“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.”
~Cicero 

BlackBerry
1. Pearl 9100 Photos Leaked
2. BlackBerry v5 OS Message Flags
iPhone
3. Not Just Anyone Should Jailbreak iPhones
Windows Mobile
4. Troubleshooting Exchange ActiveSync
Google
5. Google Releases Navigation for More Androids
Other News
6. A Great Smartphone for Every Carrier
7. Apple & Android: 75% of U.S. Mobile Web Traffic
8. Ericsson Picks up Nortel’s GSM Line
9. Starbucks Tests Mobile Payment
10. Outdoor Femtocell 

“I am thankful for you.”
~Me 

BlackBerry

1. Pearl 9100 Photos Leaked

See more leaked photos of the BlackBerry Pearl 9100. Unwired

2. BlackBerry v5 OS Message Flags

The new BlackBerry 5.0 OS includes this handy ability to set reminders up for your e-mails. InfoWorld

iPhone

3. Not Just Anyone Should Jailbreak iPhones 

A friend of mine explains, “One thing is that, I believe and from what I’ve read, only jailbroke iPhones which the user failed to change the default root and/or ssh password are vulnerable.   Imho, Pwnage makes it too easy to jailbreak your iPhone.   You can do it without really having any knowledge of linux (hence you don’t take even the most basic proper precautions making yourself vulnerable).  There is even some speculation that Apple (or Apple friendly) engineers are creating these worms to discourage jailbreaking. Bank Tech

Windows Mobile

4. Troubleshooting Exchange ActiveSync

Although it’s easy to deploy mobile messaging within an organization, troubleshooting mobile messaging can be surprisingly difficult because problems can occur in many different areas.  Windows IT Pro

Google

5. Google Releases Navigation for More Androids

Google is expanding its free Google Maps Navigation to more Android devices, including those running Android 1.6 (Donut) and higher.  Wireless Week

Other News

6. A Great Smartphone for Every Carrier

For the first time ever, every major carrier in the US actually has smartphones worth buying, meaning you don’t have to break up to get a good phone. Here’s the best phones on each one, along with the best deals. Gizmondo

7. Apple & Android: 75% of U.S. Mobile Web Traffic

Increasingly there are only two mobile platforms which matter: Apple and Android. According to to AdMob’s October, 2009 mobile metrics report, the iPhone/iPod Touch and Android phones accounted for 75 percent of mobile Web traffic in the U.S., as measured by all the mobile ad requests it tracks. TechCrunch

8. Ericsson Picks up Nortel’s GSM Line

Ericsson will buy Nortel Networks’ s’ GSM units in the U.S. and Canada for $70 million. Austrian company Kapsch CarrierCom will buy Nortel’s remaining GSM businesses outside North America for $33 million.
Wall Street Journal

9. Starbucks Tests Mobile Payment

Starbucks Corp is currently testing a bar-code payments system developed by by mFoundry in 16 Seattle and silicon valley stores. The mFoundry system displays a unique image on the screens of Apple Inc.’s iPhones and iPod Touch devices. The images function like standard bar codes. They can be scanned with the optical checkout scanners in use at many retail stores. The software also allows users to reload their cards or lock them with a passcode.  Banking World

10. Outdoor Femtocell

By tinkering with the device’s range, Ubiquisys has a made a femto that acts much like macro while still preserving its cost and operational benefits. Telephony Online

Araştırmaya göre 2013 yılında küresel 4G kullanıcı sayısı 32,6 milyona ulaşacak.

Kaynak : BBC Türkçe

 “If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.”
~Margaret Fuller 

Tips
1. Tel: Again
2. BB Calendar Tips & Shortcuts
3. Tax-Deduction with Wikipedia
BlackBerry
4. T-Mobile Offers Wi-Fi Calling with BlackBerry 9700
5. T-Mobile Offers First US Prepaid BlackBerry Service
iPhone
6. AT&T Boosts 3G Coverage in SF Bay Area
Windows Mobile
7. Microsoft Announces WinMo 7 Announcement Coming March 2010
8. WinMo Marketplace Shows OS Fractures
9. Windows Marketplace Open to More Devices
Google
10. Droid Becomes Fastest Selling Android
Other News
11. Cell Phones in U.S. Homes 71%
12. The Potential of Smartphone DDoS Attacks
13. Palm Releases $99 Pixi
14. Mobile money on the rise in U.S.
15. Your Cell Phone Could Be a Germ Breeder
16. Anti-Bacterial Wipes for Your Mobile 

“Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.”
~Samuel Taylor Coleridge 

Tips

1. Going to CES? 

Let me know if you’re going to CES in Las Vegas 1.7-10.2010.

2. Tel: Again 

Dan Whipple reports… I used the following formula on my 8310 (v4.5.0.110) and it worked like a champ…

Tel:8666578888×2188888#,,*,8888#,1 (note “x” after dial in number).  Also had to switch to “Wait for: My Response” (in Phone > Options) to make it work.

3. BB Calendar Tips & Shortcuts 

RIM offers this page with a few BB calendar tips and a list of shortcuts.  RIM 

4. Tax-Deduction with Wikipedia 

This week, I gave my first tax-deductable Wikipedia donation to reciprocate for the times it helped a not-so-smart guy, like me, appear almost intelligent.  (Thanks Wikipedia)

BlackBerry 

5. T-Mobile Offers Wi-Fi Calling with BlackBerry 9700 

T-Mobile USA says the BlackBerry Bold 9700 with Wi-Fi calling is now available. Wireless Week

6.  T-Mobile Offers First US Prepaid BlackBerry Service 

T-Mobile will allow customers to buy a BlackBerry Curve 8520 without signing a contract as part of its new “Complete” package that the carrier will sell for $60, including a free month of service. Chicago Tribune

iPhone

7. AT&T Boosts 3G Coverage in SF Bay Area 

AT&T says it has invested nearly $65 million from 2008 through the third quarter of 2009 to complete a “substantial upgrade of its local 3G wireless network in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.” The upgrade includes additional spectrum in the 850 MHz band, which generally delivers better in-building coverage. Wireless Week

Windows Mobile

8. Microsoft Announces WinMo 7 Announcement Coming March 2010  

It’s always weird to hear that a company is announcing that it will make an announcement, but Microsoft is announcing that Windows Mobile 7 will make its grand official appearance at the MIX 2010 conference in March 2010.  The new OS is rumored to have a Q3 2010 launch.  Unwired

9. WinMo Marketplace Shows OS Fractures 

The mere handful of apps in Windows Marketplace for Mobile shows the downside to a business model like Microsoft’s: users have the luxury of choosing the phone design they prefer, but it comes with limitations in interoperability.  InfoWorld

10. Windows Marketplace Open to More Devices 

A second take on the same topic… Microsoft is making its 800-application Windows Marketplace available to a wider audience of Windows Mobile users. The Marketplace, which launched on Windows Mobile 6.5 about a month ago, now will be available to Windows 6.0 and 6.1 users, a market that is estimated to be about 30 million devices worldwide.  MocoNews.net

Google

11. Droid Becomes Fastest Selling Android 

With only one week of Droid sales under its belt, Flurry Analytics’ latest statistics on Verizon Wireless’ exclusive Motorola Droid suggest VZW’s $100 million integrated marketing campaign paid off. Telephony Unfiltered

Other News

12.  Cell Phones in U.S. Homes 71% 

71% of U.S. households now have a cell phone.  HOUSTON CHRONICLE

13. The Potential of Smartphone DDoS Attacks 

Smartphones could be used in the future to target and bring down wireless carrier’s cellular networks via distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Computer World

14. Palm Releases $99 Pixi 

Last Sunday, Palm launched the $99 Pixi.  CEO Jon Rubinstein said Palm did not have to be a huge company to compete.  New York Times

15. Mobile money on the rise in U.S. 

Already a presence in Europe and Japan, person-to-person mobile money services — the ability to send someone cash by cell phone or e-mail — are beginning to gain traction in the U.S.   New York Times / BusinessWeek

16. Your Cell Phone Could Be a Germ Breeder 

With the flu and cold season upon us (not to mention the H1N1 scare), recent findings offer a harsh reminder that our mobile devices are considered a main culprit for collecting and spreading germs. Fear not: you can still use your cell phone without it becoming a petri dish — and win the “germ warfare” game just in time for the holidays.Mobile Enterprise Mag

17. Anti-Bacterial Wipes for Your Mobile 

Now are you nervous about germs on your mobile?  Delicate use of normal anti-bacterial wipes will do (avoid charging and headset ports), but here is a specifically designed solution…  Wireless Wipes

As we slump over our cornflakes browsing a “newspaper” in the future (my bet is it keeps the term in the same way “video” has), how will it be reaching us? On our mobile device via 3G data? Using a Wifi connection? Or with a new adaptation: 4G, WiMAX, or even LTE?

Today WiMAX and LTE (Long Term Evolution) technologies are commonly spoken of with the same sweeping breadth as the digital coverage it hopes to attain. So it can be tricky to get a definitive handle on precisely what they are, how they’re being used and what we hope to achieve with them.

This was what I hoped to address by attending Wednesday’s WiMAX event at City University, London.

Jointly hosted by the MDA and the DCKTN (Digital Communications Knowledge Transfer Network), the line-up included a number of speakers who have been working at the coalface of these technologies for a number of years. Their full presentations can be accessed via the secure members area of the MDA site.

WiMAX Network Operator, Freedom4 opened with a number-heavy discussion of today’s 4G network and how it impacts the speed of CDMA and OFDMA data transmission through Mobile WiMAX, IMT-Advanced and LTE, amongst other media.

Graham Currier described WiMAX as a purpose designed high capacity mobile data access technology, taking advantage of Internet Protocol network scaling, flexibility and low cost.

Graham MacDonald of Intel, who make the enviable claim of being The World’s Largest Semiconductor Manufacturer, outlined the global WiMAX ecosystem.

With eleven globally dispersed Test Sites, Intel is supporting ubiquitous broadband coverage with a preference for today’s 4G, because LTE is not commercially available and won’t be for another two to three years.

Around 500 WiMAX trials and commercial deployments are currently in place across 141 countries in the world, whereas there are no LTE commercial deployments at all.

Spectrum, Intel believe, is the true enabler of a wireless broadband world.

Milton Keynes Council assigned Connect MK with the mission to raise active broadband use from 60-65% in 2007 to over 90% by 2010/11 through broadly enabling access to PCs and broadband. Adepteq, the company behind Connect MK, persuaded Microsoft to produce a Social Software Licensing Model which has led to PCs being loaded with a fully licensed operating system and loaned out at £1.50 per week. Freedom4’s widespread WiMAX solutions enable the service’s users generous connectivity.

Next up, WiMAX network operator, Airspan – a founding member of the WiMAX forum, explained how WiMAX might not be perceived as a 4G technology. And how you might argue that nothing is. It extolled the virtues of next generation technologies converging and accommodating both data and voice services for the masses.

How? Obviously by using Airspan’s cutting edge products.. Its smart applications included machine-to-machine communications, which will become increasingly topical with the approaching smart metering juggernaut, and embedding WiMAX inside devices such as cameras and Sat-Navs.

While the level of audience interaction, extended debate and conjecture was encouraging for the space, it also suggested many competing viewpoints in a space where assertive direction is needed for significantly progressive infrastructure.

Nobody really knows how these technologies and robust infrastructures will develop in the coming years, or how much cash is available to develop them. Or how much of a priority they really are. I left the event with more questions than answers.

- Will the development of voice technologies through LTE have the edge over data and WiMAX?
- Can WiMAX pilot projects encouraging digital social inclusion in marginalised areas, be transposed into larger cities?
- Or do they benefit from more flexible infrastructures allowed by unique, arguably anomalous locations such as the UK’s new town, Milton Keynes?
- Is consumer WiMAX more of an immediately compelling proposition for remote towns and islands than it is for large cities?

These were slightly narrower questions than those which I entered with: the sign of an informative and engaging event.

The Asia-Pacific region is getting ever-closer to faster mobile broadband, with network operators in Japan, Singapore, Australia and Indonesia readying their Long Term Evolution networks. Today NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s largest mobile operator, affirmed its plans to deploy LTE in 2010; it also said it would shut off its 2G network in March 2011 since most subscribers now have 3G phones. NTT DoCoMo had previously said it would keep the 2G network running until December 2012. Speaking at the GSM Association’s Mobile Asia Congress 2009, Ryuji Yamada, president and CEO of NTT DoCoMo, said LTE data cards will be ready in 2010 and handsets will be ready in 2011.

Singapore Telecommunications, the largest carrier in Singapore with operations in Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines, also disclosed plans for LTE trials. SingTel has chosen Alcatel-Lucent (s alu) as its equipment vendor for the trials, which will begin in the first half of 2010 and take anywhere from six to nine months. The network operator hopes the trial will help it and its regional associates and joint ventures better understand LTE and determine the best approach and strategy for its adoption in their respective local markets. Meanwhile, here in the U.S., we await Verizon’s (s vz) and MetroPCS’ (s pcs) 2010 deployments, with netbooks and smartphones in hand.

Fring, the mobile messaging and social communication tool that works on many smartphone platforms, is now available on the Android (s goog) platform. Users of Android phones can get the client software from the Android Market or from Fring’s WAP site.

Fring for Android works over 3G, GPRS or Wi-Fi connections. According to the company’s blog announcement:

“Android device users can now get onto fring (we know you’ve been missing us since some of you recently switched to Android devices) with (the first) free VoIP calls over Skype, MSN and GoogleTalk and via hundreds of SIP providers. As always you can see real-time presence and live chat with your ICQ, Yahoo! And AIM buddies too. You can also use Twitter there, as part of  your integrated contact list.”

The “we know you’ve been missing us” snippet in the announcement belongs there, as competitive applications such as Nimbuzz have already been available for Android for some time. Still, free VoIP calls over Skype with Fring will probably be pretty attractive to many users of Android phones, and Fring offers a number of options for keeping up with Twitter.

With LTE networks fast on their way, it’s no surprise to hear that Motorola has a TD-LTE USB adapter in the works. In an announcement out today about the upcoming World Expo 2010 in Shanghai China, Motorola threw in a note that it will launch the world’s first TD-LTE USB dongle at the show. The dongle/adapter will support both 2.3 GHz and 2.6 GHz frequency bands, and will be on hand for demonstrations of high-bandwidth video streaming at the event.

I have no images of the LTE USB adapter yet, so I dug into the archives for photos of the in-progress WiMAX USB adapter. Below on the left is an early prototype, followed by a photo of the version I have today, followed by a pic of the next-gen product due out this quarter.

As a reminder of Motorola’s ongoing LTE work, here are some recent milestones and points of interest for context:

• Motorola demonstrated the first over-the-air LTE transmission in the 700 MHz frequency band last year
• Motorola demonstrated the first ever live TV broadcast over an LTE network in August
• Motorola has an end-to-end TD-LTE solution that includes its award-winning evolved packet core (EPC including MME and GW) and radio access network (RAN), as well as user equipment (UE)
• Motorola is the first company in the industry to achieve optimal peak throughput for TD-LTE in both lab and field environments
• Motorola is engaged with several global tier-one operators on TD-LTE trials starting in Q4 2009

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”
~Aristotle 

Tips
1. BING as BB Default Search Tool?
2. Verizon Call Forwarding
3. Tel: on Bold Not Working
4. How Can I Quickly Delete 800 Messages from my BB?
BlackBerry
5. BlackBerry Will Remain Market Leader Through 2014
6. RIM Offers More BlackBerry Development Tools
7. BB App World to Offer Carrier Billing in 2010
iPhone
8. Apple Tops Handset Profits in Q3
Windows Mobile
9. Market Watch: Windows Mobile
10. Microsoft Marketplace Makes Improvements
Google
11. 100,000 Droid Sold in 1st Weekend
12. Google’s Holiday Gift: Free Wi-Fi @ 47 Airports
13. Google to Acquire Mobile-Ad Startup AdMob
14. Android Video Conference Phone
15. Droid Service Comes At a Hefty Price
Oher News
16. 30,000s Handhelds Left in NYC Cabs
17. Wireless Data Revenue Grew 27% in Q3
18. Mobile Commerce Expected to Explode
19. Clearwire’s Net Adds Accelerate
20. Wi-Fi Hotspot Connects Surge to 1.2 Billion
21. Text Messaging Soars in U.S. 

“I have learned to use the word ‘impossible’ with the greatest caution.”
~Wernher von Braun 

Tips 

1. BING as BB Default Search Tool? 

You can change the “Default Search Provider” through the Browser \ Options \ Browser Configuration. To change this to search Bing.com you need to specify ‘Live Search’. There is an RIM request in place to have the handheld code change Live Search to Bing.com with the correct display icon and this change is currently targeted for later in 5.0 handheld.  Unfortunately, there are not any IT policies or other BES side setting which could be used to make this change on all devices. 

2. Verizon Call Forwarding 

Immediate Call Forwarding:
- Activate:  *72 + 10-Digit + Send
- Deactivate:  *720 + Send
No Answer Call Forwarding:
- Activate:  *92 + 10-Digit + Send
- Deactivate:  *920 + Send
Busy Call Forwarding:
- Activate:  *90 + 10-Digit + Send
- Deactivate:  *900 + Send

3. Tel: on Bold Not Working 

RIM confirmed TEL: format works on all devices except the Bold.
The format is… Tel:8666578888,,2188888#,,*,,8888#,,1
Good news is that it is fixed on the new Bold v5+ operating system.
The bad news v5 for Bold hasn’t a solid ETA, so could be a few weeks or months.

4. How Can I Quickly Delete 800 Messages from my BB? 

On most newer BB devices, you can scroll to the top, hit the menu button, and select “delete prior”, but be careful it doesn’t sync the delete unexpectedly to Outlook (BB > messages > options > email reconciliation > delete on = handheld).

BlackBerry 

5. BlackBerry Will Remain Market Leader Through 2014 

Google’s Android OS-based phones and Apple’s iPhone maybe get all the media love, but one analyst firm believes that it will be RIM’s BlackBerry that will be the smartphone king of the U.S. market in five years. Pyramid Research expects the device to be the biggest beneficiary of the move to smartphones.GigaOm

6. RIM Offers More BlackBerry Development Tools 

Research in Motion has expanded its alliance with Adobe as well as made it easier for developers to insert ads into their applications for BlackBerry smartphones, RIM said. While RIM and Adobe had previously disclosed plans to bring Flash to the device, the partners Monday outlined ways to help developers use Adobe’s tools to simplify the integration of images, video and graphics into their software.InformationWeek /Reuters

7. BB App World to Offer Carrier Billing in 2010 

BlackBerry App World will see carrier billing by 2010.  Carrier billing would make it easier for BlackBerry customers to purchase applications on their phones. As it stands, BlackBerry users have to enter PayPal credentials, which some say inhibits spontaneous purchases. Wireless Week

iPhone 

8. Apple Tops Handset Profits in Q3 

According to a report released today from Strategy Analytics, Apple has emerged from the third quarter 2009 as the world’s most profitable handset vendor. Wireless Week

Windows Mobile 

9. Market Watch: Windows Mobile

The past few months have seen several new smartphones get headlines with their releases, and every new version of the iPhone’s software makes waves, so it can be easy to forget Windows Mobile. The OS isn’t flashy, but it has a solid place in enterprises. The question is, can it hold onto this place in the face of fierce competition? Windows IT Pro

10. Microsoft Marketplace Makes Improvements 

Microsoft today rolled out some upgrades to it Windows Marketplace for Mobile:  more advanced anti-piracy protection, improved developer portal, and new PC based shopping and account management.  Exciting!  Okay, not really. Wireless Week

Google 

11. 100,000 Droid Sold in 1st Weekend 

It’s not quite the 1M sold in the first weekend for the iPhone 3GS, but still a good start. Unwired

12. Google’s Holiday Gift: Free Wi-Fi @ 47 Airports 

Google has teamed up with Boingo Wireless, Airport Marketing Income, Advanced Wireless Group and others in order to offer free Wi-Fi in 47 US airports during the 2009 Holiday Season – starting now and through January 15 2010.  Seattle and Burbank airports will continue to offer free Wi-Fi after the Holiday season, for an indefinite period of time. Google

13. Google to Acquire Mobile-Ad Startup AdMob 

Google is making a $750 million bet on the future of mobile display advertising with the acquisition of AdMob, a startup that specializes in selling ads that are optimized for mobile display — including on Apple’s popular iPhone. The acquisition, the third-richest in Google’s history, gives the search giant a leg up on competitors in the burgeoning field of mobile advertising. Wall Street Journal / New York Times / BusinessWeek

14. Android Video Conference Phone 

Check out this video sneak peak of the VPhone by Saygus, a new Android 2.0 handset due out early next year on Verizon. The phone is built around Saygus’s video conferencing software. PCMag

15. Droid Service Comes At a Hefty Price 

Motorola Droid smartphone will cost users $199.99 with a 2-year contract, with an additional $30 per month for the mandatory ‘unlimited’ data plan that has a monthly cap of 5Gb. Verizon will charge $50 for each additional gigabyte over the 5Gb limit on the unlimited data plan. Verizon has confirmed that tethering will cost another $30 per month for an additional unlimited data plan that is also limited to 5Gb. If you want tethering you will pay $60 above and beyond the monthly contract for service for an ‘unlimited’ 10Gb of data per month, and if you plan on connecting with an Microsoft Exchange email account you have to pay another $15 a month. Slashdot

Other News 

16. 30,000s Handhelds Left in NYC Cabs 

A survey finds that more than 30,000 mobile devices are left behind in New York City taxicabs every six months. Your chances of leaving behind a mobile device increase during the holiday season. Mobile Enterprise Mag

17. Wireless Data Revenue Grew 27% in Q3 

The top four U.S. wireless carriers have become “a permanent fixture” among top 10 telecoms worldwide in data revenue, according to a report from GigaOM Pro analyst Chetan Sharma, which said domestic sales grew 27% overall compared with a year earlier. The report also noted that, led by Verizon Wireless, 3G penetration stood at 43% and that the momentum continued to grow among carriers to offer flat-rate pricing plans.  New York Times

18. Mobile Commerce Expected to Explode 

Two years ago, a survey found that consumers were “very concerned” about the security of transactions made using a mobile phone. M-commerce has come a long way since then, with almost half of consumers now saying they are very comfortable with the concept. Juniper estimates that m-commerce will exceed $300 billion in the next four years. Forbes

19. Clearwire’s Net Adds Accelerate 

Mobile WiMax carrier Clearwire said its CLEAR 4G WiMAX Markets generated 49,000 net subscriber additions and consolidated net adds topped 44,000 for Q3 2009.  Wireless Week

20. Wi-Fi Hotspot Connects Surge to 1.2 Billion 

In-Stat today released a report that indicates the Wi-Fi hotspot market is entering a revival period. Wireless Week

21. Text Messaging Soars in U.S. 

Cell phone users sent 80% more text messages in 12 months through June than a year earlier, according to CTIA, which noted that teenagers that popularized the practice 10 years ago have not slowed down their usage while a new generation of texters has arrived. “The community of texters continues to grow as people age,” said CTIA spokesman John Walls. New York Times

image by slipperybrick.com

PENJUALAN smartphone atau dikenal dengan telepon pintar saat ini makin bersaing kuat.

Smartphone memang mempunyai perbedaan dari handphone dan PDA biasanya, selain dari bentuk dan ukuran juga terletak pada sistem operasi (OS), kualitas audio, fitur serta kemudahaan pengoperasian.

“Dari hasil pengamatan IDC, penjualan smartphone mencapai 4.2 persen dari tahun ke tahun semakin meningkat di kuarter ketiga 2009″, seperti yang dikutip oleh beritanet.com.

Hal ini terlihat dari vendor Nokia, vendor handset terbesar masih berada di posisi atas dengan market share 37.9 persen dan penjualan produknya mencapai 16.4 juta unit, dan di term kedua dari tahun ke tahun mengalami peningkatan sebesar 6.6 persen.

Sementara itu dilain pihak seperti RIM, vendor smartphone ternama telah mengalami peningkatan sebesar 37.5 persen untuk penjualan produk BlackBerry.

Produk BlackBerry Tour dan Curve juga mengalami peningkatan tajam di kuarter kempat 2009, khususnya di Amerika Utara. Sementara untuk Apple memiliki jarak yang sangat jauh dengan RIM, yakni di posisi ketiga di bawah RIM, dengan oeningkatan 7 persen. Apple masih mengandalkan iPhone 3GS untuk meraih market share lebih banyak.

Sedangkan untuk pendatang baru seperti HTC juga meningkat 14.7 persen, berada di posisi kedua di atas Apple. HTC juga masih mengandalkan Android, dibandingkan Windows Mobile. Sedangkan di peringkat top lima paling bawah ada Samsung yang masih tetap datar dari tahun ke tahun.[AK/bnc]

T-Mobile USA, the 4th largest U.S. wireless carrier, is well behind the Big 2 (Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility) as well as Sprint in number of subscribers and evidently that isn’t going to sit well with Duetsche Telekom, T-Mobile’s parent company.

The carrier has announced plans to go big with their 3G network, in an effort to close the technology gap with its rivals. T-Mobile will enable 7.2Mbps HSPA data speeds on its entire 3G network, which is also planned to expand to reach 200 million people, by the end of 2009. And, by the middle of 2010, T-Mobile expects to have 21Mbps HSPA+ data speeds across its entire 3G network. That’s some high-speed data!

With Verizon looking to launch their 4G LTE wireless network in early 2010, and Sprint pushing to roll out its nationwide 4G WiMAX network, via Clearwire, T-Mobile doesn’t want to fall too far behind. T-Mobile has a sizeable customer base using data plans which are the money makers,  making a competitive 3G Network all that much more important.

For now, only Philadelphia gets to enjoy T-Mobile’s blazing fast 21Mbps HSPA+ network, so if you live/work or are travelling to the ‘City of Brotherly Love’, you will be very happy on T-Mobile’s network.

T-Mobile USA, the 4th largest U.S. wireless carrier, is well behind the Big 2 (Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility) as well as Sprint in number of subscribers and evidently that isn’t going to sit well with Duetsche Telekom, T-Mobile’s parent company.

The carrier has announced plans to go big with their 3G network, in an effort to close the technology gap with its rivals. T-Mobile will enable 7.2Mbps HSPA data speeds on its entire 3G network, which is also planned to expand to reach 200 million people, by the end of 2009. And, by the middle of 2010, T-Mobile expects to have 21Mbps HSPA+ data speeds across its entire 3G network. That’s some high-speed data!

With Verizon looking to launch their 4G LTE wireless network in early 2010, and Sprint pushing to roll out its nationwide 4G WiMAX network, via Clearwire, T-Mobile doesn’t want to fall too far behind. T-Mobile has a sizeable customer base using data plans which are the money makers,  making a competitive 3G Network all that much more important.

For now, only Philadelphia gets to enjoy T-Mobile’s blazing fast 21Mbps HSPA+ network, so if you live/work or are travelling to the ‘City of Brotherly Love’, you will be very happy on T-Mobile’s network.

Nyligen auktionerade PTS ut ett antal frekvenstillstånd för trådöst  bredband i 3,6 GHz området. De nyblivna frekvensägarna är allt från lokala företag som förvärvat tillstånd i en eller ett par regioner till stora aktörer som förvärvat landsomfattande tillstånd.

Samtidigt skriver papperstidningen Ny Teknik idag en artikel om spelet runt nästa års stora frekvensauktion; 800 MHz bandet som skall användas för 4G i områdena utanför storstäderna. I tätbebyggda städer har redan 2,6 GHz bandet auktionerats ut till Telia, Telenor och Tele2. Tre köpte ingen licens. Även nätupplagan av Ny Teknik erbjuder spännande läsning i ämnet.

Clearwire, (s clwr) as expected, said today that it’s managed to cajole $1.56 billion out of most of its previous investors to continue its buildout of the Clear WiMAX network. However, those doubling down on WiMAX (see chart) as the ideal fourth-generation wireless technology are likely throwing good money after bad. Even if we ignore the incredible writedowns these companies have had to make related to their first bet on Clearwire and WiMAX, the potential for return on the latest investment is still low. Why? Because Clearwire’s Clear service is stuck between a rock and hard place.

The Rock

Knowing that mobile broadband demand will continue to skyrocket, both Sprint (s s) and Clearwire  elected to build out WiMAX-based networks under the assumption that they could roll out nationwide mobile broadband before the cellular carriers could. But given that Verizon (s vz) plans to cover 100 million people with a 4G Long Term Evolution network by the end of 2010 with AT&T (s t) to follow two years later, the WiMAX experience for many will be weighed against the cellular experience. And Clearwire can’t provide LTE for two more years, even it if wanted to. To compete, Clearwire, the cable providers reselling the service, and Sprint will have to create compelling packages and services that the cellular providers aren’t offering.

People can debate the propagation qualities of the WiMAX spectrum, but for the average person choosing a mobile broadband provider, the services and the devices will be the selling point, not the network. Right now, Clearwire and crew are selling basic broadband with relatively few devices. And the larger strategy of providing connectivity to devices like e-readers is pretty risky given that WiMAX isn’t available nationwide. Sprint even lost out on providing mobile broadband for the Amazon (s amzn) Kindle recently when the e-reader went international. Amazon is instead using AT&T, which has a GSM network and arrangements to ensure the e-reader works around the world. When it comes to device connectivity, global standards and large coverage areas win.

The Hard Place

With Clearwire fighting the cellular carriers to provide true mobile broadband connectivity for consumer data plans and for M2M deals, some believe it has an opportunity to provide local mobile broadband for folks who want to travel in their towns, but aren’t real road warriors going from city to city. This is a fairly compelling case as it doesn’t require total nationwide coverage, and Comcast, which has begun to offer WiMAX subscriptions as part of its service bundles, has seen strong interest from consumers. But Clearwire faces strong competition in this market from Wi-Fi.

Both AT&T and Verizon offer their customers free Wi-Fi for subscribers of their high-speed Internet services. Those with cable subscriptions may also have access to free Wi-Fi, and for those that don’t, there are plenty of sponsored hotspots and just a few hoops to jump through at places like your local Starbucks. If you’re going to be lugging your laptop around (and so far, that’s what most WiMAX modems are aimed at), you might as well find a place with Wi-Fi.

Of course, for some people, WiMAX will be a credible option, possibly as a replacement for wired access (although I’m not excited about that opportunity). My husband, for example, is eager to see how well it works in Austin (coming in mid-November) as he can’t get DSL or cable service at his office, and existing cellular speeds are lousy. Clearwire is also part of an agreement attempting to use WiMAX as the network for utilities’ smart grids, although how Clearwire would monetize that is uncertain. However, given the billions it’s costing Clearwire and its backers to build out its network, I’m not sure the space between the rock and the hard place is large enough for a multibillion-dollar company to thrive.

In der heutigen Ausgabe beschäftigt sich die Computerwoche mit dem Thema “Revolution im Mobilfunk – Der UMTS-Nachfolger (LTE) soll dem mobilen Internet zum Durchbruch verhelfen”. Vor gut einer Woche habe ich zu LTE eine NeueNachricht-Story veröffentlicht: “Es wird Zeit für LTE: Deutschland beim Mobilfunk der vierten Generation kein Trendsetter – TK-Branche fehlt das Design Thinking-Gen.”

In der Titelstory der Computerwoche ist mir nun ein Expertenstatement von Klaus von den Hoff, TK-Experte von Arthur D. Little, aufgefallen. Er mahnt bei LTE zur Besonnenheit: “Bei LTE handelt es sich um ein reines Carrier-Thema. Grundsätzlich neue Dienste werden durch LTE nicht sehen. Es geht um mehr Kapazität, höhere Breitbandgeschwindigkeit, besser Funkabdeckung in Gebäuden und das zu günstigeren Kosten.” Hm, klassische Telco-Sichtweise, die man auf jeder Fachtagung an den Kopf geballert bekommt. Die TK-Branche schafft die Infrastruktur und Bandbreite, die Auslastung des Netzes kommt dann von ganz alleine. Das wird dann wahrscheinlich genauso fluppen wie bei UMTS.

Faktisch konnten die Netzbetreiber über SMS und Sprache nicht einen einzigen neuen Dienst erfolgreich etablieren. Erst Steve Jobs sorgte mit dem iPhone und den Applikationen für neuen Schwung. Das branchenfremde Unternehmen Apple ist der Trendsetter fürs Datengeschäft und für das mobile Web. Warum sollte das bei LTE anders sein? Werden sich auch hier wieder die Carrier die Butter vom Brot nehmen lassen? Eure Meinung interessiert mich!

“Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.“
~Will Rogers

Tips
1. What Calendar Entries Populate with BlackBerry Activation?
2. No Simultaneous Talk & Tether on VZ
BlackBerry
3. Prevent Distracted Driving with ZoomSafer
iPhone
4. Apple’s iPhone Gains Wi-Fi Handset Share
5. iPod Touch-Based EasyPay Checkout
Windows Mobile
6. Microsoft Promoting Speech as the Next Touch
Android
7. Verizon Sets 2010 Date for Droid Tether
8. Droid Exchange Sync Costs Extra
Other News
9. Cancer from Cell Phone Concerns Renewed
10. WinXP Smartphone-like Laptop
11. Verizon LTE in 25-30 Markets Next Year
12. T-Mobile Loses 77,000 Customers in Q3
13. Chicago Gets WiMax 

“There is no such thing as a great talent without great willpower.”
~Honoré de Balzac 

Tips

1. What Calendar Entries Populate with BlackBerry Activation?

When performing wireless enterprise activation the BlackBerry Enterprise Server populates the calendar information as follows:

 - Single instance appointments for the past 30 days are synchronized to the BlackBerry smartphone.

 - All future single instance meetings are synchronized to the BlackBerry smartphone.

 - All recurring meeting series, past and future, are synchronized to the BlackBerry smartphone.

2. No Simultaneous Talk & Tether on VZ

On the AT&T 3G Bold (and newer), EDGE allow you to take a phone call while using your BlackBerry as a cellular modem for your laptop, but not with Verizon.  CDMA has a single threaded radio operation.  Hence voice and data cannot share the radio.

BlackBerry

3. Prevent Distracted Driving with ZoomSafer

ZoomSafer uses GPS to detect if you’re traveling over 10mph, then automates an out of office message, letting people know you’ll get back to them.  It also can read your messages aloud and send voice notes from you to your contacts. ZoomSafer

iPhone

4. Apple’s iPhone Gains Wi-Fi Handset Share

Nokia’s share of the Wi-Fi phone market took a plunge in the second quarter, from 50% a year earlier to 35% as Apple jumped into second place with a six-fold leap from 3% to 20%.CNET

5. iPod Touch-Based EasyPay Checkout

Apple stores will begin retiring their current Windows CE-based portable computers and start using a custom-designed and crafted iPod touch to check out customers. Those who have seen the system for processing credit card, debit card and cash purchases, dubbed “EasyPay touch,” said it combines iPod touch features with a magnetic stripe reader, advanced barcode scanner and Apple-written software to speed plastic and cash transactions. Apple Insider

Windows Mobile

6. Microsoft Promoting Speech as the Next Touch

Although Microsoft integrated touch-screen capabilities into Windows 7, at least one Microsoft executive suggests that the next stage in user interaction is speech-recognition technology as applied to various everyday applications. eWeek

Android

7. Verizon Sets 2010 Date for Droid Tether

Verizon subscribers will be to tether the new Motorola Droid smartphone next year, which will give them the ability to connect laptops to Verizon Wireless’ 3G network via the Android-based Droid. CNET

8. Droid Exchange Sync Costs Extra

Users who buy the device and expect to use its built-in Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync support (to get corporate e-mail from Exchange servers) will have to pay an additional $15 per month for the privilege, Verizon confirms. InfoWorld

Other News

9. Cancer from Cell Phone Concerns Renewed

A World Health Organization study due out by the end of 2009 finds significantly increased risk of some brain tumors among those who have used mobile phones for 10 years or more.  Mobile Enterprise Mag

10. WinXP Smartphone-like Laptop

A Chinese company has begun taking pre-orders for a device that aims to blend PC features with those of a smartphone. In Technology Group has developed the pocket-size XPPhone, which runs on Windows XP and also operates like a smartphone and a mobile Internet device. Some analysts termed the handset intriguing, but wondered if Windows XP was too powerful an operating system to run smartphone features. PC World

11. Verizon LTE in 25-30 Markets Next Year

Verizon Wireless is on track to launch LTE in 25 to 30 markets next year, said Tony Melone at a keynote address before the LTE Americas 2009 Conference. WirelessWeek

12. T-Mobile Loses 77,000 Customers in Q3

T-Mobile USA is building up its 3G coverage, but it’s feeling the effects of intense competition. WirelessWeek

13. Chicago Gets WiMax

Clearwire brings WiMax to Chicago this week, giving residents access to a technology that promises superfast Internet speeds from any location. Chicago Tribune

Wow! Thats what comes to my mind when i see this technology running.

LTE (Long Term Evolution) network technology connected to a car.

Imagine a wireless powerful network protocol that permits data downloads transfer rates of 100 Mbps, and an uplink of at least 50 Mbps and RAN round-trip times of less than 10ms, connected to YOUR CAR! Welcome to the “4th generation (4G) of radio technologies designed to increase the capacity and speed of mobile telephone networks”.

Imagine all the apps that you can use and access on the WEB while you are on your car. This is what QNX Software Systems and Alcatel-Lucent are trying to achieve with their prototype, Toyota Prius.

Just see the video for a brief demonstration and explanation about what this is all about. Enjoy!

read more: ng Connect Program Puts Connectivity in the Fast Lane with the LTE Connected Car Concept Vehicle

read more: ng Connect Program Reveals the Long Term Evolution (LTE) Connected Car

read more: LTE 4G radio technology

De volgende generatie mobiele breedbandnetwerken heeft een nieuwe sprong genomen. Diverse fabrikanten van mobiele telefoons, mobiele operators en fabrikanten van telecomhardware hebben hiervoor het ‘One Voice’-initiatief geïntroduceerd. Hierin worden afspraken gemaakt over de manier waarop spraakgesprekken via het zogenoemde Long Term Evolution breedbandnetwerk (LTE) zullen worden geïmplementeerd.

Achter het One Voice-initiatief staan gerenommeerde namen als Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, Sony-Ericsson, AT&T, TeliaSonera, Vodafone, Verizon Wireless en Orange. De ondernemingen hebben op directieniveau overlegd over de verdere invulling van de benodigde standaarden voor de uitrol en implementatie van spraakverkeer via LTE. Onderdeel van de afspraken is de manier waarop operators om zullen gaan met de wereldwijde roaming van gesprekken via het mobiele breedbandnetwerk.

Tot dusver heeft een aantal hardwareleveranciers, waaronder Ericsson, al ‘real life’-demonstraties gegeven van de mogelijkheden die LTE-netwerken bieden op het gebied van simultaan mobiel spraak- en dataverkeer. In theorie is een maximale bandbreedte van 100 Mbps mogelijk. Leverancier Nokia-Siemens Networks claimt al in staat te zijn LTE-hardware te produceren die aan de officiële standaard voldoet. In Nederland is onder andere operator KPN al bezig geweest om de mogelijkheden van LTE te onderzoeken.

Een precieze datum voor de uitrol van LTE-netwerken is nog niet bekend. Volgens Nokia-Siemens Networks zullen echter diverse operators wereldwijd al in 2010 klaar zijn om verdere proefprojecten op LTE-gebied te starten. Het bedrijf verwacht dat in 2011 de eerste LTE-telefoons op grotere schaal voor de consument beschikbaar komen.

Persaingan Tarif Komunikasi Data semakin sengit Antar Operator. Terutama Telkomsel, Indosat, dan XL . Indosat pun karena tidak mau kehilangan pelanggan akhirnya menambah kuota lebar frekuensi dan sudah melakukan uji coba LTE (Long Term Evolution) 4G (kira2 up to 21Mbps) dan akan selesai implementasi dalam beberapa tahun kedepan
–informasi dari senior nya rhe–

Sebenarnya sudah lama mau posting tentang 3G dan Jaringan2nya. Maklum baru abis beli modem murah meriah. hehehe

Oke, sekarang saya mau bahas mengenai kondisi jaringan Data yang disediakan oleh Operator seperti Telkomselflash, Indosat M2, dan XL unlimited. Mungkin ada rekan – rekan yang belum mengerti

Kecepatan Jaringan yang kita peroleh, tergantung pada
- kondisi serta cakupan area yang diberikan/disediakan
- Jumlah User pada area tersebut ( Traffik )

Mungkin juga kita perlu maklum, bahwa teknologi 3G ini adalah Teknologi Radio . Dimana kita tahu bahwa Radio ini memiliki tingkat error yang tinggi. Tapi dengan adanya teknik modulasi kita dapat melakukan transfer data tinggi. Atau jika kita ingin menambah lebar bandwidth, maka Provider harus lah menaikkan frekuensi yang digunakan. Perlu kita tahu, sebenarnya yang kita butuhkan bukanlah kecepatan yang tinggi dalam akses data. tapi yang penting adalah tingkat stabilitas nya. Konstant, tapi sejak ini adalah jaringan data yang bersifat burst hal itu agak sulit dipenuhi.

Jadi, jika mau menggunakan salah 1 operator sebagai penyedia komunikasi data pribadi. Pilihlah yang menawarkan jaringan paling kuat di wilayah yang sering Anda kunjungi dan sering Anda gunakan sebagai tempat nongkrong mengakses data.

Misal : Area Lombok
Telkomsel : UMTS –> bolehlah…worth it dah bayar kalo 200 rb lebih dari itu…nggak
INDOSAT M2 : GPRS –> gak worth it … kenapa ? tiap bulan bayar 200 rb buat HSDPA tapi yang kepake cm gprs
XL Unlimited : UMTS dan EDGE –> worth it 150 rb/bulan . Jaringannya luas n kuat di Lombok

Tapi kalau Bandung Coret
INDOSAT M2 : WCDMA –> worth it dah bayar 200rb. Lha download ratusan mega cm 3 jam
XL unlimited : GPRS –> gak worth it bayar 150 rb
Telkomsel Flash : belum dicoba

Jadi meskipun modem Anda tertulis 3,5 Mbps belum tentu Anda dapat 3,5Mbps karena tergantung lokasi Anda.

Im not Angel Either Demon. Ya maaf klo ternyata ada data yang kurang tepat atau kurang uptodate
Note : Wilayah 3G IM2 di Bandung Coret, dilihat dari spektrum sebaran frekuensinya tidak tercover. Tapi saya heran bisa mendapat WCDMA dan speed yang cukup tinggi seperti hasil diatas

By Anton Wahlman 11/04/09 – 11:46 AM EST – The Street.com

All the talk about Apple’s(AAPL Quote) next U.S. iPhone carrier once the AT&T(T Quote) exclusivity expires appears focused on Verizon Wireless(VZ Quote).
There are some good reasons for this: VZW has the reputation of having the best network, partially for its consistency in CDMA/EVDO in combination with its 850 MHz band. With 89 million wireless customers, VZW is 9% larger than AT&T’s 82 million wireless subscribers.
Before I get into my argument, I need to make the point that I don’t know when AT&T’s U.S. iPhone exclusivity ends. All indication is that it will take place no earlier than 2010, but no later than 2012. But really nobody outside Apple and AT&T knows.
Perhaps AT&T will pay for an extension to whatever the current or recent data were supposed to have been. And the rest of my argument is somewhat dependent on when this eventually takes place.
Let’s assume that the AT&T exclusivity ends relatively soon, say June 2010. Apple would then have the choice to spread the iPhone to all U.S. carriers, or only some. Which one would be Apple’s highest priority?
My contention is that it is in Apple’s best interest to make Sprint(S Quote)/Clearwire(CLWR Quote) its highest priority, if it could do so relatively soon, say by mid-2010.
The common suggestion that Apple should go with VZW is misguided: It’s not that Apple needs VZW. It’s that any carrier needs the iPhone. From this perspective, it can be said that it is the iPhone that makes any carrier. So therefore, the critical question becomes: What does Apple get out of the deal? It doesn’t matter what the carrier gets out of the deal, because all carriers will take the deal.
Apple enjoys superior popularity with the iPhone today, but what will it need to do in order to lift the bar on keeping the iPhone “special?” Seeing as all the three main networks outside AT&T — Sprint, VZW and T-Mobile — offer service to the vast majority of U.S. households, the only remaining argument of greatest importance to Apple is technology.
What can Apple offer in terms of technology that would be truly special and differentiating? That’s the question — not how many legacy subscribers does a carrier have. People will follow Apple’s lead; Apple doesn’t need to follow the crowd, i.e., VZW’s legacy customers.
Based on this premise of Apple’s need to make technology its chief variable in selecting its next U.S. carrier partner, I believe the obvious answer is for Apple to make an iPhone for Sprint/Clearwire. Sprint owns approximately 50% of Clearwire, and the Sprint/Clearwire is a necessary combination because of backwards compatibility with EVDO.
Clearwire chose to build its nationwide 2.5-2.7 GHz network on the WiMax standard, which offers far greater speeds than any 3G technology such as EVDO. Clearwire’s almost 200 MHz spectrum means that its capacity to support many users downloading/uploading data is vastly superior to all the other incumbent cellular providers.
What should be Apple’s two most important goals with the iPhone working on a new network? capacity and latency:
 Capacity: From downloading ever-richer applications to video/television/movies, Apple needs to demonstrate that its iPhone platform can deliver more bandwidth-intensive services than competitive devices.
 Latency: This is critical for real-time communications such as voice and videoconferencing. VoIP services on smartphones are just starting now, but are suffering from generally poor quality as a result of unacceptable latency on today’s HSPA and EVDO networks from AT&T, VZW and T-Mobile USA.
If these are the highest priorities for Apple, VZW doesn’t give Apple what it needs until LTE makes its advent in handsets. Qualcomm(QCOM Quote) has stated that it expects to sample its “God-chip” — the 8960 — in mid-2010. This is the LTE chip with full backwards compatibility to all GSM and CDMA lineages such as HSPA and EVDO.
That in turn means that LTE handsets with backwards compatibility can be launched around the middle of 2011. Budget one year’s worth of technology/standards slippage, and we can realistically expect backwards-compatible LTE handsets to become mainstream around the middle of 2012.
What does this mean for Apple? VZW will not offer Apple a technology to differentiate itself against the competition until mid-2011 at the earliest, perhaps mid-2012. But Sprint/Clearwire does, already today!
Therefore, if the AT&T iPhone exclusivity ends meaningfully before mid-2011, Apple would be best served to launch its next version of the iPhone on Sprint/Clearwire.
Imagine the superior services a Sprint/Clearwire WiMax iPhone could offer: Flawless low-latency VoIP, liberating the consumer from traditional voice plans, videoconferencing, streaming television and laptop tethering without that pesky 5GB monthly cap. All of these things are either impossible or performed with subpar quality on AT&T today, and on VZW before it can offer backwards-compatible LTE handsets no earlier than mid-2011.
Sprint/Clearwire is already working with HTC to launch dual-mode WiMax/EVDO Google(GOOG Quote). Android handsets in coming months. All of these advantages of WiMax performance in the cellular handset will soon be pointing their big guns full ablaze against the iPhone.
4G networks — WiMax and LTE — are nuclear weapons in the hands of operators fighting an escalating war for the next-generation services: VoIP and videoconferencing. Sprint/Clearwire will detonate the first bomb in this competitive quest in 2010, using the Android platform. If Apple has the ability to join the party, it needs to do so quickly, instead of following the popular suggestion of joining VZW’s me-too EVDO network.
Final clarification: When the AT&T iPhone exclusivity ends, Apple may simply be able to launch the iPhone on all carriers, using all the applicable radio standards in different versions: WiMax, LTE, and 1.7 GHz HSPA+.
But if it chooses only one carrier — for whichever reason — and can do so meaningfully before backwards-compatible LTE handset chips become available, it needs to take advantage of Sprint/Clearwire’s WiMax network in order to not slip behind competitors such as Android and potentially others such as Palm/WebOS and Research In Motion(RIMM Quote). /Blackberry