Ericsson announced that it has been awarded a contract to deploy WCDMA 3G for T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Ericsson was selected for its turnkey network rollout and to serve as the prime radio provider for WCDMA 3G services in certain markets, including New York City which is scheduled to be operational in 2007.  The agreement is contingent upon the award of AWS spectrum to T-Mobile USA.
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A pretty tasteless yet somehow useful device from Thanko

The Japanese are quite inventive people, I’ll give you that, but they sometimes come up with the weirdest things. And
the device I’m about to show you, namely the gold ingot USB hub, really fits the profile, since it’s one of the kitchest devices I’ve ever seen.

Why? Well, first of all, it looks like a prop taken out from the set of a B-category pirate movie, and we’re not even talking about a good-quality prop. Yes, it’s shiny, metallic-looking and does bear a slight resemblance to a real ingot, I’ll give you that, but that’s where all the similarities end. Thus, the device is quite clearly inscribed with the words “Gold Ingot Hub” and “Fake Gold”, so that everyone will know that it’s just an electronic device and nothing more (yea, as if anyone would have mistaken it for the real deal), and features 8 USB ports on the side.
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The Nokia Peer-to-peer Traffic Control solution helps operators balance the usage of network resources.

Espoo, Finland — To help mobile operators better manage their data traffic, Nokia is introducing a network solution that lets operators control the use of network resources by bandwidth hungry applications such as file sharing and Voice over IP telephony — giving operators the tools to maintain better control over their networks.

The Nokia Peer-to-peer Traffic Control is the industry’s first integrated solution to allow mobile operators to profitably manage the bandwidth available for peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic, and thus balance the allocation of network resources. The centralized solution is implemented as a software upgrade to the Nokia Flexi Intelligent Service Node (ISN) and will be commercially available during the first half of 2007.

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world’s largest provider of thin-film transistor, liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels announced today that it has developed the thinnest reported LCD panel, one no thicker than a credit card at 0.82mm, which is 0.07mm thinner than the panel previously reported to be the world’s slimmest. The company also announced that it has developed a new mobile technology, which it is calling, “i-Lens”, for integrating the entire panel assembly, including a protective layer, into a single, thinner module that is more shock-resistant and easier to read than conventional panels.
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Nokia commissioned report from the London School of Economics gives valuable insights into the impact of mobility on television

London, UK - Personalisation and interactivity will be the key drivers of mobile TV according to a new report commissioned by Nokia and conducted by Dr Shani Orgad from the London School of Economics. The report, titled ‘This Box Was Made For Walking’, examines the future impact of mobile TV on the broadcasting and advertising industries.
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