WSJ.com - Elisa Launches Two New Services For Mobile Phone TV

WSJ.com - Elisa Launches Two New Services For Mobile Phone TV: "SnadiTV is a multimedia message service for the residents and visitors of Helsinki. SnadiTV operates on the same logic as the short message service chats on TV, but in addition to text one can also include a picture taken on a camera phone in the message. The messages, inserted on a map, can be viewed on a mobile TV almost real-time, Elisa said"

WSJ.com - Vodafone's 3G-Subscriber Goal Is 10 Million by March 2006

WSJ.com - Vodafone's 3G-Subscriber Goal Is 10 Million by March 2006: "In 2000, Vodafone spent about $26 billion or on licenses to operate 3G networks globally. Mr. Sarin conceded that the rollout of 3G business would be expected initially, to boost revenue but not net profit, because of the higher costs associated with providing the service."

WSJ.com - Orange CEO - Sees UK Growth On Back Of 3G Success

Orange UK forecasts 1.5 million to 2 million 3G subscribers in by the end of 2006. This is 10-15% of 2G subscribers.

WSJ.com - Orange CEO - Sees UK Growth On Back Of 3G Success That is 10 to 15% of the current 2G subscribers moving to 3G in one year !

The last 3GSM Congress in Cannes

Galina Guyot, HP demonstrates a video portal and videomessaging by Voxsurf

3G Video calls are starting
So what's happening with 3rd generation mobile ? Using CDMA20001xEV-D0 and WCDMA/UMTS mobile broadband, commercial networks are providing service 30 million paying subscribers. One of the killer applications is mobile video, particularly mobile TV to access streamed content - some analysts forecast 250 million subscribers by 2008. At the 3GSM congress, my colleagues at HP demonstrated video messaging and video contact centers on live 3G networks, this generated a lot of attention, including from those of us who burned their fingers on previous hot technologies. Are we going to see the growth of personal video communications ?


Yann Stefan, HP, demonstrates video blogging