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MICROSOFT SELECTS OUTSOURCERY AS UK LAUNCH PARTNER FOR NEW HOSTED UC GO TO MARKET PROGRAM |
15/07/09 |
| Outsourcery Limited (formerly Genesis Communications Limited) has been chosen by Microsoft Corp. as the sole U.K. launch partner for its new Microsoft Communications Serv... Read More |
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Mobile internet usage exploding thanks to Facebook and Twitter |
15/07/09 |
| Industry analysts CCS Insight has unveiled a report on what is driving the use of the mobile internet among young adults in the UK today.
The report, based on a surve... Read More |
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Shazam launches on BlackBerry Storm |
15/07/09 |
| Shazam, the mobile music discovery provider, has announced the release of Shazam on the BlackBerry Storm smartphone.
Shazam, which has supported BlackBerry smartphone... Read More |
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Jade Communications launches mobility as a service |
15/07/09 |
| Jade Communications, UK provider of mobile voice and data communications technologies for business, has launched Mobility as a Service, an affordable package enabling fie... Read More |
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O2 signs deal with Twitter for text alerts |
15/07/09 |
| O2 has announced an agreement with Twitter that will allow O2 customers to receive SMS alerts from Twitter for free from August. This joins existing agreements O2 has wit... Read More |
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New Avaya one-X Agent helps businesses boost productivity |
15/07/09 |
| Avaya has announced the new version of its powerful desktop application suite designed for customer service associates. The new application, Avaya one-X Agent, features s... Read More |
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Multi million pound O2 SIM deal secures partnership |
15/07/09 |
| Telematics company, Masternaut Three X, has signed a multi-million pound deal for O2 SIM cards with Wireless Logic, specialists in SIM based communications.
The deal... Read More |
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Adept results better than expectations |
14/07/09 |
| Adept Telecoms recently announced full-year results to March are slightly ahead of expectations. According to broker Astaire the company showed acquisition-led revenue gr... Read More |
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Avenir announces push in UK comms channel |
14/07/09 |
| Avenir Telecom, the UK business to business telecoms distributor, has announced a new initiative that will significantly ramp up its presence in the UK comms sales channe... Read More |
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Symbian Foundation launches office in Japan |
14/07/09 |
| The Symbian Foundation has announced the establishment of a new office, based in Japan. The strategic location will allow the foundation to better support its Japanese me... Read More |
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ntl:Telewest Business launches international IP VPN service |
14/07/09 |
| ntl:Telewest Business, part of the Virgin Media group, announced a new international IP VPN service that will enhance overseas network connectivity for UK mid-market comp... Read More |
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Invomo helps drive The Mongol Rally with SMS tour updates |
14/07/09 |
| Invomo announced its support for The Mongol Rally, which will be departing from the first ever Festival of Slow at Goodwood on the 18 July. Over 500 teams will be simulta... Read More |
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Flexible working can boost job markets |
14/07/09 |
| Workers across Europe and Russia believe that flexible working has a profound effect on levels of employment, with 85% claiming that it creates new jobs, keeps people in ... Read More |
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Organisations unprepared for iPhone security threat |
14/07/09 |
| A new survey from Vanson Bourne, sponsored by DeviceLock, has revealed that companies are failing to appreciate the risks attached to iPhone use among employees.
Coin... Read More |
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GSMA unveils speaker line up for 2009 Mobile Asia Congress |
14/07/09 |
| The GSMA has announced that the CEOs of some of the world’s largest and most influential mobile operators, including Bharti Airtel, China Mobile, China Unicom, CSL, NTT D... Read More |
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Samsung Networks welcomes new General Manager |
14/07/09 |
| Paul Templeton will be taking the position of General Manager Networks Division from July 13th 2009, reporting to Samsung Electronics UK Managing Director, MS Kim, based ... Read More |
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London 2012 Announces Change of Official Network Infrastructure Partner |
13/07/09 |
| The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has announced that its contract with Nortel as Official Network Infrastructure Partner f... Read More |
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Cloud Computing to radically transform mobile applications |
13/07/09 |
| Apple’s iPhone sparked an explosion in consumer awareness of mobile applications. New applications are proliferating and app stores are springing up everywhere. But most ... Read More |
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Orange launches the Toshiba TG01 |
13/07/09 |
| Orange has announced it has exclusively launched the Toshiba TG01 in the UK across all its own retail channels this past weekend, to great interest.
Offering the wide... Read More |
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Commissioner Reding lays down new gauntlet on European digital dividend |
13/07/09 |
| by Caroline Gabriel, ReThink Wireless
European Commissioner Viviane Reding, responsible for telecoms, media and technology, and the scourge of many slow moving carrier... Read More |
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118 800 mobile service shut temporarily |
13/07/09 |
| 118 800 – the UK’s first and only service with the ability to connect individuals to millions of mobile numbers – has chosen to temporarily suspend services to deal with ... Read More |
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BT plans communication integration to reduce mobile costs for small businesses |
10/07/09 |
| BT has announced plans to integrate the BlackBerry Mobile Voice System
(MVS) technology from Research In Motion (RIM) with BT Communications Complete (based on the Cisco... Read More |
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Core networks and mobile tech bring intelligence to cops |
10/07/09 |
| New developments in networking and in WiFi and WiMax technologies will provide police forces with real time intelligence, rather than just information, from CCTV footage... Read More |
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$3.3 billion spend on LTE base stations in 2011 |
10/07/09 |
| Wireless operators will spend about $3.3 billion building long term evolution (LTE) base stations in 2011, according to the most recent study of LTE from ABI Research. Th... Read More |
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New facility created for mobile phones recycling |
10/07/09 |
| Mazuma, the online mobile phone recycling company, has created a new test workshop to accommodate the recycling of an additional 100,000 mobile phones per month at its wa... Read More |
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Roamware launches next generation SIM Box Detector |
10/07/09 |
| Roamware, provider of mobile roaming solutions and software, has announced the launch of SIM Box Detector, a next generation fraud detection solution.
SIM Boxes, or G... Read More |
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Apple App store celebrates first anniversary |
10/07/09 |
| Apple’s App Storre celebrates its first birthday this Saturday, 11 July. New metrics from AdMob, a global mobile advertising platform, show Apple’s share of the global, U... Read More |
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Mobile directory 118 800 refutes spam claims |
10/07/09 |
| New mobile phone number directory, 118 800, has stated that rumours that all mobile numbers in the UK are automatically opted into the system and that mobile owners will ... Read More |
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C&W Wrap up Ericsson Site with FMC Solution |
09/07/09 |
| Cable&Wireless has signed a three-year contract with Ericsson in the UK to provide a complete fixed and mobile voice solution, to connect 600 employees in its new, purpos... Read More |
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Affordable Customer Acquisition Portal for Telco Service Providers |
09/07/09 |
| Synverse has launched an affordable Customer and Order Acquisition web portal to provide telecoms resellers and MVNO’s with a branded online sales channel. The portal han... Read More |
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Regulation: the time is right for the industry to speak up |
09/07/09 |
| The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) has stated it is time for the mobile industry to speak up as regulators increase regulations in the space.
The mobile media indust... Read More |
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Over 100 million LTE mobile broadband subscribers by 2014 |
09/07/09 |
| The number of LTE next generation networks is set to grow significantly with the number of subscribers exceeding 100 million by 2014, according to a new report from Junip... Read More |
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Training facility to boost O2’s partner programme |
09/07/09 |
| O2 has unveiled its Partner Academy, a unique training facility that will host a newly extended sales development programme for O2’s key channel partners.
The O2 Part... Read More |
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Ofcom publishes second phase of mobile sector assessment |
09/07/09 |
| Ofcom has underlined its commitment to competition, consumer protection and investment in the mobile market with the publication of the second phase of its mobile sector ... Read More |
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Mobile broadband providers must slash data charges |
09/07/09 |
| After years of contention and thousands of people returning from their holidays to receive unexpectedly high mobile phone bills, new EU legislation which came in to force... Read More |
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Inhouse telemarketing a good call for Mainline dealers |
09/07/09 |
| Mainline’s inhouse appointment setting team is celebrating its two hundredth qualified appointment, just a few weeks after the new service was set up to help dealers to s... Read More |
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Genesis Communications rebrands as Outsourcery |
09/07/09 |
| Genesis Communications has unveiled a bold market repositioning strategy that will see it acquire more specialist providers and rebrand to Outsourcery, in a bid to streng... Read More |
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Fone Logistics launches new B2B dealer programme |
09/07/09 |
| Following the two year success of Fone Logistics’ Select Business scheme, the mobile phone distributor is now launching a new 2009 to 2010 business to business partner pr... Read More |
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Aepona acquires Valista |
08/07/09 |
| Aepona, a global provider of telecoms software products and services headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has announced its acquisition of Valista, a Dublin, Irela... Read More |
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LBS market to more than double this year |
08/07/09 |
| Worldwide consumer location-based services (LBS) subscribers and revenue are on pace to double in 2009, according to Gartner. Despite an expected 4% decrease in mobile de... Read More |
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Worldwide IT spend to decline in 2009 |
08/07/09 |
| Gartner has lowered its expectations on global IT spend for this year, as the economic situation and its effect on exchange rates have reduced sales. Worldwide IT spendin... Read More |
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Fone Logistics achieves record 3 sales |
08/07/09 |
| Mobile airtime provider, Fone Logistics, has smashed sales targets by 280% after achieving record breaking numbers of 3 connections.
Fone Logistics struck an eight mon... Read More |
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IMImobile acquires Mobytec |
08/07/09 |
| IMImobile, a global provider of converged mobile and online technology platforms and managed services, has today announced the acquisition of Mobytec, the technology plat... Read More |
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Doro Signs Deal With Data Select |
07/07/09 |
| Doro has signed a distribution agreement with Data Select - part of the Phones International Group. The deal means that the complete range of Doro’s mobile phones will no... Read More |
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Vodafone UK customers new international call deals |
07/07/09 |
| Vodafone UK is launching the first international SIM only deals in the UK, giving customers great value when calling friends or family worldwide.
From today, customer... Read More |
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Wyless partners with Telefónica O2 |
07/07/09 |
| Wyless, the global network enabler (GNE), and Telefónica O2 UK, one of the UK’s top integrated operators in the telecommunication sector, have announced an agreement that... Read More |
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Opal set to expand presence in data market |
07/07/09 |
| TalkTalk group has completed the acquisition of Tiscali UK in a £236 million cash deal that will open up new opportunities for wholesale partners of its B2B division, Opa... Read More |
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HP offers iPAQ customers app choices |
07/07/09 |
| HP has announced the availability of the one thousandth application for its iPAQ range of PDAs and smartphones. To celebrate this milestone, HP is offering users a free s... Read More |
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Mobexx offers complete navigation and data comms |
07/07/09 |
| In-cab mobile computing specialist, Mobexx, has launched an intelligent transport innovation for fleet operators, which has already won important customers in North Ameri... Read More |
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TalkTalk completes Tiscali acquisition |
07/07/09 |
| Further to the TalkTalk’s announcement on 8 May 2009, the company has confirmed that it completed the acquisition of Tiscali's UK operations on Friday 3 July.
TalkTalk... Read More |
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Telefónica and Palm announce Palm Pre exclusive in Europe |
07/07/09 |
| Telefónica and Palm today announced an exclusive agreement to sell the Palm Pre phone initially in Spain, UK, Ireland and Germany when the device is launched in Europe in... Read More |
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Griffin continues to Invest to help Resellers Win More Business |
06/07/09 |
| In parallel with recent announcements about further network expansion, Griffin Internet has announced four new significant hires all focussed on delivering new and better... Read More |
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TalkTalk completes Tiscali acquisition |
06/07/09 |
| Further to the TalkTalk’s announcement on 8 May 2009, the company has confirmed that it completed the acquisition of Tiscali's UK operations on Friday 3 July.
TalkTalk... Read More |
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Device sales down 14% over next five years |
06/07/09 |
| The financial downturn will see 1.04 billion fewer devices sold in the next five years than had previously been expected, according to Informa Telecoms & Media’s latest r... Read More |
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223 million smartphones to be shipped with open source by 2014 |
06/07/09 |
| The number of smartphones shipped with open source operating systems (OS) will increase from 106 million this year to 223 million by 2014, according to a new report from ... Read More |
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Lower roaming tariffs to boost revenue for operators |
06/07/09 |
| New research launched by Acision, a messaging company, shows that the EU roaming legislation coming in to force now will be widely embraced by consumers, since currently ... Read More |
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SpinVox API Powers 0800TXTMUM |
06/07/09 |
| Children can now get through to their parents first time, every time, when they have run out of mobile credit, their battery fails or there is no signal.
An initiati... Read More |
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Tiscali Deal Completes for £236m |
06/07/09 |
| TalkTalk group has today completed the acquisition of Tiscali UK in a £236 million cash deal that will open up new opportunities for wholesale partners of its business-to... Read More |
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Orange announces HTC Touch Pro2 |
03/07/09 |
| Orange has announced the availability of the HTC Touch Pro2 for all business customers, combining multimedia and powerful business tools with smart styling.
The HTC ... Read More |
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O2 Tech Support launches |
03/07/09 |
| O2 has launched O2 Tech Support, a new chargeable telephone service for its broadband customers.
Home broadband, mobile broadband and laptop users will now be able to... Read More |
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Universal charger for mobile phones welcomed by EC |
03/07/09 |
| The European Commission has welcomed a commitment by industry to provide a common charger for mobile phones. The first generation of new inter-chargeable mobile phones sh... Read More |
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Operator group ranking shows ongoing consolidation |
03/07/09 |
| New analysis has revealed that the top 20 mobile operators and operator groups ranked by total connections represented over 58% of global mobile connections in the first ... Read More |
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Vodafone-T-Mobile deal could go through |
03/07/09 |
| If Vodafone was to announce a bid for T-Mobile, the deal could stand a good chance of being accepted by the European Commission and other regulators, stated a top techno... Read More |
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Amadeus unveils new mobile solutions for business travellers |
03/07/09 |
| Amadeus, a global technology and distribution partner to the travel industry, has announced that a suite of mobile solutions will become available to the business travell... Read More |
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BT, Vodafone, O2, Carphone Warehouse: Bad customer service |
03/07/09 |
| BT has been named and shamed as having the nation's worst customer service, according to a survey from OnePoll. The top 10 UK worst customer service list included Virgin ... Read More |
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Vodafone returns to Carphone Warehouse |
03/07/09 |
| The Carphone Warehouse and Vodafone have agreed terms that will see the return of Vodafone contract sales for mobile and broadband to all UK Carphone channels as of next ... Read More |
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Telefónica tests line for T-Mobile UK bid |
02/07/09 |
| The prospect of a bidding war for T-Mobile UK was looming on Wednesday night after it emerged that Telefónica is looking at the case for buying Britain’s fourth largest m... Read More |
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366,000 picocells to be deployed by 2013 |
02/07/09 |
| Picocells, the ‘big brothers’ of the increasingly familiar femtocells, have not enjoyed rapid or massive adoption so far. However ABI Research estimates that in 2013, the... Read More |
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Vodafone in Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U deal |
02/07/09 |
| Vodafone UK is set to team up with Carphone Warehouse from 7 July so customers can not only buy pay as you go mobiles and receive upgrades as they do currently, but also ... Read More |
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Hyundai Mobile pulls out of UK |
02/07/09 |
| Hyundai Mobile has backed down on its plans to move into the UK market, as its parent company and European distribution partner, Leitz-Austria has gone into administratio... Read More |
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T-Mobile launches new SIM only packages for abroad |
02/07/09 |
| T-Mobile has announced two new additions to its SIM only price plan, Solo, providing customers with more value and extra benefits to enjoy such as international calling. ... Read More |
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20:20 Mobile in Sunday Times’ list of top private companies |
02/07/09 |
| 20:20 Mobile has been included in the prestigious Sunday Times Deloitte Top Track 100 for the first time.
The Crewe-based mobile distributor was placed 59th in the lea... Read More |
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T-Mobile introduces a new member of Booster Family |
02/07/09 |
| T-Mobile has launched Family Booster, enabling families to talk and text for less. T-Mobile Family Booster is a new option that gives up to five family members unlimited ... Read More |
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Mobile service complaints halve in one year |
02/07/09 |
| PhonepayPlus, the phone-paid services regulator, has announced that complaint figures concerning mobile services are down by half one year on from the introduction of new... Read More |
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Freedom4 Group to buy Daisy and Vialtus |
02/07/09 |
| Freedom4 Group has conditionally agreed to acquire Daisy, the SME value added reseller, and the assets of Vialtus, the mid market managed solutions provider, in conjuncti... Read More |
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Griffin Tops ISP Survey |
01/07/09 |
| Comms Business magazine emailed a survey commissioned by Swan Independent Research to measure the brand awareness of ISPs in the channel. 12,962 Resellers were sent the s... Read More |
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Mi-Pay data centre goes green |
01/07/09 |
| Mobile money company, Mi-Pay, is now certified by the International Tree Foundation (ITF), a UK-based tree charity that has been planting, protecting and promoting trees ... Read More |
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Huawei opens LTE Incubator Laboratory in Japan |
01/07/09 |
| Huawei Technologies, provider of next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, has announced that it has launched a long term evolu... Read More |
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CoPilot Live launches turn by turn navigation for Android |
01/07/09 |
| ALK Technologies, developer of navigation and transportation software, has announced that its CoPilot Live satellite navigation system is now available for Android-based ... Read More |
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End of 'roaming rip-off' |
01/07/09 |
| From the 1 July, sending a text message from abroad in the EU will cost a maximum Euro 0.11, almost three times cheaper than the previous EU average of Euro 0.28 (excludi... Read More |
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Huawei’s femto steps into mass market for the first time |
01/07/09 |
| Huawei Technologies, provider of next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, has formally announced the availability of its femto... Read More |
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Britain’s Workers On Six Day Weeks To Keep Jobs |
01/07/09 |
| Overtime is becoming the norm for almost 50% of staff since the financial crisis began, according to new research from BT Business. More than a third of those Brits feel ... Read More |
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