Brunei One Of 3 Asean Countries With 3G
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei Darussalam, through b.mobile Communications Sdn Bhd, is one of 42 countries in the world that has embraced the latest mobile phone innovation, also known as 3G.

According to a new survey by Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), 3G/WCDMA services are currently available in Brunei Darussalam, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxemburg, Malaysia, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Taj ikistan, UAE, UK and USA.

Within the ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, only Brunei Darussalarn, Malaysia and Singapore have embraced this latest technology.

GSA reported that six 3G/WCDMA networks have launched commercial services so far this month, pushing the total number to 100 networks in 42 countries.

This compares with 60 commercial networks in 28 countries at the end of 2004, underlining WCDMA as the leading 3G mobile communications system.

Over two-thirds of the WCDMA license holders worldwide have launched 3G services, demonstrating the maturity of the technology and global market leadership.

WCDMA networks today are serving over 40 million subscribers, an increase of 140 per cent since the end of 2004, achieving an average monthly growth exceeding 2.1 million subscribers.

Forty WCDMA networks have launched commercial service in 2005 including b.mobile, which were over 80 per cent of all 3G networks launched.

B.mobile Communication Sdn Bhd is a joint venture company between Telekom Brunei Berhad (TelBru) and QAF Comserve.

Granted the licence in February 2005, b.mobile is Brunei's first 3G mobile phone service, utilising WCDMA technology. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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