SK Telecom launches WCDMA automatic roaming services with England’s T-Mobile, Netherland and Sweden’s Vodafone, Denmark’s Hi3G in England, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark.

Automatic roaming services allow the user to take his/her mobile phone overseas for usage without changing handsets or being designated a separate number. WCDMA automatic roaming services even allow video calling (video calling not available in Denmark).

With four European countries added, WCDMA roaming services may be used in a total of 12 countries, including countries where previously available, such as Italy, France, Germany and Spain. SK Telecom has built a foundation for deployment of a WCDMA roaming belt in the European region, from Sweden in the North to Spain and Italy in the South.

SK Telecom revealed that it will continue to expand WCDMA automatic roaming services in the Europe region, in countries such as Portugal, Finland and Austria, and in Asia in countries such as Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines.

Lee Sung-Young, head of SK Telecom’s Global Roaming Division, remarked, “The availability of WCDMA roaming in the Western European region, where a great deal of foreign travel demand is concentrated, will contribute to the promotion of WCDMA.”

3 Scandinavia has deployed the OZ Mobile Email Solution for access to MSN Hotmail

Available on LG and Sony Ericsson devices, the OZ Mobile Email Solution is pre-loaded on the LG U300 and the Sony Ericsson K610 devices. Additionally, the OZ Mobile Email Solution will be available as a download on the LG U880 and the Sony Ericsson K608 devices. 3 Scandinavia has operations in Sweden and Denmark and also holds a license in Norway.

Once installed, users have access to their existing MSN Hotmail accounts.

The service will be free of charge until the end of September and then it will be a subscription based service.

“We will be announcing more operators before the end of the year” said Oz Manager, Marketing & Communications Beverly Wilks.

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) has won a contract with TeliaSonera in Denmark to deploy its commercial UMA fixed mobile convergence solution for the operator’s planned UMA service launch in the second half of 2006.

For TeliaSonera’s customers in Denmark, the UMA-based service will offer lower-cost mobile calls with better coverage and higher capacity in the home where WLAN access is present. In addition, users will have a seamless mobile experience when moving in and out of the home using a single device, single number, contacts book, voicemail and bill.

This contract win follows successful trials in 2005 and 2006 with TeliaSonera in Denmark and represents an important step forward in delivering Motorola’s vision of Seamless Mobility. The standards-compliant UMA solution TeliaSonera selected from Motorola for Denmark includes network infrastructure and integration and deployment services. Also in Denmark, TeliaSonera has trialled Motorola’s A910 device and its UMA-based connected home solutions that enable seamless access around the home.

Said Jose Figueroa, corporate vice president, Motorola Inc. and regional manager, Motorola Networks EMEA, “With UMA, TeliaSonera is able to offer subscribers a cost-effective, high quality seamless communication experience. Today’s announcement demonstrates the strength of Motorola’s convergence solutions and expertise, confirming our leadership in Seamless Mobility.”

Jesper Broeckner, President, Telia Denmark said, “TeliaSonera in Denmark has tested the Motorola UMA solution since 2005 and we are very satisfied with the cooperation with Motorola on this project. We are confident about Motorola’s knowledge and are looking forward to launching the first UMA-based services later this year.”