Finally came the real warm spring days. With the awakening of nature begins to escalate and economic activity of workers telecommunications front. Already 15 times, "Expocentre" opens its doors to visitors of the international exhibition of communication systems and means of communications "CSTB 2003. The squares of the exposition fairgrounds 850 companies from 35 countries worldwide. It is worth noting that almost three quarters of the exhibits belong to Russian companies. Communication industry at the moment, one of the fastest growing and interest in the exhibition is very large.
The exhibition party atmosphere - contests, lotteries, concerts in halls and open areas attract a large number of guests.
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The first days of the exhibition was rich in novelties. All the leading mobile operators offered to its customers something new. After a long and virtually no operating mode testing company, Mobile TeleSystems has finally announced the start of commercial operation supports GPRS. Prices for mobile Internet promises to be cheaper than most competitors. Surprised everyone MegaFon, together with Nokia for the first time in Russia, offering broadcast video and television programs directly to the screen cell phone standard GSM, using technology VideoStreaming. Data transfer protocol GPRS. Interesting solution, since such projects could be expected except in the third-generation networks (3G). Yet been demonstrated test mode, but the marketing of service promised by the end of 2003. Hopefully, the cost of watching a movie on your phone will not be comparable to the cost of visiting a super modern cinema. VimpelCom has demonstrated the possibility of wireless data transmission technology Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi). The exhibition in the halls of "Expocentre" was deployed WLAN network and presented the most challenging and interesting ways to use technology: high-speed wireless access to Internet, video streaming over wireless channels, wireless video conferencing and IP telephony. At several booths exhibited all sorts of facilities for video conferencing using a WLAN - from individual terminals to public access points from which you can make regular phone calls, send video and just use the Internet.
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| Desktop videophone for WLAN Networks |
Mobile phone manufacturers have shown a lot of new features. Representatives of the company LG, in addition to showcasing its product offering to all wishing to make a temporary tattoo with the symbol of the company, what attracted many visitors to its stand.
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| "I love LG" |
Of the novelties presented model G7100. Elegant mobile phone with a color display and swivel built-in digital camera.All new items can be povertet in the hands of a girl under the gaze of a consultant.
Samsung has finally been revealed to the public phone, which "starred" in the sequel "The Matrix". Tube with a highly ambiguous futuristic design, extremely light in weight, I personally seemed a little toy. Charming spokeswoman dispelled all hopes to get mobile phone as the legendary Neo, explaining that the phone only supports the CDMA standard and will not be officially delivered to Russia. A pity ...
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| Those in Russia will not |
Also on the stand Samsung presented two smartphone: SGH-i700 platform Pocket PC Phone Edition and the SGH-D700 OS-based Symbian. Both models feature built-in cameras, color screens support the GPRS protocol and transmission of MMS messages. SGH-D700 has a 40-voice polyphony, built-in e-mail client and can work as a voice recorder. SGH-i700 comes with a standard for Pocket PC is a set of applications that can operate in three bands, also supports Wap 2.0 and Media Pack Java. The smartphone has a slot SDIO, which makes it very attractive for fans to connect different lotions. Unfortunately, the "smart pipe" based on Palm OS, which showed at CeBIT 2003 and was not detected at the exhibition.
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| SGH-i700 |
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| SGH-d700 |
Stand Nokia also introduced some interesting gizmos. The most anticipated course was a gaming console N-Gage. During the day, a tournament for the games on this wonder-phone, which attracted a huge number of visitors, mostly those that are younger. The handset looks very unusual, but to play it very comfortable, the screen is bright and contrasting. There is a built-in MP3 player, FM-radio slot, MMS, Bluetooth, USB and many, many other goodies. The whole entertainment center in your pocket.
Among other new products from Nokia has been a model 3300 - a cross between a phone number, player, radio and game consoles. Resembles N-Gage, but a more modest as possible. As well as the Nokia 6220 model with built-in digital camera, color screen, radio and a bunch of useful widgets.Stand of Japanese-Swedish Union SonyEricsson especially not how it is amazed, imagining the known phone models T100, T310, T610 and smartphone P800. Again, everything can be touched, povertet, ponazhimat.
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| the stand SonyEricsson crowded |
Flashed on a bench in the little-known Russian communicator Lexibook TAB 4000. Bezklaviaturnoe device with a color screen, works in the networks' GSM, supports the protocol of GPRS. Also has a built-in camera and a slot MMC / SD. Can work as an MP3 player and voice recorder. In short, another variation on the all-in-one, although not quite bad.
In conclusion we note that virtually all manufacturers of cell phones provided a model with built-in camera and MMS-messages. Boom in multimedia handsets that bedevil the Asian countries about a year ago, it seems has come to Russia. MegaFon even announced the creation within its network, "the club MMS dating, where users can share photos and text messages. Well, the spirit of the times imprinted on people's attitudes.
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