Famous American operator AT & T at the Mobile World Congress announced that by 2011 the U.S. will start a new network of Long-Term Evolution (LTE), which is designed to replace the existing network of 3G.

Another is a major operator, Verizon, according to his representatives, would be ahead of AT & T, running the network 4G (LTE) in this year. However, as far as reasonably practicable, is difficult.

Speed networking LTE, according to some sources, is as much as 100 Mbps for download and 50 Mbit / sec for aplouda.

Companies ASUSTeK Computer and Acer planning to expand the range of smartphones, starting production models under Android.

At the ongoing Conference Mobile World Congress 2009 (MWC) in Barcelona was presented to the device Nuvifone G60-branded Garmin-ASUS, device based on Linux, as well as the M20, running under Windows Mobile. Smartphones Garmin-ASUS Android platform may have to appear on the market very early in the first half of 2009.

Bought in 2008, E-Ten Information Systems, which produces vehicles under the Window Mobile, Acer is now engaged in the promotion of smartphones based on Windows Mobile – under its own brand. According to sources, to increase penetration in the global smartphone market, Acer intends to develop a model for Android and plans to start a two year-end phone for this platform.

Company LG Electronics Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona, presented the world's first phone LG GD900 Transparent keyboard.

An innovative model of LG GD900 is a slider with the keyboard are made transparent. Attractive and unusual appearance of new items could serve as a basis for the success of the phone on the market and strengthen the position of LG in the mobile industry – it expects the company.

When you create a LG-GD900 LG engineers and designers paid tribute to not only excellent design but also technical characteristics. Among them is the support of data transmission in a standard HSDPA (7.2 Mb / s), WEDGE, GPRS, EDGE. The size of the phone is 105 x 52.5 x 13.4 mm. By phone is attached a unique Bluetooth-headset.

Release LG-GD900 scheduled for the second quarter of 2009, then expected and the emergence of information about the characteristics and functions of the device.

The company NEC reported that its engineers had developed LSI-chip for mobile devices, which, together with the CMOS sensor will be able to provide 12-megapixel resolution of images. In addition, the manufacturer promises that the quality of pictures will conform to a standard full-HD.

States NEC, CE143 – this is how the creators christened their creation – would also provide greater focus and excellent speed ratio «signal-noise».
The first samples will fall into the hands of testers in March. More details will be known at the Mobile World Congress.