zain CEO Fayaz King said 3G would also allow users to watch television besides connecting to the internet and make video calls.
TNM Limited Zain’s competitor in the market got the licence sometime back but it is only now that the company has been testing it.

Zain marketing director, Enwell Kadango confirmed that discussions that started between the company and MACRA since 2006 has finally borne fruit as its licence conditions have now been changed.

“3G is the telecommunication hardware standard and general technology for the mobile networking superseding 2.5G system which will now allow speed in data processing,” said Kadango who added that Malawi is taking after most developing countries that are using this technology.

Currently Zain Malawi is about to finish its equipment installation across the country which will be compatible with the new system which offers fast downloading speeds of between 2-8mbps.

Malawi’s Zain CEO Fayaz King said 3G would also allow users to watch television besides connecting to the internet and make video calls.

TNM Limited, Zain’s competitor in the market got the licence sometime back but it is only now that the company has been testing it.

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China Mobile to roll-out TD-SCDMA handsets in May

On 04.27.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: China Mobile, the country’s leading mobile operator has decided to launch TD-SCDMA mobile handsets which will procured from three manufacturers. The telco has selected LG Electronics, ZTE and Yulong Computer Telecommunication Scientific (Shenzhen) as the suppliers of handsets. The manufacturers will offer four types of TD-SCDMA handsets to China Mobile of which two will be produced by Yulong Telecom. China Mobile will also keep aside CNY 650 million to finance TD-SCDMA terminal manufacturers’ R&D.
The first batch of these handsets is anticipated to enter the market before 17 May.

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Nokia may have to payback R&D subsidies (Germany)

On 07.28.08, In Mobile, By Editor

German Ministry wants Nokia to pay back the subsidies it received for the Nokia R&D business unit in Bochum. The letter has been sent by the ministry to Nokia which states, the federal ministry of research calls for EUR 1.3 million plus interest to be paid back, this was to be used for a research project called Details.

When Nokia announced that it would close its manufacturing plant in Bochum on 1 July of this year, the ministry investigated four R&D programs executed by Nokia with EUR 4 million in subsidies from the federal government.

Nokia was able to show that three projects were finished and the subsidy for the fourth project, which was not completed, is now to be paid back. Nokia has one month to challenge the claim.

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Sony Ericsson to set up R&D centre in India

On 06.22.07, In Mobile, By Editor

Mobile handset manufacturer Sony Ericsson will set up a research and development (R&D) unit in India. The R&D centre would be in Chennai, the company said. The company had earlier announced its plans of sourcing locally manufactured phones in Chennai with partners like Flextronics and Foxconn, with a production target of 10 million units by 2009. Sony Ericsson, however, did not disclose planned investments in the R&D centre. Sony Ericsson said the R&D centre in India is a part of its global strategy to reach the top three positions in the global handset market. The company’s Chennai R&D facility would be headed by Anders Grynge.

   

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