| January
News Reports |
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30th January
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Virgin
Group acquires 100% of Virgin Mobile
T-Mobile, Virgin Group and Virgin Mobile
today announced a new future for Virgin Mobile, the UK's fastest
growing operator... |
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DoCoMo
abandons Microsoft venture
NTT DoCoMo has announced that it is liquidating
Mobimagic, a venture it formed with Microsoft... |
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Navman
announces 3D navigation for Pocket PC
Navman has announced a new version of
its Bluetooth GPS for Pocket PCs, providing users with a 3D
navigation... |
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29th January
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Greece's
first 3G service with Nokia's WCDMA network
TELESTET has brought commercial 3G service to Greece with the
launch of the country's first WCDMA network... |
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O2
Germany chooses Sicap for USSD gateway
O2 Germany has implemented a USSD gateway
from Sicap, enabling pre-pay customers to access account features...
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28th January
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Wireless
LAN and WAN PC Card Markets Gaining Strength
In a recent survey, In-Stat/MDR found that, not only is the
market for wireless LAN and WAN access growing... |
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Radioplan
Cuts 3G Network Optimization Time by 80%
Radioplan, a supplier of 3G radio network planning, optimization,
and measurement analysis solutions... |
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GSM
on target to connect billionth customer in Q1
GSM is on target to achieve an historic milestone during the
first quarter of 2004. With more than 970 million users... |
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27th January
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Kiev
Metro goes mobile with ip.access nanoBTS™
ip.access ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of TTP Communications
Plc (LSE:TTC), today announces... |
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Automatic
mobile location feature now available
Automatic mobile location is a feature now available for a wide
range of mobile devices with a real mass-market... |
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Cell
Phone Is Most Hated Invention
Nearly one in three (30%) adults say the
cell phone is the invention they most hate but cannot live without...
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Mobile
Clipping For Wireless Phones
Surerange Analysis announced MobileClipper,
an Internet service that allows users to create personalised
web clips... |
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26th January
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Shortlist
for the 2004 GSM Association Awards is announced
The shortlist for the 2004 GSM Association Awards is announced
today. Two rounds of judging lasting more... |
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CNBC
Europe Announced as Official Global Broadcaster for the 3GSM..
The GSM Association has announced that CNBC Europe, the leading
real time financial and business broadcaster... |
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23rd January
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Wireless
Service Providers Must Beef Up on e-Services
Current usage of wireless service provider’s web sites for e-services
is low, according to a recent survey... |
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Taxi
management system for Heathrow airport
Steria, a leading European IT services provider, has been selected
by BAA, the world's leading airport... |
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Ericsson
makes music mobile at MIDEM 2004
Ericsson, a telecom supplier, is a bridge between the music
industry and mobile operators in helping them... |
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22nd January
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Instant
Messaging services on mobile devices
OZ Communications, an enabler of standards-based mobile Instant
Messaging and Presence... |
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Digital
Radio Not Falling on Deaf Ears
The worldwide digital radio market, both satellite and terrestrial,
will grow to over 19 million unit shipments in 2007... |
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Mobile
censorship' for under-18s
Mobile operators in the UK have joined
forces to protect children from adult content accessible on
mobile phones... |
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21th January
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Experience
live 3G FOMA services at Alcatel’s premises in Paris
Alcatel and Fujitsu Limited today announced the official opening
of a FOMA® showroom showcasing... |
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World's
Smallest GPS Locator Phone
Wherify Wireless Inc., developers of innovative
GPS-based location products and services,is unveiling the world's
smallest... |
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20th January
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Cost-Effective
Cellular Aggregation Solutions for 3G Networks
At the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, RAD Data Communications
will introduce...
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Video
on Demand at 3GSM World Congress
ZTE Corporation, a telecom equipment vendor from China, will
use next month’s 3GSM World Congress... |
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Alcatel's
Ring Back Tone solution selected by MobiTai
Alcatel announced that MobiTai, a leading operator in Taiwan,
selected Alcatel to provide its end-to-end... |
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Liquid
Screen Small Wireless Payment
SK Telecom started its 'Liquid Screen
Small Payment Service' that allows settlement of account charges
through... |
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19th January
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Motorola
BSR 64000 CMTS/Router for Advanced IP Services
Comcast Cable has chosen the Motorola Broadband Services Router
BSR 64000 for high-speed data and future PacketCable™-based
voice services... |
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TagandScan
The New GPRS Wireless LBS Launched
TagandScan gives mobile users a 'sixth
sense' of information about their environment through their
GPRS Java-enabled mobile phones... |
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World's
First A-GPS Navigation System for 3G
The 3GEO mobile navigational system turns
a customer's handset into a perfect travel companion by allowing
quick and exact location searches... |
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16th January
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Interest
in PDA Upgrades Still Strong Despite Lagging Market
While the PDA market continued to struggle at the end of 2003,
according to a recent survey by In-Stat/MDR... |
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Siemens
introduces the ST60 mobile phone with video messaging
Siemens launched the new slinky Siemens ST60. The phone captures
and sends video... |
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15th January
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Orange
to launch Push To Talk service (PTT)
Orange launched a unique international service, offering instant
voice communication and easy-to-access group calling... |
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2003
Numbers Indicate that Joe Schmo's Got Wi-Fi
The wireless home has become a reality, with the Wi-Fi hardware
market achieving staggering... |
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New
report on mobile safety finds no cancer links
An independent Advisory Group has reviewed
the evidence for health effects from radiofrequency transmissions...
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14th January
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Wi-Fi
tariffs are converging on more standardised products
new report by BroadGroup, the London based consultancy, reveals
that Wi-Fi tariffs are converging... |
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New
powerful NetHawk 3G Protocol Analyser released
NetHawk has launched a new powerful protocol analyser for UMTS
monitoring... |
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13th January
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Fixed
Wireless Infrastructure Will Ride a Wave of Growth on Standards
he emergence of new standards will result in a dynamic rate
of growth for Fixed Wireless Broadband... |
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Sims
Bustin' Out On The N-GageTM Mobile Game Deck
Nokia, together with Electronic Arts (EA), today announced that
The SimsTM Bustin' Out is in development... |
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Hard
Drive For Wireless Phones
Toshiba announced the development of a
0.85-inch hard disk drive (HDD), the first drive to deliver
multi-gigabyte... |
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World's
First Text Messaging Communicator
The world's first two-way Text Messaging
Communicator - allowing kids of all ages to send text and voice
messages... |
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12th January
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Diverse
Needs of Wireless Handset Segments must be met
For wireless service providers and cell phone manufacturers
alike, three of the most important user segments... |
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Telco
Delivers Unique Customer Service Bonus With Telsis
Customers of German telco EWE TEL are set to benefit from enhanced
levels of service, capacity and resilience... |
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9th January
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Automotive
integrated wireless Bluetooth communication
Splashpower Ltd - the Cambridge-based developers of a unique,
wireless power technology – today announces... |
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Magic4
and Colibria announce Seamless IMPS Solution
Magic4, a supplier of seamless mobile messaging software solutions,
and Colibria, a supplier of IMPS and Community... |
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8th January
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Professional
Video-over-IP Services to Exhibit Powerful Growth Rate
he worldwide market for Professional Video-over-Internet Protocol
(IP) services will top $2.2 Billion (US) during... |
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Sasken
extends Model Development Services For Handsets
Sasken,
a leading provider of telecommunications software solutions,
today announced plans... |
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Superscape`s
Swerve 3D features at 3G Mobile World Forum
Superscape plc, specialists in the development of industry standard
3D technology to deliver console quality... |
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Voice
Quality Measurements survey for mobile handsets
When you purchase a mobile handset, how do you choose between
all the models available... |
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7th January
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Nokia
challenges Nintendo for the portable gaming crown
The portable games console market has
been served very nicely by Nintendo and its Gameboy models for
many a year... |
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Don't
dump your old mobile phones
People are being urged to recycle their
old handsets after nearly four million new mobiles ended up
in Christmas... |
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6th January
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Latest
in-Car Wireless Technology from Motorola
Technologies that make the car smarter, co-branded wireless
phones and an in-vehicle Bluetooth™ wireless... |
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Over
70% population coverage for video mobile services
3 UK, the video mobile network, today announced that it has
successfully completed the build and integration... |
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Will
Nokia kill off video calls?
This year, 3G providers will be pinning
their hopes on video calling. All, that is, except for the market
leader... |
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Mobile
phones and video games 'are depriving children of sleep'
Mobile phones, computers and other such
gadgets in the bedroom are seriously disrupting the sleeping
patterns... |
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Mobile
phones to run on alcohol
Manhattan Scientifics claims to have perfected
the alcohol-powered mobile phone. The New Mexico company has
been working... |
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5th January
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A
New Colour Consumer Phone
Sendo unveiled the latest addition to its consumer range of
mobile phones, the S330... |
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Two-way
Radio System selected for the 2004 Athens Olympics
Motorola announced that Motorola’s Commercial, Government
and Industrial Solutions Sector... |
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Cell
Phone Heart Monitor
An Israeli team has recently designed
and produced a new device for monitoring cardiovascular disease... |
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New
technology brings TV to mobile phones
While consumers are still trying to get
used to the idea of cell phones with cameras, Idetic has launched
a service... |
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2nd January
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Wiretap
revealed on mobile phone of airport official
Two hidden FBI bugs. At least nine phone
wiretaps. And there may be more. With the disclosure yesterday
of yet another wiretap... |
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Bill
would ban cell phones for novice drivers in Colo
Life could be lonelier for teen drivers
under a proposal that would bar anyone from talking on cell
phone while driving... |
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Heavy
SMS, call traffic plague Idea network
The subscribers of Idea Cellular underwent
agony for 24 hours, thanks to the unprecedented congestion in
the network... |
