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May 14 in Moscow, opened in 1913 on account of the international exhibition "CSTB-2001". Looks like an unlucky number "13", contrary to his reputation, yet brought some luck to the participants. Literally an hour after the ceremonial ribbon-cutting Vimpelcom and IBM have signed a cooperation agreement and presented a package of new services. Corporate subscribers of the "Bee Line" in June will be able to access their email via mobile phone, which works with WAP. A little later they will enjoy the charms and other "mobile office": stored on the server, client databases, calendars and other things. To do this, however, companies will need to install on their servers, software from IBM, which seems to seriously tackle the problem of integrating the Internet and cellular communications. A landmark event of the first day was a demonstration at an exhibition of mobile networks of third generation (3G) in action. Cotovaya company Mobile Telesystems demonstrated technological capabilities of the standard UMTS, video conferencing in real time with data transfer rates up to 1.2 Mbps. Based on equipment from Siemens was founded Russia's first pilot area 3G, consisting of three base stations, controllers and switch channels and packages. This presentation was opened by a series of tests and trials to be held on the UMTS network, and companies offering equipment for them (in addition to Siemens, this is - Motorola, and then - Lucent Technologies), before the Ministry of Communications will give the green light for the licensing of third generation networks in Russia . MTS plans to complete all necessary studies by the end of this year. Well, Russian slow, but quickly go. Perhaps as early as 2002 the idea of introducing 3G technology in Russia will cease to seem utopian.
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Meanwhile, the stands of the exhibitors occupied an area of almost all "Expocentre": pavilions 1 to 6, Hall Forum, "open areas. It was attended by over 700 companies from 34 countries worldwide. The biggest stand belongs to the holding of Sistema Telecom. Collective stand of Sistema Telecom, which consists of 16 companies - the largest in the history of Russian telecommunications exhibitions. Its total area exceeds 2,000 square meters. This exhibition ahead "Comtek" in the number of eminent members: Alcatel, Siemens, Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, Samsung, Nec, Nortel Netwoks, Lucent Technologies, Cisco Systems, etc. Stand "Nokia" pleased novelties presented at CeBit'e. Among them were seen phones successors famous rulers Nokia 3330 for youth, Nokia 6310 - for business, Nokia 8310 - for stylish, advanced and rich. Also among the exhibits were presented communicators black and white and color Nokia 9110/9110i Nokia 9210 with Java-enabled and multimedia. According to unconfirmed reports, the color will appear in stores no earlier than June.
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On the stand "Benefon" was seen a brand new personal navigation phone. He called the Benefon ESC. Is a dual band GSM 900/1800 phone with built-in navigation system. Can determine the speed and direction, average and maximum speed, odometer is, able to work with travel landmarks and routes. Novelty is positioned as a separate organizer and communications center, and apparently, "marks" in smartphones. Some Russian manufacturers to start researching the cards for him, and maybe soon it will be important for our fellow countrymen who love travel.
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Alcatel adorned the windows of all colors and shades of the new series phones One Touch. Alert girl stendistki, not letting them out of hand, telling all the benefits of new products. In a competing firm Samsung on mobiles drowning in the windows of the booth in colored stones, you can listen to MP3-music through headphones bred out. The main part of the same part of the exhibition is devoted to the 3G technology and special equipment for them. Here the choice is rich: the Japanese firm Nec - the main supplier of phones for NTT DoCoMo, and Lucent Technologies, and Siemens. Observers note that in its scope and presented exposition of participants makes it more joyful experience than the recently passed "Comtek". In addition to necessary exhibition entourage - young girls with legs and girls on roller skates, free beer and free calls to IP-phones, balloons and paper waste - there is something to see and whom to show themselves. Crowded, representative, the nonpoor and optimistic. However, the solutions of some stands without interest, and from an aesthetic point of view. And at the booth of NEC, advertising and mobile broadband Internet access, there's even a dancing robot. The authors, translation: