| August
News Reports |
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31st August
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Ericsson
awarded EDGE contract by Faroese Telecom
Faroese Telecom Ltd., a leading operator
on the Faroe Islands, has selected Ericsson as sole supplier
for its GSM network upgrade with EDGE and GPRS... |
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30th August
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Ifone
Gained Exclusive Rights to 'Lemmings'
iFone, the wireless entertainment publisher,
has signed a multi-year agreement with Psygnosis, a Sony Computer
Entertainment company, for rights to the best-selling Lemmings
game franchise... |
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Media
Gateway Sales Boosted by VoIP Services
The market for media gateways, aided by
increasing popularity of Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
service, will grow by nearly 30% per year through 2008, according
to In-Stat/MDR... |
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27th August
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Alcatel
launches its first NGN Reality Centre in Asia Pacific
Alcatel today announced the launch of
its first Next Generation Network (NGN) Reality Centre in Asia
Pacific located in the headquarters of Alcatel Shanghai Bell,
Alcatel's flagship Chinese company... |
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Smartphones
to Experience Breakout in 12 to 18 Months
As better devices and lower prices combine
with other factors to fuel growth and meet demand, smartphone
shipments are set to rise dramatically over the next five years,
reports In-Stat/MDR... |
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Get
a sneak preview of T-Mobile's MDA III
As the world's first mobile phone with
PDA and WLAN capability, T-Mobile's MDA III sets the standard.
Pocket PC and mobile phone in one: The T-Mobile MDA III... |
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26th August
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Nokia
and Vodafone to Lead Roadmap for Mobile Java Standards
In a move that is intended to deliver
benefits for the mobile industry and for mobile customers, Nokia
and Vodafone today announce the formation of a mobile service
architecture initiative... |
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ZTE
To Unveil Innovative Solutions Across The Mobile Network
ZTE, a global supplier of advanced telecommunications
infrastructure, is to unveil innovative solutions across the
mobile, fixed network and data arenas at next month’s ITU
Telecom Asia exhibition in Busan... |
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Precisa
To Embed Sarantel GPS Antenna
Sarantel, an innovator in the design and
manufacture of miniature antennas for portable and mobile wireless
devices, has been chosen by Precisa to supply its global positioning
system (GPS) antenna |
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Radioplan
First to Optimise HSDPA
Radioplan today announced the world's
first commercial simulation and optimisation toolset for WCDMA's
High Speed Downlink Packet Access(HSDPA)... |
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X-Men
Legend to be Released on N-Gage Platform
Nokia today announced that X-Men Legends,
the first 3D action-RPG based on the popular Marvel characters,
the X-Men, will be released for the N-Gage platform under agreement
with Activision... |
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24th August
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Mobile
Phones for Children
A UK based company has come out with
a solution called MYMO to target new audience for the mobile
phone market. MYMO is a unique new concept for kids... |
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Ethiopian
Telecommunications selects Nokia to provide GSM/GPRS
Mobile operator Ethiopian Telecommunications
Corporation has selected Nokia to supply and deploy GSM network
equipment, including the Nokia Connect GSM solution for optimized
network coverage... |
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“Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire?” Mobile Game
Celador International and CMate announced
today an agreement under which CMate will develop and launch
a connected one-on-one version of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?”... |
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23th August
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New
World Mobility picks Nokia for USD 30 million GSM/EDGE expansion
New World Mobility and Nokia have signed
a USD 30 million contract for the expansion of the Hong Kong
operator's GSM network, including EDGE and Push to talk over
Cellular (PoC)... |
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What's
you're mobile doing?
So what do you think you're mobile is
doing right now! Well if you are not making a call then it could
be doing one of the following... |
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T-
Mobile to be an Official Sponsor of Tour of Britain
T-Mobile today announces that it will
be an official sponsor of the newly revived Tour of Britain
cycle race (1st to 5th of September). “As sponsor of the
world’s most successful cycling team... |
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20th August
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Being
a Global Operator is Tricky Business
Last week's news that Vodafone K.K. lost
over 3,000 customers (2% of its customer base) in July, the
first time any Japanese wireless operator has experienced negative
growth... |
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New
Device Segment Advocating Digital Media on the Go
Following the current market trends of
offering and supporting digital content, while facilitating
portability, the handheld audio/video player market is poised
to grow consistently over the next 5 years... |
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19th August
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Entel
PCS, Chile, Partners With Mobile Streams For Ringtones
Mobile Streams and Entel PCS, Chile, announced
today a partnership agreement, with Mobile Streams being selected
as a main supplier of Ringtones for the Entel PCS WAP and Web
Portals... |
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Work
Your Brain With Catan On The N-Gage Platform
Nokia announced the first Capcom title
for its N-Gage game portfolio. Catan, a brain sport strategy
game, will appeal to a wide range of gamers who will be inspired
by the possibility to... |
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Asphalt:
Urban GT burns serious rubber on N-Gage
Nokia and Gameloft today announced Asphalt:
Urban GT for the N-Gage platform. Asphalt: Urban GTTM brings
the thrill of high-speed racing in locations from around the
world with licensed dream cars that... |
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18th August
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Zte
Goes Live in Indonesia with CDMA Network
A new CDMA 2000 1X network from ZTE has
gone live in Indonesia. The network offers voice, high-speed
data and value added services, as well as a smooth evolution
to 3G network... |
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MCI
taps Ericsson to take convergence networking strategy to the
next level
Ericsson and MCI Inc. today announced
an agreement to deploy Ericsson's Engine solution to migrate
MCI's US-based international gateway traffic from traditional
circuit switching to carrier-class Voice over IP... |
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17th August
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HSL
Announce SMSC To Increase Quality of Mobile Messaging
Hay Systems Limited, today announce the
introduction of their SMSC, which facilitates closer and more
direct communication between software applications and mobile
networks around the world... |
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T-Mobile
Launches MY-C4 Phone
T-Mobile celebrates the imminent launch
of the brilliant new Sagem my-C4 Today. It is expected to be
in store within the next few weeks... |
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16th August
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MobileGuru
Launches New Mobile Phone Website
MobileGuru, today launched its mobile
website for all internet enabled phones with browsers. The future
of mobile phones is third generation mobiles. MobileGuru takes
its first step towrds 3G services. |
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Corporate
Buying of Cellular Services and Equipment
The primary objective of this multi-client
study is to obtain an understanding of the demand for cellular
services in the business environment, at the overall level and
within key company sizes. Another Goal will be to... |
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13th August
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EasyMobile
to Take Off
According to sources quoted by reuters,
discount european airline easy jet is preparing to introduce
a cute-rate mobile phone service this week... |
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12th August
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Alcatel
selected by SMARTS to deliver an EDGE mobile network in Russia
Alcatel today announced the signature
of a contract with SMARTS, a leading regional mobile operator
in Russia, for the deployment of an EDGE network throughout
the city of Samara... |
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11th August
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IP
Centrex/Hosted PBX Facilitating Growth of VoIP
IP Centrex/Hosted PBX promises to help
meet this growing demand for Internet-based telephony. IP Centrex/Hosted
PBX offers cost savings, enhanced voice features, and ease of
service management... |
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First
global mobile game competition
The world-famous games platform yetisports.org
challenges for a worldwide mobile game competition from 13th
to 29th of August... |
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10th August
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Worms
World Party Works its Way onto the N-Gage Platform
Nokia and THQ Wireless today announced
Worms World Party for the N-Gage platform. Worms World Party
is a turn-based action strategy game where teams of worms battle
it out for control of the world... |
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Ericsson
to provide and host the mobile music service M-USE
Ericsson's mobile music service M-USE
has been chosen and launched by TeliaSonera Sweden. This enables
TeliaSonera Sweden to offer its customers a unique mobile music
service... |
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In-Stat/MDR
Launches New Global Mobile Operator Service
In-Stat/MDR launches today its newest
wireless research service, Global Mobile Operator Strategies.
The Global Mobile Operator Strategies service will deliver intelligence
on the top mobile operators... |
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9th August
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Samsung
E600c The Smallest VGA Camera phone in The World
Samsung electronics, today announced the
launch of the Samsung e600c for the Singapore market. The Samsung
e600c is the smallest tri-band VGA camera phone to date... |
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Alcatel
to deploy MTS EDGE network over the city of Samara in Russia
Alcatel announced today the signing of
a contract with Mobile TeleSystems, the largest mobile operator
in Russia and Ukraine, for the deployment of an MTS EDGE network
over the city of Samara... |
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N-Gage
Gamers Download and Distribute Pathway to Glory Preview
Nokia today announced that mobile gamers
can download a preview version of Pathway to Glory, one of the
most hotly anticipated N-Gage titles for Christmas 2004... |
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6th August
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Telefónica
Móviles España To Be First With SMS Customer Services Solution
Spain’s Telefónica Móviles
España is to be the world’s first mobile operator
with revolutionary SMS-based Customer Relationship Management
(CRM) technology from text and voice experts Telsis... |
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TradeHarbor
announces investment from Innovent, an innovation unit in Nokia
TradeHarbor, a provider of voice authentication
services, today announced that Innovent, an entrepreneurial
innovation unit in Nokia, has invested in the company... |
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Ericsson
awarded GSM expansion contract in Chongqing, China
Ericsson has signed a GSM expansion contract
with Chongqing Mobile Communication Company Limited in Chongqing,
China to supply complete network solutions including telecom
services... |
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5th August
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Ericsson
supplies full commercial EDGE system for MobilCom
Ericsson has been chosen as supplier of
a full commercial EDGE system to MobilCom in Jordan. This includes
an upgrade of their existing GPRS network, which will enable
enhanced data transmission speed... |
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Nokia
awarded order to further expand Chunghwa Telecom's 3G Network
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd, the largest
telecom operator in Taiwan, has issued Nokia the order to build
out the second phase of its WCDMA based 3G network... |
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4th August
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N-Gage
Wrestles Its Way Into the WWE With WWE Aftershock
Nokia and THQ Wireless, through a joint
venture between THQ Inc. and JAKKS Pacific Inc., today announced
they are working with the World Wrestling Entertainment®
(WWE) for WWE Aftershock... |
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Nokia
wins Indosat GSM Core and Radio Network Expansion Deal
Nokia was awarded an expansion deal for
Nokia GSM Radio Network, Core network, and Cellular Transmission
from Indosat in Indonesia. This agreement will further enhance
service coverage, capacity and quality... |
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3rd August
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Openwave
Completes Acquisition of Magic4
Openwave Systems Inc, provider of open
software products and services for the communications industry,
today announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition
of Magic4... |
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2nd August
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World's
Smallest Security Appliance
Wick Hill is launching the mGuard portable,
miniature security appliance in the UK. The value added distributor
has been appointed by German security specialist Innominate
to distribute the solution... |
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