BELLEVUE, Wash.-Trade association 3G Americas announced it has released a recommended set of common preferred elements for terminals and devices supporting the GSM-based path to UMTS technology.
3G Americas said its recommendations, which are posted on the group’s Web site, offer advice to operators, manufacturers, software developers, component manufacturers and other vendors vested in GSM device evolution.
“This 3G Americas’ reference document, showcasing our position, focuses on key terminal needs in the Western Hemisphere that operators and vendors can work together to provide,” said Chris Pearson, executive vice president of the trade group. “In the end, the consumer could greatly benefit from this collaborative work by receiving a common experience when using a device for voice and data throughout the Americas and the rest of the world.”
