Huawei Australia Unveils IDEOS X5, X6 Android Smartphones..
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Check it out, a couple new phones for the Australian Market – both of them from Huawei, both of them Running Android 2.2 Froyo. They’re the IDEOS X5 and X6, both of them with timing and pricing yet to be revealed. Each one is a teensy tiny bit different from the other.
The X5 has a 3.8-inch touch screen with a 1GHz processor, a 5 megapixel camera, support for Wifi via 802.11b/g/n, and 14.4Mbps HSPA. On the other hand is the larger X6 that’s got a giant 4.1-inch screen, Dolby Mobile surround sound, and HD video recording and playback with a lovely HDMI output.
We’ve been closely following a trade dispute between Option N.V. and Huawei Technologies Co., because it shows how the global expansion plans of Chinese firms are being threatened by complaints that the Chinese government unfairly subsidizes its exporters. These disputes usually end in tariffs being placed on Chinese firms. But in this case Huawei and Option last week announced a “cooperation agreement.” Under it, Option, a small Belgian wireless-technology company, would drop three trade complaints filed with the European Commission claiming that Huawei and ZTE Corp., the two main Chinese telecommunications equipment makers, have been able to flood the European Union market with cheap modems due to massive subsidies they receive from the Chinese government. What the companies didn’t mention is that the dispute was about to yield fruit for Option: Two days earlier, the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, had circulated a confidential document proposing to place steep duties on wireless modems shipped from China. The document, obtained by Real Time Brussels, proposes duties of €32.95 for each of the first 10.7 million modems shipped from China and €59.10 for each modem after that. Those are enormous tariffs for a product that typically costs €20-30. The duties would have lasted for 200 days - enough time for the commission to complete investigations the two other trade complaints brought by Option and impose duties that could last up to five years. That may explain why Huawei gave Option such a good deal: Huawei agreed to pay €8 million for M4S, an Option subsidiary that’s developing next-generation mobile broadband technology, and up to €33 million over the next 18 months to license some of Option’s software technology. To put that in perspective, €41 million roughly equaled Option’s market capitalization the day before the deal was announced. “In the spirit of the future collaboration,” Option said it would drop the three trade complaints it had filed with the commission. So, Huawei agreed to pay nearly enough to buy Option (judged by its share price) without receiving its main assets, including its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium, a factory in China and a factory in Cork, Ireland. Unless you consider that these trade complaints may have been among Option’s most valuable assets, at least from Huawei’s perspective. For Huawei, the value of stopping Option’s complaints extends far beyond the market for wireless modems. European labor unions are growing increasingly concerned about Huawei’s penetration of the European market for network infrastructure equipment, which dwarfs the market for wireless modems. If the commission imposes tariffs on one kind of Huawei product, others could be next.
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) has dropped the price of its Vodafone branded USB modem based prepaid mobile broadband starter pack from $79 to $49 and has introduced its first pocket 3G WiFi modem. The USB modem package, which will be available from both Vodafone and 3 stores, comprises the modem and 1GB of data with 30 day expiry. Current prices for additional data, all on 30 day expiry, are $15 for 1.5GB, $29 for 4GB, $39 for 8GB and $49 for 10GB per month. VHA says these prices will apply until 15 September "unless extended."
VHA is targeting the product as a fixed-line replacement saying: "With the average Australian Internet user spending an incredible 37 days per year online, Vodafone's prepaid mobile broadband starter pack presents customers with a great opportunity to cast off the shackles of fixed-line Internet and start using the internet at home, when they're out an about, wherever they have 3G coverage." (The 37 days figure is derived from Nielsen's 2010 Internet & Technology Report that put Australian average weekly Internet usage at 17.6 hours per week.)
VHA has also introduced Pocket WiFi, a portable 3G WiFi modem that uses WiFi that enables up to five users to share one Vodafone or 3 mobile broadband service. It is manufactured by Huawei. It is available outright as the prepaid mobile broadband PocketWiFi starter pack for $119 that includes a prepaid SIM with 1GB of mobile broadband data on Vodafone or 200MB on 3, both with 30 day expiry. It is also available at no charge on some 24-month plans.
The device is exclusive to VHA. A Huawei spokesman told iTWire that it was a more recent model in the e-series range than the one presently sold by Virgin Mobile in Australia.
According to VHA, "What truly sets PocketWiFi apart from other WiFi models is the way it provides customers with visibility about what's happening at any one time. The handy LED display provides information about the signal strength, WiFi status, number of devices connected via WiFi, internet connection status, battery life, Internet session time, session data usage and roaming status."
The rechargeable and removable lithium-ion battery, is claimed to provide up to five hours of usage and can be charged by mains power or USB.
Electronics sellers in China are pushing wireless modems as a solution for Apple iPad users who can only get online when close to a Wi-Fi hotspot.
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The Huawei E5
Apple has yet to announce a release date for the iPad in China, but some estimate that as many as thousands of early adopters in China have already purchased the iPad. Consumers can get iPads with both Wi-Fi and high speed 3G capabilities, but 3G iPads cost more and the SIM cards used to go online, which can be purchased from Chinese carrier China Unicom, must be cut in half to fit the slot in the iPad.
A growing selection of wireless modems now offer a cheaper way to connect iPads to the Internet anywhere, and also include the option of connecting multiple devices simultaneously — and according to vendors, people in China are snapping them up. Huawei’s E5 modem, which can connect to China Unicom’s 3G network, is particularly popular. The modem creates a Wi-Fi hotspot, allowing up to five devices to connect wirelessly to the 3G service, similar to devices currently being sold in the U.S. like the Novatel MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot from Verizon Wireless and Sprint.
The devices and services are far cheaper in China, making them a more worthwhile proposition than pairing a Wi-Fi-only iPad with similar devices in the U.S. An E5 device and one year of service, including a monthly data allowance of one gigabyte from China Unicom, costs less than $300. In the U.S., a MiFi 2200 with one year of service from Verizon Wireless, including a monthly data allowance of 250 megabytes, costs $650 excluding taxes and fees. In effect, purchasing a Wi-Fi iPad in China with an E5 modem and 3G service costs less and has more capabilities than purchasing a pricier 3G iPad with 3G service for only the iPad.
A Huawei spokeswoman said the company had sold 1.5 million E5 wireless modems as of the end of the first quarter, since the third quarter last year, but declined to say how many were sold in China, where the device was released in the first quarter of the year. She added that the E5 is also available in other regions including Europe and the Middle East, and will be released in North America later this year (though service plans vary by operator).
Not as difficult as ever to make the modem settings to connect to the virtual world. I use a modem Huawei 156 - IM2 in Ubuntu 9.04. This paper results from the application of this blog tutorials. But after a try is not working. Finally, combining the command wvdial is here. Finally connected to the outside world. But do not forget to first install wvdial in ubuntu yes. But if you have not got a dvd you have to have the repository Donwload deb files from your computer can reply koneks internet first.
Here's my reply 9:04 applied to ubuntu by editing the wvdial.conf file that can be accessed from the folder / etc / wvdial.conf as written below. Ngedit wvdial.conf file double-click it to stay the course if the file already, please save.
[Dialer usb] Init1 = ATZ Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0 = 0 & C1 & D2 FCLASS = 0 init3 = AT CGDCONT = 1, "IP", "IndosatM2" Modem Type = USB Modem Dial Command = ATDT Stupid Mode = 1 New PPPD = yes Baud = 460800 Modem = / dev/ttyUSB0 ISDN = 0 Phone = * 99 # Password = enter the password here Username = enter a user name at the IM2 register here ISDN = 0 Auto DNS = 1
To connect to the virtual world open "Terminal-Console" and then type in the terminal screen: su-c "wvdial usb" Enter the root password on your ubuntu.
Jakarta - Vendor network devices come from China, Huawei has shipped 60 million units shipping mobile broadband devices to 133 countries around the world. The device consists of Datacard, dongle, and the Embedded Module.
According to a study from ABI Research to 2009, Huawei is partnered with 315 telecommunications operators throughout the world, claimed to have mastered the market 55% of global broadband mobile terminals.
"This achievement confirms Huawei deep understanding of the business operators," said Glory Cheung, a spokeswoman for Huawei Device, in a press statement quoted, Saturday (26/9/2009).
Huawei breakthrough in mobile broadband device market starts since mid-2006 and the release of the USB modem plug-and-play E220. Gait continued until last year when the vendor released a E180 USB modem stick
While in 2009, Huawei claimed is ready to surprise with a modem E5 shows that he thinnest in the world, and mobile broadband HSPA + in the arena E182E Mobile World Congress 2009.
Huawei D100 router is very small petite. Yg shape small and elegant it is suitable for all people who have mobility tinggi.Modelnya reply kokh elbow so you can take them wherever you travel. White. Wireless Router does not include the USB modem as a modem unless some E1550 and K3760. Unlocked and can be used for all GSM 3G operators.
Product Specifications:
Net Weight
: 200g
Special Features
: Compatible with Huawei USB Modems Supports Multi-users Supports Wi-Fi speed rates of up to 54Mbps Supports RJ45: one LAN/WAN convertible port
Network equipment vendor 3Com Corp. has agreed to be acquired by associates of Bain Capital LLC and of Huawei Technology Co. Ltd. in a deal worth US$2.2 billion, 3Com said late last month.
Huawei affiliate Shenzhen Huawei Investment & Holding Co. Ltd. will take an unspecified minority stake in the company, and will be a commercial and strategic partner of the company, 3Com said.
The agreement has received the unanimous approval of 3Com's board of directors, which is recommending shareholder approval.
“The 3Com board of directors and senior management team have thoroughly reviewed our strategic alternatives and have determined that the agreement with Bain Capital provides the best value for 3Com shareholders,” said Edgar Masri, 3Com president and CEO, in a statement. “We believe that this agreement better positions 3Com to establish itself as a global networking leader, which will benefit our employees, our customers and our partners.”
3Com and Huawei are former joint venture partners. In 2003 they set up Huawei-3Com Ltd., an enterprise networking equipment company with headquarters in Hong Kong and factories in China. Last November, 3Com ended the alliance by paying US$882 million for Huawei's 49 per cent stake in the venture, now called H3C Technologies Co. Ltd.
As part of that sale, Huawei agreed not to compete with 3Com in certain markets, and remains one of the company's largest customers: around 30 per cent of H3C's business comes from Huawei, company officials said Friday.
It's not the first time this year that investment funds have taken a major networking company private: enterprise telecommunications equipment vendor Avaya Inc. was bought by Silver Lake Partners and the Texas Pacific Group for US$8.2 billion.
Reports that 3Com was for sale have been circulating since earlier this year. Back in July, networking rival Nortel Networks Corp. was said to have shown an interest.
The US$2.2 billion price tag represents a 44 per cent premium over the share price at the time, 3Com said. Bain hopes to close the deal by the first quarter of next year, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval.
3Com reported financial results for the quarter to Aug. 31 two weeks ago. Sales for the quarter totaled US$319 million, up six per cent on a year earlier, but the company's net loss widened, to US18.7 million from US$14.1 million a year prior.
