| December
News Reports |
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31st December
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2003
Review of the Year: 3G
In many ways 2003 was the year that wasn't
for third-generation (3G) mobile services as all but pioneer
newcomer... |
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Virgin
mobile launches safety services
UK Phone firm Virgin Mobile has linked
up with the Home Office to launch a new mobile safety campaign...
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30th December
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'Bluejacking'
trend hits cell-phone users by surprise
The group of lanky tourists strolling
through the Swedish capital's old town never knew what hit them...
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Japan
as test case: 3G catches on
For years, consumers have heard about
the promise of third-generation, or 3G, cellphone networks...
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Etisalat
Intros 3G
Etisalat today announces the launch of
its third generation mobile network in the UAE. In doing so
the organisation... |
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29th December
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Bluetooth
loopholes need filling
A number of security loopholes in Bluetooth
technology, similar to those that besieged Wi-Fi when it first
launched... |
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Charity
appeal for mobile phones
A charity is appealing for 2,000 old mobile
phones as part of a project to help underprivileged schools
overseas... |
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24th December
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PCI
Express to be Rapidly Adopted
Offering significant changes over PCI, PCI Express should be
universally adopted among notebook... |
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3G
masts 'safer than 2G'
Next-generation masts need lower antenna
power than older 2G technology, according to the Australian... |
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23rd December
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Telecom
and Networking Top Areas of Growth Among Small Business..
In-Stat/MDR estimates that information technology expenditures
in the small business market increased... |
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Vodafone
delays Microsoft move
Vodafone, the world's largest mobile-phone
company, is to delay the introduction of a new operating system
developed by Microsoft... |
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22nd December
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Nokia
stresses N-Gage's versatility
No one is boasting about how well Nokia's
N-Gage is doing in stores. The lack of swagger is telling...
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Teenagers
bullied into buying ‘must-have’ mobile phones
Research shows youngsters afraid of being
mugged for phones and too embarrassed to report high charges...
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19th December
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Ericsson
supplies full commercial EDGE system for Westel in Hungary
Ericsson is sole suppler of a full commercial EDGE system to
Hungarian mobile operator, Westel... |
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Scene
set for mobile phone price war
Aggressive, no-frills telecoms groups
have sent mobile phone tariffs crashing in Denmark in a price
war... |
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18th December
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Proliferation
of Wireless Data Forms New Security Market
Wireless carriers are expanding their data services, and more
consumer and business devices are supporting... |
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WAP
Energiser breathes new life into old content
MobileAware, specialists in delivering Internet content to wireless
handsets, today announces... |
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Nokia
Announces Ashen for the N-Gage (TM) Mobile Game Deck
Nokia announced Ashen, its third self-published title for the
N-Gage mobile game deck... |
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17th December
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Cellular
Power Amp Technology Mix Will Shift
The market for cellular power amplifiers will be relatively
flat over the next few years, dropping substantially... |
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i-mode
Wireless Games for WIND
Macrospace, the market leader in wireless
gaming and wireless gaming solutions, today announced the launch...
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16th December
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Text-to-speech
technology for Motorola phones
Rhetorical, a leading developer of text-to-speech technology,
today announced an agreement with Motorola Inc... |
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Alcatel
signs a framework agreement with KPN Mobile
Alcatel announced that it has been awarded a contract by KPN
Mobile, the leading mobile service provider in the Netherland...
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15th December
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Mobile
phone software maker fails to connect with customers
A company which promised to revolutionise
the world of mobile phone games has lost all of its full-time
staff...
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LG
Cellular Phones Win US Prize
LG Electronics (LGE), the world's fifth-largest
cellular phone supplier, was recently awarded an industry prize
for their business... |
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Ericsson
to run Western Wireless Corporation MMS service
Western Wireless Corporation has selected Ericsson to host,
operate and manage its multimedia messaging service... |
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Think
Outside announces Bluetooth keyboard
Think Outside, the company which invented
the popular folding keyboard for Palm handhelds, has announced
a generic Bluetooth... |
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12th December
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Finnish
network Virve puts Tetra Authentication into operation
Finlands public safety network VIRVE is
the first to put TETRA Authentication and Air Interface Encryption
into operation...
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Ericsson
Expands WCDMA network and services to Taiwan
Taiwan operator Far EasTone Telecommunications and its subsidiary
Yuen-Ze have selected Ericsson to continue as sole supplier
for its 3G network... |
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11th December
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Personal
UK location-based service promises to extend senses
An innovative location-based service has become commercially
available, which promises to extend people’s senses...
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Mobile
Broadband Technology for South Africa
Sentech, a leading South African telecommunications and broadcast
services company, has launched a revolutionary... |
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10th December
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IVR
Market Still Shaking Off its Y2K Hangover
The US Interactive Voice Response (IVR) market had its third
down year in a row, losing over 12%...
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Portal
Speeds Time to Market for Orange UK
Portal Software, Inc. announced that Orange UK, has implemented
Portal’s convergent content billing... |
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Singapore's
M1 awards Nokia deal for WCDMA and GSM/GPRS
Mobile operator M1 of Singapore has awarded Nokia a contract
to supply equipment and services... |
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Operation
Shadow for the N-GageTM mobile game deck
Nokia announced Operation Shadow, its second own published title
for the N-Gage game deck... |
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8th December
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The
phone safety game
Orange launches ‘Street Smart’, an innovative interactive online
game, to teach mobile phone users... |
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What
Matters Most to End-Users is Wireless Service Provider
The cellular phone market has held its own in recent years,
despite a dramatic fall-off in overall IT spending... |
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5th December
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Caller
Tunes launches exclusively in the UK
T-Mobile has become the first European operator to launch an
incoming ringtones service, allowing users to personalise...
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Joint
partnership to take the lead in mobile imaging
Scalado AB, a Swedish software technology company, and Open
Bit Oy Ltd., a Finnish software application company... |
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Internet
access device market continues to grow
The market for Internet Access Devices (IADs) continues to grow,
and is expected to increase by nearly 30% this year... |
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4th December
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Call
for Packet Voice to Boost VoIP IC Revenues
With packet voice being the future of voice communications,
In-Stat/MDR expects Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)... |
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Nokia
Game 2003 crosses virtual finish line
Nokia Game 2003 concluded on November 29th in an action-filled
grand finale of good versus evil... |
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Motorola
V300 first handset with Magic4’s Mobile Instant Messaging
Magic4, a supplier of seamless mobile messaging software solutions,
today announces that the new Motorola V300... |
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3rd December
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Converged
Wireline and Wireless Service
Portal Software, Inc. announced that Sprint
Canada has implemented Portal’s billing platform for its
new home phone... |
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Vodafone
Ireland offers free MMS
Vodafone Ireland customers can access
a selection of ringtones and games, free of charge and send
free picture messages... |
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Women
embrace UMTS, survey says
Women, as well as men, are optimistic
about the future of UMTS, according to the results of a survey
conducted by Siemens... |
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2nd December
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Etisalat
selects Alcatel's latest Intelligent Networks for 3G services
Alcatel announced that it has been awarded by Etisalat, one
of the leading service providers in the Middle East... |
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N-Gage(TM)
Titles Turn Up The Heat On Mobile Gaming
Nokia announced new game titles for the N-Gage mobile game deck,
including previously unannounced Nokia published games... |
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Polythonic
Wireless Ringtones Hit Next Level
Oki Electric Industry announced that it
has developed a new PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)-based sound
generator LSI... |
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1st December
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Shoppers
Ring Up Advice on Cell Phone Sites
Now that you can keep your old phone number
with any new cell phone, how do you choose which one to buy?
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Rush
to beat Mobile ban
Motorists have been rushing to buy hands-free
mobile phone kits before new laws come into force... |
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PocketThis
drives text and WAP traffic
A PLUCKY little software house based in
California and London, PocketThis, has just won the wireless
category... |
