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Grey market and destocking drive worldwide mobile sales |
13/11/09 |
Worldwide mobile phone sales totalled 308.9 million units in the third quarter of 2009, a 0.1% increase from the third quarter of 2008, according to Gartner.
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Chess Telecom growth journey continues |
13/11/09 |
| Amid the current economic doom and gloom, as one of the most active consolidators within the UK telecoms market, Chess Telecom has announced yet another acquisition, brin... Read More |
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Outsourcery launches Microsoft Mobile Express |
13/11/09 |
| Communications and hosted IT provider, Outsourcery, has launched Microsoft Mobile Express. The software enables businesses in the UK to obtain access to their up to the m... Read More |
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Nature or nurture study reveals musical genes |
13/11/09 |
| If you've ever wondered why a close group of friends might like completely different types of music, blame their genes. A study by Nokia into the musical tastes of nearly... Read More |
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THNX 4 LST NITE XX |
13/11/09 |
| Rightmobilephone, the UK mobile phone price comparison website, has conducted research into the link between unfaithfulness and mobile phones. The anonymous study found t... Read More |
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Ribbit announces a free cloud for every mobile phone |
13/11/09 |
| Ribbit Corporation has announced the launch of a beta trial of Ribbit Mobile, a free web-based service that provides a new way for any mobile phone user to manage calls, ... Read More |
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Vodafone 360 Samsung M1 launches today |
13/11/09 |
| The Vodafone 360 Samsung M1 is now available to Vodafone UK customers – the second exclusive handset to deliver the Vodafone 360 experience. Following in the footsteps of... Read More |
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Foehn Targets 100+ PBX Market with Opensource Sulutions |
13/11/09 |
| Commenting on the 100+ extension PBX market, James Passingham, CEO, at Foehn Ltd – Digium Asterisk UK’s Premier Solutions Partner, said, “Foehn has been selling and impl... Read More |
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Fujitsu joins board of Symbian Foundation |
12/11/09 |
| Fujitsu and the Symbian Foundation announced Fujitsu’s appointment to the Symbian Foundation board of directors. Fujitsu joins wireless carriers AT&T, Vodafone, NTT DOCOM... Read More |
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Logitech to Acquire Lifesize |
12/11/09 |
| Logitech has announced its intent to acquire videoconferencing vendor LifeSize Communications, for $405million cash. Texas-based, privately-held LifeSize is a rapidly gro... Read More |
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GSMA and Uni of Manchester to establish M-Health Innovation Centre |
12/11/09 |
| The GSMA, which represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Universi... Read More |
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BT announces improved results in second quarter |
12/11/09 |
| In its second quarter, BT hit revenue of £5,122 million, down 3%, or 6% excluding foreign exchange movements and acquisitions. Adjusted EBITDA was £1,436 million, up 2% r... Read More |
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BBC Worldwide content launches onto NZ’s Telecom Mobile TV |
12/11/09 |
| BBC Worldwide Australia has made its long-form content available on mobile platforms for the first time in New Zealand after the conclusion of a deal with Telecom for its... Read More |
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Why charities should consider mobile for fundraising |
12/11/09 |
| Charities are missing a trick if they are not using mobile phones to raise funds, according to a new white paper from mobile payment specialists, paythru.
The first o... Read More |
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20:20 Mobile wins green business award |
12/11/09 |
| 20:20 Mobile, distributor of mobile phones and accessories, has won the South Cheshire Chamber Green Business Award 2009 for its achievements in environmental performance... Read More |
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Samsung's Bada to push smartphone features to cheap phones |
12/11/09 |
| by Caroline Gabriel, Rethink Wireless
It is clear that 2010's key handset trend will be the extension of smartphone hallmarks - open OS, downloadable apps, touchscreen... Read More |
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Vodafone's stable results achieved with cost cutting not services |
12/11/09 |
| by Caroline Gabriel, Rethink Wireless
Vodafone has proved expert at managing expectations during the current downturn, a far cry from its flamboyant past, where bold g... Read More |
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Telstra International Expands Global Data Centre Footprint In UK |
12/11/09 |
| Telstra International, a global provider of managed networked solutions, has announced further expansion of its global data centre network. The new multi-million pound f... Read More |
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An Offer Good Enough to Eat |
12/11/09 |
| Nimans and Plantronics have developed a taste for success by offering resellers the chance to make a meal out of their sales activities. End users who buy 15 or more Supr... Read More |
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BT Announce Second Quarter Results |
12/11/09 |
| BT’s second quarter showed revenue was down 3% to £5,122m including favourable foreign exchange movements and the impact of acquisitions of £118m. Excluding these, underl... Read More |
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Scansource Expands Communications Footprint In Europe |
11/11/09 |
| ScanSource, the value-added distributor of specialty technologies, including voice, data and video communications products, entered into a definitive agreement on Novembe... Read More |
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Growth of HSPA Mobile Broadband Increases by Two Thirds Year-on-Year |
11/11/09 |
| The GSMA today announced that the rate of growth of HSPA Mobile Broadband connections has increased by nearly two thirds in the last year, according to figures released b... Read More |
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Mitel awards Executel with ‘Unified Communications specialistPARTNER’ status |
11/11/09 |
| Mitel, today announced that Executel has been awarded Mitel Unified Communications specialistPARTNER status. To achieve the Mitel ‘Unified Communications specialistPARTNE... Read More |
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Airvana says smartphones, not dongles, are the danger for mobile networks |
11/11/09 |
| by Caroline Gabriel
Airvana has been an early mover in CDMA femtocells, and is now making a new case for adopting the tiny base stations. It claims the root of many of... Read More |
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Exalt enters low end backhaul market, challenging Motorola |
11/11/09 |
| by Caroline Gabriel
Backhaul vendors are grabbing far more headlines this year as operators wake up to the massive shortfalls their current systems will suffer as they... Read More |
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Vodafone to deliver £1 billion cost reduction plan a year early |
11/11/09 |
| In its financial report for the last six months, Vodafone chief executive, Vittorio Colao, stated that the business will be delivered one year ahead of plan. In addition,... Read More |
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Ericsson to reduce global activities based in Coventry |
11/11/09 |
| Ericsson has announced that it intends to withdraw its UK based research and development and global service delivery activities from Coventry.
Some 700 employees are ... Read More |
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One quarter of mobile users say bad service affects work |
11/11/09 |
| One quarter of mobile phone users have stated that poor network service affects their ability to work efficiently, according to new research.
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Telecoms Upgrade Stages Excellent Performance At The Lowry |
11/11/09 |
| A telecoms upgrade has staged an energy saving and service enhancing production at The Lowry, Salford’s prestigious arts venue.
The performing and visual arts centre c... Read More |
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Nimans Extends Audio Conferencing Range |
11/11/09 |
| Nimans has boosted its audio conferencing product range by taking delivery of an innovative wireless model - the 300W from Konftel - the latest addition to the popular 30... Read More |
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New Sales Director at Wick Hill |
11/11/09 |
| High double digit growth has attracted Nick Banks to the position of sales director at Wick Hill. Nick Banks has a wealth of experience in channel sales success, both wit... Read More |
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CTI Group attends Cisco Summit with IVT Certification for SmartRecord |
10/11/09 |
| CTI Group, an international provider of electronic invoice processing and management (EIM), enterprise communications management software and services solutions, and carr... Read More |
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Rittal’s new Toptec CR Outdoor Enclosure System |
10/11/09 |
| Rittal’s Toptec CR is a twin-walled outdoor enclosure system that offers all-round protection for highly sensitive electronics systems such as those needed for mobile tel... Read More |
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Cisco Extends Zero-Percent Financing in Europe to All Products |
10/11/09 |
| Cisco today announced that it is expanding the Cisco Capital EasyLease zero-percent financing program in Europe to include all Cisco products and solutions, while also do... Read More |
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Alcatel-Lucent JV Delivers 100mb/s Internet Capacity for Businesses in Gateshead |
10/11/09 |
| Gateshead Council and Alcatel-Lucent announce that one of the first high speed, open access networks in the country is now live at the Gateshead International Business Ce... Read More |
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Vodafone and PDS’s apprenticeship programme wins award |
10/11/09 |
| Vodafone and national apprenticeship consultancy Partnership Development Solutions (PDS) have scooped the Partnership and Collaboration award at the South East’s annual N... Read More |
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Consumers miss buttons on touchscreen devices |
10/11/09 |
| New research shows that over half of mobile phone handset users admit that they miss having actual buttons on their phone as opposed to the touchscreen.
Texting singl... Read More |
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Text messaging is preferred channel for mobile marketers |
10/11/09 |
| Email and marketing solutions provider ExactTarget commissioned a survey of UK businesses, finding that almost three quarters (74%) of respondents preferred to use SMS me... Read More |
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Qualcomm Innovation Centre joins the Symbian Foundation |
10/11/09 |
| Qualcomm Innovation Centre and the Symbian Foundation have announced that QuIC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, has joined the Symbian Foundation and ... Read More |
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Riello UPS awarded Investors in People Status |
10/11/09 |
| Riello UPS Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Europe’s leading manufacturer of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) and standby power systems, is pleased to announce that it has b... Read More |
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Rapid growth helps Monitise celebrate one million customers |
09/11/09 |
| Monitise, the global mobile money specialist, has announced that it has registered its one millionth customer following a period of rapid growth in the uptake of its serv... Read More |
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RealVNC and Sicap provide mobile remote control management |
09/11/09 |
| Sicap is deploying its VNC Mobile Solution to enable mobile operator customer care agents to remotely control previously inaccessible settings and features on mobile devi... Read More |
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Openwave unveils US mobile internet trends |
09/11/09 |
| Openwave Systems, a software innovator offering a mediation platform and tools to mobilise the Internet, has published a 2009 report highlighting key mobile internet usag... Read More |
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Mobile phone market turns corner in 3Q |
09/11/09 |
| The worldwide mobile phone market saw mild sequential growth in the third quarter (3Q09), according to IDC’s Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker. Year-on-year growth remained ... Read More |
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Rittal’s New System Configurator for Subracks |
09/11/09 |
| Faster delivery times can now be achieved for Ripac customised subracks. This is made possible by a new system configurator, developed in cooperation with Rittal's "Mind8... Read More |
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Nimans Gets in ‘Touch’ With New Jabra Headsets |
09/11/09 |
| Nimans has taken delivery of a new range of Jabra headsets from GN Netcom which benefit from intuitive touch screen technology to help harness today’s growing unified com... Read More |
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Tempest appoints new Head of Operations |
09/11/09 |
| Tempest has appointed a new Head of Operations in line with its recent expansion plans.
Sean Bailey, 43, brings almost a decade of telecoms experience to the company, ... Read More |
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A New Edition to the O-bit Family! |
09/11/09 |
| On Thursday 29th October at 5.21pm, O-bit’s Sales and Marketing Director Elizabeth Sparrow gave birth to son Lucas Sparrow. Lucas weighed 7lb 10oz, and both mother and ch... Read More |
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BBC and Arqiva to roll out terrestrial HD network |
06/11/09 |
| The BBC and Arqiva have announced that the agreement to upgrade the relevant parts of the UK digital terrestrial television (DTT) transmission network to DVB-T2 has been ... Read More |
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Mobile navigation users increase two fold year on year |
06/11/09 |
| According to a new research report by the analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of mobile subscribers downloading navigation routes and turn-by-turn navigation instructio... Read More |
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Connection between customer experience and profitability for CSPs |
06/11/09 |
| TM Forum, the global industry group focused on business effectiveness for the communications and media sectors, has revealed the findings of its latest research in to the... Read More |
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Survey reveals extent of shift in mobile UI preferences |
06/11/09 |
| In a recent survey conducted by Canalys with more than 3,000 mobile phone users across France, Germany and the UK, 38% said a finger-based touchscreen would be the prefer... Read More |
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Nokia readies N900 and Booklet follow-ups at lower prices ? |
06/11/09 |
| by Caroline Gabriel, Rethink Wireless
Nokia has made it clear recently that its Maemo Linux variant will take an increasingly important role in the product portfolio, ... Read More |
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Nokia readies N900 and Booklet follow-ups at lower prices ? |
06/11/09 |
| by Caroline Gabriel, Rethink Wireless
Nokia has made it clear recently that its Maemo Linux variant will take an increasingly important role in the product portfolio, ... Read More |
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Aastra unveils high end touch screen phone |
06/11/09 |
| Aastra says they have reset the standard for premium IP phones with the launch of their 6739i, its most advanced desk phone to date.
In an increasingly competitive bu... Read More |
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Charity In Focus |
06/11/09 |
| Brighton based Telecoms Company Focus 4 U has teamed up with local charity Chestnut Tree House as an official fundraising partner.
Chestnut Tree House is the only chil... Read More |
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Unicom recognised for Customer Service Excellence |
06/11/09 |
| Telecoms company Unicom is the first utility company in the UK to be awarded Customer Service Excellence status for its dedication to exceeding customers’ needs.
The b... Read More |
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Mobile app sales to hit $16 billion per year by 2013 |
05/11/09 |
| The number of smartphones sold each year will increase from around 165.2 million in 2009 to 422.96 million in 2013, with the total number of smartphone users approaching ... Read More |
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Symbian handset shipments to reach 180 million by 2014 |
05/11/09 |
| Shipments of open source Symbian handsets are expected to more than double over the next five years, a new report from Juniper Research has found. However, the platform f... Read More |
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TextMagic email to SMS gateway reaches 220 countries |
05/11/09 |
| TextMagic has announced the expansion of its premium email to SMS gateway. The service now offers global SMS coverage, enabling both companies and consumers to send email... Read More |
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Low cost devices are top priority for WiMAX operators |
05/11/09 |
| By Monica Paolini, Senza Fili Consulting
Often operators do not want to disclose too much about what they do. But one topic that is guaranteed to get even the most gu... Read More |
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Entanet Helps Channel Grab a Slice of London Ethernet Market |
05/11/09 |
| Entanet, the wholesale voice and data communications provider, has launched a special promotion to UK data resellers and systems integrators on Ethernet access circuits i... Read More |
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Mobile broadband to overtake fixed-line internet connections in the UK in 2011 |
05/11/09 |
| Mobile broadband connections will exceed fixed-line broadband connections in 2011, according to a new report Taking Internet Mobile: UK, to be released by research and an... Read More |
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Verizon and Orange give Google the place it wants - on the homescreen |
05/11/09 |
| by Caroline Gabriel, Rethink Wireless
While most of the market excitement about the new Motorola/Verizon Droid handset centered on its role as a turnaround device for ... Read More |
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AT&T could launch first Nokia-Qualcomm phone in Q1 ? |
05/11/09 |
| by Caroline Gabriel
Nokia's eight-month chip deal with Qualcomm could bear its first fruit early next year, with a debut launch at AT&T. This would be part of a broade... Read More |
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RealNetworks launches Helix Media Delivery Platform |
04/11/09 |
| RealNetworks, the digital entertainment services company, has released a new version of its Helix Media Delivery Platform (Helix Platform) including tools to rapidly buil... Read More |
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Telegent Systems announces new CEO to lead next phase of growth |
04/11/09 |
| Telegent Systems, the company that makes television mobile, has announced that Dr. Samuel Sheng has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead the next phase ... Read More |
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Mplayit and Metaflow partner |
04/11/09 |
| Mplayit (formerly Mpowerplayer), the provider of online mobile game discovery and merchandising solutions, announced a partnership with content submissions and ingestion ... Read More |
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Eclipse Finds Its Star Apprentice |
04/11/09 |
| GATESHEAD-based telecommunications provider Eclipse Networks is the first employer in the North East to benefit from a graduate from Newcastle University’s Graduate Appre... Read More |
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Verizon promises biggest ever marketing splash for Motorola Droid |
04/11/09 |
| by Caroline Gabriel, Rethink Wireless
At last the will-they-won't-they saga of Verizon Wireless' first Android smartphone launch is over, having almost reached the fru... Read More |
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Barclay Comms wins regional award from Chamber of Commerce |
04/11/09 |
| Barclay Communications has won Business of the Year in a regional round of the British Chamber of Commerce Awards. On 26 November it will be taking the telecommunications... Read More |
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Growing SIP Market says VoIP Unlimited |
04/11/09 |
| Steve Bieniek, Sales Director at VoIP Unlimited says his company would like to highlight the growing opportunity in offering SIP trunks to the mid-market sector.
“Larg... Read More |
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SpiriTel Acquire Edge Solutions |
04/11/09 |
| SpiriTel plc, the AIM listed business communications service provider, has announced the acquisition of Edge Solutions Ltd (“Edge”) for approximately £4.8 million as the ... Read More |
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APC launches energy efficient Back-UPS RS 550VA |
04/11/09 |
| APC by Schneider Electric has launched its Back-UPS RS 550VA line-interactive uninterruptible power supply (UPS) that contributes to eliminate wasted energy. This model o... Read More |
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Opal Continue Acquisition Drive with UK Telco Buy Out |
04/11/09 |
| Opal, the channel partner and provider of next generation communication technologies, has announced the acquisition of telecoms company, UK Telco, based in the West Midla... Read More |
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Soft-ex launches Optimiser Version 5 |
04/11/09 |
| Soft-ex has announced the European launch of its Optimiser Version 5 telecom intelligence solution. Optimiser allows enterprises to centrally monitor fixed and mobile usa... Read More |
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OPENAIRE TO LAUNCH ’GREEN’ CONVERGED FIXED AND MOBILE MVNO SERVICE |
03/11/09 |
| OPENAIRE; A specialist FMC solution provider is to launch a new innovative MVNO service called ‘Green’. Green will offer partners the ability to deliver a complete fixed ... Read More |
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Mobile Marketing Association publishes Global Mobile Advertising Guidelines |
03/11/09 |
| The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has published the latest version of its Global Mobile Advertising Guidelines. The updated guidelines, produced by MMA member compan... Read More |
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Pioneering software robots to aid businesses |
03/11/09 |
| A joint venture has been launched between experts in the Department of Computer Science at Royal Holloway, University of London and Thinking SAFE Limited, a software comp... Read More |
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Industry veteran joins deCarta |
03/11/09 |
| deCarta, the supplier of software and services for the location based services (LBS) industry, has announced the appointment of Brian MacDonald as Vice President, Mobile ... Read More |
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Daisy transformed into scare-fest! |
03/11/09 |
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Spooky, scary scenes were the order of day as staff Daisy celebrated Halloween. Departmental staff went all out to transform the two storey office into a chilling fri... Read More |
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291.1 million mobile handsets shipped in 3Q 2009 |
03/11/09 |
| “The outlook for mobile handset markets continues to improve”, said Jake Saunders, ABI Research’s VP for Forecasting. “While 3Q-2009 showed a year on year 6.5% contractio... Read More |
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Signs of hope in Motorola's Q3, but Samsung really shines |
03/11/09 |
| by Caroline Gabriel, Rethink Wireless
Motorola and Sprint Nextel used to be inseparable allies, but now CDMA rival Verizon Wireless is the phonemaker's best chance of ... Read More |
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Halloween Spirit |
03/11/09 |
| There were plenty of scary sights at the offices of Nimans and Rocom as staff got into the spirit of a Halloween-themed focus day which proved a ‘spooktacular’ success. T... Read More |
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Comms-care put on ‘Horror Show’ in aid of charity |
03/11/09 |
| Comms-care dusted off their witches hats, broomsticks and pumpkins recently to raise money for their chosen charity, The Railway Children. The theme was ‘Halloween’ and m... Read More |
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No trick to Cavendish treats |
03/11/09 |
| The sales and customer service teams at Cavendish Communications in Newhaven took to Halloween fancy dress on Friday to raise money for charity. Dressed as witches, werew... Read More |
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TeleWare Mobile Office launches |
02/11/09 |
| TeleWare, provider of intelligent communication solutions to businesses and service providers, has announced the immediate availability of the TeleWare Mobile Office solu... Read More |
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European mobile industry on the road to recovery |
02/11/09 |
| The European Mobile Industry is on the road to recovery from the economic downturn, according to new research. Innovation and collaboration are crucial, paving the way fo... Read More |
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Barriers still to overcome to realise benefits of network sharing |
02/11/09 |
| A new survey by MLL Telecom among SOCITM members has revealed that while the majority of the respondents said they were under pressure to reduce network costs, 85% of the... Read More |
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Vodafone launches 360 platform on Samsung H1 |
02/11/09 |
| Vodafone’s 360 platform is here with the launch of Samsung’s H1 phone, yet its broad view is set to be hijacked by other big brands, according to Anu Shah, head of third ... Read More |
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Fone Logistics sold |
02/11/09 |
| Fone Logistics founder Ian Gillespie has announced that the business has been sold in order to allow a restructure of the business. He claimed this move confirmed his com... Read More |
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ORANGE TO BRING iPhone TO UK ON NOVEMBER 10th |
02/11/09 |
| Orange today announced that it will launch iPhone in the UK on 10th November. iPhone 3G and 3GS will be available in Orange stores on Tuesday November 10 from 7am, with P... Read More |
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UK Businesses Prioritise Technology To Overcome The Downturn, Says BT Survey |
02/11/09 |
| Some 42 per cent of senior executives in large UK companies see investment in new technologies as one of their key priorities to achieve business growth and cut costs ove... Read More |
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QDOS Jet Pen selected by The Carphone Warehouse |
02/11/09 |
| QDOS, a designer and manufacturer of high quality iPod, iPhone and Samsung accessories, today announced that it has signed a deal with the world’s largest independent mob... Read More |
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Nominet Clarifies UK ENUM |
02/11/09 |
| Phil Kingsland, director of marketing and communications at Nominet is seeking to clarify the UK position on ENUM, “Earlier this year we launched Public User ENUM in the ... Read More |
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Alternative Networks Acquires AKJ |
02/11/09 |
| Alternative Networks, the business communications service provider, today announces the acquisition of Aurora Kendrick James Group (“AKJ”), a provider of billing and cust... Read More |
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