Barcelona - So what’s big, like CDMA operator Verizon Wireless to a conference organized by the Association of GSM?

Well, it looks like the old technology of war that have divided the wireless industry is currently laid to rest, as operators begin to march to a new generation of 4G networks. Although the technology is still debate, the majority of the world’s mobile operators, including almost all the GSM provider, plans to use the same technology to build their networks 4G.

This is a great thing for the wireless industry, which suffers from internal and technology incompatibilities over the years.

As one of the largest CDMA operators are currently covers the same way as the GSM technology community, finally, there is hope for peace and seamless roaming throughout the world.

As a result, Verizon Wireless, the largest carrier in the U.S. and one of the largest CDMA operator in the world, made his first official appearance in the 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress here this week. Dick Lynch, chief technical officer of parent company Verizon Communications, made a keynote speech and dished out the details of the company’s soon to be built 4G wireless network that uses a long-term evolution or LTE.

CNET News sat down with Lynch after his presentation to get more information about the network and start to see what happens with Verizon in the Open Development initiative. The following is an edited version of the conversation.

QUESTION: This is your first time in the mobile world, the Congress, right? Why does Verizon have not been here before? It is the largest wireless show in the world, after all.
Lynch: On the one hand, we have been invited this time.

Indeed, why do not you come sooner? You were not invited?
Lynch: Not really. I’m joking. But seriously the more important issue is that we see in the mobile world congress now? And the answer, if you go back several years, we went down a technology path, and he was not well represented here. But now we have reached the point - and other media throughout the world - to the point where we must decide on a 4G. And we have chosen LTE. He also is the path of GSM carriers, so that the logical time for us to come together.

Vittorio Colao, CEO Vodafone, said in his speech this week that growth in mobile data will soon put considerable strain on the current 3G networks. How much headroom left the Verizon Wireless network in the 3G?
Lynch: In terms of additional features, there is still much we can do. There, in a cell division, for example. But we are in a better position than Vittorio is. It has different amounts of spectrum in different countries, and therefore it has various technologies available for the different bands of spectrum. It is more limited because of regulatory issues too - then we have a lot more options and are able to grow.

But Verizon is working on the 4G network. This could mean that Verizon takes 3G capabilities. How long before Verizon to use the 3G network?
Lynch: We could go on for many years on our 3G architecture, adding the building. A There are many things you can do to add capacity. But they are more expensive than the transition to 4G, and they offer the same rates are today. And finally, we believe clients feel that not enough for what they want to do in the future.

We can continue to add capacity, but we think in the next two-three-four years that will exceed customer expectations of 3G networks. That is why we are moving so fast. We want to be there when the first wave of customers feel as 3G is not fast enough.

How do you plan to introduce new networks? Will the device, both 3G and 4G?
Lynch: Yes, there are devices that will do both. What is important for our clients is the ubiquity of even one year. So, where LTE is initially in our major markets, people will use it. And where it is not yet available, they would fall on EV-DO.

There will probably be more coverage of 3G in a year than five years. We will follow a similar plan of how we rolled out our network of 3G. Therefore, initially there will be some subset of the whole country with 4G coverage, and we will expand the scope of that every year.

How quickly you can get LTE implemented?
Lynch: We’re going to follow the model we used in the rolling out EV-DO. And we will aggressively roll-out of in 2010. So if you look at the rate we did with the EV-DO, I would say, for the year, we could make from 25 to 30 major markets. This is probably reasonable. Just as we did with the EV-DO, we will first offer a service for PC cards and key devices. This is the simplest form-factor and his client, who could most benefit from a subset of a much faster speed the right way. After that we will follow with mobile phones.

During the core at the World Mobile Congress, you set the deployment plan LTE. Will the current economic environment affect these plans?
Lynch: If the current economic climate, do you mean Verizon current position in relation to the rest of the world, that we announced (Wednesday), in line with what we hope we can do in 2010. But I reserve the right to correct that, if anything worse for Verizon. If this happens, we can choose to adjust. But we are quite bullish on our ability to do so.

Verizon Open Devices announced the initiative at the end of 2007, and you said during your core here that you think it was a success. But I have not seen any phones announced, no, I have heard of any plan for the price of this service. So what happens?
Lynch: The majority of the early devices for ODI were unique devices that are aimed at specific applications. There are couples who use the network for telemetry in unusual places, as well as some other specific devices, such as specialized computers.

And what about mobile phones? I think that when this initiative was announced, most people believed that Verizon is creating environments where users could any phone networks Verizon.
Lynch: Well, this usually takes about 18 to 24 months to develop and take to market a new mobile phone. So if you are looking for phones, it is too early. The fact that there are not many phone manufacturers, who have passed the certification process more ODI result, how much time is required for the delivery of this product than is necessary to do with us.

In addition, we will see how ODI innovative catalyst for the development of new products and applications (a), more than one way to provide telephone services. This will be part of, but will also be devices, like blood pressure monitors, which use the network.

I think you’re starting with the premise that the ODI is all about the consumer market of mobile phone, and I, starting from the point of looking at it the future of wireless communications. Consumers might not be aware that the device can connect to the network.

You should explain that both the development of open network, as well as the new 4G LTE network to provide all kinds of devices are used instead of a simple phone. How is that going to change their business model? You can change or adjust the service plan, would not you?
Lynch: I think that in future we will see pricing data based on usage. We do not expect customers to have a device which operates once a week and pushed 50 bytes over the network to pay the same as the client with the help of 50 MB per day. Thus, the rate will be variable based on usage. There are different pricing mechanisms, in order to aggregation.

Thus, you do not see wireless broadband services offered by traditional broadband? For example, at home I have to pay for a broadband connection, and I can attach any devices to it. And I can use as a device, how much I want on my network.
Lynch: No, I do not know. A wireless network as opposed to our network of fibers, Fios, has the potential to matter. In the fiber, strip you, and you pay for it. But in wireless, you lack of resources. So someone using 50 times more bandwidth than all of this using expect to pay more. That is why I think there will be based on the plans. But that does not mean that we can not service, to obtain a single price for different devices. We are still working on pricing.

Barcelona - Verizon Communications CTO concave on Wednesday details of the company will soon be built in wireless 4G, which set to go live in 2010.

Verizon will begin testing services in the year and start his business in at least 25 to 30 markets in the U.S. in 2010, CTO Dick Lynch said in an interview CNET News after his speech on Wednesday GSMA 2009 Mobile World Congress here.

“We are modeling after the roll-out EV-DO deployment. Therefore, we expect to receive approximately the same level during the first year of deployment of LTE, which we received from EV-DO, which is about 25 or 30 markets. That is probably a reasonable estimate, he said, referring to the long-term evolution of the network.

Verizon will continue to build a 4G wireless network, and it is expected that the overall continental U.S. and Hawaii with a new wireless network by 2015.

The network will use the 700MHz wireless spectrum Verizon, which acquired the Federal Communications Commission auction last year. The company announced that in 2007 it plans to use long-term evolution of call for the creation of its next-generation wireless networks.

Several GSM operators worldwide, also announced plans to use LTE, which means that Verizon 4G wireless subscribers will eventually be able to roam globally.

Verizon has been testing services in several areas, including Minneapolis USA, Columbus, Ohio, and northern New Jersey. She is also working with Vodafone (Verizon Wireless’ single parent) and China Mobile to test the deployment in other parts of the world, including Budapest, Hungary, Dusseldorf, Germany, and Madrid, said Lynch.

Wireless spectrum, which can be used to create the new network will be fully available in June when all U.S. broadcasters complete the transition to digital TV signals. Congress recently pushed the deadline for the transition to digital television this week in June.

Download speed
In their initial tests, Verizon said that it demonstrated a peak download speeds of about 50Mbps to 60Mbps. Average download speeds are likely to be lower, since many of the wireless range of the general average. Nevertheless, the network will be much faster than the average speed of Verizon 3G EV-DO service, which is usually on the tops of 400Kbps to 700Kbps.

Lynch also announced major suppliers who will build the new network. Telecom equipment of Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent and Starent Networks will be used for wireless Internet infrastructure and equipment. Solutions Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia Siemens will help the service layer network.

Lynch said in an interview that Verizon Wireless still a lot of headroom left their technology 3G, but that in the not too distant future, consumers are likely to demand higher speed wireless connections. Lynch wants Verizon will be ready for this.

Demand is likely at the expense of consumers who want to make a slew of consumer electronics and other devices to the Internet without wires, “he said. E-readers are good examples of devices that are connected wirelessly, and will drive demand for high bandwidth.

Wireless Internet connection, is also expected to be built into other products such as digital cameras, and even medical devices.

“In the not too distant future, all devices will have an LTE embedded in them,” Lynch said during his speech. “We are witnessing a new generation of devices that allow people to gather to do much more than we’ve seen so far.”

More independence for the clients?
One potential problem may be encountered as Verizon Rolls is a new network has to support the customers. In the Q and the core section, moderator Andy Zimmermann of Accenture asked Lynch how Verizon plans to deal with likely flow of customer support issues, when the company gives people the use of any device on the network LTE. Lynch essentially put the burden back to the consumer. He said that the broadband wireless market will grow to be more like the PC market, and that clients will expect more to remove their own problems - not to go to the Verizon Wireless store or call customer support, as they do today to fix the problem.

“Consumers would have to assume more responsibility for troubleshooting,” he said. “This message is harsh, but the actual message.”

To some extent, may be entitled Lynch. Consumers may realize that Verizon customer support representative will not be able to tell them how to fix your digital camera or a network connected to a heart monitor. But I suspect the clients are still waiting for a high level of support from Verizon, which will provide the network.

Eventually, the market of fixed broadband connection, I did not call Dell and Microsoft, when my home PC is not connected to the Internet. But I still call on Time Warner cable, my broadband service.

BARCELONA - Mobile VoIP provider Truphone offers new service to help frequent travelers to bypass expensive international roaming rates when using their mobile phones.

On Tuesday at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009, the company announced here Local Truphone Anywhere. This new service will allow travelers to use GSM SIM-card to the local telephone calls to various countries.

Details about how much it would cost the service, and which countries and operators, it will work with to offer the service have not yet public.

This service is essentially a replacement for himself and true method of replacing the SIM cards for mobile phones unlocked, when you are traveling. Using local SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is always enabled travelers to get a local phone number and call in the country for local rates. But part of the tourists who visit more than one destination, accounting for SIM cards hassle and headache. With the new service, Truphone, these same people can use a single SIM-card, just sign up for multiple rooms. Whenever they make an outgoing call, they will use local phone numbers and local telephone network, where they are located.

And because the service uses a single SIM-card, friends and family can use any local phone numbers associated with this card to achieve local Truphone Anywhere client.

Truphone leaders say there is a market for this service. Tom Carter, President of Truphone operations in North and South America, says the most likely people who are interested in service as a local Truphone Anywhere are pilots of airlines, cruise ship workers, and other business travelers who find themselves in the same foreign countries are time.

“We really happens when people who have what we call international life,” he said.

Barcelona - It seems that the mobile phone chipmaker Qualcomm, and Maker Nokia finally buried the hatchet.

On Tuesday, the companies that were once entangled in a bitter legal battle, which was announced at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009, here, that they will cooperate in developing technology for 3G smartphones sold in the North American market.

The new device will be used in the Nokia S60 software that uses Symbian OS, as well as advanced chipsets from Qualcomm, which use its mobile station modem technology. The first mobile device to exit from this collaboration are expected in mid 2010, the company said. And they will be compatible with the technology, which is a new Symbian Foundation.

Nokia, CEO, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, touted the partnership during a speech at GSMA MWC on Tuesday morning, in which he spoke of the need for more cooperation.

“We must be open to change,” he said. “We must work with our competitors and partners in different ways than we did in the past.”

Moreover, pairing somewhat surprising, given the two companies litigious past. For three years, the company was in the battle over patent licenses and royalty rights. Companies will eventually sue each other, and finally settled their legal differences, in July 2008. Under this agreement, Nokia has agreed to pay Qualcomm back royalties, and royalties to go ahead. Financial terms of the transaction were not released publicly.

Barcelona, Spain - Apple iPhone Maker not at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009, along with the rest of the mobile phone industry, but the company’s growing success, of course, top view of the key leaders in the mobile market.

Apple iPhone App Store success and received more than a fleeting mention on Tuesday during the panel by The Wall Street Journal technology columnist Walt Mossberg.

The group, which included the three most powerful CEOS in the mobile industry - Ralph de la Vega, CEO AT & T Mobility, the second largest mobile operator in the U.S., Olli-Pekka Kallasvu, general director of Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone Maker , and Steve Ballmer, the general director of Microsoft, the world’s leading software - centered on the need for greater openness to encourage successful innovation in the mobile market.

But the discussion quickly transferred to the need for openness, despite the growing success of Apple, is considered the most private players in the industry.

Each has its own idea of what is open and how, if Apple had adopted its own concept of openness, it can be more successful. De la Vega, and said Kallasvu less operating systems require that developers can create applications that run on multiple devices.

“Customers want us to simplify,” de la Vega said. “Our corporate clients, especially, want smaller set of operating systems.”

“The iPhone is a great success, but it would be even better if the applications interoperable.”
- Ralph de la Vega, CEO AT & T MobilityDe la Vega, whose company is the exclusive iPhone operator in the U.S. offer, even said that openness could take Apple.

“The iPhone is a great success, but it would be even better if the applications interoperable,” he said.

Kallasvu agreed. And he used the Apple and its “closed” ecosystem as an example of that could limit innovation in the mobile market in the future. He said, Apple in the vertically integrated model, where its hardware and software are tightly controlled by the company, further fragmented the market. And he added that what really should be more openness in the development of applications.

Bolmer devices argue that openness is important to give customers more choice. And he pointed to a number of options that Windows Mobile customers in the selection of the device.

“I agree that no one company can create all the hardware and software,” he said. “Openness is a central as well as the basis for selection.”

Even if each of these leaders were in favor of openness and took the KLA to Apple for its lack of openness, Mossberg noted the growing success of the company in the market. IPhone, which was launched a year and a half ago, has witnessed tremendous growth in terms of supply. And why has initiated its new stores. Apple said last month is a total of 15000 applications via the App Store. A number of downloads hit more than 500 million only six months.

All the talk about Apple and its success is up at least one member of a European audience, who asked to Mossberg and the other groups, why are they so worried about the fact that Apple makes Apple, where the total market share in the world is still miniscule.

De la Vega responded with an answer that is as stock as industry views Apple: “Because the other 99.5 percent of industry is trying to copy the iPhone”.

In fact, what they eat. Even the two companies on the panel have a copy of Apple’s playbook. Nokia recently introduced its first touch phone to rival iPhone, N97, in December. And the new Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 allows touch screen navigation, which looks eerily similar to the iPhone software. Moreover, Microsoft and Nokia clearly believes that Apple to its App Store, since each company has announced its own version of the market here this week.