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Live 3G Networks


Here is the list of officially launched WCDMA networks:

  • NTT DoCoMo, Japan, October 1, 2001
  • Telenor, Norway, December 1, 2001 *)
  • Manx Telecom, Isle of Man (UK), December 5, 2001 *)
  • Europolitan, Sweden, December 31, 2001 *)
  • Sonera, Finland, January 1, 2002 *)
  • Radiolinja, Finland, January 3, 2002 *)
  • Mobilkom, Austria, September 25, 2002; April 25, 2003 Commercial launch
  • J-Phone, Japan, December 20, 2002
  • 3, UK, March, 2003, soft launch
  • 3, Italy, March, 2003, soft launch
  • 3, Australia, April 15, 2003
  • Tango, Luxembourg, April 30, 2003
  • Vodafone, Ireland, May 1, 2003
  • Hi3G, Sweden, May 5, 2003
  • 3, Austria, May 5, 2003
  • 3, Denmark, October 13, 2003
  • Vodafone, Germany, December 9, 2003, Data only
  • Slovene mobile telecommunications, Slovenia, December 10, 2003
  • O2, Ireland, December 15, 2003
  • Etisalat, UAE, December 24, 2003
  • ONE, Austria, December 30, 2003
  • Vodafone, Portugal, December 31, 2003
  • Tele.ring, Austria, December 31, 2003
  • STET Hellas, Greece, January 27, 2004
  • 3, Hong Kong, December 15, 2003 January 27, 2004
  • Telefónica Móviles, Spain, February 12, 2004
  • Vodafone, (Germany,) Italy, the Netherlands, (Portugal,) Spain, Sweden and the UK, Over the following four weeks starting from February 12, 2004
  • T-Mobile, UK, February 16, 2004
  • TeliaSonera, Sweden, March 10, 2004
  • Vodafone, UK, April 2, 2004
  • Proximus, Belgium, April 8, 2004
  • TMN, Portugal, April 20, 2004
  • Tele2Comviq, Sweden, June 01, 2004

    *) Network started operation to satisfy licensing requirements, in limited areas; beginning of commercial service depends on "handset availability".

    Other UMTS network that should have started operation to satisfy licensing requirements:

    Netcom, Norway, December 2001
    Tele2, Norway, December 2001
    Orange Sverige, Sweden, January 2002
    Kolmegee, Finland, January 2002
    Telia, Finland, January 2002


    Here is a good list of CDMA2000 networks:

    CDG CDMA Worldwide page


    NOTE:
  • According to EMC [via Northstream] 206 *) GSM operators have launched GPRS services (Data speeds up to 171kbits/s).

    *) December 2002 figure


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