3GSM: All the news and views

The 3GSM World Congress 2006 is underway in Barcelona and silicon.com is on location, bringing you the latest announcements and happenings from sunny Spain all week long.

News:

Is free the way forward for mobile TV?
MTV thinks so...

Bristol given first look at new Orange mobile telly
Broadcast-dodging standard gets its run out

Vodafone joins own-brand phone gang
Huawei does the cheapo 3G honours

Qualcomm CEO opens up
Always planned to discuss licensing, regardless of complaint lodged with EC

Ballmer: Microsoft's future is mobile
'Call it consistency not homogeneity... '

20Mbps mobiles by the end of the decade
T-Mobile bets on 3G LTE

Motorola takes Razr to its handset range
Watch out execs - slimline styling coming to a device near you

BT's mobile TV: More than Virgin's
Telco confirms other operators are looking to get involved

Symbian sells 'one phone per second'
And goes into the black

Vodafone CEO: 3G handsets must be cheaper
Can China help?

Intel helps put super 3G in every PC
Mobile industry backs laptop union

Operators promise mobile IM for all
But where is Microsoft in this interoperability love-in?

Nokia reveals VoIP-cellular hybrid
Don't fear voice over IP, operators told

Rural 3G could be a problem, says O2
'Please Mr Regulator, let us do some recycling

Microsoft gets pushy about mobile email
'RIM has not got the market sewn up'

3GSM Diary:

Day 5: Homeward bound, creative types and killer apps
Where to begin? Another way of saying 'day 5' is to say Thursday, the day when many people leave the 3GSM Congress...

Day 4: The chillin' house, out of Africa and Olympic efforts
Let's get the important diary entry out of the way first. For Craig David, it may have been early but the young singer gave a fine performance...

Day 3: Ballmer n Branson, O2 guerrillas and Craig David
You know a tech show has heated up when you leave a session having witnessed Steve Ballmer getting all excited...

Day 2: CEO egos, Motorola's smorgasbord and camera phone as scanner
The Tuesday of 3GSM week brings with it one of the most packed conference schedules you can imagine...

Day 1: Loose lips at LHR, mobile TV, mobile IM and more
There is always a buzz each year as the top brass from the mobile industry head to the sector's biggest conference...

Analysis:

What is a smart phone?
Jo Best tries to tie down one of the buzziest terms in mobile