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The GSM Association, trade body to the network operators, has teamed up with 16 companies to launch a new logo which can be affixed to any kit offering 3G connectivity.

Mobile phones are turning up everywhere these days, embedded in laptop computers and electronic books, and that's a trend everyone in the industry would like to see continue. Qualcomm has been voracious in its promotion of Gobi, its multiple-3G-technology-supporting chipset, claiming that "The World Is Your Hotspot" and pointing out that 3G technologies are already offering speeds comparable with Wi-Fi, while 4G should out-perform any unlicensed-frequency-based technology.

That performance is, of course, under optimal conditions. In the real world Wi-Fi is frequently faster, but connections to cellular networks are easier to configure, come with in-built roaming, and aren't nearly as expensive as they used to be. With effectively-unlimited data tariffs it's rare we find ourselves searching for a Wi-Fi hotspot these days.

The 16 companies involved at launch are: 3 Group, Asus, Dell, ECS, Ericsson, Gemalto, Lenovo, Microsoft, Orange, Qualcomm, Telefónica Europe, Telecom Italia, TeliaSonera, T-Mobile, Toshiba and Vodafone, representing 760 million wireless connections in 91 countries, according to the GSMA.

The Wi-Fi Alliance will, no doubt, fight back, and WiMAX will have a service mark of their own - but it's becoming difficult to believe that any technology is going to challenge GSM, even with a brace of new radio spectrum becoming available across Europe. ®

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